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…
This is Indian grandmaster Aarav Dengla’s latest column for TOI The latest Chess Olympiad began in Samarkand, a historic city in Uzbekistan, this week. Uzbekistan has been making huge strides in chess. The current challenger to D. Gukesh’s world championship title is Javokhir Sindarov, a young phenom from Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan won gold in the 2022…
Rahul Gandhi during Chhatron ki goonj event NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha LoP and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday questioned the system over the Satya Niketan tragedy, asking who would take responsibility for the death of Arpit Jhaj and other students.In an X post, Gandhi said Arpit’s grieving family is seeking answers after his death,…
New Delhi: India’s MMA fighter in 77kg category, Varun Sanyal was ruled out of the Asian Games after being declared medically unfit for the competition at the weigh-in process. The athlete felt dizzy at a sauna for weight cut and passed out at the facility.“While undergoing weight loss, including food and fluid restriction, experienced dizziness,…
NEW DELHI: Around 93% of those whose cases have been decided so far over not being able to vote in the West Bengal polls this year because of doubts raised about their eligibility during Election Commission’s SIR drive have won their appeals and have been included in the electoral roll. However, 8,649 of 1.2 lakh…
