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Hyderabad: Draft electoral rolls for the upcoming Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTCs) and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTCs) will be published on September 6. Accordingly, the State Election Commission has instructed Mandal Parishad Development Officers and Assistant District Election Authorities to prepare and publish the list of polling stations following the given schedule: Draft lists of polling stations to be published at Mandal level on September 6. Meetings with political parties to discuss draft list at district and mandal levels to be conducted on September 8. The public will also be allowed to file objections to the draft list between…
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren will join Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar’s capital Patna on Monday, a JMM leader said. The CM will leave for Patna on Monday morning, he said. “JMM president and Chief Minister Hemant Soren will join Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and leader of opposition in the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, at the concluding leg of the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’. This historic occasion will transform into a show of strength for the opposition unity,” JMM central general secretary Vinod Pandey said in a press statement. ‘Mahagathbandhan’ leaders will hold a march in…
New Delhi: Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said tribals of the northeast and other areas of the country will be kept out of the ambit of the proposed Uniform Civil Code so that they can live their lives “freely” as per their systems. Speaking at an event organised by the RSS-affiliate Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram here, he clarified the Union government’s stand on the issue, saying that “some people create a bizarre atmosphere on social media these days and build a narrative” against the Centre. Rijiju, however, did not mention anybody’s name. Also ReadIndian govt to launch AI-powered…
Riyadh: The total number of worshippers and Umrah pilgrims at the Two Holy Mosques reached 52,823,962 during the month of Safar 1447 AH. At the Grand Mosque in Makkah, 21,421,118 worshippers were recorded, including 51,104 at Hijr Ismail (Al-Hateem) and 7,537,002 performing Umrah, the General Authority for the Care of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque reported. Also ReadPassenger attempts to open Saudia flight door after landing in London The Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah received 20,621,745 visitors, with 1,188,386 praying in Al-Rawdah Al-Sharifa and 2,004,608 offering greetings to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his two Companions. أكثر من 52…
Raipur: In fresh trouble for Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, a police complaint was filed against her under penal provisions for promoting enmity and threat to national integrity for her alleged objectionable remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, an official said on Sunday. The complaint against Moitra was filed by a Chhattisgarh resident, Gopal Samanto, on Saturday, the police said. Samanto alleged that Moitra’s comments were unconstitutional, sparking fear among Bangladeshi refugees settled in Raipur’s Mana Camp area in 1971. Also ReadMahua Moitra petitions SC against Bihar electoral rolls revision In her alleged controversial remarks on Friday in West…
Hyderabad: Dubbing the Justice Pinaki Ghose Commission report on alleged irregularities in the construction of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project as a “political drama”, former Irrigation Minister and BRS leader T Harish Rao on Sunday said it was “neither impartial nor fair”. Participating in the short discussion on the Commission report placed in the Legislative Assembly, Rao alleged that Justice Ghose “did not follow proper procedures during the inquiry.” Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy advised Rao not to make personal remarks against Justice Ghose. Reddy alleged that, to loot Telangana’s public funds, the previous BRS government changed the location of…
Riyadh: A passenger on a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight was restrained by crew at London Heathrow Airport after attempting to open the door moments after landing. The incident took place on Thursday, August 28, aboard flight SV119, which had travelled from King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah to Heathrow. In a statement on X, the National Transport Safety Centre (NTSC) said that the individual — believed to be suffering from a medical condition — tried to move the door handle while the aircraft was taxiing to its stand. Also ReadUS to impose USD 250 ‘visa integrity fee’: India on affected…
Gurugram: A lawyer and two women were arrested for allegedly honey trapping an elderly man and extorting money from him after implicating him in a false rape case, police said on Sunday. The arrested were identified as — Kanchan (24) and advocate Kuldeep Malik, residents of Haryana, and Asha (47), a resident of Delhi. Asha works with Nari Niketan, Delhi, while lawyer Malik is practising in Gurugram court, police said. According to the complaint filed by the daughter of the victim, the two accused women befriended her widower father over phone. On May 24, the women came to her house…
They say love is blind, and a couple in Japan has taken it quite literally. A 23-year-old man is dating his classmate’s 83-year-old grandmother, stunning the internet with their 60-year age gap. The man and woman were identified as Kofu and Aiko, respectively. They became popular after their interview went viral. Throughout, Kofu was holding Aiko’s hands. For them, it was love at first sight. “Kofu has a healthy appetite and is very gentle. I have never met such a lively young man. I was drawn to him,” Aiko said during the interview. There was a hesitation between them due…
Abu Dhabi: Pakistan’s government has approved the transfer of operations at Islamabad International Airport to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in a move aimed at boosting efficiency and improving passenger services. The decision was taken recently during a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Inter-Governmental Commercial Transactions, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, according to The News. The plan forms part of Islamabad’s broader strategy to outsource management of state-owned enterprises through government-to-government (G2G) agreements. Also ReadUS to impose USD 250 ‘visa integrity fee’: India on affected list A special negotiation team has been constituted to…