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New Delhi: The Election Commission Tuesday told the Supreme Court that its order on special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in various states is legislative in character, lays down guiding principles, and prescribes documents needed. The submissions were made by senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi,...

Lucknow: Lok Sabha is set to introduce a new attendance system for its members from the upcoming Budget session of Parliament that will require them to punch in their presence at the seat allotted to them instead of doing so in the lobby. Interacting with...

Kolkata: Roads were blocked, tyres burnt as protests erupted across several districts of West Bengal Tuesday over alleged harassment of people in the ongoing SIR exercise in the state, the police said. The demonstrations were held in South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, Jhargram and...

New Delhi: India and the European Union are on the cusp of a "historic trade agreement" that would create a market comprising two billion people accounting for almost a quarter of the global GDP, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday. President of...

Kokrajhar/Guwahati: Clashes erupted allegedly between Bodos and Adivasis in Assam's Kokrajhar district Tuesday following a mob violence in which one person was killed, with Rapid Action Force (RAF) deployed and internet/mobile data services suspended temporarily, officials said. On Monday night, a vehicle with three Bodos...

Noida: Police Tuesday arrested a real estate developer in connection with the death of a 27-year-old software engineer, whose car had plunged into a water-filled pit at a construction site in Noida's Sector 150, officials said. "Abhay Kumar, an official of MZ Wiztown Planners and...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed displeasure over former Union minister Maneka Gandhi's remarks criticising apex court orders in the stray dog issue, stating that she has committed contempt of court. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria said...

New Delhi: Days after the death of a software engineer whose car plunged into a water-filled pit in Noida, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said India's urban collapse is not about lack of money, technology, or solutions but about the lack of accountability. Yuvraj Mehta...

New Delhi: Nitin Nabin was Tuesday formally declared as the BJP national president, succeeding J P Nadda and beginning a new chapter for the party as it seeks to tighten its grip on politics in the country. K Laxman, Returning Officer for BJP organisational polls,...

Jammu: Several individuals were detained for questioning as a massive search operation to flush out terrorists entered the third day in the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district Tuesday, officials said. The operation was launched in Sonnar village near Mandral-Singhpora in the Chatroo...