NEW DELHI: The Congress and other opposition parties will march to the Supreme Court on Monday, October 12, demanding chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The protest comes a day after a police crackdown on demonstrators in Delhi and amid fresh political tensions…
In a recent address, Asaduddin Owaisi highlighted the importance of cultivating political leadership within minority communities. Asaduddin Owaisi, the India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief, on Sunday widened his party’s political outreach in Azamgarh in the poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, where he called for “greater political independence among minority communities”.Targeting both, the SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and…
PM Modi and Tamil Nadu CM Joseph Vijay during the launch and inauguration of various development projects worth over Rs 13,000 crore at IIT Madras, in Chennai NEW DELHI: A brief stir broke out at an official government function attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chennai on Sunday after some people displayed placards projecting…
The breakthrough comes as part of a wider, intensified crackdown on narcotics trafficking across the North Eastern region. In a blow to cross-border synthetic drug cartels, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) intercepted a massive quantity of Yaba tablets sent to India from Myanmar and arrested two alleged traffickers who are resident of Manipur. The drugs are…
On Sunday, several protesters were detained by Goa police during a demonstration targeting chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Goa police detained several protesters on Sunday as they gathered for a planned Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demonstration against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, preventing the agitation from getting underway.Dozens of demonstrators were reportedly taken into custody…
‘In 2013-14, the government of Manmohan Singh ji had informed TRAI about these threats,’ Dubey said. Saurabh Sinha/TNNNEW DELHI: Elon Musk’s diatribe over Starlink’s entry into India has now become a full blown political battle. On Sunday, chairman of the standing committee on communications and IT Nishikant Dubey said this panel has “understood the challenges…
The protest, which called for Kumar’s resignation, was met with a massive security deployment and widespread detentions across the national capital NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has registered 20 FIRs in connection with the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)-led protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral…
SC on Delhi protest crackdown NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Sunday directed authorities to ensure that people gathering peacefully are not illegally detained and that metro and railway services function normally. The court’s directive came a day after Centre’s crackdown on CJP’s proposed protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.The court issued notice to the Centre on…
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has announced plans for a meeting with the Chief Justice of India Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said party leaders would meet the Chief Justice of India (CJI) to raise concerns over the functioning of constitutional institutions, while accusing the BJP of coming to power through “vote chori” and alleging…
CJP leaders Abhijit Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were released by a Delhi court on the condition that they maintain peace for one year (Image credit: Reuters) NEW DELHI: A Delhi executive magistrate court on Sunday ordered the release of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka on the…
