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NEW DELHI: Unsuccessful in stalling the SIR of Bihar electoral roll, the counsel for petitioners on Friday chose to argue the constitutional validity of Election Commission’s decision to conduct a pan-India SIR and told SC that the challenge to the validity of CEC and other ECs (Appointment, Conditions of Officer and Terms of Office) Act,…
Sachin Tendulkar and Harmanpreet Kaur NEW DELHI: When the phone rang on the eve of the ICC Women’s World Cup final, Harmanpreet Kaur didn’t expect to hear the voice of India’s cricketing god. But it was Sachin Tendulkar himself — calling to share words of wisdom that would help her and her team stay grounded…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the victorious Indian women’s cricket team after their historic World Cup win. A light-hearted moment saw batter Harleen Deol ask about his skincare routine, prompting laughter and a warm response from the PM. The team celebrated their redemption after years of effort. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Indian…
NEW DELHI: Enumeration for Phase II of the SIR exercise spanning a dozen states and UTs commenced Tuesday, with around 5.3 lakh booth level officers (BLOs) undertaking the first round of house-to-house visits to distribute enumeration forms to electors.The enumeration period for SIR in nine states – Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, MP, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu,…
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee addresssing rally in Kolkata NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday claimed that seven people have died in Bengal due to fear over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) as chief minister Mamata Banerjee led a massive protest rally in Kolkata against the electoral roll revision exercise.The TMC has described…
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin (ANI photo/file) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu’s governing party DMK on Monday filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Election Commission‘s decision to conduct special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls of all states. It alleged that SIR is an arbitrary exercise that would…
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin (ANI photo/file) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu’s ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Monday said it has filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the southern state.The Election Commission of India (ECI) last week ordered the next leg of the SIR of electoral rolls,…
Choreographer Mudassar Khan lauded Aryan Khan’s directorial debut, Ba***ds of Bollywood, highlighting Aryan’s profound respect and humility. Khan recalled Aryan addressing his father, Shah Rukh Khan, as ‘sir’ and patiently waiting for his attention. Aryan’s considerate nature extended to taking suggestions from all crew members, reminiscent of Mudassar’s experiences working with Salman Khan. Choreographer Mudassar…
Parvez Rasool has explained why he retired despite being J&K’s highest wicket-taker last season Kashmir willow bats have long travelled across India and overseas. What never travelled was Jammu & Kashmir cricket or its players. Then Parvez Rasool showed up. He made his Ranji Trophy debut in 2008 and built a career that spanned 95…
TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) issued a warning against alleged irregularities in the ongoing revision of West Bengal’s electoral rolls, vowing legal action and a mass movement if names of genuine voters are found deleted during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process.At a closed-door virtual meeting attended by…
