Bengaluru- The Karnataka government has said it is considering conducting all local body elections, including the civic polls in Bengaluru, at one go. Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar made the statement here on Monday.With regard to the GBA elections, the draft voters’ list was released on Monday.Asked about when the municipal…
Kolkata- Three persons have died in three separate districts of North 24 Parganas, Nadia and Birbhum over fear of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing process. Police sources said on Monday that while two died by suicide, one died of a heart attack. Their families alleged that fear over the SIR process was the cause…
New Delhi- The Delhi High Court on Monday rejected a plea filed by expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar seeking suspension of his 10-year sentence in the custodial death case of the Unnao rape survivor’s father. A single-judge Bench of Justice Ravinder Dudeja dismissed Sengar’s second application for suspension of sentence and…
Amaravati- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu met Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Monday soon after his arrival in Zurich to participate in the World Economic Forum. The Chief Minister posted on social media platform X that he was delighted to meet the Singapore President.He also met the World Bank Group President Ajay Banga…
Bengaluru- In a major embarrassment to the Karnataka Police Department, purported videos showing objectionable behaviour by jailed actress Ranya Rao’s stepfather and Karnataka DGP K. Ramachandra Rao, with a woman inside his office while in uniform, went viral on Monday. The videos have gone viral on social media, raising serious concerns.The videos purportedly showed Ramachandra…
Kolkata- A demand has been made for the deployment of central paramilitary forces in the violence-prone area of Beldanga in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district. An application has been filed to register a public interest litigation (PIL) at the Calcutta High Court, sources in the court said on Monday.Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Sujoy Paul has…
Thiruvananthapuram- Kerala Revenue Minister K. Rajan on Monday sought to play down the Pala sub-court verdict on the Cheruvally Estate, asserting that the ruling does not amount to a setback for the Pinarayi Vijayan-led State government. The Pinarayi Vijayan government was going ahead with the project, which, if cleared will become the fifth airport in…
New Delhi- Rajasthan Congress President Govind Singh Dotasra on Monday alleged that the BJP is attempting to rig votes in the state under the guise of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Addressing the media at the Congress headquarters here, Dotasra claimed that a “well-planned conspiracy” was executed after Union Home Minister Amit…
New Delhi- The border issues that Pakistan has been facing with the Afghan Taliban and the prolonged battle with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Balochistan Nationalist Army (BLA) has hurt the country very badly. Questions are being asked about the state of affairs and the need to fight against their own people.This has led to…
Thiruvananthapuram- The political controversy surrounding Kerala Minister for Fisheries and Culture Saji Cherian intensified after the Congress filed police complaints accusing him of making remarks with communal overtones, even as unease became visible within the ruling CPI(M). The Youth Congress approached the Director General of Police, alleging that Cherian’s statement was intended to foment tension…
