India

National Election Committee releases electoral college lists for FNC elections 2023

09 Jul 2023 10:46 AM IST

An increase of 18.1% over the 2019 lists, which included 337,738 Emirati voters, the National Election Committee (NEC) today announced the lists of the electoral college members from all emirates for the Federal National Council (FNC) elections in 2023. These lists include 398,879 members. The representation of Emirati women in

Kejriwal putting AAP workers in govt jobs, claims BJP

09 Jul 2023 10:05 AM IST

Sudhanshu Trivedi, a member of the BJP in the Rajya Sabha, attacked the Arvind Kejriwal administration on Saturday, alleging that the Aam Aadmi Party, which was already charged with a number of crimes related to the Delhi Excise Policy Scam, was hiring party members for positions in the government. At

Delhi gets relief after scorching heat by season’s first heavy rain

08 Jul 2023 17:06 PM IST

On Saturday morning, Delhi was battered by heavy rain, flooding various parts of the capital. Many places, including Pragati Maidan, were under water, which impeded traffic flow. The Safdarjung Observatory, the main weather station for Delhi, reported 98.7 mm of rainfall up till Saturday at 2.30 p.m. According to the

Sharad Pawar counters on Ajit Pawar’s retirement remark

08 Jul 2023 17:00 PM IST

Sharad Pawar, the leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), responded to Ajit Pawar’s criticism of his retirement on Saturday by asserting that he is neither worn out nor retired. Sharad Pawar claimed that he is committed to his party. Replying to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister’s remark on Sharad Pawar’s

Amarnath Yatra halted for second day due to bad weather

08 Jul 2023 14:54 PM IST

Due to poor weather in the state, the yearly Amarnath Yatra has been postponed for the second day in a row on the twin routes of Baltal and Pahalgam, officials said on Saturday. The annual Amarnath Yatra was delayed due to bad weather in the union territory, and it was

Odisha train accident: CBI arrests 3 railway personnel

08 Jul 2023 14:20 PM IST

Three railway employees were detained by the CBI in connection with the Balasore train catastrophe on June 2, marking the agency’s first arrests in the probe, according to officials. CBI arrested Senior Section Engineer (signal) Arun Kumar Mahanta, Section Engineer Mohammed Amir Khan and Technician Pappu Kumar, all were posted

Ahead 2024 : BSP Chief Mayawati holds meeting with other party leaders in Delhi

08 Jul 2023 13:40 PM IST

Mayawati, the leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party is meeting with representatives from the Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh branches of the party on Saturday to discuss plans and strategies for the general elections in 2024. After losing in the local body elections for Uttar Pradesh in May, Mayawati met with

WB Panchayat poll: State Minister Shashi Panja slams central forces for failing to protect citizens

08 Jul 2023 12:14 PM IST

As voting for the single-phase panchayat elections in West Bengal began on Saturday, minister Shashi Panja of that state accused the federal government of failing to protect the populace, claiming “TMC workers have been murdered.” Before the West Bengal Panchayat elections, tragic and shocking events were brought to light in

PM Modi offers prayers at Bhadrakali Temple in Telangana’s Warangal

08 Jul 2023 11:48 AM IST

Ahead of laying the foundation stone for various development projects worth Rs 6,100 crore in Telangana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered prayers at Bhadrakali temple in Warangal district. “Leaving for Warangal to attend a programme where we will inaugurate or lay the foundation stone for development works worth

Lokayukta Police arrests Mangaluru aided school convener in bribery case

08 Jul 2023 11:12 AM IST

An aided school coordinator was detained by the Lokayukta Police in Mangaluru, Karnataka, for allegedly accepting a five lakh rupee bribe, according to officials. The offender was named as Jyothi Poojary, the convener of the Niranjana Swamy aided school in Bajpe, on the outskirts of Mangaluru, in a news release

WB: TMC claims that 3 party workers killed during Panchayat polling

08 Jul 2023 10:58 AM IST

Following the start of voting in West Bengal’s single-phase panchayat elections on Saturday morning, the Trinamool Congress claimed that three of its party members had been killed in many acts of violence. “Shocking and tragic incidents send shockwaves through the voting community. Three of our party workers have been murdered

2 MP men forced to eat faeces over false sexual assault claim

08 Jul 2023 01:44 AM IST

Two young men from the lower rungs of the country’s caste system – one a Dalit from the Jatav community and the other from the Other Backward Class Kewat community – were subjected to brutal torture in Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh, over claims of sexual assault, the police have said. The