NEW DELHI: In the proposed bills on ‘one nation one election‘, to be tabled in Lok Sabha Monday, the government has argued that there is an imperative need for holding simultaneous elections for various reasons as polls have become expensive and time-consuming.In the Constitution (129th) Amendment Bill, 2024, the government has stated that imposition of…
BJP president JP Nadda (Left) and Mallikarjun Kharge (Right) NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India sought formal responses from Bharatiya Janata Party President JP Nadda and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge over the complaints filed by both parties against each other, alleging the violation of the Model Code of Conduct by star campaigners during Maharashtra,…
NEW DELHI: Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray underwent further scrutiny by poll officials on Tuesday, a day after his bags were frisked when his chopper touched down in Yavatmal in poll-bound Maharashtra.A team of poll officials checked Thackeray’s bags ahead of his rally in Latur as the Model Code of Conduct is in effect.In a…
MUMBAI: In a review meeting on the Maharashtra assembly polls on Friday, chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar strongly condemned undignified remarks made against female leaders during the election campaign.This comes in the wake of derogatory language used against Congress leader Jayshree Thorat by BJP politician Vasant Deshmukh in a public meeting and also comments made…
Election Commission on Tuesday asked Ranchi’s Birsa Munda airport to file a report on the alleged grounding of chief minister Hemant Soren’s chopper for 90 minutes due to a no-fly zone created for PM Modi on Monday, reports Dhritiman Ray.Modi was in Garhwa and Chaibasa for two election rallies, while Hemant canvassed for JMM, Congress,…
This is a representational image (Pic credit: PTI) MUMBAI: A day after the Election Commission order, state govt on Tuesday sent director general of police (DGP) Rashmi Shukla on compulsory leave and appointed DG (legal and technical) Sanjay Kumar Verma in her place. Shukla will be on leave until the model code of conduct is…
NEW DELHI: Just three days ahead of the Haryana assembly elections, the state govt on Wednesday released the controversial Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on parole for 20 days. He was released at 6.30 am from Rohtak Jail. After getting a nod from the chief secretary’s office, additional chief secretary (home) Anurag…
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh (File photo) NEW DELHI: Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been given 20-day parole ahead of the Haryana Assembly polls.Haryana authorities have granted 20-day parole to Ram Rahim Singh, official sources told news agency PTI on Tuesday.This comes a day after Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Haryana…
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,…
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,…
