‘What happens to democracy if you interfere like this’: Supreme Court questions Delhi LG on ‘hurry’ to hold MCD elections | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday reprimanded Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena for ordering the elections of the MCD standing committee members. The top court questioned the LG’s decision to appoint a presiding officer for the polls and raised aspersions over his interference in the democratic process.While hearing Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi’s plea…

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Haryana polls: Neta who left BJP for Congress was in AAP, TMC earlier | India News – Times of India

CHANDIGARH: Dalit politician Ashok Tanwar’s return to Congress on Thursday is being seen by political analysts as unlikely to benefit the party. However, the timing of his switch, on the same day BJP ran advertisements accusing Congress of being anti-Dalit, has become a talking point.Just hours before his re-entry into Congress, Tanwar had campaigned for…

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Haryana polls: In Kurukshetra, lack of government jobs on top of voters’ minds – Times of India

Kurukshetra: “Dharma-ksetre kuru-ksetre samaveta yuyutsavah mamakah”- the opening verse of the celebrated epic Bhagwad-Gita is written in bold letters at “Jyotisar” temple complex, revered as the exact location where Lord Krishna gave his “discourse” to Arjuna before the battle of Mahabharata.A resident of nearby Bhorsai village, guide Dheer Singh’s knowledge of the temple complex is…

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Savarkar didn’t oppose cow slaughter: Karnataka minister | India News – Times of India

BENGALURU/NEW DELHI: Karnataka health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao‘s remarks on Hindutva ideologue and freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, claiming that Savarkar consumed meat and was not opposed to cow slaughter have sparked outrage across political circles. The controversy erupted on Thursday, a day after Rao’s comments during the launch of the Kannada version of ‘Gandhi’s…

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jammu-kashmir elections: bjp candidate mushtaq ahmad shah bukhari dies of heart attack | Jammu News – Times of India

Mushtaq Ahmad Shah Bukhari, former minister and BJP candidate from Surankote, passed away at 75 due to a heart attack. (Image credit : X/Kavinder Gupta) NEW DELHI: Mushtaq Ahmad Shah Bukhari, a former minister and BJP candidate from Surankote, passed away on Wednesday morning at his residence in Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 75-year-old…

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‘Cowardly’, ‘undemocratic’: Oppn leaders slam detention of Sonam Wangchuk | India News – Times of India

Several opposition leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Arvind Kejriwal, strongly criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for detaining environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk and approximately 150 volunteers.While Kharge described the action against Wangchuk as “cowardly” and “undemocratic,” Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said that the BJP would not gain anything from it.Wangchuk and his…

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Congress expels 10 leaders in Haryana for indulging in anti-party activities – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress on Monday expelled 10 leaders from the party for 6 years for indulging in anti-party activities.“The disciplinary committee of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), with the approval of the Hon’ble Congress president, has expelled the following individuals from the party for a period of six years due to anti-party activities,” the…

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Dera chief again seeks parole; Give reasons, EC tells Haryana | India News – Times of India

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh (file photo) CHANDIGARH: Rape-murder convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim‘s latest plea for 20 days of parole, less than a month after he returned to Rohtak’s Sunaria Jail after a 21-day furlough, has led Haryana‘s chief electoral officer Pankaj Aggarwal to ask state govt to explain what “compelling” circumstances,…

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Dera chief again seeks parole; Give reasons, EC tells Haryana | Chandigarh News – Times of India

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh (file photo) CHANDIGARH: Rape-murder convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim‘s latest plea for 20 days of parole, less than a month after he returned to Rohtak’s Sunaria Jail after a 21-day furlough, has led Haryana‘s chief electoral officer Pankaj Aggarwal to ask state govt to explain what “compelling” circumstances,…

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