Patna, Aug 16 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday credited the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls for a significant rise in voter turnout in Bihar elections.
Chandigarh, Aug 16 (IANS) Former Minister of State (MoS) for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Congress and the Gandhi family over the controversy surrounding the rendition of Vande Mataram during the Independence Day celebrations, alleging that democracy and Parliament hold little or no value for them.
Varanasi, Aug 16 (IANS) Two security officials were injured at Varanasi airport on Sunday after a bullet was accidentally fired from a licensed pistol belonging to a passenger, while undergoing a mandatory inspection in accordance with the required procedures, officials said.
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday accused senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram of shielding 'dimagi Naxals' after the latter said that he was "proud" to be one among them.
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Congress social media chairperson and Working Committee member Supriya Shrinate is in the eye of storm over circulation of two old videos pertaining to 80th Independence Day celebrations while alleging that the BJP leaders hoisted party flags instead of the Tricolour on the occassion.
Mangaluru, Aug 16 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vikas Puttur, from Karnataka, filed a police complaint in Mangaluru on Sunday, against the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi's conduct during the rendition of the national song 'Vande Mataram' at the party's Independence Day event.
Valsad, Aug 16 (IANS) Three men were arrested within hours of an alleged robbery in Vapi taluka of Gujarat's Valsad district after police traced a group accused of luring a man to an isolated location through a dating application, assaulting him and fleeing with Rs 14,000, police said on Sunday.
Mumbai, Aug 16 (IANS) A case involving the illegal cultivation of hydroponic cannabis, allegedly learned through YouTube videos, has come to light in Mumbai's Borivali area, where police busted an illegal cultivation laboratory at a house and arrested one of the accused, the officials said on Sunday.
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Facing backlash from the Opposition following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "dimagi Naxalism" remark, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Sunday clarified that this was not referred to political rivals but at those forces who try to belittle and diminish the idea of India by undermining the constitutional framework.
Chittorgarh, Aug 16 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday came down heavily on Congress and demanded an apology for "disrespecting" the national song Vande Mataram during Independence Day celebrations at the party headquarters.
