'Vande Mataram' a powerful expression of love for motherland: Manipur Guv

IANS | November 7, 2025 3:47 PM

Imphal, Nov 7 (IANS) Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla said on Friday that country's national song 'Vande Mataram', composed by the great patriot and writer Bankim Chandra Chatterjee 150 years ago, is not merely a song but a powerful expression of love and reverence for the motherland.

'August 11 order returns': Supreme Court advocates on stray dog removal directive

IANS | November 7, 2025 3:24 PM

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) As the Supreme Court issued a series of directions to protect key public spaces from the growing menace of stray dogs and to clear highways of stray cattle and other animals, several apex court advocates on Friday said that the August 11 order "has come back again", calling the move "harsh" and "concerning".

Rahul’s attack on ECI a ploy to hide his failure to deliver election wins: BJP

IANS | November 7, 2025 3:18 PM

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) In a caustic retaliation to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s fresh allegations of “election chori”, the BJP said on Friday that the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha was raising the issue for his own “political survival” and justifying the party’s repeated losses in polls.

Migrant voters’ role in turnout spike likely in phase one of Bihar Assembly election

IANS | November 7, 2025 3:16 PM

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Even as women voters in Bihar again joined in large numbers in the first phase of the Bihar Legislative Assembly election 2025, participation from a significant number of migrants this year is also being considered among factors that could have led to a highest-ever voter turnout of 64.66 per cent on Thursday.