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SC reprieve for Raut, allows her to continue as corporator for now

India, Sept. 23 -- Former mayor and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Vishakha Raut has received a reprieve from the Supreme Court on her plea challenging her disqualification as a corporator after her caste cer... Read More


"Where can one place trust?": Akhilesh Yadav questions ECI credibility, alleges SP voters "systematically deleted"

Lucknow, Sept. 23 -- Reacting to an Indian Express report which said two Election Commissioners had raised objections multiple times over decisions related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) proc... Read More


"Has no more place in EC": Congress MP Karti Chidambaram demands resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Madurai, Sept. 23 -- Senior Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his immediate resignation over an inve... Read More


Top Court flags delay on disqualification pleas against rebel TMC MPs

Kolkata, Sept. 23 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday flagged the three-month delay in deciding disqualification petitions against 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs, but stopped short of imposing a deadli... Read More


SC declines PIL seeking removal of social media content allegedly threatening communal harmony

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea seeking directions to the Centre and social media platforms to identify, remove and block online content allegedly hav... Read More


Germany expects India-EU FTA signing by year-end, sees potential to double trade in five years: Envoy Jasper Wieck

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Germany expects the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to be signed by the end of this year and believes the pact has significant potential to boost trade and inves... Read More


India flags need for UNSC reform amid conflicts

New York,, Sept. 23 -- India on Wednesday said the Global South is at the receiving end of "unprecedented changes" in the world, emphasising that the inability of the UN Security Council to address on... Read More


KMC, HMC to reserve nearly one-third seats for women

Kolkata, Sept. 23 -- About 33 per cent of seats in the upcoming polls in Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC) will be reserved for women. This has been a signifi... Read More


Delhi court grants Sharjeel Imam interim bail

India, Sept. 23 -- New Delhi A Delhi court on Tuesday granted interim bail, from October 4 to October 10, to student activist Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, a... Read More


City civil court to hear TMC office eviction plea

Kolkata, Sept. 23 -- The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday declined to decide at this stage the dispute over the eviction notice issued to the Trinamool Congress office at Camac Street and directed the... Read More