Allahabad high court (File photo) PRAYAGRAJ: Teachers shouldn’t be deployed for election duties unless no employees from all other categories mentioned in Election Commission guideline are available, Allahabad HC has ruled, stressing the compliance of the guideline regarding “minimal appointment of teachers” for poll duties.Justice Ajay Bhanot‘s observation came on Tuesday on a plea filed…
NEW DELHI: Blaming BJP for violence in Manipur, Congress Thursday said its demand for President’s rule in state has finally been accepted, but after a lapse of 20 months which has resulted in killing of 300 people and massive displacement. It blamed home minister Amit Shah for failing to manage Manipur, and criticised “globe trotting”…
Meitei groups oppose President’s rule in Manipur GUWAHATI: Meitei opposition to Manipur being brought under President’s rule within days of chief minister Biren Singh’s resignation accentuated the ethnic divide in state Thursday, contrasting with what tribal groups said was “a ray of hope for Kuki-Zos”.Ginza Vualzong of Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF) said President’s rule…
Two captive elephants ran amok at a temple in Kerala’s Kozhikode, killing three persons and injuring nearly 30 of the assembled devotees on Thursday. The tragedy unfolded on the fifth and final day of the annual festival at Manakkulangara Bhagavathi temple at Kuruvangad, run by Malabar Devaswom Board. According to Kozhikode rural police chief K…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met US national security advisor Michael Waltz and said that h has always been a great friend of India. The two leaders greeted each other by shaking hands and commenced the bilateral meeting.After the meeting , PM Modi took his account on X and said that he had a…
NEW DELHI: A CRPF jawan allegedly shot and killed two of his colleagues and injured eight others before taking his own life at a camp in Manipur on Thursday, news agency PTI reported quoting official sources.The incident occurred around 8.20 pm at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Lamphel, Imphal West district. According…
NEW DELHI: A fresh political storm erupted on Thursday in the capital after Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva accused former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal of “stealing” the official X handle of the Delhi chief minister’s Office (CMO).The controversy erupted when the X handle of the Delhi CMO, which typically represents the office and not an…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs on Thursday announced that President’s Rule has been imposed in Manipur. This came days after Manipur CM Biren Singh tendered his resignation to the governor of the state.“Whereas, I, Droupadi Murmu. President of India, have received a report from the Governor of the State of Manipur and after…
NEW DELHI: In a significant leadership change, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge appointed Harshwardhan Sapkal as the new chief of the party’s Maharashtra unit on Thursday. Sapkal takes over from Nana Patole, who had resigned following the party’s poor performance in the Maharashtra Assembly elections.“The Congress president has appointed Harshwardhan Sapkal as the president of the…
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee headed by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Thursday wrote to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry over Ranveer Allahbadia‘s crass joke row, news agency PTI reported quoting sources. The panel sought the ministry’s response by February 17 on the measures, including amendments to existing laws, required to ensure that incidents like…
