New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced the schedule for assembly elections in five states, namely Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram. The election in Chhattisgarh will be held in two phases – the first stage of voting will be held on November 7. The second phase will be held on…
New Delhi: Caste census and poll strategies are set to dominate the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting here on Monday, with Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram set to be announced soon. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, the chief ministers of all the Congress-ruled…
Prayagraj: The Indian Air Force must remain ever vigilant in the face of “new and emerging threats”, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari said on Sunday even as he asserted that the IAF will continue to protect the nation’s territory and deter potential adversaries, in comments that came amid the eastern Ladakh border row. In the current…
Kochi: Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Sunday urged the Indians stranded in Israel, which is at war with the Palestinian group Hamas, to stay safe and to contact the Indian embassy there if they require any assistance. Speaking to reporters here, Muraleedharan said the Indian embassy has already issued an…
Chennai: A fishing boat crew of 10 men, who were stranded in the Palk Bay after the vessel’s hull was damaged were safely rescued and the boat was towed to the shoreline, the Coast Guard said here on Saturday. The boat that sailed from Navoor harbour in Nagapattnam, early on October 5, suffered a crack in…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed solidarity with Israel after Hamas militants launched an attack on the country. Modi condemned it as “terrorist attacks” in Israel as its leader Benjamin Netanyahu said the country is at war. “Deeply shocked by the news of terrorist attacks in Israel. Our thoughts and prayers are with…
New Delhi: The Indian Navy on Saturday said it has institutionalised a “transformative” appraisal mechanism as the present system has an inherent limitation of a “top-down” approach. The new ‘360 degree appraisal mechanism’ for promotion boards has been finalised with a focus on having an agile and adaptive human resource management framework, it said, noting the…
New Delhi: Days before it it announces the schedule for assembly elections in five states, the Election Commission on Friday told poll observers to be visible, accessible, neutral and ethical in their functioning. Addressing over 1,100 observers, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar directed them to ensure a level-playing field by working in a coordinated manner to…
New Delhi: False cases are being slapped in an attempt to subdue and threaten opposition leaders and parties, and an “atmosphere of fear” has been created, which is not good for the country, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said here on Friday. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo said this in response to reporters’ queries on…
Gangtok/Jalpaiguri: On day three after a flash flood wreaked havoc in Sikkim’s Teesta basin, the number of bodies recovered from the river and mud embankments downstream rose to 22, including seven army men. Of the 23 army personnel who had gone missing from Bardang area, the bodies of seven have been recovered from different areas downstream…
