Patna: Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera on Sunday charged the Election Commission with turning down 89 lakh claims and objections filed by its booth-level agents (BLAs) in Bihar after publication of the draft electoral rolls. Addressing a press conference here, Khera alleged that the irregularities cast a doubt on the intention of the EC, and…
New Delhi: India is likely to receive above-normal rainfall in September, capping a season that has already seen several disasters triggered by heavy downpours in many parts of the country. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday that the monthly average rainfall in September is expected to be more than 109 per cent of…
Noida: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said the state has allocated 12,500 acres of land for defence manufacturing as part of the country’s two upcoming defence industrial corridors, one of which is being developed in the state. Speaking at the inauguration of Raphe mPhibr Pvt Ltd’s private defence equipment and engine-testing facility…
Noida: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh dedicated the country’s largest aero engine test bed, manufactured by Raphe mPhibr Pvt Ltd, to the nation in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar on Saturday. On this occasion, he described the achievement of the institute’s founders, Vishal Mishra and Vivek Mishra, as a symbol of India’s “new technological revolution”. He…
New Delhi: India should not be “unfairly targeted” in the context of the Ukraine conflict, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said after a phone conversation with his Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen on Saturday. The remarks are seen as a reference to Washington’s allegations that New Delhi is helping Moscow’s “war machine” by procuring Russian crude oil…
Bengaluru: Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Saturday questioned the involvement of retired High Court judges in the ongoing process to elect the Vice President, criticising their signature campaign and comments against Union Home Minister Amit Shah. He said the Vice President’s election is a political matter, and the participation of retired judges…
New Delhi: India’s defence architecture should not be dependent on any uncertain “foreign interference”, and it should be based on its own capabilities, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday. He said the government plans to provide complete aerial security to all important installations across the country under the proposed Sudarshan Chakra air defence system…
Mumbai: More than 60,000 Ganesh idols, including around 29,600 Plaster of Paris ones, were immersed in the city after one-and-a-half days, officials said on Friday. During the 10-day festival, a large number of devotees immerse idols after one-and-a-half days after the installation as well as on the fifth and seventh days. The festival began on…
New Delhi: Poll authorities in Bihar have issued notices to nearly three lakh electors with “doubtful citizenship”, officials said on Friday. The three lakh electors are among the 7.24 crore people who have found their names in the draft electoral rolls published on August 1 as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter…
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday announced the launch of a scheme to provide financial assistance to one woman from every family in the state to start an employment venture of their choice. Kumar said a proposal in this regard was approved at a cabinet meeting earlier in the day. Under the Chief…
