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Sibal urges Railway Minister to clarify special train services. Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday raised questions about the Election Commission's impartiality, alleging that it may be acting in favour of the BJP. Addressing a press conference, Sibal claimed that several trains carrying thousands of passengers had recently travelled from Haryana to Bihar under suspicious circumstances. "Today, I am here to shed light on something, whether the Election Commission is taking action or acting ...Read More >
Prison authorities have launched an investigation after videos emerged on social media allegedly showing inmates at Parappana Agrahara Central Prison using Android phones and watching television. The purported clips suggest some inmates are receiving special privileges, including access to electronic devices. An internal inquiry is underway to verify the videos' authenticity and identify those responsible. Prison authorities on Saturday launched a probe after purported videos surfaced on social ...Read More >
Udhayanidhi alleged that the BJP was "deliberately using" the SIR process to manipulate the electoral landscape. The political row over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise escalated on Sunday, with Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin launching a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP. He accused the Centre of using the SIR as a political tool to "snatch minority votes" and "create divisions among states" ahead of the upcoming elections. Speaking to r ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Unsuccessful in stalling the SIR of Bihar electoral roll, the counsel for petitioners on Friday chose to argue the constitutional validity of Election Commission's decision to conduct a pan-India SIR and told SC that the challenge to the validity of CEC and other ECs (Appointment, Conditions of Officer and Terms of Office) Act, 2023, can wait.When advocate Prashant Bhushan and senior counsel Kapil Sibal sought urgent hearing of pleas questioning the legality of SIR, a bench of CJI-des ...Read More >
Patna, Nov 10 (PTI) Electoral fortunes of 1,302 candidates, including over half a dozen ministers in the Nitish Kumar government, will be sealed on Tuesday with 3.70 crore voters eligible to exercise their franchise across 122 assembly segments in the second and final phase of the Bihar polls. The districts going to polls on November 11 include West Champaran, East Champaran, Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Supaul, Araria and Kishanganj, and all these share borders with Nepal. Security has been beefed u ...Read More >
Bettiah (Bihar) [India], November 10 (ANI): Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Monday exuded confidence that people of Bihar will not "restrict" themselves to religion and caste and vote to lay solid foundations for a "good society". He also noted the record voter turnout in the first phase of the Bihar assembly polls. "We are confident that the people of Bihar will rise above caste, religion, and money in the coming times and vote for a good society," the former political strategist turned ...Read More >
Srinagar, Nov 10: The J&K Police have busted an inter-state transnational terror module linked to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind terror outfits that led to the recovery of 2,900 kg of explosive, two assault rifles, pistols, timers, and other material in the Faridabad area of Haryana, near New Delhi, police said here on Monday, adding that seven people have been arrested so far. According to J&K Police, the crackdown follows the discovery of Jaish-e-Mohammad posters pasted at v ...Read More >
Faridabad: A Kashmiri doctor has been arrested here with around 360 kg of inflammable material suspected to be ammonium nitrate and a huge cache of arms and ammunition recovered from his rented accommodation, police said on Monday. During a joint operation by a team of Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir police, the accused Muzammil, a teacher at Al Falah University, was arrested, they said. Al Falah University in Haryana's Dhouj, around 45 km from Delhi, is privately run and recognised by the Unive ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed deep concern over a "growing and disturbing trend" of litigants and lawyers making scandalous and scurrilous allegations against judges when court rulings do not go in their favour. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran made the observation while closing contempt proceedings against litigant N Peddi Raju and two lawyers, who were cautioned that such conduct undermines the integrity of the judicial system ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 10 (PTI) The NSUI on Monday staged a protest outside the Election Commission of India (ECI) office in New Delhi, demanding accountability from the poll body and the ruling BJP following the allegations of large-scale voter list manipulation in Haryana, as claimed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Many National Students' Union of India (NSUI) supporters marched from the organisation's headquarters to the ECI office, alleging that the revelations point to a "deep nexus" between the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 10 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday expressed deep concern over a "growing and disturbing trend" of litigants and lawyers making scandalous and scurrilous allegations against judges when court rulings do not go in their favour. