New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has betrayed the Constitution in letter and spirit at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, the Congress alleged on Monday after the Supreme Court issued notice to the Election Commission and the Centre seeking responses on a plea challenging the manner in…
The Supreme Court’s decision not to pass any interim order on the petitions alleging serious differences within the Election Commission of India is, constitutionally speaking, the more appropriate course. The Bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant has issued notices to the Centre and the Election Commission. That is normal judicial procedure. A notice seeks…
Our Sports Desk TCA questions prolonged delay in HCA case, alleges procedural tactics to preserve status quo Mumbai: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) has raised concerns over the prolonged pendency of its legal dispute with the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), alleging that repeated procedural developments are delaying a final adjudication on issues concerning cricket administration…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Election Commission and the Centre on pleas alleging that the poll body took several decisions without the approval of the two election commissioners and said it will annul decisions found not to be in accordance with law. The top court, however, refused to pass…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has taken suo motu cognisance of the proposed relocation of the 135-year-old Central Secretariat Library (CSL) in New Delhi. A bench on Monday comprising Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva issued a notice seeking a detailed affidavit from the Centre within three weeks. The affidavit must outline the…
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court ordered a CBI probe into alleged corruption involving close aides of CM Bhagwant Mann. The ED had written three letters to the senior cop alleging widespread corruption in government transfers and postings, Change of Land Use (CLU) matters, and other dealings in Punjab. The agency had sought action…
Chennai: DMK spokesperson T K S Elangovan on Monday backed Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav’s statement on the alliance, asserting that alliance victory is more important than seat-sharing and all must unite to defeat the BJP. Reports surfaced suggesting tension between the SP and Congress over seat sharing for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections….
Washington: In an apparent faux pas, US President Donald Trump mentioned India in a social media post to claim that the electoral process in the US was “corrupt”, when there were no elections in India, and the post clearly appeared to be about the presidential election in Brazil. In a Truth Social post on Sunday,…
Kolkata: As Nandigram and Rejinagar vote on Tuesday, the two bypolls in West Bengal carry significance far beyond the seats at stake — offering the BJP its first electoral test since ending the TMC’s 15-year rule and opening a battle over which opposition party can emerge as its principal challenger. The contests will give the…
Mumbai: Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan has alleged that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar acted “completely illegally” and violated a parliamentary law on the powers of election commissioners, and sought his removal from the top post in the poll body. Serious questions were being raised about the Chief Election Commissioner’s functioning, Chavan said, alleging that…
