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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday made an announcement to defer Punjab assembly elections to February 20 instead of earlier schedule of February 14 in view of Sri Guru Ravidas Jayanti on February 16. The move is meant to ensure maximum participation of people in the voting process. In a statement, the Election Commission said, […]

NEW DELHI: Days after Supreme Court ordered a probe under retired Judge Indu Malhotra to look into the lapses in the security of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Punjab, several Supreme Court lawyers on Monday claimed they have received threatening phone calls, allegedly from pro-Khalistan group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), for the […]

GORAKHPUR/NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) first list of candidature “symbolises social justice”.  This is how Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reacted to the first list of 107 names that was released for the first and second phase of elections as he took a swipe at the Samajwadi Party’s list, accusing Akhilesh Yadav of […]

NEW DELHI: Ruling Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) on Saturday brought end to all speculations in high-stake Uttar Pradesh poll battle with a heavy duty announcement, declaring seats for two of state’s most popular faces — CM  and five time former MP Yogi Adityanath in Gorakhpur Urban and deputy CM Keshav Maurya from Sirathu, a town […]

NEW DELHI: The Temple of Mata Tripur Sundari (Devsar) in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir was severely damaged and burnt in parts on Friday. The local Kashmiri Pandits claim the temple was desecrated by miscreants and they want the culprits to be punished and immediate probe should be done in the matter. Kashmiri Pandits […]