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New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Thursday demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar for "undermining" voter rights, and warned of a nationwide agitation, including "Jantar Mantar 2.0", if he does not step down within 48 hours. Speaking at a press conference...

New Delhi: The National Students' Union of India (NSUI) set out to march from its headquarters to the Election Commission of India (EC) Thursday, in support of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's allegations of vote chori and demanding electoral accountability. The march began at 2 pm...

Mumbai: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has postponed its mid-semester examination in the wake of the death of second-year student Sahil Wakode, the institute announced Thursday. In a statement, IIT Bombay said that the mid-sem exams that were earlier scheduled to be held...

New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee will meet September 29 to discuss the party's roadmap for upping the ante against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the government in the light of reports of differences within the Election Commission over SIR, sources said. The meeting,...

Patna: Days after a Class 10 girl was harassed in Bihar's Jamui, a similar case has emerged this time in Samastipur. A video showing the public harassment of a young girl has surfaced on social media, prompting police action and the detention of five suspects....

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday asked the Election Commission to apprise it of the time frame within which it can finally decide the dispute between two rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress over its name and flowers and grass election symbol. A...

New Delhi: The Delhi Police Thursday sent the mobile phones of the three accused in the Aastha Kunj gang rape case to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) for examination as investigators probe the digital activity and conspiracy by the three men who posed as cops....

New Delhi: ABVP seeks complete overhaul of NTA, calls for permanent staff Solanki also said ABVP wants NEET-UG to be conducted twice a year and in computer-based test (CBT) mode, saying the model would reduce the risk of paper leaks while giving students another opportunity...

Greater Noida: In the aftermath of the Greater Noida double-decker bus tragedy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased and a sum of Rs. 50,000 to the injured. Nine people, including a...

United Nations: In his whirlwind diplomacy here, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar met with four European foreign ministers to discuss global issues and economic cooperation. The bilaterals were packed between three meetings with groups of foreign ministers from the Global South Wednesday (local time)....