BJP Flays Rahul Gandhi and Opposition for Baseless Attacks on Election Commission

Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP today came down heavily on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his allies for their “reckless and irresponsible” accusations against the Election Commission of India (ECI), terming them a deliberate attempt to erode public trust in a constitutionally mandated institution. Despite repeated clarifications from the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar that…

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EC stands thoroughly exposed for incompetence, partisanship: Cong

New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday alleged that the Election Commission stood “thoroughly exposed” not only for its “incompetence” but also for its “blatant partisanship”, soon after the chief election commissioner defended the SIR in Bihar and rejected as “baseless” the opposition party’s allegations of “vote theft”. The Congress also termed as “laughable” the claims…

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NDA picks Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as vice-president candidate

New Delhi:  The BJP parliamentary board on Sunday nominated Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan as the NDA candidate for vice-president. Announcing the nomination, BJP president J P Nadda said a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided Radhakrishnan’s name after an extensive deliberation. Nadda hoped the opposition parties will support the NDA candidate. The…

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CEC defends SIR; says some parties spreading ‘misinformation’, firing from EC’s shoulder

New Delhi: The electoral roll revision is aimed at removing all shortcomings in voter lists and it is a matter of grave concern that some parties are spreading misinformation about it and “firing from the Election Commission’s shoulder”, CEC Gynaesh Kumar said on Sunday as the INDIA bloc parties launched ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in poll-bound…

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BCCI introduces like-for-like external injury replacement rule in domestic cricket

New Delhi:  The BCCI has amended its playing conditions, introducing a provision for “serious injury replacements” in multi-day domestic tournaments for the upcoming season. The move comes in the wake of injuries to Rishabh Pant and Chris Woakes during the recently-concluded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test series between India and England that ended 2-2. “If a player…

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