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SIR row explodes into political confrontation as Opposition demands action against CEC NEW DELHI: The reported objections raised by two Election Commissioners to decisions linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls triggered a major political confrontation on Wednesday, with opposition parties demanding action against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, an immediate halt...

India rejects OIC’s Kashmir remarks NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday hit back at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) over references to Jammu and Kashmir in a joint communique of its Contact Group, calling them “unwarranted and factually incorrect” and asserting that the grouping has no locus standi to comment on matters that are strictly...

The soldier, whose identity has not been made public, left India in mid-September. An Israeli soldier accused of alleged war crimes in Gaza has left India weeks after the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), a Palestinian rights group, filed a criminal complaint against him, according to a report by Middle East Eye.The soldier, whose identity has...

Manu Bhaker remembers late coach Jaspal Rana (Image credit: Agencies) NAGOYA: Manu Bhaker wore a disappointed look after finishing fifth (181.1) in the women’s 10m air pistol event. The position was unchanged from the previous edition of the Asian Games, but almost everything else had.In Hangzhou, she had been part of the gold-winning trio in...

Tilak Varma plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo) Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson admitted on Wednesday that his team still has ground to cover if they want to challenge India at the Asian Games.India’s men’s team has...

Opposition leaders have stepped up demands for action against the Election Commission, with calls for CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal, an investigation into the poll panel’s functioning and, in some states, fresh elections. Leaders have also questioned the SIR exercise and alleged irregularities in electoral-roll revisions. NEW DELHI: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday accused the...

Why does Russia hold elections if Putin is bound to win Russians went to the polls. The votes were counted. Russian President Putin’s party United Russia won again, and comfortably.The result itself was hardly the mystery. The more interesting question is why Russia still goes through the elaborate business of elections when the system makes...

The most revealing part of the Trump-Xi meeting may come after the cameras leave. The handshake will last seconds. The bargaining could shape the next phase of the world’s most consequential rivalry.When Donald Trump and Xi Jinping sit down in Washington on September 24, neither man arrives empty-handed. Trump can threaten tariffs, restrict China’s access...

She said that INDIA bloc will meet soon amid concerns over the “issue” NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday demanded fresh Assembly elections in West Bengal using the pre-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) voter list while announcing pan-India protests against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, after a report claimed two Election...

Surender Koli was confirmed to have died from ante-mortem hanging according to the post-mortem examination DEHRADUN: The post-mortem examination of former Nithari case accused Surender Koli has confirmed “ante-mortem hanging”, indicating that he was alive when he hanged himself, police said on Wednesday, ruling out the possibility that he was killed first and then suspended.A...