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Maharashtra Additional Chief Electoral Officer Dr Kiran Kulkarni said that use of such terms during the election campaign has serious repercussions. The use of controversial phrases like “vote jihad” during the assembly election campaign in Maharashtra is under the Election Commission of India (ECI’s) scanner. Maharashtra’s additional chief electoral officer Dr Kiran Kulkarni said that the use of such terms during the election campaign has serious repercussions. “The ECI is carefully analysing its implications across legal, linguistic and social domains before taking further action. We should be very cautious with terms like ‘vote jihad’,” Kulkarni said. The poll official also…

South Korea’s ex-defence minister Kim Yong-Hyun, President Yoon Suk Yeol and others are under investigation over a failed martial law attempt. South Korea’s ex-defence minister Kim Yong-Hyun, who is accused of recommending the imposition of martial law to President Yoon Suk Yeol, tried dying by suicide before his formal arrest at the detention centre. Justice Minister Park Sung Jae confirmed the same during a parliamentary committee meeting. The police stopped Kim from his attempt to kill himself using his undergarment, during a search in the president’s office on Wednesday. The former defence minister was also arrested during the early hours…

Jagdeep Dhankhar and Opposition have had a tumultuous relationship. This is why no-trust vote move against him, though unprecedented, comes as no surprise. From a fiery left-of-centre Janata Dal activist to a centrist dyed-in-the-wool Congressman and finally, a right-wing Hindutva die-hard, Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar has had a truly chequered career. This week, he became the first person holding one of the top two constitutional posts to face the prospect of impeachment as the Opposition submitted a notice to move a no-confidence motion against him. A no-confidence motion against the vice-president is not just unprecedented, it is no small…

Banerjee pointed out that there are many more parties and parliamentary democracy does not depend on the BJP and the Congress. Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee on Wednesday slammed both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and INDIA bloc ally Congress over parliament logjam during the ongoing winter session. He said both the parties were responsible for the uproar in both houses. “The House is adjourned because of the Congress and the BJP. The House will continue only on the choice of the Congress and the BJP… This is not proper,” Banerjee. Banerjee pointed out that there are many more…

Rahul Gandhi said he held a meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and urged him to expunge derogatory comments against him. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he held a meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and urged him to expunge derogatory comments against him “I held a meeting with the Speaker. I told him that derogatory comments against me should be expunged. The Speaker said that he would look into it…Our aim is that the House must run and discussion should happen in the House. No matter what they say about me, we want to have…

The man, Animesh Mandal (44), is a deputy superintendent-rank IB official posted in Nagpur. A man who was arrested for allegedly sharing a hoax bomb alert on an IndiGo flight from Nagpur to Kolkata last month has reportedly turned out to be an officer of the Intelligence Bureau (IB). Animesh Mandal (44) is a deputy superintendent-rank IB official posted in Nagpur, citing the police. The police claim that he provided false information that forced the flight with 187 passengers onboard to make an emergency landing on November 14. Mandal allegedly told the crew of the IndiGo flight after it took…

The man identified as Atul Subhash, a senior executive at a private firm in Bengaluru, reportedly left behind a 24-page death note. A 34-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh was found dead by hanging in his residence in Bengaluru’s Marathahalli, on Monday. The man identified as Atul Subhash, a senior executive at a private firm in Bengaluru, reportedly left behind a 24-page death note detailing allegations of harassment by his wife and her family, according to police. The incident unfolded in the Manjunath Layout area. Subhash, who had been living alone following his separation from his wife, had been entangled in…

Kejriwal announced five key guarantees for auto drivers during the election campaign. AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced five guarantees for auto drivers in Delhi ahead of assembly elections. Among the key guarantees are ₹1 lakh for marriage of daughters and life insurance worth ₹10 lakh. “Yesterday, I had a meeting with auto drivers at my home. Today, I had come to have lunch at Navneet’s (auto driver) home. I want to make five announcements for auto drivers. In February (2025), when we will come to power again, then we will implement these five announcements,” Kejriwal said. The…

Rajya Sabha was adjourned again on Tuesday due to overheated exchanges between treasury benches and opposition bloc INDIA. Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said that all parties belonging to the opposition bloc ‘INDIA’ had submitted a no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, accusing him of conducting house proceedings in an “extremely partisan manner”. “It has been a very painful decision for the INDIA parties to take, but in the interests of parliamentary democracy, they have had to take this step. The motion has just been submitted to the Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha,” said the Congress…

Mamata Banerjee said she was capable of leading the opposition front while continuing as West Bengal chief minister. After West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee expressed her willingness to lead the Opposition’s INDIA bloc, several alliance leaders have backed her. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Union minister Lalu Prasad Yadav supported the idea, saying that the leadership should be entrusted to Mamata Banerjee, adding that any objections from the Congress are inconsequential. “Mamta Banerjee should be allowed to head the INDIA bloc,” the RJD chief said. Asked about the Congress’ “reservation” to accept her…