Supreme Court Issues Directions to Reduce BLO Workload During Special Intensive Revision

New Delhi- The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a set of directives aimed at reducing the workload of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) participating in the Election Commission’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise across several states,…

Jharkhand Assembly Winter Session Begins Friday, Speaker Urges Constructive Participation

Ranchi- The Winter Session of the Jharkhand Assembly will begin on Friday, with Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato holding an all-party meeting ahead of it.

In the meeting, the Speaker urged both the ruling coalition and the opposition to maintain…

Toxic Gas Leak from Abandoned Dhanbad Coal Mine Claims Two Lives, Triggers Mass Evacuation

Dhanbad- A toxic gas leak from an underground fire in a long-abandoned coal mine in Kenduadih, Dhanbad, has resulted in the deaths of two women and left nearly 20 others sick over the last two days, officials confirmed on Thursday.

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‘India Will Be Guided Only by the Constitution’: Leaders Slam Mahmood Madani’s Jihad Remarks

New Delhi: Political leaders across party lines strongly criticised Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (JUH) President Maulana Mahmood Madani on Wednesday after he suggested that the concept of jihad should be included in school curricula to help children understand…

ED steps into Jharkhand liquor scam probe, gets court nod to question accused

Ranchi - The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has now formally joined the investigation into the multi-crore Jharkhand liquor scam, expanding the scope of what is seen as one of the state’s biggest corruption cases in recent years.

Acting…

HC Rejects CBI Inquiry in JSSC-CGL Leak Case, Directs Immediate Publication of Results

Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court has refused to order a CBI investigation into the alleged paper leak in the JSSC-CGL examination, clearing the path for the long-awaited results to be released.

A bench of Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan…

Govt Withdraws Mandatory Pre-Installation of Sanchar Saathi App Amid Surge in Voluntary Adoption

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday announced that it has withdrawn the requirement for mobile manufacturers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on all smartphones, citing a rapid rise in voluntary user registrations and increasing public confidence…

Sanchar Saathi App: Its Uses and the Political Storm Surrounding It

New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has instructed all mobile handset manufacturers and importers to pre-install the cybersecurity application ‘Sanchar Saathi’ on all mobile phones starting November 28.

Manufacturers…

No Proposal for Merger or Disinvestment of Public Sector Banks: Government

New Delhi: The government currently has no proposal under consideration for the merger or disinvestment of public sector banks (PSBs), Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

Responding to a question…

SIR Stalemate to End: Lok Sabha to Discuss Electoral Reforms on Dec 9, Says Union Minister

New Delhi: The deadlock in Parliament over demands for a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise — which led to the washout of proceedings for two consecutive days — is set to end, with the government and Opposition…