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NEW DELHI: Election Commission Thursday pointed out falsehoods in affidavits presented before Supreme Court by NGO, Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), which alleged that names of people were deleted from Bihar’s final voter list without intimation.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi told ADR counsel Prashant Bhushan, who handed over the affidavits, that…

NEW DELHI: Acting swiftly on projects of strategic significance following suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), an expert committee of the environment ministry has recommended environmental clearance for constructing the Sawalkot hydroelectric project on Chenab in Ramban district of J&K.The 1,856-MW project is a major hydropower initiative on Chenab, one of the western rivers…

HISAR: Amid reports of youths from Fatehabad, Rohtak, Ambala and Sonipat trapped in the Russia-Ukraine war, concern has deepened over the fate of a youth from Hisar district. Sonu, 28, from Madanheri village is feared to have been killed in the conflict, while his companion, Aman, 24, from the same village has been missing since…

Who’s To Blame? MP & TN Govts Trade Charges CHENNAI/BHOPAL/NAGPUR: The adulterated cough syrup death toll rose to 23 after two more children died of renal failure Thursday, while police arrested Govindan Ranganathan (75), the owner of Tamil Nadu-based Sresan Pharmaceuticals, which manufactured the Coldrif medicine. The latest victims – Garvik Pawar and Mayank Suryawanshi,…

LUCKNOW: While paying tributes to Kanshi Ram, the BSP founder and her predecessor in the party and the organisation, on his 19th death anniversary here, BSP national president Mayawati said she was grateful to the incumbent BJP government in Uttar Pradesh.In the commemorative programme organised at Manyawar Shri Kanshi Ram Ji Smarak Sthal (Eco Garden),…

New Delhi: With winter knocking and the mountain passes in Jammu and Kashmir set to become snow-bound, home minister Amit Shah on Thursday reviewed the law and order situation in the Union Territory and asked the forces to be on 100% alert against any attempts by Pakistan and PoK-based terrorists to exploit the snowfall and…

Israel, on early Friday, said that it has approved a deal to secure the release of all hostages held in Gaza, both living and deceased. “The government has just approved the framework for the release of all the hostages — both the living and the deceased,” a statement issued by the prime minister’s office said….

NEW DELHI: PM Modi and his visiting counterpart Keir Starmer discussed initiatives to double down on likely gains from the India-UK landmark trade deal in a bilateral meeting, while also focusing on efforts to deepen their cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and in areas like technology, defence co-production and security.Modi also raised the issue of anti-India…