New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday alleged that the Election Commission stood “thoroughly exposed” not only for its “incompetence” but also for its “blatant partisanship”, soon after the chief election commissioner defended the SIR in Bihar and rejected as “baseless” the opposition party’s allegations of “vote theft”. The Congress also termed as “laughable” the claims…
New Delhi: The BJP parliamentary board on Sunday nominated Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan as the NDA candidate for vice-president. Announcing the nomination, BJP president J P Nadda said a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided Radhakrishnan’s name after an extensive deliberation. Nadda hoped the opposition parties will support the NDA candidate. The…
New Delhi: The electoral roll revision is aimed at removing all shortcomings in voter lists and it is a matter of grave concern that some parties are spreading misinformation about it and “firing from the Election Commission’s shoulder”, CEC Gynaesh Kumar said on Sunday as the INDIA bloc parties launched ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in poll-bound…
Bengaluru: BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement on reducing GST rates and simplifying the tax structure, describing it as a “major reform” that would benefit both businesses and consumers. “PM Modi’s announcement about reducing Goods and Services Tax rates and simplifying the tax structure is highly welcome. This step…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the Delhi section of the Dwarka Expressway and the Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II), worth nearly Rs 11,000 crore, which are aimed at reducing traffic jams in Delhi and its surrounding areas. The two projects have been developed under the government’s comprehensive plan to decongest the capital,…
Srinagar: A cloudburst struck the remote village of Jod Ghati in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district during the early hours of Sunday, claiming four lives and leaving six others injured, officials confirmed. The incident, triggered by intense overnight rainfall, severed access to the village and caused damage to land and property. The cloudburst occurred in…
New Delhi: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla returned to India in the early hours of Sunday after his historic visit to the International Space Station (ISS). Shukla, who has been in the US training for the Axiom-4 mission to the ISS over the past year, was welcomed at the airport by Union Minister Jitendra Singh, Delhi Chief…
Mathura/Varanasi (UP): Lakhs of devotees from across the world gathered in Mathura on Saturday to celebrate Janmasthami, with pilgrims queuing up since early morning to catch a glimpse of the deity in the birth place of Lord Krishna. Janmashtami was celebrated with great pomp throughout the Braj region, but the main ceremony was held at…
Machail (Kistawar): Hundreds of pilgrims on Saturday converged at the Machail Mata temple and offered special prayers for the safety of the missing persons and for those who lost their lives in a cloudburst at Chisoti village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Thursday. Flash floods triggered by the cloudburst struck Chisoti — the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his seventh death anniversary, and said he continues to inspire everyone in building a developed and self-reliant India. Modi said on X, “Remembering Atal Ji on his Punya Tithi. His dedication and spirit of service towards the…
