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New Delhi: Upping the ante over the SIR row, the Congress Friday staged protests by attempting to march towards state election commission offices in various parts of the country, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's immediate arrest, removal from office, and an independent review of...

New Delhi: Amid a row over the Election Commission adding a declaration to the form for new voters seeking to enrol in the electoral rolls and making the registration process difficult, poll panel officials said on Friday that as many as 2.37 crore electors in...

Ayodhya: The diversion of donations from the Ram Mandir here took place during the cash-counting process and involved a network of people who allegedly removed, concealed and distributed the pilfered funds, according to the nearly 70,000-page chargesheet filed by the Supreme Court-mandated special investigation team...

New Delhi: The Union government will borrow Rs 7.86 lakh crore in the second half of this fiscal year, reducing the total borrowing for the current financial year by a whopping Rs 1,20,494 crore. "During 2026-27, the Government of India is expected to have market...

New Delhi: "I was crying in pain", a 17-year-old girl told police as she recounted the ordeal she went through inside southeast Delhi's Astha Kunj Park, where three men allegedly separated the girl from her friend, snatched their phones and took her to an isolated...

New Delhi: Rejecting claims of bank employee unions regarding a commitment to implement a five-day work week, government sources said there was no commitment on the issue from the Finance Ministry. Bank employee unions under the United Forum of Bank Unions have announced a three-day...

New Delhi: Congress Friday attacked the Modi government after American national Matthew VanDyke was reportedly released on default bail for a month to travel home, alleging that US pressure determined this outcome and Prime Minister Narendra Modi failed to protect India's national security. The opposition...

New Delhi: As many as 111 MPs and MLAs changed their parties after winning elections to Parliament or state assemblies between 2022 and 2026, with the highest number of such switches recorded in Nagaland and West Bengal, according to an analysis by the Association for...

New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging decisions, guidelines and software changes allegedly made by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar without the concurrence of the two Election Commissioners, saying suchonactions violate the statutory requirement of collective decision-making. The plea filed...

New Delhi: India and Australia are working on a comprehensive economic cooperation agreement and a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) to boost two-way trade and strengthen economic ties, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said Friday. Addressing ICAI's first Oceania International Conference 2026 in Australia, the...