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‘Does PM Modi not come under EC’s jurisdiction?’: Sanjay Raut on Uddhav Thackeray’s bag check | India News – Times of India

adminNovember 12, 202405 mins

NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut accused the Election Commission of partiality in its inspection procedures during election campaigns. Raut claimed that while Shiv Sena leaders face rigorous scrutiny of their luggage, helicopters, and private vehicles, prominent leaders from the ruling alliance seem to bypass similar checks. Raut alleged, “Our luggage, helicopter, private…

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Talk of anti-conversion law in Maharashtra worries church leaders | India News – Times of India

adminNovember 12, 202403 mins

MUMBAI: For the minority Christian community in Maharashtra, the election offers difficult choices, especially after home minister Amit Shah’s statement that a BJP govt in the state will implement the anti-conversion law and never allow quota for minorities. Despite the fact that no Christian candidate has been fielded by major political parties in Mumbai, community…

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Cong has fielded 9 Muslims in Maharashtra, Ajit NCP 5, BJP 0 | India News – Times of India

adminNovember 12, 202403 mins

NAGPUR: As Maharashtra gears up for assembly elections, data reveals a stark under representation of Muslim candidates who make up only about 10% of the total contestants, according to the state’s election department. Of 4,136 candidates vying for seats in 288 constituencies, only 420 are Muslims, and more than half of these are running as…

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Row over invite to 3 Muslim MLAs for Har-ki-Pauri event | India News – Times of India

adminNovember 11, 202403 mins

HARIDWAR: A row erupted in Haridwar after the district administration invited three Muslim MLAs from the region for an event at Har-ki-Pauri ghat to mark the state foundation day, a move allegedly opposed by Ganga Sabha, the body administering the ghat. It argued that the three legislators should not have been invited as “non-Hindus are…

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Uddhav’s bags checked, asks EC if it checks Modi & Shah | India News – Times of India

adminNovember 11, 202403 mins

Uddhav Thackeray (File photo) NAGPUR/NASIK: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray expressed outrage after his bags were checked by officials deployed by EC at Wani, Yavatmal, ahead of a rally Saturday. A video circulated by the party shows Thackeray’s bags being examined, a move he termed “biased” and questioned whether such checks were conducted on…

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Vote for regional parties is support for BJP, Telangana CM Reddy tells Muslims | India News – Times of India

adminNovember 11, 202401 mins

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy appealed Monday to Muslims to support Congress in the upcoming elections, warning that voting for regional parties could indirectly benefit BJP govt at the Centre. He emphasised that only two main political factions exist: “Modi Parivar” and “Gandhi Parivar”. “While Modi Parivar is trying to divide…

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PM Modi cites 1991 Cong ad, says its quota pitch opportunistic | India News – Times of India

adminNovember 11, 202404 mins

NEW DELHI/RANCHI: An election ad Congress issued for its 1991 Lok Sabha campaign slamming the reservation regime where people’s destiny was decided by caste and not by merit found a new lease of life with PM Narendra Modi citing this to say that Congress’s current pitch for caste census and for raising the ceiling on…

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All-year firecracker ban? Supreme Court asks Delhi to decide | India News – Times of India

adminNovember 11, 202407 mins

NEW DELHI: Observing that it is the fundamental right of every citizen to live in a pollution-free environment and that no religion promotes activities which cause pollution, Supreme Court Monday directed Delhi govt to decide by Nov 25 on a perpetual ban on selling and bursting of all kinds of firecrackers throughout the year in…

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We will shake foundations of Ayodhya, threatens Pannun | India News – Times of India

adminNovember 11, 202402 mins

NEW DELHI: Pro-Khalistan terrorist and Sikhs For Justice chief Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on Monday threatened to attack Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, and other Hindu temples on Nov 16 and 17 while also taking aim at Indian diplomats.Pannun said, “We will shake the foundations of Ayodhya, birthplace of the violent Hindutva ideology.” SFJ said it planned…

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15 lakh people died in accidents on Indian roads in 10 years | India News – Times of India

adminNovember 11, 202404 mins

NEW DELHI: In the past decade (2014-23), around 15.3 lakh people have been killed in road crashes — that’s more than the population of the Union Territory of Chandigarh and nearly equivalent to that of Bhubaneswar — despite the Central govt making repeated global commitments to reduce road fatalities and the Supreme Court’s interventions to…