Girls' performance wasn't as good, says Brij Bhushan Singh on India's wrestling show at 2026 Asian Games

IANS | October 5, 2026 1:47 PM

Gonda, Oct 5 (IANS) Former BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Monday said the performance of Indian wrestlers at the 2026 Asian Games did not meet his expectations. He said he had expected India to win at least eight medals and particularly expressed disappointment over the performance of the women wrestlers.

SC seeks ECI response on plea questioning CEC Gyanesh Kumar's exercise of poll panel powers

IANS | October 5, 2026 1:31 PM

New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a plea challenging the manner in which the powers of the poll panel are being exercised and questioning whether Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar can individually exercise or represent powers vested in the multi-member poll body.

SIR, an Election Commission process to remove dead, false voters: Telangana BJP chief

IANS | October 5, 2026 12:17 PM

Hyderabad, Oct 5 (IANS) Hitting out at the Opposition for allegedly misleading the masses, Telangana BJP President R. Rao said that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is not done by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but by the Election Commission of India (ECI), and that it was just a process to remove fake and dead voters from the voters' list.

Punjab govt corruption case: Pratap Bajwa welcomes HC order on CBI probe

IANS | October 5, 2026 11:03 AM

Chandigarh, Oct 5 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Punjab Legislative Assembly, Pratap Singh Bajwa, on Monday welcomed the Punjab and Haryana High Court's decision to order a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the case of the letter written by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to the DGP of Punjab.