NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday issued a three-line whip to all its members of parliament in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, directing mandatory attendance during a special Parliament session scheduled from April 16 to 18.According to the party directive, all MPs, including Union ministers, have been instructed to remain present in…
NEW DELHI: Indian fishermen who were stranded in Iran amid escalating conflict in the Middle East have expressed deep gratitude to the Indian Embassy and the government for ensuring their safe return home, crediting coordinated diplomatic efforts for bringing them back safely from a tense regional situation.The fishermen returned to India on Saturday night and…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, raising concerns over the Centre’s handling of discussions on delimitation linked to the women’s reservation law and urging a broader political discussion after the ongoing assembly elections conclude.In his letter, Kharge reiterated the Opposition’s demand for convening an all-party meeting to deliberate…
NEW DELHI: A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck Assam on Sunday at 09:21:58 IST, according to the National Centre for Seismology.The tremor was recorded at a depth of 5 km, with the epicentre located in Cachar district at latitude 24.659°N and longitude 92.763°E.No immediate reports of damage or casualties have been reported so far. This is…
NEW DELHI: More than 3.6 crore electors across 16 districts are eligible to vote in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections on April 23, according to data released by the Election Commission.The electoral rolls for the phase include 1.84 crore men, 1.75 crore women and 465 third gender voters, reflecting a broad…
NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on Saturday dismissed claims of the Tamil film, ‘Jana Nayagan’, being leaked from its system as “baseless and misleading”, asserting that its certification process follows a secure, access-controlled protocol. The clarification comes over the film’s alleged online leak in high-definition format, which has triggered outrage.Explaining its…
KOLKATA/KESHIARY: Mamata Banerjee alleged on Saturday that EC’s SIR was a “big scam” aimed at “bringing BJP to office” in Bengal, warning of backlash against those enforcing SIR.“Voters are being deleted indiscriminately. Remember, out of 90 lakh voters deleted, 60 lakh are Hindus and 30 lakh Muslims. It would be proved one day that SIR…
GUWAHATI: The voter turnout in the 2026 Assam assembly polls further climbed on Sunday, reaching close to 86%, according to the EC’s last update. This marks the highest turnout in the state’s history, surpassing previous highs of 84.7% in 2016, and 82% in 2021. Speaking to reporters in Rajasthan, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “All…
Speaking to reporters at the airport on Saturday, Goyal said the evacuation was carried out following directions from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with coordinated efforts by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Indian missions abroad to relocate the stranded fishermen from Iran to Armenia before bringing them back to India. CHENNAI: Union minister Piyush…
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