Lithuania holds parliamentary runoff
Vilnius, Oct 23 (IANS) Lithuania started early voting for a runoff in 63 single-seat constituencies as part of the country’s parliamentary elections. On Tuesday, the Central Electoral Commission said that polling stations would be open each day from 7:00 a.m. (local time) until Thursday for early voters in all 60 municipalities, reports Xinhua news agency. […]
Iraqi PM says IS commander for country killed
Baghdad, Oct 23 (IANS) Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said that security forces killed the commander of the Islamic State (IS) group for Iraq and eight other senior leaders in an operation in a mountainous area of northern Iraq. In a post on the social media platform X on Tuesday, al-Sudani said the operation […]
Jagan moves NCLT to cancel transfer of shares to sister Sharmila
Amaravati, Oct 23 (IANS) The rift in the YSR family deepened with former chief minister and YSR Congress party President Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy filing a petition in NCLT, seeking an order to annul the transfer of shares in Saraswati Power and Industries Private Limited to his sister Y. S. Sharmila and mother Y. […]
Carefully comply with bail conditions, SC tells Ashish Mishra in Lakhimpur Kheri violence case
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday told Ashish Mishra — son of former Union Minister of State for Home, Ajay Kumar Mishra — to carefully comply with the bail conditions imposed on him in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for families of the deceased, apprised a […]
ED raids places linked to AIADMK leader in money laundering case
Chennai, Oct 23 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) was on Wednesday conducting raids across several locations linked to AIADMK leader and sitting legislator R. Vaithalingam in connection with a money laundering case. The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) had registered a case against Vaithalingam, who was a minister in the erstwhile AIADMK government, and […]
Bengal civic volunteer issue: Governor seeks CM’s opinion on 12 points
Kolkata, Oct 23 (IANS) West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose has sought the opinion of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the critical observations made by the Supreme Court against the system regarding the hiring of civic volunteers in the state police force In a statement issued on the official X handle of ‘Raj Bhavan Media […]
Tejashwi Yadav slams BJP MP from Araria for provocative speech
Patna, Oct 23 (IANS) Tejashwi Yadav, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and leader of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), on Wednesday strongly condemned the controversial remarks made by Pradeep Singh, the BJP MP from Araria. Singh’s statement, which stirred controversy due to its communal undertones, was met with a sharp response from Leader […]
Deep depression over Bay of Bengal intensifies, Cyclone Dana to hit Odisha coast on Thursday
Bhubaneswar, Oct 23 (IANS) The deep depression over the east-central Bay of Bengal on Wednesday morning intensified into a cyclonic storm ‘Dana’ and is likely to hit Odisha and West Bengal coasts a day later. “Yesterday’s deep depression over the east-central Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 18 kmph during the past […]
ED raids 14 locations in Bengal PDS scam case
Kolkata, Oct 23 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) was, on Wednesday, conducting massive raid and search operations in at least 14 locations in West Bengal in connection with the multi-crore ration distribution case. Sources said most of the places where the different teams of ED officials were conducting raids and search operations are concentrated in […]
Unfortunate for people of Wayanad: BJP on Priyanka Gandhi’s nomination
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) BJP’s national general secretary Dushyant Gautam took a sharp dig at Priyanka Gandhi, even as the latter prepares to file her nomination papers from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency on Wednesday. He also took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi for ‘running away’ from the constituency. “It is unfortunate for the […]
