The Election Commission has adjusted the special intensive revision schedule for poll rolls in several states and a Union Territory. New deadlines for submitting enumeration forms and publishing draft electoral rolls have been set, with final rolls expected in February 2026. This revision aims to ensure all eligible voters are included. NEW DELHI: Following requests…
NEW DELHI: Clarifying the procedure for inquiry into a sexual harassment at workplace complaint, when accused and survivor belong to two different offices or departments, Supreme Court on Thursday ruled it will be the jurisdiction of the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) constituted at the workplace of the aggrieved woman to hold inquiry and not by…
‘Prefer Our Own Assessment To Make Policies’ NEW DELHI: Different global organisations, including environmental think tanks, may be ranking India on different green parameters, but the country prefers its own assessment for policy formulation instead of banking on “external” findings on pollution, sustainability and disaster resilience. Environment ministry made the country’s stand over such global…
JAMMU: Reasi Police have formed 97 new Village Defence Guard (VDG) groups to strengthen the district’s village-level defence grid. As part of the security augmentation plan, as many as 726 aged VDG personnel have been replaced, and 1,902 additional members have been recruited across existing VDG groups, Reasi SSP Paramvir Singh said Thursday.The SSP was…
CHANDIGARH: Dinesh Khatak, second-in-command (2-IC) of the 196 Battalion, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), has been honoured with the prestigious “Kendriya Grah Mantri Dakshata Padak” (Union Home Minister’s Efficiency Medal) for his outstanding service, discipline, and remarkable contribution to national security. The award, given by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), recognizes personnel who demonstrate…
NEW DELHI: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday directed officials to issue a notice to a contractor and withhold payments after detecting irregularities in the construction of the Reetkheri Link Road in Patiala district. During a surprise inspection of the under-construction road, the chief minister noted that the project did not meet the…
NEW DELHI: Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra co‑owners of the Goa nightclub Birch by Romeo Lane, have been detained by Thai authorities in Phuket and are set to be deported to India to face investigation in connection with a deadly fire that killed 25 people last week.Indian law enforcement agencies, working through diplomatic and international policing…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Donald Trump held a telephone conversation on Thursday and reviewed the progress of the India–US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. Both leaders expressed satisfaction with the steady strengthening of bilateral cooperation across a broad range of areas.According to an official statement, the two leaders discussed ways…
Hundreds of Indians on H-1B visas, along with their H-4 dependent spouses and children — are stranded in India. In some cases, families have been separated with some members in the US and those in India facing an endless delay to fly back.The uproar is loud; the anguish is palpable across social-media posts and WhatsApp…
GUWAHATI: At least 22 labourers from Assam are feared dead after a mini truck fell into a deep gorge in Arunachal Pradesh’s Anjaw district near the Indo‑China border. The accident occurred on Monday night along the high‑altitude Hayuliang–Chaglagam road.The incident came to light only on Thursday night when a lone survivor, severely injured, managed to…
