New Delhi: Born a day before India became a republic, the Election Commission has evolved a lot in the last 75 years from the period of ballot boxes to the era of electronic voting machines with democracy being the beating heart of this electoral machinery. Since its inception on January 25, 1950, the Commission has…
Kolkata: Absconding TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh, accused of alleged sexual atrocities and land grabbing in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali, was arrested on Thursday morning after being on the run for 55 days, police said. He was arrested from a house in Minakhan, around 30 km away from the island of Sandeshkhali on the outskirts of Sunderbans,…
Dindori: Fourteen people were killed and 20 others injured when a pick-up vehicle overturned in Madhya Pradesh’s Dindori district in the wee hours of Thursday, a police official said. The accident took place near Badjhar Ghat at around 1.30 am when the vehicle’s driver lost control over the wheels. As a result, the vehicle overturned,…
Washington: The Biden administration hopes that the four-nation grouping QUAD continues the momentum of its past three years under India’s presidency in 2024, the White House has said. “The president (Joe Biden) is incredibly proud of the progress QUAD has made over the past three years,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at…
Yavatmal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will cross the 400-seat mark in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and said the next five years will see rapid development in the country. Weeks ahead of the crucial polls, the PM repeated his slogan of ‘Abki baar NDA…
Kolkata: Absconding TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh, accused of alleged sexual atrocities on women and land grabbing in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali, was arrested on Thursday morning, police said. He was arrested from a house in Minakhah in North 24 Parganas district where he was hiding, they said. After the arrest, he was taken to the Basirhat…
Hyderabad: The Congress Government in Telangana on Wednesday said it will order a comprehensive probe by CBI or any equivalent agency on the alleged irregularities in awarding the Outer Ring Road toll tender. An official release from the state government said that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy-led regime instructed the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) senior…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed that Trinamool Congress leader Shajahan Sheikh, the main accused in sexual atrocities on women and land grabbing at Sandeshkhali, can be arrested by the CBI, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) or the West Bengal Police. On a prayer by the state’s advocate general, the court clarified its order…
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday granted bail to former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi and her daughters Misa Bharti and Hema Yadav in the Railways’ land-for-job case. Misa Bharti, the eldest of RJD president Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi’s children, is a Rajya Sabha MP from Bihar. Special Judge Vishal Gogne granted relief…
Amethi (UP): Attacking the Nehru-Gandhi family, Union Minister and local MP Smriti Irani on Wednesday alleged that they have kept Amethi deprived of development for over 50 years so that the people here remain poor and helpless and continue pleading with them with folded hands. Addressing a programme here in Pandeyganj village, she said, “Amethi…
