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Battle for UP: SP seeks ban on opinion polls
Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party has written to the Election Commission, seeking a ban on opinion polls.In a letter sent to the EC on Sunday, state SP president Naresh Uttam Patel has said that…
- India
Non-BJP state govts team up against proposed change in IAS cadre rules
New Delhi:The non-BJP governments in four states have teamed up against the Centre’s proposal to amend the IAS (Cadre) Rules, 1954. Chief Ministers of West Bengal, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh have written…
- Elections
AIMIM slams SP for fielding candidate with RSS links
Lucknow: All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi has accused the Samajwadi Party for fielding Mukhiya Gurjar, a candidate with RSS background from the Hasanpur constituency in Amroha. He described the SP as…
- Mumbai
Minor among 2 more held in Govandi gang-rape case; count reaches 4
Mumbai: Police have arrested two more persons, including a minor, in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a woman in Govandi, an eastern suburb of Mumbai, an official said on Sunday. Four…
- India
BJP govt trying to destroy people’s rights from the beginning: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at the BJP-led Central government and alleged that it is trying to “destroy the rights of the public from the beginnng”. The…
- India
Delimitation has started, elections soon in J&K: Amit Shah
Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that elections will soon be held in J&K since the delimitation process has already started. Speaking at the virtual launch of the district good…
- India
BJP MP’s letter to Nadda accusing Scindia of sidelining him goes viral
Bhopal: The ongoing cold war between Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Member of Parliament (MP) Krishnapal Yadav has yet again come to the fore after Yadav’s “grievance” letter to the BJP president…
- India
2 killed, 13 injured in Mumbai high-rise blaze
Mumbai: At least two persons were killed and 13 others injured when a blaze engulfed the 18th floor of a building in Tardeo, South Mumbai, on Saturday, the BMC Disaster Control said here.…
- Mumbai
Ex-IPS officer A A Khan, who founded Mumbai ATS, dead
Mumbai: Retired IPS officer Aftab Ahmed Khan, credited with establishing the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in the Mumbai police three decades ago – the first such elite force in the country – died…
- Chennai
Stalin announces complete lockdown in TN on Jan 23
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday announced a complete lockdown on January 23 to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the state, officials said. The Chief Minister in a…
- India
Khurram Parvez, Siddique Kappan unfairly imprisoned: USCIRF
Washington DC: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has listed human rights defender Khurram Parvez and journalist Siddique Kappan on the Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) Victims List.…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra government employees to go on strike from Feb 7
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Friday approved implementation of the Pay Revision Commission (PRC) report even as the government employees decided to go on strike from February 7 opposing the 23…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Eight children rescued from child labour in Falaknuma
Hyderabad: Eight children were rescued from the production house of two-wheeler seat covers by the Special Task Force with Falaknuma police, on Thursday evening around 6 pm. According to the Falaknuma police,…
- Elections
Battle for UP: Yogi’s Hindu Vahini is back in action
Gorakhpur: The Hindu Yuva Vahini (HYV), founded by Yogi Adityanath in 2002, is back in action. The Vahini that had become dormant after Yogi Adityanath became chief minister, is springing back to activity.…
- India
In steep hike, India logs 3.47 lakh new Covid cases, 703 deaths
New Delhi: In a steep hike, India reported 3.47 lakh Covid-19 cases and 703 fatalities in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday.The daily cases registered…
