Tariq Anwar backs Rahul Gandhi’s charges against ECI, questions BJP’s defence

IANS | September 18, 2025 3:00 PM

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Congress leader Tariq Anwar on Thursday strongly backed Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s allegations against the Election Commission of India (ECI), asserting that the poll panel appeared to be siding with the ruling BJP in the controversy over alleged voter manipulation in Karnataka’s Aland constituency.

ABVP, NSUI accuse each other of rigging in DUSU elections, both claim victory

IANS | September 18, 2025 2:32 PM

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Voting for the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections was underway on Thursday, but the polling process has been marred by allegations of violence and rigging. Both students’ unions -- ABVP and NSUI -- have accused each other of rigging.

BJP slams Rahul Gandhi over ‘vote deletion’ charge, says Cong trying to destabilise democracy

IANS | September 18, 2025 2:13 PM

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Hours after Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP and the Election Commission of “vote deletion” in Karnataka’s Aland constituency during the 2023 Assembly elections, senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Anurag Thakur launched a sharp counterattack on Thursday, calling the Congress leader's charges “habitual, baseless allegations”.

Defacing Meenatai Thackeray's statue is not just vandalism, it is attack on emotions of countless people: SS(UBT)

IANS | September 18, 2025 2:01 PM

Mumbai, Sep 18 (IANS) Shiv Sena (UBT) on Thursday condemned the defacement of the statue of Meenatai Thackeray — wife of late Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray — at Shivaji Park in Mumbai. Oil paint was smeared on the statue, sparking outrage among Shiv Sainiks and party supporters. Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Anand Dubey said defacing her statue was not just an act of vandalism, it was an attack on the emotions of countless people.

‘Baseless and incorrect’: ECI rejects Rahul Gandhi’s allegations of vote deletions

IANS | September 18, 2025 1:42 PM

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday rejected Rahul Gandhi’s allegations of mass voter deletions in Karnataka’s Aland Assembly constituency as ‘baseless and incorrect’.

Rahul Gandhi claims 'systemic' vote deletions in Congress booths, sidesteps question on legal course

IANS | September 18, 2025 1:38 PM

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on Thursday launched a fresh offensive on the Election Commission of India, claiming that votes were being deleted from the Congress booths through fake logins done through a ‘centralised system’. However, he remained evasive on questions of following it up with the ECI or taking legal recourse for the ‘irregularities and wrongdoings’ under the watch of the poll panel.

CM Nitish Kumar and Amit Shah hold closed-door meet in Patna

IANS | September 18, 2025 12:47 PM

Patna, Sep 18 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a closed-door meeting at Hotel Maurya in Patna, sparking intense political speculation ahead of the state Assembly elections.

CM Nitish Kumar announces Rs 1,000 monthly allowance for each unemployed graduate in Bihar

IANS | September 18, 2025 10:31 AM

Patna, Sep 18 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday announced a Rs 1,000 monthly allowance for each unemployed youth, in a move seen as a major outreach to young and first-time voters ahead of the Assembly elections.

Chamoli cloudburst: CM Dhami monitors situation, number of missing rises to 10

IANS | September 18, 2025 10:03 AM

Chamoli, Sep 18 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday expressed his distress over the cloudburst in Chamoli's Nanda Nagar and said that he is constantly monitoring the rescue and relief operations.

Monsoon session of Odisha Assembly to begin today

IANS | September 18, 2025 7:33 AM

Bhubaneswar, Sep 18 (IANS) The monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly is set to begin on Thursday, and the Opposition is ready to lock horns with the state government by raising issues concerning farmers' woes due to the ongoing fertiliser crisis and rising cases of atrocities against women in the state.

Politics

Tariq Anwar backs Rahul Gandhi’s charges against ECI, questions BJP’s defence

ABVP, NSUI accuse each other of rigging in DUSU elections, both claim victory

BJP slams Rahul Gandhi over ‘vote deletion’ charge, says Cong trying to destabilise democracy

Defacing Meenatai Thackeray's statue is not just vandalism, it is attack on emotions of countless people: SS(UBT)

‘Baseless and incorrect’: ECI rejects Rahul Gandhi’s allegations of vote deletions

Rahul Gandhi claims 'systemic' vote deletions in Congress booths, sidesteps question on legal course

CM Nitish Kumar and Amit Shah hold closed-door meet in Patna

CM Nitish Kumar announces Rs 1,000 monthly allowance for each unemployed graduate in Bihar

Chamoli cloudburst: CM Dhami monitors situation, number of missing rises to 10

Monsoon session of Odisha Assembly to begin today

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