Venugopal seeks CEC’s resignation, says newspaper report proved Rahul Gandhi right
Panaji: Congress general secretary K C Venugopal on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and said the Indian Express report about objections raised by Kumar’s colleagues proved that Rahul Gandhi was speaking the truth. The Election Commission’s handling of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was undermining the electoral…
HCA names U-19 team amid age-fraud allegations
Hyderabad, Sept 23: Unlike some so-called national media outlets, your e-paper has been reporting the developments unfolding in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), including the allegations surrounding age fraud. Amid these developments, the Chairman and members of the HCA Junior Selection Committee met and selected the following players for the Hyderabad U-19 team for the…
‘One-man autocracy’ under CEC, Gyanesh Kumar must be removed: Oppn after report on differences in poll panel
New Delhi: Expansive red flags raised by two Election Commissioners within the poll panel over the Special Intensive Revision of voters list triggered a massive political storm on Wednesday, with the Opposition accusing CEC Gyanesh Kumar of indulging in “one-man autocracy” and demanding his removal. Officials said Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi…
Banks to remain open on Sunday for customers’ convenience in view of proposed strike
New Delhi: All banks, including Regional Rural Banks, will remain open on Sunday for the convenience of customers in view of a strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), the finance ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. The UFBU, which claims to represent 90 per cent of the banking workforce, is…
Mirabai Chanu ends Asian Games medal wait with silver
Nagoya: Star Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu finally filled the one glaring void in her glittering trophy cabinet, turning 12 years of waiting, near-misses and heartbreak into an Asian Games silver in the women’s 49kg event here on Wednesday. The Tokyo Olympic silver medallist totalled 198kg (88kg+111kg) to claim India’s first Asian Games weightlifting medal since…
All orders, decisions taken by EC carry full legal sanctions; differing views normal: EC statement
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday asserted that all its official orders, decisions and administrative directions carry full legal sanctions and that differing views and observations are a normal part of deliberation in any institution. In a statement following The Indian Express report that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had red…
Making Bengal drug-free top priority: CM Suvendu
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said making the state drug-free would be a top priority of his government, asserting that drug addiction was among the factors contributing to serious crimes, including those against women. Speaking after taking part in the destruction of around 3.10 lakh bottles of a banned cough syrup…
Adityanath launches Bharat Taxi, farmer loan scheme in UP
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday launched Bharat Taxi service and the Mukhyamantri Krishak Samriddhi Yojana, under which small and marginal farmers will get long-term loans at a reduced interest rate of six per cent. Bharat Taxi, the country’s first cooperative-led ride-hailing platform, is operated by Sahakar Taxi Cooperative Limited (STCL). Bharat…
Heavy Metal Manifesto in Noida – machine matters
The industrial atmosphere at the recently concluded bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2026 hummed with a heavy mix of diesel exhaust, hot asphalt, and fresh machinery paint. It served as the perfect backdrop for Volvo Construction Equipment to completely rewrite the rulebook of modern infrastructure, while eager crowds ducked past aggressive dust devils kicked up elsewhere in…
Election Commissioners flagged issues but poll body unanimous on SIR decisions: Officials
New Delhi: Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had flagged multiple issues, including deletion of names, in various states during the voter roll cleanup but the poll body was unanimous in its decisions related to the pan-India Special Intensive Revision of voters’ list, officials said on Wednesday. The officials made the remarks in…
