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The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh began on Tuesday, marking the first such exercise in 22 years. Earlier, this exercise was conducted in UP in 2003. UP chief electoral officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa held a virtual meeting with district electoral officers and other senior officials to brief them on the SIR process. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI) schedule, between October 28 and November 3, the election returning officers (EROs) will print ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday announced that India will host the inaugural edition of Mumbai Climate Week (MCW) in February 2026. "Mumbai Climate Week aims to become a major platform for climate action across the Global South, with India taking a leadership role. The event will bring together the best minds from across the Global South to find practical solutions for our climate challenges," said the Chief Minister. He added that this p ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) had achieved a significant milestone under its flagship youth engagement initiative, Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat), with the platform surpassing two crore registrations, said the official release. This landmark reflects the growing enthusiasm and participation of India's youth in the nation's collective journey towards a Viksit Bharat 2047. Launched on 31st October 2023 by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Na ...Read More >
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 28 (ANI): Congress MP Imran Masood on Tuesday refuted the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Phase-2, which will be conducted across 12 states and Union Territories, alleging that the Election Commission is constantly decreasing its credibility. "The Election Commission is constantly decreasing its credibility... It is very unfortunate if the credibility of the institution that is supposed to protect democracy is questioned in this manner," Masood said. T ...Read More >
Kalaburagi (Karnataka), Oct 28 (PTI) The 'peace meeting' convened by the district administration to discuss permission for a route march by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and similar rallies by nine other organisations in Chittapur on November 2 failed to reach a consensus, official sources said on Tuesday. The meeting was held as per the directions of the Kalaburagi bench of the Karnataka High Court, issued last Friday. Chaired by Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner Fouzia Taranum, the meet ...Read More >
Mangaluru: In a sharp rebuttal to allegations levelled by former Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, Assembly Speaker and Mangalore MLA UT Khader on Tuesday termed the charges as false, misleading, and cooked-up claims being spread to tarnish his image and divert public attention from the remarkable development works taking place in the Vidhana Soudha. In a press statement Khader said his tenure as Speaker had been marked by transparency and a commitment to improving facilities for legislators an ...Read More >
Mumbai: Movement of heavy vehicles will be completely prohibited on Western Express Highway from Vakola flyover to Dahisar toll naka on Oct 29 on both south and north bounds between 2 pm and 9 pm as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to arrive at the India Maritime Week exhibition at NESCO in Goregaon East. The traffic police have issued vehicular restrictions in the western suburbs from Oct 27 to Oct 31 for this event. A large number of citizens, several VVIPs and dignitaries are also ex ...Read More >
Darbhanga (Bihar) [India], October 28 (ANI): Janata Dal (United) MP Sanjay Jha on Tuesday criticised the Mahagathbandhan after the alliance released its manifesto for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. The Mahagathbandhan, comprising mostly RJD and Congress, on Tuesday released its manifesto, titled "Bihar ka Tejashwi Prann," for the assembly poll. Attacking the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) over its earlier governance record, Jha claimed that the period was marked by widespread lawlessness. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched a special clean-up drive at Vasudev Ghat on the Yamuna, hours after the conclusion of Chhath Puja on early Tuesday morning. Delhi Mayor Iqbal Singh said that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) carried out extensive sanitation drives, deploying special teams at more than 1,100 ghats across the city in view of the Chhath Puja celebrations. Accompanied by Culture and Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra, the chief minister collected ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Oct 28 (PTI) Opposition Congress and INLD on Tuesday alleged that farmers in Haryana are suffering due to a shortage of fertilisers and are being treated as "criminals" as officials are stamping their hands when they come to collect fertilisers. Attacking the BJP government, Congress general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Singh Surjewala and Indian National Lok Dal president Abhay Singh Chautala accused it of adding insult to injury with such treatment of farmers. In a statem ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Leading office developers are setting up platforms to offer GCC-as-a-service to new global capability centres looking to set up operations in India. GCCs constitute a significant portion of the tenant base for most commercial office developers. So far, mainstream office developers and flexible office space operators have leased space to such offshore R&D and backend centres for global companies. Now, developers are looking to leverage the opportunity to provide real estate, operation ...Read More >
Patna, Oct 28 (UNI) Days after declaring RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav as its CM face for the Bihar assembly elections, the Grand Alliance today released its manifesto promising government jobs to one member of every family in Bihar and also assured an increase in the old age pension to Rs 1,500 per month. RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, Congress leaders Akhilesh Singh and Pawan Khera, CPI(ML) leader Deepankar Bhattacharya, VIP leader Mukesh Sahni and CPI leader Ram Naresh Pandey besides o ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Congress has reignited its campaign to abolish the Agniveer short-term military recruitment scheme, branding it a "grave danger" to national security, youth employment, and armed forces morale. At a press briefing at AICC headquarters, Col (retd) Rohit Chaudhary, Chairman of the Ex-Servicemen Department, launched "Jai Jawan Campaign Part 2", pledging to regularise all Agniveers and reinstate permanent pensionable service. Introduced in 2022, Agniveer enli ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 28 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on Tuesday that India will host the inaugural edition of Mumbai Climate Week (MCW) on February 17 to 19 at the Jio World Convention Centre, according to a release. The event will be organised by Project Mumbai in partnership with the Government of Maharashtra's Department of Environment and Climate Change, and will be supported by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Also Read | Biha ...Read More >
