NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday criticised INDIA bloc ally Congress for its inconsistent stance on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), taking a pointed swipe at the party’s selective trust in the voting mechanism.In an exclusive interview with news agency PTI, Abdullah said, “When you get over a hundred members of…
NEW DELHI: Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has decided to boycott the Maharashtra government‘s tea party to be hosted on the eve of winter session of the legislature. “Opposition MVA to boycott Maharashtra govt’s tea party,” said Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve on Sunday.Speaking at a Nagpur press conference, Danve emphasised that despite their…
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday released its final list of 38 candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections. Delhi chief minister Atishi will contest from Kalkaji, whereas AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal will contest from the New Delhi seat.Environment minister Gopal Rai, will seek to retain his seat in Babarpur. Health minister…
NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday in a fiery parliamentary speech, condemned the alleged misuse of religious history to fuel disputes. Owaisi addressed the challenges faced by marginalised communities, particularly Muslims, and criticised attempts to undermine Constitutional rights. “If I dig here in Parliament and find something, will that mean the Parliament is…
NEW DELHI: Pawan Kumar Modi, father of deceased Bengaluru techie, on Sunday raised concerns over the whereabouts of his grandson hours after the arrest of Nikita Singhania, her mother Nisha and brother Anurag for allegedly abetting Atul Subhash‘s suicide.Speaking to reporters, Pawan Kumar said, “We don’t know where she has kept our grandson. Has he…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday showcased his sporting side at a friendly cricket match between Parliamentarians, where he supporters were delighted to his skills with the bat.The match, held at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi, saw the Lok Sabha Speaker XI, led by Anurag Thakur, take on…
GUWAHATI: Unidentified gunmen killed two migrant labourers from Bihar, while police shot an 18-year-old militant dead following a brief exchange of fire in violence-hit Manipur Saturday.Police said the labourers – identified as Sunalal Kumar, 18, and Dasharat Kumar, 17 – were travelling on bicycles when they were shot in the evening at Keirak in Kakching…
PATNA: A day before the launch of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s ‘Mahila Samvad Yatra’, former deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday announced ‘Mai Bahan Maan Yojana‘ (MBMY), promising Rs 2,500 per month each to women from poor and deprived sections of society if RJD forms a govt. “This scheme will be launched and implemented within…
NEW DELHI: In a seamless coordinated effort, the fourth and last National Lok Adalat for this year, organised by National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), settled 1.45 crore cases, and importantly, prevented 1.22 crore fresh cases entering the system, which is already groaning under a monstrous pendency of 4.65 crore cases.Working with the motto ‘Resolving Disputes,…
Three and half months after the national medical register portal was launched, less than 6,500 doctors have registered and only 284 of these have been approved. At the current pace of registration, it would take 40 years to register the estimated 12 lakh doctors currently practicing in India to complete the approval process of those…
