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…
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…
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…
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…
Bengaluru: BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement on reducing GST rates and simplifying the tax structure, describing it as a “major reform” that would benefit both businesses and consumers. “PM Modi’s announcement about reducing Goods and Services Tax rates and simplifying the tax structure is highly welcome. This step…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the Delhi section of the Dwarka Expressway and the Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II), worth nearly Rs 11,000 crore, which are aimed at reducing traffic jams in Delhi and its surrounding areas. The two projects have been developed under the government’s comprehensive plan to decongest the capital,…
Lahore: Pakistan selectors on Sunday left out seasoned batters Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan while announcing their 17-member squad for the tri-series in the UAE later this month, followed by the Asia Cup. The PCB announced the squad on its website, featuring senior fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammed Wasim, and left-arm bowler Salman Mirza….
Srinagar: A cloudburst struck the remote village of Jod Ghati in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district during the early hours of Sunday, claiming four lives and leaving six others injured, officials confirmed. The incident, triggered by intense overnight rainfall, severed access to the village and caused damage to land and property. The cloudburst occurred in…
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…
New Delhi: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla returned to India in the early hours of Sunday after his historic visit to the International Space Station (ISS). Shukla, who has been in the US training for the Axiom-4 mission to the ISS over the past year, was welcomed at the airport by Union Minister Jitendra Singh, Delhi Chief…
