Spread the love Representative image (PTI) HYDERABAD: Several residents of Hyderabad’s old city Tuesday contacted a booth-level officer (BLO) of the Election Commission to help them identify their names on the 2002 electoral rolls as part of the pre-SIR mapping exercise.To their shock, instead of someone who knew the rulebook, they were approached by a sanitation worker of the Greater...
West Bengal polls: No Muslim name finds place in BJP’s list
Spread the love Image: IANS KOLKATA: BJP has not fielded a single Muslim candidate in the Bengal elections, even from seats it had nominated members of the minority community in previous state polls, despite having about two lakh Muslim members in its ranks in the state. It had fielded eight Muslim candidates in 2021 and three in the 2016 polls.The...
Tamil Nadu chief secretary, DGP shifted; Stalin cries foul
Spread the love PTI file photo CHENNAI: Ahead of the April 23 election for the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly, the Election Commission of India on Wednesday replaced the state’s chief secretary, N Muruganandam, with senior bureaucrat M Sai Kumar and DGP (armed police, vigilance and anti-corruption) S Davidson Devasirvatham with Sandeep Mittal, a 1995-batch IPS officer, a decision that drew...
After SIR, number of voters in Mamata Banerjee’s seat down 25%
Spread the love ANI file photo KOLKATA: The Bhowanipore assembly constituency – the high-profile seat where Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is pitted against BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari – has seen its electorate shrink by nearly 25% following the SIR of the electoral roll.Of the total 51,004 deletions, 23.3% are Muslims and 76.7% are non-Muslims.Before the SIR process, Bhowanipore had 2,06,295 voters....
Pawan Khera seeks bail from Telangana high court in Himanta Sarma case
Spread the love Image: IANS HYDERABAD: Pawan Khera, AICC media and publicity department chairperson, has moved Telangana HC seeking anticipatory bail in a case registered by Guwahati police over his allegations against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma‘s wife. The plea will be heard on Thursday. Khera was booked under various BNS sections, including false information, forgery, cheating, criminal intimidation and...
Taylor Swift’s wedding plans take hit as she faces a major setback while Travis Kelce remains distant
Spread the love Taylor Swift’s wedding plans take a hit as she faces a major setback while Travis Kelce remains distant Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are just days away from tying the knot after being together for over two years.While the high profile couple continue to maintain strict privacy around their high profile wedding, the billionaire pop star, Taylor...
Government clears bills to amend quota law for women
Spread the love ANI file photo NEW DELHI: Government on Wednesday cleared the draft bills for amendments to the women’s reservation law, paving the way for Parliament to take up the legislations for implementation of 33% reservation for them in Lok Sabha and state assemblies from 2029.The draft bills, approved by the cabinet, will be introduced in the special Parliament...
Cut airport fees for domestic flights by 25% for 3 months: Government
Spread the love NEW DELHI: In a bid to provide reprieve to airlines affected by the US-Iran war, the aviation ministry has directed all 34 major airports to reduce landing and parking charges for domestic flights by 25% for three months. Accordingly, Airports Economic Regulatory Authority on Tuesday issued an order directing the operators of airports in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru,...
Sabarimala PIL was entertained in 2006, but would have been dismissed now: SC
Spread the love ANI file photo NEW DELHI: Acknowledging rampant misuse of public interest litigation for ulterior motives or for pursuing pet agendas, SC on Wednesday said it would have dismissed a PIL petition if it had been filed by a lawyers’ body presently challenging the Sabarimala custom of barring entry of women of menstruating age.This remark came from a...
Who is Jennifer Vrabel? Mike Vrabel’s wife amid affair rumours
Spread the love Who is Mike Vrabel’s wife Jennifer Vrabel? Everything about the woman he’s been married to for 27 years amid alleged affair with Dianna Russini(Image via Getty Images) Mike Vrabel, the New England Patriots’ head coach, has sparked outrage as many are convinced that he has allegedly cheated on his wife, Jennifer Vrabel, with The New York Times’...
