Praveen Vashista (left) after taking charge as vigilance commissioner NEW DELHI: Praveen Vashista, a 1991 batch IPS officer from Bihar cadre, on Friday joined the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) as vigilance commissioner , restoring the body to its full, three-member strength.The appointment of Vashista was cleared at the meeting of the Prime Minister-led selection committee…
NEW DELHI: All public buses meant for intra-city operation across the country manufactured from Oct 2026 onwards will be of low-floor, having ground clearance of 440 metres, which will make these more passenger friendly.As per the draft notification issued this week, all such buses of new models manufactured on and after April 1, 2026 and…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Mamata Banerjee government in poll-bound West Bengal of “misrule”, moments after Maharashtra civic poll results showed big victory for Mahayuti.“I look forward to being among the people of Malda and neighbouring areas during the BJP rally tomorrow. Every passing day, some or the other instance of TMC…
NEW DELHI: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Maharashtra civic elections 2026 have marked a decisive shift in the urban political landscape. Held after a delay of nearly four years due to legal challenges and prolonged administrator rule, the elections across 27 municipal corporations and 2,869 seats were widely seen as a test of governance…
NEW DELHI: Comparing it with the case of Aruna Shanbaug, who spent 42 years in a vegetative state, additional solicitor general Aishwarya Bhati on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the medical condition of Harish Rana, who has been in a vegetative state for the last 13 years, is worse than hers and favoured his…
NEW DELHI: Ministry of external affairs on Friday said that they had advised approximately 9,000 Indian citizens who are currently staying in Iran to leave the country and said that they are monitoring the situation. While responding to a question about Indians stuck in Iran, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “Approximately 9,000 of our citizens…
The ruling Mahayuti is set to secure the mayor’s post in the 81-member Nanded Waghala Municipal Corporation, where vote counting has been underway since 10 am on Friday.The BJP has won 40 civic wards and is leading in five more, while its ally, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, has secured one seat and is ahead…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena alliance on Friday mounted a strong performance in the local body elections across 28 municipal corporations across Maharashtra. According to the latest trends by the state election commission, the Mahayuti alliance is leading in Mumbai, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Nashik, Nagpur and Thane.“It is a day of celebration….
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday weighed in on the controversy surrounding the alleged fading of indelible ink used during Maharashtra’s civic body elections, using a Gen Z term to accuse the Election Commission of undermining public trust.Amid mounting complaints from voters and opposition parties that the ink applied to mark fingers during Thursday’s polls…
NEW DELHI: The coming together of Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar faltered on Friday as united Nationalist Congress Party suffered a massive setback in Pimpri-Chinchwad and Pune municipal elections.According to the latest trends, BJP has taken the lead of 74 wards in the Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal corporations — considered as one of the richest after the…
