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New Delhi: Neutrality of elections cannot be assured if those who conduct polls are dependent on the contestants, Justice BV Nagarathna of the Supreme Court has said, in a veiled admonishment of the Election Commission. The apex court judge raised a critical concern regarding the...

New Delhi:  Two months after the first phase of the Census gets over, local bodies' government officials will collect granular data on civic amenities across 784 districts to come up with the country's District Census Handbook, or DCHB, containing a comprehensive record of civic infrastructure...

New Delhi: Responding to criticism that he did not raise Punjab's concerns in Parliament, sidelined AAP leader Raghav Chadha Sunday shared a video showing his interventions on key issues affecting the state. In the video, the Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab can be seen raising...

Chandigarh: Punjab Police has arrested two alleged perpetrators of a recent blast outside the BJP headquarters in Chandigarh, taking the total number of arrests in the case to seven, a senior police officer said Sunday. The arrested are allegedly part of an ISI-backed module, and...

New Delhi: The amended transgender law has triggered fears of regular surveillance among members of the community, with many worrying that they could be repeatedly subjected to scrutiny, harassment, and even stripping in the name of verification. For many transgender persons, activists say, the anxiety...

Kargil: Climate Activist Sonam Wangchuk was accorded a warm welcome in Kargil Sunday, where he called for unity across Ladakh and the country and reiterated the demand for democratic and constitutional rights for the Union Territory. This marked the first visit of Sonam Wangchuk to...

Lucknow: Over 6,000 workers from Uttar Pradesh currently in Israel are safe despite the prevailing tense situation, with the state government maintaining continuous contact with Indian authorities on the ground, officials said Sunday. Principal Secretary Labour and Employment Department, Uttar Pradesh, Shanmuga Sundaram, is in...

New Delhi: The Central Information Commission has pulled up the IRCTC, the catering arm of the Indian Railways, over the denial of information on an RTI plea seeking to know if companies bidding for railway tenders had disclosed their alleged links to the Rail Neer...

Kolkata: Ahead of the Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has transferred the Officers-in-Charge (OCs) of several police stations in Kolkata, said an official Sunday. It has been learnt that Hirak Dalpati, in charge of Park Street police station, has been transferred to...

Kolkata: The West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Sunday, approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) with a complaint against four-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member and senior advocate, Kalyan Banerjee, accusing him of issuing “inciteful, derogatory, hateful and provocative statements” which...