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Several Opposition leaders reacted to Radhakrishnan’s nomination, and said they would also hold a meeting soon and decide on their pick. Several opposition leaders are likely to meet this evening to discuss the upcoming Vice President elections, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said on Monday. The development comes a day after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) named CP Radhakrishnan, the governor of Maharashtra, as the party’s pick for the key post. Several Opposition leaders reacted to Radhakrishnan’s candidature, and said they would also hold a meeting soon and decide on their pick. Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi said, “The INDIA alliance leaders…

Incident took place at the Bhuni toll plaza in Sarurpur area on Sunday, when Kapil Singh, a soldier from nearby Gotka village, was returning to duty after leave. Six people have been arrested for assaulting an Indian Army jawan, 26-year-old Kapil Singh, at a highway toll plaza in UP’s Meerut, police said on Monday. “Last night, a video was received in which some people were beating up a person. When the police investigated, it was found that the complainant is a jawan who was returning from his duty and he had an argument with the toll workers over something. The…

As always, with every bout of heavy rain in Mumbai came the usual on Monday – flooded streets, frustrated commuters, and a flood of memes and outrage online. Many areas of Maharashtra’s Mumbai was were severely waterlogged on Monday as heavy rain pounded the city and its adjoining areas, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a red alert and the BMC to announce a school closure for afternoon shifts. Many areas of Maharashtra’s Mumbai was were severely waterlogged on Monday as heavy rain pounded the city and its adjoining areas, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue…

As the opposition continues to allege vote theft, the INDIA bloc is expected to bring forth an impeachment motion against CEC Gyanesh Kumar. The opposition INDIA bloc has responded to the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission amid the vote theft and Bihar SIR row. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, opposition leaders from Congress, Samajwadi Party, DMK, TMC and others have once again questioned the Election Commission and its proceedings. On Sunday, CEC Gyanesh Kumar led a press conference by the polling body to address the vote theft allegations raised by the opposition. During the…

Downdetector, portal that monitors glitches, saw over 3,600 reports of Airtel outages around 4.32 pm on Monday; there was a decline to less than 2,000 by 5.30. Users across mobile networks in India — starting with Airtel, then Jio and Vodafone-Idea (Vi) — were experiencing a prolonged outage on Monday, August 18. The service interruption was confirmed by Airtel in a post on social media platform X as many faced problems making calls and using mobile internet. The issue was first flagged in Delhi-NCR, and later in Mumbai and Bengaluru too, spreading across India soon after. “Our customers from Delhi-NCR…

Earlier in July, the ECI had released the data from the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll last conducted in West Bengal in 2002. Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday said that the Election Commission of India (ECI) will decide about conducting a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal and other states at an appropriate time. Kumar made the remarks while addressing a question about the possibility of an SIR in Bengal during a press conference in New Delhi on Sunday. “We three (election) commissioners will decide at an appropriate time and take a decision on…

Kuldeep Yadav and Abhimanyu Easwaran went through the entire England series without playing a single game. Team India fast-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur shared his honest opinion on warming the bench in recent matches and drawing parallels with the situations faced by Abhimanyu Easwaran and Kuldeep Yadav. Shardul was picked in the squad for the five-match Test series against England, but he played only two matches. He got the chance in the first Test at Leeds but failed to impress with both bat and ball and ended up losing his spot in the XI for the next two matches. The fast-bowling…

The remark from the US President comes a day ahead of his meeting with Ukraine President Zelensky and European leaders in Washington DC over ending Ukraine war. Days after meeting Vladimir Putin in Alaska, US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that “big progress” has been made regarding Russia. Trump met Russian President Putin on Friday at an air base in Alaska. The meeting between the two leaders lasted for over three hours. This was the first instance when Putin was allowed on Western soil since he ordered the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While no concrete announcement was…

The BJP-led NDA on Sunday announced Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as its candidate for the Vice Presidential election. The BJP-led NDA on Sunday announced Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as its candidate for the Vice Presidential election. The development comes following the BJP parliamentary board meeting, which was attended by top party leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Amit Shah. Here is all you need to know about CP Radhakrishnan: Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan was sworn in as the Governor of Maharashtra on July 31, 2024.Before serving as the Maharashtra Governor, he served as the Governor of Jharkhand for…

The Vice Presidential election is scheduled for September 9, and the last date of nomination is August 22. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Sunday announced Maharashtra governor CP Radhakrishnan as the candidate for the post of Vice President of India, weeks after Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation. The Vice Presidential election is scheduled for September 9, and the last date of nomination is August 22. BJP national president and Union Minister JP Nadda announced Radhakrishnan’s name in a press conference in Delhi. “We will talk to the opposition as well. We should also get their support so that together we can…