BJP had claimed that button for BJP had been taped at at a booth in Falta In a rare move, the election commission on Saturday order “fresh” polling in the entire constituency of Falta on May 21. Citing, “subversion of democratic process”, it announce its decision with counting scheduled for May 24. The Election Commission’s…
NEW DELHI: The Lawrence Bishnoi syndicate claimed responsibility for a firing incident at a cafe in Canada early on Saturday. The gang warned the cafe owner and comedian Kapil Sharma, who owns the adjacent outlet, Kap’s Cafe, to fall in line.In a social media post attributed to a Facebook account named “Tyson Bishnoi Zora Sidhu”,…
Residents in West Bengal’s Falta protested alleged TMC threats ahead of vote counting, as heavy security was deployed, repolling continued in select booths, and fresh controversies over EVM strongroom irregularities emerged. Punjab Police filed non-bailable FIRs against Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak after his switch to BJP, triggering allegations of political vendetta from BJP and…
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh will undertake the census 2027 exercise in two distinct phases, beginning May 2026, with one of the largest administrative deployments in the country involving nearly five lakh enumerators and supervisors. The scale of the exercise will spread across 75 districts, more than 1.04 lakh villages and 783 towns.According to Sheetal Verma, director…
Congress leader PJ Kurien NEW DELHI: Veteran Congress leader PJ Kurien on Saturday made it clear that while the Congress has many leaders capable of becoming chief minister, only three names are currently in serious consideration if the UDF comes to power in Kerala. He, however, chose not to disclose who those contenders are.Speaking to…
NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati has appointed noted lyricist and writer Prasoon Joshi as its chairman. Joshi will be overseeing the functioning of All India Radio and Doordarshan, taking charge at a time of transition for the organisation following a recent leadership exit.Union information and broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw congratulated Joshi on his appointment and highlighted…
MK Stalin, Vijay and Udhayanidhi Stalin (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: With voting concluded across all 234 constituencies in a single phase on April 23, Tamil Nadu has recorded one of its highest-ever voter turnouts, crossing 84.80 per cent. The counting of votes is scheduled for May 4, when the fate of the state will be decided.The…
Prasoon Joshi appointed Chairman of Prasar Bharati. The celebrated lyricist and writer will now lead India’s public broadcasting system, including Doordarshan and All India Radio. NEW DELHI: The Centre on Saturday appointed noted lyricist and communications expert Prasoon Joshi as chairman of Prasar Bharati, filling a key vacancy at the public broadcaster that has been…
Suvendu Adhikari; Mamata Banerjee Bengal breathes politics. Take a walk through the streets of Howrah, Kolkata or any town in the state and you will find tea stalls where kakus (uncles) argue over ideology, leaders and the future, as if each conversation carries the weight of history. This is not new. From the era of…
Nalbari: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during a BJP workers meeting, in Nalbari, Assam. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The BJP-led NDA, if it wins Assam on May 4, will secure a hat-trick of terms in the northeastern state, while chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will be elected to office for a second consecutive term.The…