New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s persistent demand that ECI provide machine-readable digital copies of the voter lists for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and subsequent Vidhan Sabha elections appears to be legally untenable, said constitutional experts and sources on Thursday.
Jashpur, June 26 (IANS) As the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban (PMAY-U) marks a decade since its launch, its impact continues to be felt deeply across the country, including in Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur district, where hundreds of urban poor have finally found the dignity of owning a pucca house.
Jammu, June 26 (IANS) In a strong show of strategic clarity, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday declined to sign a joint statement at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting in Qingdao, China — a move welcomed as “a very good step” by senior BJP leader and former Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta.
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Hinting at a possible CBI probe, Delhi Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood on Thursday said lax officials and NGOs would be held accountable for corruption and shortcomings at government-run night shelters under the previous AAP government.
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday that shedding the Colonial mindset requires thinking, analysing, and making decisions in Indian languages, especially the official ones, which are the soul of the nation.
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, on Thursday dismissed media reports suggesting that two-wheelers will be required to pay tolls on National Highways from July 15.
Chandigarh, June 26 (IANAS) A day after the Vigilance Bureau arrested Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia on charges of laundering more than Rs 540-crore drug money, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday said after action against small-time drug smugglers, “it is now the turn of the big players to face consequences”.
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Opposition on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh over his remarks at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, accusing the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government of failing diplomatically to rally international support against terrorism and to hold Pakistan accountable.
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Reacting sharply to Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee’s claim that the BJP will collapse and secure fewer than 50 seats in the West Bengal Assembly elections in 2026, former BJP MP Nisith Pramanik launched a scathing counter-attack.
Raipur, June 26 (IANS) The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), the flagship housing scheme initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is transforming lives across Chhattisgarh, particularly in the Kawardha district.
