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New Delhi: Amid calls for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that the poll panel chief was made in charge of "match-fixing" India's elections by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Gandhi made...

New Delhi: Under fire over problems during the Special Intensive Review of voter lists, the Election Commission on Saturday announced a number of measures including additional time for filing claims, home visit by election officials and help desks for those facing notices for removal from...

Bengaluru/Bhubaneswar: A government rule requiring vacant sites to be cleaned has helped Sampigehalli police crack a murder case in MS Nagar Agrahara Layout in Bengaluru, where a man allegedly killed his wife and dumped her body at an empty site, police said Saturday. The accused,...

New Delhi: A human skeleton was found in the settlement of a scrap dealer by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers during a cleanliness drive in the national capital Saturday. While the BJP called the incident a matter of investigation and informed the police, scrap dealer...

New Delhi: The BJP Saturday said the Election Commission's latest statement has exposed the 'lies' and 'malicious propaganda' of the Congress and Rahul Gandhi on the SIR issue. "Rahul Gandhi was lying and running a malicious propaganda. He is a non-serious politician," BJP leader Ravi...

New Delhi: Election Commission Saturday asserted that all Special Intensive Revision (SIR) orders were issued after approval from all three Election Commissioners and the changes in Form 6, through which names are included in the voters' list, have been upheld by the Supreme Court. Amidst...

Kohima: At least 19 people have died in Nagaland’s Mokokchung and Tuensang districts over the past two days after allegedly consuming suspected spurious liquor, prompting police to launch a probe into the source and supply chain of the illicit alcohol, officials said Saturday. As many...

New Delhi: Opposition INDIA bloc parties are likely to meet in New Delhi September 30 to discuss concerns over the Election Commission and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, besides other issues, sources said. The proposed meeting comes amid increased coordination among opposition...

Kolkata: The West Bengal government has announced a major reshuffle both in the West Bengal Police as well as in the Kolkata Police by transferring as many as 23 Indian Police Service (I.P.S.) officers at one go. Under the fresh transfers, Kolkata Police’s Additional Police...

New Delhi: A Delhi court Saturday adjourned to September 28 the hearing on an appeal filed by four women wrestlers challenging the acquittal of former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and former WFI Assistant Secretary Vinod Tomar, in the alleged...