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: The ministry of external affairs on Friday said that India has asked for consular access to ten Indian nationals taken into custody in Iran.“Ten people have been taken into custody. We have asked for consular access for Indian nationals in Iran custody,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. Weekly Media Briefing by the Official…
Mumbai civic polls: BJP–Shiv Sena-led Mahayuti alliance dominated Maharashtra’s local body elections, leading in major cities while Congress, NCP, and Shiv Sena (UBT) lagged. US peace plan for Gaza: Trump announced a Gaza ‘board of peace’ as part of a US-backed plan to end the Palestinian conflict. Maharasthra polls: BJP hit back at Rahul Gandhi’s…
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…
In a light-hearted twist following the BJP’s victory in the Maharashtra civic elections, MP PC Mohan cheekily took a dig at Raj Thackeray by referencing ‘rajmalai’. This comes on the heels of Thackeray’s playful jab at K Annamalai, calling him ‘rasmalai’ during a spirited debate on Mumbai’s essence. NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP…
NEW DELHI: Jharkhand high court on Friday stayed the police investigation against ED officers on the basis of an FIR registered in the Airport police station by a former Jharkhand government employee, Santosh Kumar.While hearing a writ petition filed by the ED, the court observed that the recent police raid on the agency’s Ranchi office…
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…
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday slammed Pakistan at UN for misusing the platform and driving its “divisive agenda” after Islamabad’s envoy raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir in the General Assembly.Permanent Mission of India to the UN Eldos Mathew Punnoose accused Pakistan of spreading baseless allegations and falsehoods and portray a picture that is…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the Election Commission of “gaslighting citizens” after claims surfaced that marker pens were used to ink voters’ fingers during Maharashtra civic polls, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election.“Election commission gaslighting citizens is how trust has collapsed in our democracy. Vote Chori is an anti-national act,”…
A coalition of multisectoral experts from a range of global institutions has lent its weight to petitioners in the stray dog case being heard in Supreme Court. The coalition warned that authorities’ proposals to remove and mass-shelter India’s free-living community dogs could undermine public health, go beyond the law, destabilise urban ecosystems and impose enormous…