Top News

Jairam Ramesh (ANI images) NEW DELHI: Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Saturday alleged irregularities in Bihar’s final electoral roll following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. He claimed that the entire process was orchestrated to benefit the ruling BJP.In a post on X, Congress leader wrote: “The Election Commission has orchestrated the entire SIR…

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday upped the ante against Rahul and Sonia Gandhi, accusing them of letting the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government become a “puppet in the hands of foreign powers.” While addressing a press conference, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia latched on to former Union minister P Chidambaram and Manish Tewari “revelations” and…

EC to declare Bihar polls soon NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Bihar assembly polls expected by late October, the election commission (EC) on Saturday held a meeting with all recognised political parties to discuss key aspects of the upcoming polls, including election dates and phases. The meeting was chaired by chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar…

Rahul Gandhi and Nishikant Dubey (ANI images) NEW DELHI: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Friday demanded that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s diplomatic passport should be confiscated and legal action initiated.This comes after Gandhi’s visit to Colombia, where he accused the BJP-led central government of mounting a “wholesale attack on Indian democracy” during an interaction at…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled a series of youth-centric initiatives worth over Rs 62,000 crore, with a special focus on poll-bound Bihar. PM launched the Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU) – a centrally sponsored scheme with an investment of Rs 60,000 crore.The scheme aims to modernise…

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai. (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: In times when the line between power and law is often blurred, Chief Justice of India B R Gavai reminded an audience in Mauritius that the Indian republic rests not on the “rule of the bulldozer” but on the rule of law….

Priyanka Gandhi (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Congress General Secretary and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday sharply criticised the Central government for its insufficient response to the recent landslide disaster in Kerala’s Wayanad district.She highlighted that while the state requested Rs 2,221 crore to support relief and reconstruction efforts, the Centre approved only ₹260…