New Delhi: The counsel for former JNU student Umar Khalid told a Delhi court on Tuesday that no criminality could be attributed to his client. The submissions were made before Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai during arguments opposing the framing of charges against Khalid in the UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots in Delhi. Senior advocate Trideep Pais, appearing for Khalid, argued, "In any event, no criminality can be attributed, because unless you ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Two senior Naxalite leaders surrendered before Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) Shivdhar Reddy in Hyderabad on Tuesday, officials said. The two leaders, identified as Telangana State Committee member Bandi Prakash alias Prabhat and Pulluri Prasada Rao alias Chandranna, surrendered before the top police official. Reddy said both leaders laid down arms in response to Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy's appeal to join the mainstream. Addressing a press conference, Redd ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 28 (ANI): After the Electoral Officer issued a notice to Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor over alleged dual voter registration in Bihar and West Bengal, political temperatures in the state have risen ahead of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections. BJP MP Rajeev Pratap Rudy on Tuesday said there is "no need to discuss him" as he has "no ground in the elections." "...We all politicians need to stay cautious... There is no need to have any discussion on him as he ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Oct 28 (Maxim News): The Congress high command has excluded Telangana Ministers and senior leaders from the list of star campaigners for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections following sharp criticism over Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy's controversial "Bihari DNA" remark. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp The first phase, covering 121 constituencies, is scheduled for November 6, followed by the second phase covering 122 seats on November 11. The move marks a significant cours ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Oct 28 (Maxim News): Following the backlash over Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's remarks on 'Bihari DNA', the Congress high command has excluded Telangana Ministers and senior leaders from the list of star campaigners for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp The elections will be held in two phases, the first covering 121 constituencies on November 6, and the second covering 122 constituencies on November 11. The decision comes as a surprise ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Oct 28 (PTI) BJP MP from Bengaluru South Tejasvi Surya on Tuesday met Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and urged him to scrap the proposed tunnel road project in the city, while advocating expansion of the metro and suburban rail networks to ease traffic congestion. Shivakumar, who also holds the Bengaluru development portfolio, said, "Surya failed to provide alternative measures to ease the city's traffic problems", but added that he respected the MP's suggestions and would dire ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Oct 28 (PTI) The severe cyclonic storm Montha on Tuesday brought heavy rain in coastal and southern Odisha districts, causing landslides and damaging houses besides uprooting trees, officials said. The landfall of Montha started Kakinada in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh about 7 pm and the process will continue for three to four hours, the Met office said. The preliminary reports of damages were received from eight southern Odisha districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) The Centre has asked all states and Union territories to ensure the recruitment of ex-Agniveers into private security agencies and training institutes as they have experience working in the armed forces, officials said on Tuesday. The Ministry of Home Affairs communication has been sent to all states and UTs as part of the further career progression of ex-Agniveers on completion of their term with the armed forces. In June 2022, the government rolled out the Agnipath re ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 28 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee reiterated that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was a way to exclude voters from the voting list and deprive them of their voting rights. He said that if the voting rights of genuine voters are snatched in West Bengal then one lakh people will gherao the office of the Election Commission of India in New Delhi. Addressing a press conference in Kolkata, Abhishek Banerjee said, "Chief Election Commi ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Visitors to the Bio Park in Guruvayur municipality, Thrissur district of Kerala, were recently left stunned. The reason for their shock was a statue of Mahatma Gandhi that, apart from the glasses and walking stick, bore no resemblance to the Father of the Nation. The statue had been under construction in the park for several days, and people eagerly awaited its unveiling. However, when the curtains were drawn back, revealing a face that appeared disfigured, the crowd stood ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Oct 28 (PTI) Parts of Gujarat, including Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath and Kheda districts, continued to receive unseasonal heavy rains on Tuesday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting more showers till October 31. In view of the prevailing situation, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said the welfare of farmers was the government's top priority and it was committed to providing all possible help to the affected people. Parts of Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath and ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 28 (PTI) A depression over the Arabian Sea brought unseasonal showers to Mumbai on Tuesday evening, with the weather department forecasting intermittent rainfall over the next 48 hours. The Colaba observatory recorded 11 mm of rainfall between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm, while Santacruz observatory recorded no rainfall, an official from the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) said. The weather system over the Arabian Sea is expected to bring intermittent showers to the city over the next ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 28 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee charged the BJP with spreading fear over the National Register of Citizens on Tuesday, hours after the alleged suicide of a man near Kolkata, who reportedly left behind a note blaming the NRC for his death. Barrackpore Police Commissionerate Muralidhar Sharma said after visiting the spot that 57-year-old Pradeep Kar was found hanging at his residence in Panihati in North 24 Parganas on Tuesday morning. A suicide note was found in ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 28 (ANI): Congress leader Pawan Khera on Tuesday said voters are confident that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Mahagathbandhan's chief ministerial face candidate Tejashwi Yadav will fulfil their poll promises in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections. Khera's remarks came after the Mahagathbandhan released its election manifesto on Tuesday. He said the document is centred on the welfare of Bihar and reflects the alliance's commitment to the people. "The public i ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Oct 28 (IANS) In yet another blow to the CPI (Maoist), two senior leaders on Tuesday surrendered before the Telangana Police. Central Committee Member (CCM) Pulluri Prasad Rao alias Chandranna and State Committee Member (SCM) Bandi Prakash alias Prabhath of Telangana State Committee surrendered before Director General of Police B. Shivadhar Reddy here. Chandranna has been underground for 45 years while Bandi Prakash has been hiding for 42 years. The DGP said in response to the appe ...Read More >
New Delhi: During the flagship India Maritime Week 2025 (1MW 2025) held in Mumbai, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), India's premier defence shipyard and a Navratna company under the Ministry of Defence, has signed an exclusive Teaming Agreement (TA) with Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited (SDHI), India's largest shipbuilding and heavy fabrication company, for collaboration in the design and construction of Landing Platform Docks (LPD5) for the Indian Navy. The Defence Acquisition ...Read More >
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