New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) As the heat over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls gathers pace after the controversial drive conducted in the poll-bound state of Bihar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) is considering conducting SIR across the country.
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) As US President Donald Trump described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a "great Prime Minister" and reaffirmed the “special relationship” between India and the United States, leaders of India’s ruling parties on Saturday welcomed the remarks, emphasising the strategic importance of the bilateral ties.
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The ECI on Saturday issued a fact-check against a video posted by the Congress party’s official social media handle, dismissing the message tagged ‘Vote Chor - Gaddi Chhod’ as “misleading” and “not in line with existing laws”.
Chennai, Sep 6 (IANS) The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leadership on Saturday initiated sweeping disciplinary action against senior leader K.A. Sengottaiyan, a day after he publicly challenged the party high command with an ultimatum to reinstate estranged leaders within ten days or risk losing ground ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. With Sengottaiyan's ouster, Palaniswami has sent strict warning to his party's leaders against public dissent.
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Amid growing global interest in strengthening bilateral ties with India, former Indian Ambassador to Poland, Deepak Vohra on Saturday termed the current diplomatic climate a "major win" for the country. Reacting to US President Donald Trump’s remarks about India-US ties being “very special,” Vohra said India’s global stature has grown significantly under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership.
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Congress National Spokesperson Supriya Shrinate has triggered a major political row with her remarks on the people of Bihar, drawing sharp criticism from the BJP, which accused her of displaying a "feudal mentality" and the Congress hitting back at the BJP by saying that "people of Bihar are being insulted in states like Maharashtra and Gujarat."
Srinagar, Sep 6 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Saturday visited the flood affected areas of Anantnag district.
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) BJP National President J.P. Nadda is set to meet party MPs in Delhi on Saturday to discuss the upcoming Vice-Presidential election scheduled for September 9.
Chandigarh, Sep 6 (IANS) As Punjab is facing worst floods since 1988, several villages in Ludhiana district were impacted as water on early Saturday entered fields and destroyed several acres with the breach in the crucial Dhussi bundh in the Sutlej river near Sahnewal town.
Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) Bonnie Glaser, the Managing Director of the Indo-Pacific Programme at German Marshall Fund, a think-tank, has warned that the current US strategy of "publicly delivering instructions to India" about its foreign policy choices is unlikely to "deliver the desired results".