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran made the observation while closing contempt proceedings against litigant N Peddi Raju and two lawyers, who were cautioned that such conduct undermines the integrity of the jud ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) RS Gopalan Monday rejected the Opposition BJD's allegation that a truckload of electronic voting machines (EVMs) was covertly moved from Ganjam district to Nuapada November 9 ahead of the by-election to the constituency. Addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar, Gopalan said the CEO's office has received a complaint regarding the transportation of EVMs from Ganjam to Nuapada. "This allegation is completely baseless and impossible. W ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is planning to radicalise youth as well as minors in Bangladesh to carry out terror strikes in India, intelligence agencies have warned. LeT chief and UN-designated terrorist Hafiz Saeed is seriously exploring the possibility of creating an operational hub in Bangladesh, it has now been revealed. Saeed has an axe to grind against India since missile strikes during Operation Sindoor caused major destruction to the outfit's headquarters in Muridke, killing sev ...Read More >
Patna, November 10: The second phase of polling for the Bihar Assembly elections 2025 will be held on Tuesday, November 11. Polling will begin at 7 AM and conclude by 5 PM. A total of 1,302 candidates are fighting for 122 constituencies spread across 20 districts of Bihar. These districts are West Champaran, East Champaran, Supaul, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Araria, Purnea, Kishanganj, Katihar, Banka, Bhagalpur, Nawada, Jamui, Aurangabad, Gaya, Rohtas, Kaimur, Jehanabad and Arwal. Of the 1, ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has appointed former bureaucrat K Jayakumar IAS (Retd.) and former MLA Adv K Raju as new members of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB). The notification, issued by the Revenue (Devaswom-A) Department November 10, states that the two will assume office from November 14 for a term of two years. K Jayakumar will serve as the TDB President. Their nomination comes as the tenure of the current members, P S Prasanth and Adv A Ajikumar, ends on November 13. Bo ...Read More >
Patna: RJD leader and INDIA bloc chief ministerial face Tejashwi Yadav on Monday criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) for "not disclosing gender-wise data" of electors who cast their votes in the first phase of the Bihar assembly polls even after four days of the voting. Addressing a press conference here, he claimed that the RJD-helmed opposition coalition will not allow "vote theft or dishonesty.""The EC has not disclosed the gender-wise data of electors who cast their votes on N ...Read More >
Aizawl, Nov 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Election authorities are all set to hold the bye-election to Mizoram's Dampa Assembly constituency on Tuesday, with polling officials accompanied by security personnel having reached all 41 election stations in the poll-bound segments in Mamit district, officials said on Monday. An election official said that the more than month-long hectic campaign by all political parties for the November 11 bypoll in the Dampa Assembly constituency ended on Sunday, without any ...Read More >
Jaipur, Nov 10 (PTI) Rajasthan witnessed a dip in night temperatures on Monday with Fatehpur in Sikar district recording the lowest minimum temperature of 6.8 degrees Celsius, followed by Nagaur at 6.9 degrees Celsius, the IMD said. Night temperatures at most places were two to five degrees below normal, the Met office said. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Dausa, Alwar, Dungarpur and Churu districts recorded minimums of 8.7 degrees, 9 degrees, 9.1 degrees and 9.6 degree ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Nov 10 (PTI) Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R S Goapalan on Monday rejected the opposition BJD's allegation that a truckload of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) was covertly moved from Ganjam district to Nuapada on November 9 ahead of the by-election to the constituency. Addressing a press conference here, Gopalan said the CEO's office has received a complaint regarding the transportation of EVMs from Ganjam to Nuapada. "This allegation is completely baseless and impossible ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 10 (PTI) A day before polling for the second and final phase of the Bihar Assembly polls, the Congress on Monday said this time the Mahagathbandhan government is certain in the state as the INDIA bloc has a clear roadmap for the state's development, while the NDA leaders have only "foul language and false promises" to offer. The opposition party also asserted that the Mahagathbandhan's guarantees will be implemented as soon as it comes to power. Congress president