Chennai: Tamil Nadu polls may be billed as a three-cornered contest, but the city’s constituencies are crowded with nearly 30 micro parties; not because they expect to win, but because they are chasing visibility, bargaining power and future relevance.From Perambur to Kolathur and Velachery, ballot lists are long with names that exist more on affidavit…
In a surprising turn of events, Bhushan Prasad, an assistant engineer with the Bihar Education Project, found himself in hot water after being detained by the Special Vigilance Unit in Purnia. Allegations surfaced that he solicited a bribe of Rs 10,000 to validate a measurement book linked to a government school construction project. Patna: The…
Bokaro: To resolve long-standing labour concerns at Vedanta ESL Steel Plant in Chandankyari of Bokaro district, a crucial meeting chaired by DC Ajay Nath Jha led to several decisions on workforce restructuring, new job categories and benefits, resulting in the postponement of the proposed protest by 102 workers on April 21.The DC on Thursday said…
देश की संसद में देर रात तक महिला आरक्षण और परिसीमन बिल पर जोरदार बहस हुई. आज शाम चार बजे महिला आरक्षण पर वोटिंग भी होनी है. इस बीच महिलाओं को संसद में 33 प्रतिशत आरक्षण देने वाला महिला आरक्षण अधिनियम-2023 गुरुवार से लागू हो गया. इस संबंध में केंद्रीय कानून मंत्रालय ने नोटिफिकेशन जारी…
Ranchi: Chief minister Hemant Soren will campaign for Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidates in the West Bengal assembly polls, his party Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) said on Thursday. Soren, who is the JMM president, will hit the campaign trail from April 18.“Hemant Ji will be in southern parts of West Bengal, which shares its borders with…
NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya admitted his side was “searching for answers” after yet another heavy defeat — a seven-wicket hammering at the hands of Punjab Kings — as the five-time champions slumped to their fourth loss in five matches and remained at ninth in the IPL 2026 points table.Despite a commanding unbeaten…
New Delhi: A spouse being in an extramarital relationship cannot be a ground to prosecute the partner if he/she commits suicide due to strain in the relationship, SC Thursday said, adding that abetment to suicide requires a positive act of instigation.A bench of Justices K V Viswanathan and Atul Chandurkar said that to sustain a…
Kolkata: “You (Election Commission of India) can appoint judges also under Section 26 (of Representation of People Act) as polling officers… I am ready to go,” said Justice Krishna Rao of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday, slamming the EC for not producing notifications, indicating whether assistant professors could be appointed as presiding polling officers…
Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has expedited the tunnel road work underneath the Palm Beach Road in Sanpada sector-19. The underpass opposite the Moraj Circle area has been under attention over the proposed axing and transplantation of 440 trees.The state tree authority had green signaled the tree issue in June 2023. However,…
New Delhi: Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA) has informed National Green Tribunal (NGT) that seven cricket stadiums, including Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium, were yet to share compliance data on the utilisation of groundwater and its recharge.In Jan, 12 cricket stadiums across the country did not share details of the same, with NGT subsequently imposing a fine…
