Wayanad, Sep 18 (IANS) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, while backing her brother, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's charge of 'vote deletions', said on Thursday that the Election Commission of India was “colluding to weaken” the electoral process, and there was a need to fight for democracy and the country.
Patna, Sep 18 (IANS) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Secretary (East) P Kumaran delivered remarks at the joint inauguration of East Asia Summit Knowledge Exchange Workshop on Energy Efficiency Policies and Programmes - Mission LiFE and EAS Conclave of Heads of Higher Education Institutions at Nalanda University in Bihar's Rajgir on Thursday.
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The rationalisation of Goods and Services Tax under GST 2.0 marks a significant reform aimed at removing structural anomalies, reducing costs, and boosting demand in the textile and logistics industries, both of which are vital for domestic growth, employment, and export competitiveness, according to an official statement on Thursday.
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.
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”.
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.
Kolkata, Sep 18 (IANS) In a ray of optimism for Indian exporters, Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V. Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday said a solution to the India-US tariff issues is likely to be arrived in the next 8-10 weeks.
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’.
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.
Gorakhpur, Sep 18 (IANS) The family of 19-year-old NEET aspirant Deepak Gupta, who was allegedly killed by cattle smugglers in Gorakhpur, has demanded swift and stringent action from the police and called for an 'encounter' of the accused.
