SIR in Bengal: ECI crackdown on BLAs, BLOs over 'irregularities'

IANS | November 9, 2025 10:20 AM

Kolkata, Nov 9 (IANS) The Election Commission of India has launched a crackdown against booth-level officers (BLOs) over the alleged gross irregularities and violations of prescribed norms related to enumeration forms for the Special Intensive Revision in West Bengal.

Smog chokes Delhi-NCR as AQI breaches 400 mark in several places

IANS | November 9, 2025 8:41 AM

New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Delhi-NCR woke up to a thick blanket of smog on Sunday as the Air Quality Index (AQI) plunged into the 'very poor' category across several parts of the city. In some areas, the situation was even grimmer, as AQI readings slipped into the 'severe' zone.

SS-UBT names 40 star campaigners for Maharashtra local body polls

IANS | November 8, 2025 10:52 PM

Mumbai, Nov 8 (IANS) Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (SS-UBT) on Saturday took the lead in announcing its list of 40 star campaigners for the upcoming local and civic body elections in Maharashtra. The campaigners will undertake whirlwind tours across the state to boost the party's election drive.

'Wouldn't have allowed deal if I knew': Ajit Pawar on Pune land row

IANS | November 8, 2025 10:51 PM

Pune, Nov 8 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Ajit Pawar said on Saturday that if he knew about the land transaction in Pune's upscale Mundhwa-Koregaon Park involving his son Parth Pawar, he would not have allowed it to happen.