Unease within NDA over EC-SIR row? Three BJP allies seek poll body clarification as opposition keeps up pressure | India News

NEW DELHI: Unease within the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over a media report concerning Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar surfaced on Friday, with three BJP allies urging the Election Commission of India (ECI) to issue a clearer response.Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Chirag Paswan was the first NDA ally to…

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Asian Games 2026: Why India’s six-medal haul fails to improve ranking as China races towards 100 gold | Asian Games 2026 News

L-R: Baranica Elangovan, Suruchi Singh, Kamaljeet and Gulveer Singh India enjoyed a six-medal haul on a packed Friday at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, but the surge was not enough to improve its position in the overall medal standings as the competition at the top intensified.India added one gold, two silver and three bronze…

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‘Glaciers, floods don’t travel with visas’: Nepal PM asks India, China to join Himalayan warning network

Nepal’s PM Balendra Shah addresses the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters Thursday. (AP) NEW DELHI: Nepal PM Balendra Shah called on India and China to join a trilateral Himalayan climate resilience mechanism to share satellite data, jointly monitor dangerous glacial lakes, strengthen early-warning systems and coordinate cross-border disaster response,…

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Baranica Elangovan scripts history, wins India’s first-ever pole vault medal at Asian Games | Asian Games 2026 News

Baranica Elangovan in action during the Women’s Pole Vault Final Indian athlete Baranica Elangovan won the bronze medal in the women’s pole vault at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Friday, giving India its first-ever medal in the event at the Asian Games.The 29-year-old secured the bronze with a best clearance of 4.15m….

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Afspa extended by six months in ‘disturbed areas’ of Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh | India News

A security patrol in Manipur NEW DELHI: The Centre has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (Afspa), in specified areas of Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur for another six months from October 1, according to Gazette notifications issued on Friday.The extension follows a review of the law and order situation in the affected…

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A painting seized from a Munich banker’s widow during Nazi persecution has been returned to her US heirs after decades of uncertainty; provenance researchers traced the 1892 work through wartime records and museum archives

Heilbronner, the widow of a Munich banker, lost the work as a result of racial persecution under the Nazi regime. After the war, its whereabouts remained unclear for decades, leaving the ownership history unresolved. More than eight decades after Nazi persecution tore a painting from the home of Sofie Heilbronner, the 19th-century work has finally…

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Evening news wrap: CJP’s Dipke urges opposition to boycott ‘rigged polls’; Air India suspends pilot found tipsy before Zurich-Delhi flight & more | India News

Dipke urges opposition parties to boycott elections over alleged rigging; Air India suspends intoxicated Zurich-Delhi flight pilot. Air India has suspended the pilot found unfit to fly due to intoxication before a Zurich-Delhi flight, prompting the DGCA to seek tighter checks. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke has asked opposition parties to stop contesting elections if they…

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