Mumbai: The IMD issued a ‘red alert’, predicting extremely heavy rains at isolated places in Mumbai and neighbouring areas on Monday, prompting the city civic body to declare a holiday for all schools and colleges, officials said. A Mumbai airport spokesperson said nine flights conducted “go arounds” before finally landing, while one flight was diverted…
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MPs on Monday staged a protest in Parliament complex against the alleged targeting of Bengali-speaking migrants in BJP-ruled states. Holding placards, TMC MPs raised slogans against the alleged discrimination being faced by Bengali speakers in different states. “The Bengali language is being insulted in BJP-ruled states. Bengalis are being arrested; they…
New Delhi: Opposition INDIA Bloc leaders met here on Monday to consider moving an impeachment notice against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar as it stepped up its protests over voter roll revision in Bihar and alleged “vote theft.” Several Opposition leaders met in the chamber of the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge,…
Patna: The Election Commission (EC) on Monday came out with the names of 65 lakh people who were removed from the draft electoral rolls published as part of the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, officials said. The development came in the backdrop of the Supreme Court’s direction that details of the deleted names be made…
Indore: Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) O P Rawat has called the Election Commission “impartial” and welcomed its press conference to clear the air over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. Declining to comment on the controversy over Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s allegations of “vote theft”, Rawat said…
Bijapur: A jawan of the Chhattisgarh police’s District Reserve Guard (DRG) was killed and three other personnel were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Bijapur district on Monday, officials said. The explosion occurred in the morning in Indravati National Park area when a team of DRG, a unit…
Lahari M from New Delhi Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives in India today on a two-day visit for the 24th round of Special Representatives (SR) talks on the protracted India-China boundary dispute. His visit comes at the invitation of National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval, who is India’s Special Representative on boundary issues. According…
New Delhi: The Yamuna is once again swelling to alarming levels, with authorities issuing multiple advisories and flood warnings after heavy rainfall in the upper catchment and massive releases from the Hathni Kund Barrage. According to the Central Water Commission’s latest flood advisory, the river at Delhi’s Old Railway Bridge (ORB) may breach the danger…
Bhubaneshwar: BJD chief and Leader of the Opposition in Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, was admitted to a private hospital here on Sunday due to dehydration. His health condition is stated to be stable and is improving. “Shri Naveen Patnaik was admitted to SUM Ultimate Medicare, Bhubaneswar, at 5.15 pm today due to dehydration. His condition…
New Delhi: The ruling National Democratic Alliance on Sunday named Maharashtra Governor Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan, a seasoned BJP leader belonging to a key OBC caste from Tamil Nadu with an RSS background, as its vice-presidential candidate. BJP president J P Nadda announced a meeting of the party’s parliamentary board, which included Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…
