NEW DELHI: Calling it the “mother of elections,” the Election Commission on Monday blew the conch for the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced that the elections will be conducted in two phases — November 6 and 11 — and the results will be declared on November 14.Ahead of the…
NEW DELHI: The Bar Council of India on Monday suspended advocate Rakesh Kishore from practising in any court with immediate effect, after he allegedly attempted to hurl a shoe at Chief Justice of India B R Gavai during proceedings in the Supreme Court. The incident took place around 11.35 am, when the 71-year-old lawyer, identified…
CJI BR Gavai; CPP president Sonia Gandhi NEW DELHI: Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday condemned the “attack” on Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai, saying it was not just an attack on him “but on the Constitution itself.”Also Read | ‘Sanatan ka apmaan nahi sahenge’: Lawyer tries to hurl shoe towards…
NEW DELHI: In a first-of-its-kind move, the highways and railway ministries have come on board to take up construction of rail-cum-road tunnels on corridors of strategic importance. The two ministries plan to build such tunnels for the Northeast Chicken Neck corridor, across the river Brahmaputra in Assam and on the Maranahally-Addahole (Shiradi Ghat) stretch in…
CEC Gyanesh Kumar; 2025 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine recipients The Election Commission on Monday announced the schedule for the Bihar assembly elections. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said voting will take place in two phases — on November 6 and 11 — while counting of votes will be held on November 14. The…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine a plea challenging constitutional validity of Securities Transaction Tax (STT) imposed on stock market participants and sought response from the Centre on a petition filed by a trader who alleged it violated the principle of double taxation. STT was introduced 2004 and is currently charged at…
Foreign secretary Vikram Misri, left, and Bangladesh’s interim chief adviser Muhammad Yunus NEW DELHI: India on Monday reaffirmed its firm support for free, fair, and inclusive elections in Bangladesh, stressing that they should be held at the earliest possible time. Speaking on the issue, foreign secretary Vikram Misri underlined India’s commitment to working with whichever…
NEW DELHI: The countdown to the Bihar Assembly elections has officially begun. The Election Commission on Monday announced that the polls will be held in two phases on November 6 and 11. The result will be declared on November 14. With this announcement, Bihar has entered full-fledged election mode, and political parties are already ramping…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday declared the schedule for the Bihar assembly polls, which will take place in two phases on November 6 and 11. The counting of votes will take place on November 14.While declaring the dates, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said the polling process “will be…
NEW DELHI: Russian defence experts have downplayed concerns over Moscow’s reported supply of RD-93 engines to Pakistan for its JF-17 fighter jets, reports news agency PTI.The experts argued that the move could, in fact, work to India’s advantage.Pyotr Topychkanov, who leads the Section on New Challenges in South and Southeast Asia at the Primakov Institute…
