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Rahul Gandhi’s remarks completely baseless, he is yet to respond to June 12 letter: EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has hit back at Rahul Gandhi over his repeated allegations about irregularities in the Maharashtra Assembly elections held in 2024, asserting that the Congress…
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Woman told to speak in Marathi at Mumbai govt office; bystander defends her
A Muslim woman was allegedly asked to speak in Marathi by a municipal corporation official in Navi Mumbai, leading to a commotion at the office. The woman had come to the corporation…
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Amarnath Yatra suspended due to rain damage on tracks
Srinagar: Authorities have suspended this year’s annual Amarnath Yatra, just a week before its scheduled conclusion, due to the need for maintenance on the tracks that were damaged by recent heavy rainfall,…
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Election commission doubles annual pay for booth level officers
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday said it has doubled the annual remuneration of its booth-level officers (BLOs), the grassroots-level functionaries who help it prepare electoral rolls. Since 2015, the…
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Malegaon blasts: Court dismisses Abhinav Bharat’s role as a terror group
Mumbai: A special court that acquitted seven persons in the 2008 Malegaon blast case debunked the prosecution’s claims that right-wing extremist group Abhinav Bharat had carried out the blast, noting that the…
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Won’t let BJP cross 150 seats in next Lok Sabha polls: Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday, August 2, said that the Congress will ensure the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will not cross 150 seats in the next Lok Sabha…
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My name missing from electoral rolls, RJD’s Tejashwi claims; Bihar govt refutes
Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday claimed that his name was missing in the “draft electoral rolls” published by the Election Commission as part of the special intensive revision in Bihar,…
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Malegaon blasts: Pragya Thakur calls acquittal a ‘Victory of Sanatan Dharma’
Mumbai: In her first public statement following acquittal in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur delivered a scathing indictment of the investigative process, alleging custodial torture, coercion,…
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Former JD (S) MP Prajwal Revanna gets life imprisonment to rape case
The Bengaluru Special Court, on Saturday, August 2, sentenced life imprisonment to former MP and suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna in a sexual assault and rape case involving a 48-year-old domestic help. The court…
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IT workers’ union condemn TCS decision to layoff 12,000 employees
In a strongly worded statement, the IT & ITES Democratic Employees Association (IIDEA) condemned Tech giant Tata Consultancy Services’s (TCS) decision to layoff over 1,200 employees, roughly 2 percent of its global…
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Kerala nuns get bail in ‘trafficking-conversion’ case; victims allege assault by Bajrang Dal
Bilaspur: A special court in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district on Saturday, August 2, granted bail to two nuns from Kerala and one other person arrested on charges of human trafficking and forced religious…
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Don’t want to be king, I’m against the very concept: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said he does not want to be a king and is against the very concept of it. He said this while addressing the inaugural…
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Stay home to avoid rape: Gujarat traffic police’s safety drive posters draw ire
Ahmedabad: Posters allegedly sponsored by the Ahmedabad traffic police for a safety campaign have stirred up a controversy, as some of them urged women to stay home to avoid getting raped. The…
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My promise to avenge Pahalgam attack fulfilled with blessings of Lord Shiva: PM
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his promise to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack through Operation Sindoor was fulfilled with the blessings of Lord Shiva. “My heart was filled with…
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National Award for The Kerala Story endorses communal hatred: CM Vijayan
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said that awarding national film honours to ‘The Kerala Story’ can only be seen as an endorsement of attempts to misuse movies to spread…
