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Election postponement to Dec 20 upsets campaign plans

India, Dec. 2 -- The postponement of the local body elections from Tuesday to December 20 has thrown campaign strategies off the track in several constituencies, with several candidates openly express... Read More


Supreme Court asks ECI to consider deferring SIR in Kerala as pleas flag impediment to local polls

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to consider whether it is required to defer the exercise of filling and submission of enumeration forms, ... Read More


Parliament Winter Session: Opposition MPs stage protest over SIR

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- Congress and other opposition MPs staged a protest against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll as the Parliament gears up for the second day of the ... Read More


"Is the govt following path of North Korea's Kim Jong Un?": Akhilesh Yadav on Sanchar Saathi app

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday criticised the government's directive to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi App on mobile handsets, questioning the government's intent... Read More


"10 hours each has been fixed": Congress MP K Suresh on discussion over Vande Mataram, electoral reforms

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- Congress MP K Suresh on Tuesday revealed the schedule for the discussion over Vande Mataram and electoral reforms, 10 hours for each in the Winter Session of Parliament. Accordin... Read More


ECI defends West Bengal, Tamil Nadu SIRs in top court

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has filed detailed affidavits in the Supreme Court defending the special intensive revision (SIR) of voter lists in West Bengal and Tamil Na... Read More


"Turning country into a dictatorship": Priyanka Gandhi slams Centre for mandating Sanchar Saathi app on mobiles

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) move to mandate the pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi application in all mobile handsets manufactured or imported in India has caus... Read More


SC sets aside HC order, says 'parity not sole ground for bail'

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- Emphasising that the principle "bail is the rule and jail, an exception," does not entitle all accused to automatic relief, the Supreme Court has held that courts must also weigh ... Read More


BJP's Prem Kumar unanimously elected Bihar House speaker

PATNA, Dec. 2 -- Senior BJP leader Prem Kumar was on Tuesday unanimously elected speaker of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha through voice vote. Chief minister Nitish Kumar and Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Pra... Read More


India To Expand Refining Capacity To 309.5 MMTPA By 2030, Boost Clean Fuel Ecosystem

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- The Government has outlined significant expansions in India's refining and clean-fuel ecosystem, projecting an increase in the country's total refining capacity from the current 2... Read More