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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday delivered a split verdict on whether petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs) should be referred to a Constitution Bench. While Justice Dipankar Datta rejected...

New Delhi: Terming the SIR a "Frankenstein which has created fear in the minds of voters", former chief election commissioner O P Rawat Wednesday said changes to the statutory voter registration Form 6 are "absolutely wrong and illegal". Another former CEC, S Y Quraishi, questioned...

New Delhi: All banks, including Regional Rural Banks, will remain open Sunday for the convenience of customers in view of a strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), finance ministry said in a statement Wednesday. The UFBU, which claims to represent 90...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said 'vote chori' is a direct attack on the Constitution, and the BJP, the RSS and the Election Commission who organised it have committed an act of treason. Justice will be served, the leader of opposition in the...

Nagoya: Star Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu finally completed her medal collection, winning the elusive Asian Games silver in the women's 49kg event in Nagoya Wednesday. The Tokyo Olympic silver medallist totalled 198kg, lifting 88kg in the snatch and 111kg in the clean and jerk to...

United Nations: US President Donald Trump has said that his administration strongly supports the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEC), saying there is a need to shift energy infrastructure away from Iranian checkpoints amid multiple strikes on West Asian countries. Trump made these remarks while addressing...

Washington: When Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington on Wednesday, he's expected to get a rare greeting from President Donald Trump, who will be on the tarmac to welcome his counterpart's plane instead of waiting for him to drive up to the White House....

Mumbai: IIT Bombay professor Suryanarayana Doolla, who has been named in connection with the alleged suicide of student Sahil Wakode, has been sent on leave amid an ongoing investigation, sources said Wednesday. A case has been registered against Doolla on allegations including abetment to suicide...

Azamgarh (UP): A man who allegedly shot dead his wife and two priests at his home in Azamgarh was killed in an encounter with police early Wednesday after a nearly seven-hour standoff during which he allegedly threatened to kill his children, officials said. The accused,...

United Nations: President Donald Trump returned to the UN General Assembly Tuesday at a tumultuous moment for the world - and for his presidency - and made the case that he's shown fortitude while other leaders have equivocated. The president started his address ticking off...