NEW DELHI: Sharpening his criticism of the SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday remarked that he had had the unique experience of having tea with some “dead” voters from Bihar. Rahul and other INDIA bloc netas are all set to embark on a ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra’ starting Aug 17,…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh horticulture minister Dinesh Pratap Singh has issued a stern directive to senior officials, instructing them to maintain respectful and responsive communication with elected public representatives.In a letter addressed to the additional chief secretary and principal secretary of the horticulture and agricultural marketing departments, Singh expressed concern over officials not saving contact numbers…
PATNA: Minta Devi, a 35-year-old from Bihar, who unexpectedly became the INDIA bloc’s “vote chori” mascot after a data entry error pegged her age at 124, on Wednesday objected to the opposition using her name and photo on T-shirts to target the Union govt.“Politics is being done in my name. Who gave Priyanka Gandhi and…
Lucknow: English and Foreign Languages University, regional campus welcomed its Chancellor Prof N Nagaraju, on his first visit to the campus following the UP govt’s transfer of 5.5 acre land to Lucknow Campus. Director of the regional campus, Prof Rajneesh Arora, expressed gratitude to UP govt, especially chief minister Yogi Adityanath and MLA (Sarojini Nagar)…
KOLKATA: Election Commission Wednesday gave Bengal chief secretary Manoj Pant time till August 21 to comply with its directions to suspend four state officers and lodge FIRs against them and a data entry officer. The officers, working in Baruipur East and Moyna assembly segments, are facing allegations of lapses in voter inclusions in local electoral…
Lucknow: The Special Task Force (STF) on Wednesday arrested Aman Pandey, a fugitive who escaped from Deoria district jail in December 2022, from Surat, Gujarat.According to SSP, STF, Ghule Shushil Chandrabhan, Pandey, son of Upendra Pandey and a resident of Baraipur village under Rampur police station, Deoria, was lodged in Deoria jail since December 16,…
PUNE: A 39-year-old voter’s name was found appearing six times in the electoral roll of Maharashtra’s Palghar district, prompting collector Indu Jakhar to order a probe.The name appeared five times in one polling booth and once in another booth in the same assembly constituency.The duplication, flagged by activists on social media, led the state chief…
Lucknow: A history-sheeter, who recently walked out of jail, was accused of demanding Rs 1 lakh as extortion from the son of a woman restaurateur in the Vibhuti Khand police station area on Monday.A case was registered on Wednesday.As per reports, victim Shiva Sharma of Aliganj went to a café in Kisan Bazaar on Monday…
Karan Johar has opened up about the commercial disappointment of Jigra, the 2024 action drama starring Alia Bhatt. Directed by Vasan Bala, the film failed to meet expectations at the box office despite strong faith from the cast and crew. In a recent conversation with Suchin Mehrotra, Karan admitted the team was “disappointed, dejected and…
KANPUR: A 33-year-old man sexually assaulted and killed his 14-year-old cousin just hours after she had tied a rakhi on his wrist in Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh. The police cracked the case and apprehended the suspect, who was jailed on Tuesday.The incident occurred when the accused, Surjeet, visited his uncle’s home on Saturday morning and later…
