'Will continue as K'taka CM & present budget', says Siddaramaiah amid leadership row

IANS | November 21, 2025 3:18 PM

Mysuru, Nov 21 (IANS) Amid the leadership row and the Delhi visit by a group of Ministers and MLAs reportedly seeking a change in leadership in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, on Friday, asserted that he will continue as the Chief Minister and present the state budget for the remaining of the government's term.

New phase of ‘intellectual terrorism’ has begun: BJP

IANS | November 21, 2025 3:08 PM

New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) After Dr Umar Muhammad was found to be the bomber in the November 10 Delhi car blast and several doctors arrested, BJP national spokesperson Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said he was “compelled to say with great regret” that a new phase of “intellectual terrorism” has begun.

Election Commission debunks vote-voter mismatch theory in Bihar polls

IANS | November 21, 2025 2:28 PM

New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Amid widespread claims of stark difference between actual votes and total number of eligible voters in the recently-concluded Bihar Assembly elections, the Election Commission on Friday brushed off the ‘mismatch’ theory and cited a set of polling data including the postal ballots to expose the false claims and inferences.

A legal, political battle that parties must fight jointly: Oppn as SC to hear plea for postponement of SIR in Kerala

IANS | November 21, 2025 1:23 PM

New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) As the Supreme Court on Friday prepares to hear a plea seeking the postponement of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Kerala ahead of the upcoming Local Self-Government Institutions (LSGI) elections, Opposition leaders on Friday said the matter represents both a legal and political battle that all parties must actively engage in.