Annamalai questions Vijay’s UK investment trip NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu BJP president criticised chief minister and TVK leader C Joseph Vijay’s recent visit to London to attract investments, arguing that the state government should instead focus on encouraging local industries to expand and invest.“Chief Minister Mr. Vijay has returned from London after attracting investments….
Dehradun: From left to right, Maharashtra’s Rudrankksh Patil and Parth Rakesh Mane (PTI Photo) India’s shooting medal streak continued at the Asian Games on Monday, with Rudrankksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Mane clinching silver in the men’s 10m air rifle team event. The trio shot a combined 1890.1 points to secure India’s first medal…
SIR appeals pile up in WB, EC says hike number of tribunals NEW DELHI: The innumerable voters in West Bengal who were removed from the electoral rolls after special intensive revision (SIR) may not be able to vote for more than a decade as appellate tribunals set up by Supreme Court could take more than…
Praggnanandhaa outwits Dutch No. 1 Anish Giri (Photo by Rafal Oleksiewicz for FIDE) NEW DELHI: When it was finally revealed that Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa would play Board 1, meaning he would face the toughest oppositions — like his oppoennet in Anish Giri in India’s match against the Netherlands on Sunday — at the 46th Chess Olympiad…
EC revised the rules in Phase 2 covering 12 states/UTs, doing away with the requirement to submit documents NEW DELHI: The large number of notices served on electors under special intensive revision largely stems from a key change made to the rules by EC following its experience during SIR Phase I in Bihar.The rules then…
Asian Games: Mairaj Ahmed Khan As Mairaj Ahmad Khan prepares for his fourth Asian Games, the medal occupying most of his thoughts isn’t the one on offer in Japan.It is the one that has stayed out of reach for more than two decades.“Olympic gold, which I haven’t got yet. The fight is for that. I…
In another statement, he said, “’Govt has money to light diyas — why not for our hostels?’ NEW DELHI: A day after he addressed the fifth edition of his youth outreach programme ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ in Indore, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Sunday asked govt why there weren’t adequate hostel facilities for students and sought the…
Union minister Piyush Goyal addressed Rahul as a grumpy ‘fufa’ NEW DELHI: BJP responded to Rahul Gandhi‘s attempt to mock PM Narendra Modi with a sharp retort Sunday, saying he should consider becoming a stand-up comedian as he is making Congress unelectable.A stand-up comedian joined Rahul at his ‘chhatron ki goonj’ programme in Indore and…
Jairam Ramesh in a statement said, “With this SIR, the State has abdicated its responsibility NEW DELHI: Citing data to flag issues in the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Congress Sunday alleged the exercise was actually a massive “Shah instigated removal of voters” and an “assault on Constitution”.Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh…
The appointees were judicial officers who were earlier recommended by Supreme Court collegium to be elevated to the different HCs NEW DELHI: The law ministry has notified the appointment of 14 new judges to four high courts, which include Delhi, Karnataka, Jharkhand, and J&K and Ladakh. The oath of office to the judges will be…
