Dipke also questioned the role of the Election Commission in determining who can vote NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Thursday called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke accused the CEC of undermining democracy amid the ongoing controversy over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Addressing a...
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Sensex crashes over 1,200 points, Nifty below 23,100: Why markets are falling today
The selloff was not limited to large-cap stocks. The Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices each fell. Stock market crash today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, tanked in trade on Thursday on weak global cues and a sharp rise in US yields.The stock market came under heavy selling pressure,...
Delhi’s park, street, shop: Nowhere felt safe for these girls
Delhi recorded 13,396 crimes against women, including 1,058 rape cases, in 2024. In a span of 14 days, four cases involving minor girls have put Delhi’s safety record under the scanner again. The circumstances of the incidents vary, but collectively they highlight a familiar problem: children and young women are still vulnerable in places that...
‘If pardoned for one murder, I’d shoot Gyanesh’: VIP chief targets CEC over SIR row
NEW DELHI: “If I were pardoned for one murder, the first person I would shoot is Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar!” former Bihar minister and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani said on Thursday amid the ongoing row over the functioning of the Election Commission.Speaking to reporters, Sahani accused the Election Commission of acting...
‘Tried to pull me into SUV’: DU student alleges eve-teasing by group in Delhi
During the enquiry, police traced the vehicle allegedly involved in the incident. (Image Social Media) NEW DELHI: A Delhi University student was allegedly harassed by a group of men travelling in a car in northwest Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar area, following which police registered a case on Thursday.The incident took place around 9:30 pm on Wednesday...
Jeff Bezos’ Earth Fund adds $25 million for Pacific Ocean conservation
The Bezos Earth Fund began in 2020 and is guided by Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos The Bezos Earth Fund is committing more than $25 million to ocean conservation projects across five Pacific nations. As stated in the official announcement, the latest funding will support conservation efforts in the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Papua New...
How China helped arm Iran before Trump rolled out the red carpet for Xi
File photo: Chinese president Xi Jinping and US president Donald Trump US president Donald Trump hosted a grand welcome for Chinese president Xi Jinping but in the background of this fanfare, an investigation by the Wall Street Journal has shown how China has been supporting Iran militarily in its war against the US.When the US...
‘Die then, we won’t stop’: Driver of bus that caught fire ignored passengers’ pleas to stop
Image Credit: PTI (Nine passengers were killed after the bus, travelling from Delhi to Mahoba in Uttar Pradesh, caught fire late Wednesday night.) NOIDA: Nine passengers were killed after a bus travelling from Delhi to Mahoba in Uttar Pradesh caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida late Wednesday night, with an FIR alleging...
SC asks EC to set timeline for resolving name, symbol dispute between TMC factions
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission to decide at the earliest which of the two rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress will get the party’s name and symbol.Hearing a plea filed by Mamata Banerjee, the top court asked the poll panel to inform it by Monday when it...
‘Built to fly faster than ever’: What we know about Nasa’s mystery X-plane
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman showcased a shadowy outline of an innovative aircraft, reminiscent of the iconic SR-71 Blackbird Nasa may be preparing to return to the world of extreme high speed, with a mysterious aircraft resembling the legendary SR-71 Blackbird appearing in a presentation about the agency’s future experimental aircraft programme.According to The War Zone...
