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Ajit Pawar slams meat sale ban on Aug 15, Opposition vows to defy orders

The order comes on the heels of the Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation near Mumbai directing the closure of meat shops on August 15

India's cities face governance gaps due to delayed urban elections: Report

A new study has found that 61 per cent of urban local governments in 17 states saw delayed polls in recent years, citing disempowered state election panels and undefined electoral timelines

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta flags off Tiranga cyclothon ahead of Independence Day

Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat highlighted the importance of Tiranga as a unifying force which reminds about the those who laid down their lives for the sake of the country

Priyanka expresses solidarity for Palestine, calls govt's silence shameful

The Congress general secretary said the 'Israeli state murdered over 60,000 people, 18,430 of whom were children and that Enabling these crimes by silence and inaction is a crime in itself

PM should resign if EC says there are discrepancies in electoral rolls: TMC

The TMC leader claimed that if the present government has been elected on the basis of the same voter list, then the legitimacy of the central government is null and void

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm as INDIA bloc presses for discussion on SIR

Tiruchi Siva of DMK cited the rule book to say that the ruling of the Chair is supreme and urged him to take up discussion on subjects listed in the Rule 267 notice

Take national flag to greater heights: J-K CM Omar at Tiranga rally

'All of us can do our bit to uphold the respect and dignity of the national flag,' Abdullah said addressing a Tiranga rally in Srinagar

Cong has no issues with EC where it wins: Dilip Ghosh on 'vote theft' claim

On Monday, the INDIA bloc MPs took out a march from the Parliament to the EC in Delhi against the alleged irregularities in the 2024 general election and against the SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar

BJD to move Orissa HC on 'vote discrepancies' in 2024 Assembly, LS polls

BJD spokesperson Amar Patnaik, MLA Dhruba Charan Sahoo and former MP Sarmistha Sethi made the announcement at a press conference on Monday

Opposition MPs detained during stir over Bihar voter list revision

Opposition MPs protest Bihar voter roll revision in Delhi as Parliament clears eight Bills; Kiren Rijiju slams disruptions and hints at an early end to monsoon session

'With China's rise in South Asia, India's neighbours have greater demands'

Beyond the hard and more visible dimensions of trade, investment, or defence supplies, we show that China's engagements also operate on softer dimensions that shape the governance

Karnataka minister KN Rajanna removed from cabinet amid 'vote-theft' row

Rajanna reportedly upset the Congress leadership by questioning his own party's government in Karnataka for the alleged 'vote theft' in the Mahadevapura Assembly segment

CM Fadnavis shielding 'corrupt' ministers, claims Uddhav Thackeray

Speaking at a protest to demand the sacking of "corrupt" ministers, primarily from the rival Shiv Sena, Thackeray said agitation will continue until those ministers are shown the door

Fight against SIR is to protect people's right to vote: Mallikarjun Kharge

His remarks came as top opposition leaders were stopped from taking out a march to the Election Commission office to protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar

Cong, Oppn protests part of plan to create instability in country: BJP

BJP's Pradhan accused Congress and other opposition parties of making baseless allegations on the poll panel and voter roll revision in Bihar to allegedly include intruders as voters in the country

MPs dont need permission to walk on streets of Delhi: Ramgopal Yadav

If you cannot meet MPs citing the excuse of space, then that in itself is a comment on what kind of work you are doing.This (SIR) is a fraud; you are not providing classified data, Manoj Jha told ANI

Rahul Gandhi detained during Opposition march to EC protesting Bihar SIR

Rahul Gandhi detained news: During the Opposition's protest march to the Election Commission over Bihar's voter rolls stopped by police, Rahul Gandhi and several leaders were detained

EC can restore credibility by addressing election fairness doubts: Tharoor

The Election Commission's own interest lies in addressing these questions, Tharoor said

No claim or objection submitted by any party over SIR in Bihar: EC

Releasing its daily bulletin today, the poll body said that from August 1 to August 11, over 1,60,813 Booth Level Agents across national and state parties have not filed any objections

Sanjay Raut writes to Amit Shah, seeks info on ex-VP Dhankhar's whereabouts

Raut said in his letter that rumours are circulating in Delhi that Dhankhar has been confined to his residence and is reportedly not safe