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Maurya meets Shah, expresses resolve for BJP hat-trick

LUCKNOW, Sept. 26 -- Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Friday met Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi amid the BJP's intensified preparations for the 2027 assembly elections and the... Read More


SC notice to Goa on Tejpal plea against rape case conviction

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Goa government on the plea filed by former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal challenging his conviction in a a 2013 rape case. H... Read More


11 UP MLC seats set to test BJP preparedness

LUCKNOW, Sept. 26 -- Ahead of the high-stakes 2027 assembly polls, the biennial elections to 11 seats of the Uttar Pradesh legislative council from graduates' and teachers' constituencies are being cl... Read More


The case of the missing distinguished jurists

India, Sept. 26 -- Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, a sitting judge of the Supreme Court, recently remarked that it was regrettable that no "distinguished jurist" has ever been appointed as a Supreme Court judge... Read More


Chirag breaks ranks, asks CEC to clear air

PATNA, Sept. 26 -- In a clear departure from the defensive posture adopted by most BJP-led NDA constituents, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief and Union minister Chirag Paswan on Friday called on ... Read More


Plea in SC seeks SIT probe, action against CEC Kumar

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging decisions, guidelines and software changes allegedly made by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar without the con... Read More


Cong workers face water cannons

PATNA, Sept. 26 -- A protest by Congress workers escalated on Friday as police deployed water cannons to stop demonstrators marching toward the State Election Commission office, demanding the resignat... Read More


OPPN ON SIR ROW

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- Pressure mounted on the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday as the Opposition hit the streets and some NDA members demanded answers even as a petition was filed in the ... Read More


Cong stages protest, seeks CEC's removal

Chandigarh, Sept. 26 -- The Punjab Congress on Friday staged a protest outside the Election Commission office in Chandigarh, Sector 17, demanding the ouster of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kuma... Read More


Cong councillor held for snatching MC register

SANGRUR, Sept. 26 -- Lehragaga police on Friday arrested Congress councillor Baljinder Kaur for allegedly snatching an official register during a meeting of municipal council councillors and leaving w... Read More