Kolkata: The TMC on Thursday tore into the EC and the BJP after UIDAI disclosed that around 32-34 lakh Aadhaar numbers have been deactivated in West Bengal, and alleged the figures point to a “silent invisible rigging” designed to erase living voters from the rolls ahead of the assembly elections due next year. The party…
Patna: Women outdid men by 14 percentage points and more in voter turnout in seven districts of Bihar, where assembly elections were recently held, as per the Election Commission. In 10 other districts, the gap was over 10 percentage points. Patna, however, was the only district in the state to have recorded more turnout of…
New Delhi: Fresh CCTV footage from the day of the Delhi blast shows prime suspect Dr Umar Nabi walking near a mosque close to the Ramlila Maidan, police said on Thursday. In the footage, Umar can be seen walking straight along a narrow lane before turning his head to the right — the moment when…
New Delhi: The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has issued a show-cause notice to Al-Falah University, which is under scanner in connection with the Delhi blast probe, for displaying false accreditation on its website, officials said on Thursday. In the show-cause notice, the NAAC said it has noted that the Al-Falah University, “which is…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the decisions of the Union Cabinet regarding exports will improve global competitiveness and help realise the dream of self-reliance. The Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Modi on Wednesday, approved the export promotion mission and a credit guarantee scheme for exporters. “Ensuring ‘Made in India’ resonates…
New Delhi: Multiple security agencies are on the lookout for a third car believed to be linked to the Red Fort blast case, police sources said on Thursday. While a white Hyundai i20 exploded near Red Fort on Monday evening, killing 12 people and injuring 30 others, investigators later traced a second vehicle — a…
New Delhi: Key members of a “white-collar” terror module had plans to target the Red Fort on Republic Day this year as part of their larger conspiracy to hit important installations in the national capital and conducted multiple reconnaissances of the area around the monument, officials said on Wednesday. During the investigation, it was found…
New Delhi: The Axis My India Exit Poll on Wednesday predicted that the NDA would be ahead of the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar but the RJD would emerge as the single-largest party when results for the Assembly polls are announced on Friday. Axis My India’s projections come a day after all major exit polls predicted a…
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday termed the car explosion outside Red Fort as a “terrorist incident” and directed investigating agencies to deal with the case with “utmost urgency and professionalism” to bring the perpetrators and their sponsors to justice without delay. A Union Cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi upon his return…
New Delhi: An analysis of dump data retrieved from the mobile phone of Dr Muzammil Ganaie, who was arrested after police busted a white-collar terror module recently, showed that he conducted multiple reconnaissances of the Red Fort area in January this year, officials said. Police said they suspect these recces were part of a larger…
