New Delhi: Former law minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday said that a state government employee at each table for the counting of votes for the West Bengal Assembly polls is necessary to ensure a level playing field. Sibal, a senior advocate, said he argued in the Supreme Court that the Election Commission’s circular on the…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Saturday said no further order was necessary on the TMC’s plea challenging the Calcutta High Court’s dismissal of its petition against an Election Commission circular on the deployment of central government personnel for vote counting in West Bengal. A special bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi…
Kolkata: Senior BJP leader Amit Malviya on Saturday said the Supreme Court’s refusal to intervene in the EC’s order on deployment of central government personnel for vote counting in West Bengal is a “clear message” against attempts to cast doubt on the electoral process. The apex court on Saturday said no further order was necessary…
Kolkata: Voting began on Saturday at 15 booths in two assembly constituencies in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, where the Election Commission ordered repolls a day ago, following reports of electoral malpractices, an official said. The repolls were ordered in 11 polling stations of Magrahat Paschim assembly constituency and four in Diamond Harbour. Voting…
Jaipur: A wonderful exhibition of batting gifts by KL Rahul (75) and Pathum Nissanka (62) overshadowed Riyan Parag’s redemptive 90, powering Delhi Capitals to a seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in their IPL match here on Friday. Parag washed away a lot of criticism with a 50-ball blitz to lead the Royals to a competitive…
Nagpur: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday hailed workers for their contribution to India’s development and noted that everything, from mega infrastructure projects to large irrigation ventures, has been built not just by machines, but also by mazdoors. This country has been built with the blood and sweat of lakhs…
Washington/Islamabad: Iran has submitted a fresh proposal to the US to end the two-month war as the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s key sea route in the Persian Gulf, remains blocked for petroleum trade, but US President Donald Trump said he is “not satisfied”. “They want to make a deal, I’m not satisfied with it,…
Jabalpur/Bhopal: Five more bodies were recovered on Friday from Bargi Dam in Jabalpur district where a cruise boat operated by the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Department capsized the previous evening, taking the toll to nine, while search continued for six more tourists. With survivors alleging negligence and safety lapses such as tourists not being given life…
India’s power story has undergone a quiet but extraordinary transformation over the past decade—one that has fundamentally altered the narrative from chronic shortages to surplus capacity, from blackouts to resilience. The disappearance of India’s electricity deficit is not the result of a single reform or policy, but a combination of scientific innovation, strategic infrastructure, and…
When a sitting leader in Bangladesh’s Parliament publicly expresses fear of a “refugee crisis” if illegal immigrants are sent back from India, it is no longer just India’s internal political debate—it is an international admission of a festering problem. And more importantly, it is a damning exposure of what has been allowed, even encouraged, in…
