Congress general secretary Harish Rawat has posted a video on social media that purportedly shows one person at an Army centre ticking and signing several postal ballot papers. Sharing the video on his Twitter handle and Facebook on Tuesday, Rawat said, “Sharing a short video for everyone’s information. It shows how one man at an […]
Farmers’ organisation Rashtriya Kisan Manch on Wednesday announced its support to the Samajwadi Party (SP) in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. In a letter written to the SP president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday, Shekhar Dixit, the national president of the Manch, said his organisation has decided to extend full support to the SP.Dixit in the […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged people to visit border villages to impart a degree of “vibrancy” to sparsely populated regions along the country’s frontiers. Addressing a webinar on the impact of Budget on rural development, the prime minister also called for convergence of efforts to ensure 100 per cent implementation of the announcements […]
Senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and former Senator Rehman Malik passed away here on Wednesday due to coronavirus-related complications, his spokesperson confirmed. He was 70. Malik was survived by his wife and two sons. He had tested positive for the virus in January, and had complained of breathing problems. Earlier this month, he […]
The Congress on Wednesday staged a walkout during the Governor’s address on the opening day of the Budget Session of the Vidhan Sabha. Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar arrived at the Vidhan Sabha to deliver his address on the commencement of the budget session.Even as the Governor was halfway through his address, Leader of Opposition Mukesh […]
An average of 22.62 per cent voting was recorded on Wednesday in the first four hours of polling in 59 Assembly constituencies spread over nine districts of Uttar Pradesh, the Election Commission said. The polling started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm.The districts where the polling is being held are Pilibhit, Lakhimpur […]
In a late-night crackdown against leaders of the UT Powermen Union, Chandigarh Police arrested many of them for violation of the ESMA order. The UT had asked the protesters to report to work by 9.30pm failing which strict action would be initiated against them. Meanwhile, the UT Administration has called in a Military Engineer Services […]
The situation in Ukraine has its roots in post-Soviet politics, the expansion of NATO and the dynamics between Russia and Europe, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, amid escalating tension between Moscow and the West after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised two breakaway Ukrainian regions as independent states. In an interactive session at a think-tank […]