New Delhi: Ramping up its preparations for special intensive revision of voter lists across India, the Election Commission top brass on Wednesday assessed the progress made on mapping the current electors with the voters as per the last SIR in different states. The exercise will help state poll machinery find out the number of electors…
Belagavi (Karnataka): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s son Yathindra Siddaramaiah’s statement on Wednesday that his father was at the fag end of his political life and Minister Satish Jarkiholi is a leader with similar progressive ideological thinking, has led to speculation, amid talks about leadership change. However, later speaking to reporters, the Congress MLC ruled out…
Hyderabad: Sri Govardhana Puja and Karthika Deepotsavam were celebrated with grandeur at the Hare Krishna Golden Temple on Wednesday, drawing devotees and visitors for a day of devotion, joy, and festivities. The highlight of the celebrations was a spectacular replica of Govardhan Hill, accompanied by an Annakuta offering of 56 varieties of traditional sweets and…
Pathanamthititta (Kerala): The wheels of the helicopter which carried President Droupadi Murmu for her Sabarimala visit got stuck in a depression in the newly concreted helipad at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium at Pramadam here when it landed on Wednesday morning. After the President left for Pamba by road, visuals on TV channels showed several…
New Delhi: The hate came in droves — on social media, in office debates and drawing room conversations. The unlikely target? A 10-year-old labelled “arrogant”, “rude” and “budtameez” after his appearance on “Kaun Banega Crorepati”, gaining notoriety entirely out of sync with his age. Gujarat boy Ishit Bhatt’s brisk confidence on the hot seat, telling…
Patna: Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday met RJD president Lalu Prasad, apparently with the mandate to defuse tensions with the ally, which has plunged the INDIA bloc into turmoil in poll-bound Bihar. Emerging after the meeting, Gehlot said winning Bihar was “extremely important” for the opposition alliance, after having been drubbed in a…
Sydney: On November 5, the US Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments about the legality of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. As important as the tariff issue is, the stakes are much higher than that. Trump has been claiming vast powers, at the expense of other branches of government, on the grounds of various “emergencies”. He…
Patna: At least eight assembly seats in Bihar, where constituents of the INDIA bloc will fight against each other due to internal discord among the Congress, the RJD and the Left parties over seat-sharing arrangements. The assembly segments, where the opposition alliance partners will contest together, are Narkatiaganj, Vaishali, Rajapakar, Rosera, Bachhwara, Kahalgaon, Biharsharif, and…
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday took a swipe at the government after US President Donald Trump repeated his claim that India is “not going to buy much oil from Russia” and said this is the fourth time in six days that the American leader has announced India’s policy. The opposition party also took a…
Special Correspondent An insider’s counterview to the Club Secretary’s proposal sparks a wider debate on Hyderabad cricket’s moral decay The battle for Hyderabad cricket’s soul is getting louder—and more revealing. Ever since the e-Paper opened its pages to the many voices willing to join the fight against the corruption-ridden Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), a fascinating…
