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'Were EVMs, EC correct when Cong won in 2004, 2009': UP Dy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya

IANS | September 28, 2026 4:34 PM

Lucknow, Sept 28 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Monday targeted the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP), saying that claiming everything was right when they won elections and questioning the electronic voting machines (EVMs) and the Election Commission of India (ECI) when they lost reflected the Opposition's 'double standards'.

Video war over minister's slapping incident: Kejriwal's jibe at GenZ connect, Parvesh Sahib Singh warns against coercing MCD staff

IANS | September 28, 2026 4:13 PM

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The controversy over the purported video of Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh slapping a man during road inspection in the city, snowballed into a political showdown on Monday, with former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the concerned Minister engaging in direct verbal duel.

Gujarat Dy CM presents Rs 1.33 crore to Asian Games medallist Elavenil Valarivan

IANS | September 28, 2026 4:08 PM

Gandhinagar, Sep 28 (IANS) The Gujarat government has awarded rifle shooter Elavenil Valarivan Rs 1.33 crore under its 'Khel Pratibha Puraskar Yojana' after she won two silver medals at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan, taking the total incentives extended to the athlete by the state to Rs 2.41 crore.

Delhi Crime Branch arrests interstate criminal, foils Rs 1 crore extortion-driven elimination plot

IANS | September 28, 2026 3:31 PM

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Delhi Police Crime Branch has apprehended interstate criminal Harender Nagar alias KD, 33, in connection with an extortion conspiracy targeting a financier in Rohini, recovering two sophisticated illegal pistols and 14 live cartridges from his possession, officials said on Monday.

Surgical strikes changed Pak's infiltration game, pushed terror launchpads towards Jammu

Vicky Nanjappa | September 28, 2026 3:26 PM

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The 2016 surgical strikes executed by the Indian Army to avenge the Uri attack fundamentally altered Pakistan's cross-border infiltration doctrine, forcing terror networks to abandon traditional Kashmir Valley launchpads and shift operations toward challenging terrains in the Jammu division.

LPU on edge: Students and parents narrate dramatic, violent scenes on campus in Phagwara

IANS | September 28, 2026 3:13 PM

Jalandhar, Sep 28 (IANS) Amid the widespread chaos and unrest in Punjab’s Lovely Professional University (LPU) campus in Phagwara, the college administration has suspended classes for 10 days and also deferred mid-term examinations until further notice.

Only conspiracy we see is to deprive Indian citizens of their democratic constitutional right to vote: Tharoor amid SIR row

IANS | September 28, 2026 2:53 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 28 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday said the "only conspiracy" underway was to deprive Indian citizens of their democratic and constitutional right to vote, asserting that this must be exposed and destroyed.

Have taken system into their hands, not scared of voters: Oppn on Delhi Dy CM's slapping video

IANS | September 28, 2026 2:52 PM

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) In the aftermath of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Parvesh Verma allegedly slapping a local youth during the inspection of an under-construction road in Delhi, the Opposition leaders said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have taken the system into their own hands and are not scared of voters anymore.

Top experts call for integrated approach to climate, connectivity and development at Eastern Himalayan Dialogue

IANS | September 28, 2026 2:46 PM

Kalimpong, Sep 28 (IANS) The Eastern Himalayas should be recognised for their contribution to India’s economic growth, environmental security, regional connectivity and engagement with its neighbourhood, top experts reckoned on Monday during a dialogue held in West Bengal's Kalimpong on the region's strategic significance, economic potential, climate resilience and local aspirations.

PM-AJAY: Over Rs 1,730 crore released to states to skill 2.5 lakh individual and group beneficiaries

IANS | September 28, 2026 2:34 PM

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) More than Rs 1,730 crore has been released directly to states under the Grants-in-Aid component of the Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojna (PM-AJAY) from FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26, extending skilling and livelihood support to over 2.5 lakh individual and group beneficiaries, an official statement said on Monday.

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'Were EVMs, EC correct when Cong won in 2004, 2009': UP Dy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya

Video war over minister's slapping incident: Kejriwal's jibe at GenZ connect, Parvesh Sahib Singh warns against coercing MCD staff

Gujarat Dy CM presents Rs 1.33 crore to Asian Games medallist Elavenil Valarivan

Delhi Crime Branch arrests interstate criminal, foils Rs 1 crore extortion-driven elimination plot

Surgical strikes changed Pak's infiltration game, pushed terror launchpads towards Jammu

LPU on edge: Students and parents narrate dramatic, violent scenes on campus in Phagwara

Only conspiracy we see is to deprive Indian citizens of their democratic constitutional right to vote: Tharoor amid SIR row

Have taken system into their hands, not scared of voters: Oppn on Delhi Dy CM's slapping video

Top experts call for integrated approach to climate, connectivity and development at Eastern Himalayan Dialogue

PM-AJAY: Over Rs 1,730 crore released to states to skill 2.5 lakh individual and group beneficiaries

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