Mallikarjun Kh ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Nov 10 (Maxim News): All arrangements have been finalized for the Jubilee Hills by-election, scheduled to be held tomorrow (Tuesday) from 7 AM to 6 PM. A total of 4,01,365 voters are eligible to exercise their franchise, with 58 candidates contesting the election. To ensure smooth polling, 407 polling stations have been established across the constituency, with four EVMs allotted to each station. The dispatch of EVMs and election materials from the Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy Stadium ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Monday claimed that the citizens' protest at India Gate, demanding a government policy to curb air pollution in the national capital, was organised by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). He said that the state government was working to mitigate "poison left behind by AAP". Speaking to reporters here, Sirsa criticised the previous AAP government in Delhi, saying that it destroyed everything in the last 10 years. "AAP is organising this prote ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday urged the Delhi High Court to hold in-camera proceedings in its plea seeking the death penalty for Yasin Malik, the Kashmiri separatist leader and chief of the banned JKLF, who is currently serving a life sentence in a terror-funding case. Appearing via video conference from Tihar Jail, Malik submitted before a Bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain that he had been living under "mental agony for the ...Read More >
Faridabad, Nov 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Police on Monday seized 2,563 kilograms of explosives from another house in Haryana's Faridabad, just hours after 350 kilograms of explosives and several other arms and ammunition were seized. Earlier, a joint team of Jammu and Kashmir Police and Haryana Police had recovered around 350 kilograms of explosives, suspected to be ammonium nitrate, along with a Krinkov assault rifle and several other arms and ammunition from another house in Faridabad. Mujammil, a ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Monday claimed that the citizens' protest at India Gate, demanding a government policy to curb air pollution in the national capital, was organised by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). He said that the state government was working to mitigate "poison left behind by AAP". Speaking to reporters here, Sirsa criticised the previous AAP government in Delhi, saying that it destroyed everything in the last 10 years. Al ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The upcoming Kerala local body elections, to be held in two phases on December 9 and 11, are shaping up as a battle between anti-incumbency and incumbency, a test of whether public discontent over controversies will outweigh the Left government's claims of welfare-driven governance. For the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), which controls five of the six corporations and a majority of local bodies, the elections are a bid to reaffirm its political d ...Read More >
Bihar Elections 2025: The second and final phase of the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 is scheduled for 11 November, covering the remaining 122 constituencies. Results will be declared on 14 November. Among the 122 seats voting on Tuesday are 24 seats of the Muslim-majority Seemanchal - a region in the northeastern part of Bihar, bordering West Bengal, Nepal, and Bangladesh. The region comprises of four districts - Araria, Purnea, Kataria and Kishanganj. Kishanganj has the highest concentration ...Read More >
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (JKPDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti hit back at Union Minister Giriraj Singh's controversial remarks following the arrest of two accused after recovering 360 kgs of explosives in Faridabad. After Giriraj Singh said that the accused always belongs to one community, Mufti asked him about the murderers of Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, indicating that those were non-Muslims. Addressing a press conference in ...Read More >
Patna: RJD leader and INDIA bloc chief ministerial face Tejashwi Yadav Monday criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) for not disclosing gender-wise data of electors who cast their votes in the first phase of the Bihar assembly polls even after four days of the voting. Addressing a press conference here, he claimed that the RJD-helmed opposition coalition will not allow vote theft or dishonesty. "The EC has not disclosed the gender-wise data of electors who cast their votes November ...Read More >
PATNA: RJD leader and INDIA bloc chief ministerial face Tejashwi Yadav on Monday criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) for "not disclosing gender-wise data" of electors who cast their votes in the first phase of the Bihar assembly polls even after four days of the voting. Addressing a press conference here, he claimed that the RJD-helmed opposition coalition will not allow "vote theft or dishonesty". "The EC has not disclosed the gender-wise data of electors who cast their votes on ...Read More >
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