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election panel makes public 6.5mn deleted names from Bihar voter roll

PATNA, Aug. 19 -- Following the Supreme Court directive to the Election Commission to publish the deleted names by August 19 and file a compliance report by August 22, the EC on Monday came out with t... Read More


SC declines contempt plea against J'khand govt's DGP selection

RANCHI, Aug. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a contempt plea filed against the Jharkhand government over the appointment of Anurag Gupta as the state's director general of Polic... Read More


Champai Soren supports stir against RIMS-2

RANCHI, Aug. 19 -- Former Jharkhand chief minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Champai Soren has extended his support to the ongoing agitation against the construction of a second R... Read More


'PPc spend up 5 times since 2018'

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The government's spending on Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC) has jumped five-fold since its launch in 2018, when the expenditure stood at Rs.3.67 crore, to Rs.18.83 crore in 2025, acco... Read More


Bihar SIR a new weapon of vote theft, says Rahul

PATNA, Aug. 19 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accompanied by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, marched ahead on the second day of their Voter Adhikar Yatra with prayers at the histor... Read More


Ex-IPS officer, former Union min to join BJP

PATNA, Aug. 19 -- Assam-cadre Indian Police service (IPS) officer Anand Mishra, who unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha election from his native Buxar after taking voluntary retirement, is set to join ... Read More


Cong stages protest demanding fair water supply from Pong Dam

Bikaner, Aug. 19 -- The Congress party on Monday staged a massive protest in Bikaner, demanding fair supply of irrigation water from the Pong Dam. The protesters first sat on a dharna at the Collector... Read More


Cong, BJP trade barbs over disaster relief measures

Shimla, Aug. 19 -- The Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government and main opposition party - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) traded barbs over relief measures, compensation, and the government's han... Read More


SC to decide on Punjab pleas after settling presidential reference case

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear the Punjab government's petition against the governor delaying two state bills only after the five-judge constitution bench tasked w... Read More


Ex-Isro scientist, Mahatma's kin part of Oppn candidate shortlist

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Former Indian Space Research Organisation scientist (Isro) Mylswamy Annadurai and Mahatma Gandhi's great grandson Tushar Gandhi were among the names the Opposition discussed as i... Read More