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EC Shifts Poll Dates In Manipur; 1st Phase On Feb 28, 2nd Phase On March 5

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday revised the polling dates in Manipur after taking into consideration inputs, last precedents and several other factors. The poll panel in a statement said that the polling in Manipur first phase will now take place on February 28 instead of February 27 and polling of the second phase […]

No ‘Hijab’ or Religious Clothing Allowed in Colleges Till Matter is Decided: Karnataka High Court

BENGALURU: Amid the ‘hijab’ row that has been raging through the state, the Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi on Thursday passed an order that colleges in Karnataka can reopen but no student can wear any piece of clothing that symbolises religion till the matter is pending before the court. “We will pass an order that […]

If voted to power again, will clear 1 lakh jobs for youth on day 1: CM Channi

Chamkaur Sahib: Poll promises are getting intense across party lines as the election fever peaks in Punjab. Making it clear that youth is its focus, Congress CM candidate and present Chief Minister of Punjab, Charanjit Singh Channi, said that if Congress is voted to power in the state again, his first task on the first […]

ED harassed me, family after I refused to help topple Maha Govt, claims Raut in his letter to RS chairman Naidu

New Delhi: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday wrote to Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu alleging that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been harassing him and his family after he refused to help topple the Maharashtra government. “The ED and other investigating agency officials are now reduced to puppets of their political masters,” he […]

2 Soldiers from Himachal among 7 martyred in Arunachal avalanche

Shimla: Two soldiers from Himachal Pradesh — Ankesh Bhardwaj (21) of Seu village in Bilaspur district and Rakesh Kumar of Maheshgarh (Kandral) village in Baijnath — were among the seven Army personnel martyred in an avalanche in Arunachal Pradesh, adjacent to the eastern border of the country. Other martyrs include Havildar Jugal Kishore, Rifleman Arun […]