Bihar voter list revision: 20 lakh deceased, over 7 lakh duplicate voters – EC gives update on SIR exercise | India News

Representative image (File) NEW DELHI: The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday shared details of its ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar, revealing that 98.01 per cent of voters have been covered in the exercise so far, as of July 23.According to officials, the revision has identified nearly 20 lakh deceased…

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Indian attacked in Ireland: ‘In touch with victim,’ says embassy; ‘requisite assistances offered’ | India News

NEW DELHI: The Indian embassy in Ireland has taken note of the brutal attack on a national in Tallaght, saying that the embassy was in touch with the relevant Irish authorities and all the “requisite assistances” were being offered to the victim and the family.“Regarding the recent incident of physical attack on an Indian national…

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‘Hurts Islamic sentiments’: BJP slams Dimple Yadav’s attire at mosque; Akhilesh fires back | India News

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday fired salvos at Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav for holding a party meet inside a mosque on Parliament Street. The controversy escalated after photographs of the visit surfaced, showing SP leaders, including Dimple Yadav, seated inside the mosque.BJP Minority Morcha president Jamal Siddiqui accused Akhilesh’s wife,…

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Harassed for days: UP schoolgirl thrashes accused in public- video | India News

Harassed for days: UP schoolgirl thrashes accused in public- video (image: X/@UttarPradesh.ORG News) A schoolgirl from Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao confronted and thrashed a man for allegedly harassing her repeatedly.A video of the incident, which has now gone viral, shows the girl grabbing the accused by the collar, slapping him repeatedly, hitting him with her slippers,…

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Mid-air disruption: Doha-bound Air India Express flight faces technical snag; plane makes precautionary landing | India News

NEW DELHI: A Doha-bound Air India Express flight from Calicut International Airport was forced to return on Wednesday morning due to a technical fault, airport officials confirmed. The aircraft was carrying 188 passengers, including crew and pilots. The plane landed safely back at the airport after a two-hour journey.Flight IX 375 took off from Calicut…

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‘They shot down five planes’: Donald Trump repeats India-Pakistan ceasefire claim for 25th time; Congress calls it ‘silver jubilee’ | India News

Donald Trump (AP) American President Donald Trump on Tuesday night once again claimed credit for helping stop the recent India-Pakistan conflict and said that it was probably going to end up in a “nuclear war”.“We stopped wars between India and Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda,” Trump said at a reception in…

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‘Public swimming on streets’: Delhi sees waterlogging and traffic snarls after heavy rain; BJP hails Minto Bridge fix | India News

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday hailed the Rekha Gupta-led Delhi government after “traffic moved smoothly” despite heavy rain at Minto Bridge which was first to flood every time.BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya shared visuals of Minto Bridge, where vehicles were seen crossing without any hassle.“Despite heavy rain, traffic moved smoothly at Minto…

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‘Bring Rs 1.5 lakh or I’ll leak videos’: Govt officer accuses husband of abuse; police launch probe | India News

A 31-year-old Class-2 Maharashtra government officer has filed a police complaint accusing her husband of secretly filming her private moments by installing spy cameras in their bedroom and bathroom, news agency PTI reported. The woman, who works in a state department, also alleged she was physically and mentally harassed over a dowry demand.According to the…

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Can SC fix timeline for President, governor nod to bills? Centre, states’ view sought | India News

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday swiftly entertained President Droupadi Murmu’s reference questioning SC’s power and jurisdiction to fix timelines for the President and governors in granting, declining or withholding assent to bills passed by assemblies while brushing aside ‘maintainability’ objections by Tamil Nadu and Kerala.A bench of CJI B R Gavai and Justices Surya Kant,…

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