New Delhi: Rajiv Kumar, who oversaw the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the crucial Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, demitted office on Tuesday as the 25th chief election commissioner after a nearly three-year tenure marked with high electoral successes but also repeated allegations of bias by opposition parties. Kumar joined the poll panel as an…
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has issued a circular permitting Muslim employees to leave offices an hour early during the holy month of Ramzan, a move slammed by the opposition BJP which wondered why such measures are not extended during Hindu festivals. The saffron party dubbed the move as appeasement politics, but the ruling dispensation said…
New Delhi: Gold prices rose Rs 300 to Rs 88,500 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday amid firm global trends, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The precious metal of 99.9 percent purity had ended at Rs 88,200 per 10 grams on Monday. Gold of 99.5 per cent purity advanced Rs…
Mumbai: Newly-appointed Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Tuesday took charge of his post and said he would work to strengthen the party’s organization in the state and bring it back to power. Speaking at the party meeting after taking over from former state unit chief Nana Patole, Sapkal sought cooperation from party workers as…
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association’s Athletes Commission chairperson and boxing legend M C Mary Kom on Tuesday denied reports that she has resigned from her position, insisting that she has been misunderstood and will complete her tenure in the panel. The 42-year-old Manipuri, who is also a 2012 Olympics bronze-winner, had travelled to Haldwani…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday held wide-ranging talks with Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani as the two leaders decided to elevate India-Qatar relations to a “strategic partnership” with focus on trade, investments, technology, energy and people-to-people ties, further cementing the “deep and traditional relationship” between the two countries. They also…
The Narendra Modi-led NDA government on Monday appointed Gyanesh Kumar as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) following the retirement of the incumbent. This move, though entirely by the law, has been met with unwarranted opposition from the Congress party, which has labelled it a “hasty decision.” However, a closer look at the facts reveals that…
Hyderabad: Telangana BJP Spokesperson N.V. Subash has strongly criticized the Revanth Reddy-led Congress government for a Government Order (GO) issued by allowing members of the Muslim community to leave work an hour early to break their fast during Ramzan. “If this isn’t appeasement, then what is?” Subash questioned, emphasizing that while the BJP respects all…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted influencer Ranveer Allahbadia protection from arrest in multiple FIRs over his alleged distasteful comments during a YouTube show and also strongly criticized him for the remarks. Infuriated over Allahbadia’s comments, a bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh said, “…there is something dirty in his…
Dubai: India will feel Jasprit Bumrah’s absence “very strongly” in the Champions Trophy but they still have a great chance to win the tournament considering their recent form and a host of match-winners at their disposal, reckons former opener Shikhar Dhawan. While the event starts in Pakistan on Wednesday, India starts their campaign a day…
