The Haryana Congress on Wednesday released its list of 17 candidates for the upcoming Panchkula municipal corporation elections. Names of three wards 2, 14 and 16, however, have been kept pending. The list was approved by BK Hariprasad, in charge of party affairs in Haryana.Among the key names announced are Payal Sodhi from Ward No….
SALEM: Deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin said on Saturday that a Constitution Amendment Bill on delimitation was defeated in Lok Sabha on Friday because of the efforts of “Thalaivar Stalin.”While campaigning for DMK alliance candidates in Erode, Salem and Namakkal districts, Udhayanidhi said the party had helped defeat the Bill and resisted attempts to reduce…
Chennai: Nungambakkam police have booked Balasubramanian, husband of AIADMK Thousand Lights constituency candidate and former minister B Valarmathi, for staging a road blockade and obstructing public servants during polling near Valluvar Kottam on Thursday. According to police, Balasubramanian was protesting near the Valluvar Kottam signal and was accusing DMK workers of malpractice. Police personnel asked…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday sharpened his attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) over the women’s reservation bill, alleging that the party opposed greater political representation for women and worked against the passage of the 33 per cent quota bill.Addressing a rally in Bengal’s Bankura, PM Modi said, “The women of Bengal…
Bengaluru: City police have launched a manhunt for a miscreant who, while riding pillion on a scooter, tried to sexually assault a girl walking by the roadside. The incident happened at Marutinagar in Kogilu under the jurisdiction of Yelahanka police in the north east division.The video shows two youths riding on a gearless scooter and,…
Mumbai University staffer caught leaking BCom exam papers (File Photo) MUMBAI: CCTV footage from the Mumbai University‘s Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE) at its Kalina campus shows a contractual staffer, Sudesh Tukaram Indap (40), allegedly photographing question papers for the BCom Semester VI exams inside the examination control room. The photos were allegedly…
Gulshan Grover, who is currently promoting his upcoming series Matka King, believes that cinema is witnessing a full-circle moment—with trends, characters and storytelling styles from the past making a strong comeback. The actor also shared a recent anecdote from a dinner with industry veterans, including Shatrughan Sinha, Rakesh Roshan and Shashi Ranjan. He further revealed…
Patiala: Punjab power minister Sanjeev Arora on Wednesday dismissed allegations by a grouping of eight power sector unions that he had a conflict of interest in the sale of PSPCL land under a scheme for optimal use of vacant govt land. Arora, who is on a tour of the Netherlands with the CM to attract…
Thane: The Nagpur-based Mahametro has appointed a general consultant for the execution of the 29km-long Thane Integral Ring Metro project, officials informed on Tuesday.An infrastructure firm, AECOM, bagged the contract to work as the general consultant for the ambitious project following a bidding process, said officials. “The consultant will be responsible for design review, project…
Varanasi: On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar, a national seminar on the topic “Baba Saheb Dr BR Ambedkar: Role of Education, Justice and Equality in the Making of an Inclusive India”, was organised at the KN Uduppa auditorium, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, on Tuesday.In his presidential…
