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The Congress-led coalition of opposition parties is making strong demands for the reinstatement of ballot papers alongside a transformed collegium responsible for appointing election commissioners. Their criticisms target the Election Commission, claiming it has lost credibility, especially regarding electoral roll updates and those pesky model code infringements. NEW DELHI: Accusing EC of being compromised, opposition,…

Bhopal: In a major decision, after the state lost two cheetah cubs — one to a freak fall while desperately looking for its mother and another allegedly run over by a speeding motorist while crossing a highway — in a matter of days, the state government approved and announced a third habitat for cheetahs in…

JAMMU: A madrassa teacher was arrested for allegedly raping a minor in J&K’s Doda district on Monday.The alleged crime occurred at a madrassa in Doda’s Gandoh area. Police caught the accused within three hours of receiving the complaint and booked him under relevant sections of the Pocso Act and BNS.“The accused, a resident of Pingal,…

CHANDIGARH: Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday held a meeting with representatives of Korean companies, highlighting Punjab’s transformation into a stable, transparent, and future-ready investment destination to attract foreign investment.Addressing business leaders on the concluding day of his South Korea visit, the chief minister said Punjab’s robust industrial ecosystem, reliable and cost-competitive power, peaceful labour…

NEW DELHI: Karan Adani on Monday highlighted the Adani Group’s investments in Telangana and praised chief minister Revanth Reddy and the state government for their visionary leadership and unwavering support.Addressing the Telangana Rising Global Summit 2025, Karan Adani said the company has invested Rs 10,000 crores in last 3 years and contributed to the employment…

Free cremation services for Below Poverty Line (BPL) families have been launched in Tamil Nadu by the Isha Foundation.State municipal administration minister, K N Nehru, inaugurated the service in Chennai on Tuesday. The free service is meant to help families who may struggle to pay for final rites. The Foundation currently runs 17 gas crematoriums…

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday was seen having a meal with his parliament colleagues in the Parliament canteen.Shah was joined by Union MoS Nityanand Rai, Union minsiter Kiren Rijiju and BJP MP Anil Baluni.In the clip, the leaders could be seen having Indian cuisine over some seemingly light-hearted discussion.Earlier in the…

Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra NEW DELHI: Goa Police DIG (C&R) Varsha Sharma on Tuesday said that Look Out Circulars (LoCs) have been issued against the owners of Birch by Romeo Lane, the north Goa nightclub where 25 people died in a fire, as they are currently not in India.In a detailed briefing, DIG Varsha Sharma…

NEW DELHI: The Special Intensive Revision norms for electoral roll updates triggered an intense debate in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, with opposition parties questioning the legality, transparency and neutrality of the ongoing exercise. Several MPs demanded clarity from the government and accountability from the ECI.Concerns over the welfare of booth-level officers added urgency to…

Union home minister Amit Shah (ANI) NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday rejected the opposition’s accusation that the government sought a debate on Vande Mataram to gain political advantage in the West Bengal assembly elections scheduled for April–May next year.Also Read | Why Vande Mataram has triggered a stormVande Mataram, the national…