NEW DELHI: Sharad Pawar on Tuesday claimed that the ‘mood’ of the country has turned against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The NCP (SCP) chief also attacked the Central government for attacking the institutions of the country and not taking ‘national interests seriously.’“I can see clearly that the mood of people has changed. It is now…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri rejected claims by senior AAP leader Atishi, saying that the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) does not have ‘vacancy for a political activist like Atishi.’“At a time when the entire Aam Aadmi Party is embroiled in the liquor scam, we will not create trouble for ourselves by accepting her…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Tuesday launched a “Myth vs Reality Register” to combat misinformation during the Lok Sabha polls. This initiative aims to provide voters with accurate information and debunk fake news. The microsite, inaugurated by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, will be regularly…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed the Congress party for their dynasty politics, saying ‘Congress considers their family bigger than the nation.’ The Prime minister also said that the grand old party was responsible for India’s poverty following independence.“Congress is responsible for the poverty that prevailed in the country for 60 years…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the upcoming Lok Sabha elections were just a formality as people have already made up their minds to bless Prime Minister Modi. “It’s a formality that every 5 years we have to vote, otherwise there was no need of this election because people have…
NEW DELHI: Yoga guru Ramdev on Tuesday appeared before the Supreme Court and tendered an unconditional apology for violating order related to misleading advertisements of Patanjali‘s medicinal products.The apex court criticized Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved’s managing director, Acharya Balkrishna, for their “absolute defiance” in not submitting proper compliance affidavits.The court also expressed disapproval of Balkrishna’s…
Continuing the tradition of deploying special observers to provide critical feedback and oversight of a level-playing field in elections, the election commission on Tuesday appointed special general and police observers for six states as well as special expenditure observers for five states.The general and police will be the special observers who will help EC to…
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NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Election Commission on a PIL filed by activist Arun Kumar Agrawal seeking complete count of voter verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) paper slips in elections as opposed to the current practice of verification of only five randomly selected electronic voting machines (EVMs) in each assembly segment…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday declined to interfere with a Varanasi court’s order allowing a priest nominated by the Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust to conduct daily puja at ‘Vyas Ji Ka Tehkhana‘ inside Gyanvapi mosque’s cellar and said Muslims would continue to offer namaz as usual inside the mosque.After a one-and-a-half-hour-long hearing on the…
