Rajya Sabha chairman rejects impeachment motion against poll body chief Gyanesh Kumar | India News

CEC Gyanesh Kumar (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radhakrishnan on Monday rejected the impeachment motion against the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, who has been facing opposition’s heat over the pan-India Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the “conduct” of the recent assembly polls.It was the first time a notice was…

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Delhi Assembly security scare: Masked men placed bouquet inside Speaker’s car – what we know so far | India News

NEW DELHI: Delhi police on Monday detained three suspects for breaching security at the Delhi Assembly and placing a bouquet and garland in Speaker’s vehicle parked on the porch before fleeing.According to officials, a SUV car bearing an Uttar Pradesh registration number of Pilibhit area, entered the Assembly premises after breaking through the Gate number…

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Evening news wrap: Man held for breaching Delhi Assembly security; Israel kills IRGC intel chief & more | India News

Delhi Police arrested a suspect after a Tata Sierra breached barricades and entered the Delhi Assembly premises, briefly triggering a security scare. No bomb-like object was found as police also released the first image of the suspect. Israel said it killed IRGC intelligence chief Majid Khademi in strikes on Tehran, as the Middle East war…

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North Korea: ‘Broad-minded man’s attitude’: North Korea calls South Korean President Lee’s regret over drone incursions ‘wise’ in rare conciliatory response

North Korea on Monday described South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s expression of regret over cross-border drone incursions as “very fortunate and wise”, in a rare conciliatory response from Pyongyang after years of sharply hostile rhetoric.Lee earlier on Monday apologised for at least two incidents in which drones crossed into North Korea, saying they had…

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Supreme Court asks Bengal’s top bureaucrat to apologise over siege of SIR officers in Malda | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the West Bengal chief secretary for “not taking calls of Calcutta high court chief justice” over the Malda incident and asked him to apologise.Taking strong exception to the attack on judicial officers adjudicating objections to voter list exclusions in West Bengal’s Malda district, the Supreme Court…

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