Residential Welfare Associations (RWAs) across the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) area have joined hands with election authorities to support the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and boost voter awareness, officials said on Tuesday.
The Youth Congress workers gathered outside the MP Congress Headquarters and raised slogans against the BJP alleging high-handed behaviour and undue pressure by the ruling party in the decision by the Returning Officer to cancel Natarajan’s nomination.
According to the returning officer, Natarajan failed to mention a court case in Form 26 (the affidavit), thereby submitting an incomplete affidavit.
In a major move to accelerate industrial development in Bihar, the state Cabinet has decided that approvals required for setting up new industries will be granted within 30 days.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday received messages of congratulations and praise from several world leaders as he prepared to become India's longest-serving elected Prime Minister, a milestone that drew recognition from countries across Asia, the Pacific and the Caribbean.
An all-party meeting was held in Parliament on the issue of Justice Yashwant Varma of the Delhi High Court under the chairmanship of Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said more than 450 government employees have been arrested since 2021, with Rs 12 crore in cash and 224.74 grams of gold seized from their possession.
The Opposition Congress, unhappy over the delay in the elections for the civic bodies and panchayats, is exploring the legal option to ensure adherence to the law and the constitution by the reluctant BJP-led government.
According to eyewitnesses, the scuffle broke out between BJP MLA Dr GS Dharmesh and former minister Rambabu Harit. Later the former minister alleged that the MLA pushed and abused him.
The debate over Manipur violence and delimitation has heated up in Jharkhand, with the BJP and JMM strongly criticising each other. BJP spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo responded to JMM’s recent press conference, accusing the party of misleading people and misrepresenting RSS’s statements.
