NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed that the Election Commission (EC) is both statutorily and constitutionally authorised to carry out the nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, making it clear that the court would not halt the...

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NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said women continue to be inadequately represented in the judiciary, legislature and executive, despite the passage of the Women’s Reservation Act in 2023, which mandates one-third reservation for women in the Lok Sabha...

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Authorities have identified the suspect in the Washington, D.C., shooting that critically wounded two National Guard members near the White House. Law-enforcement sources told CBS News that the accused is Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who entered...

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BAREILLY: Muskan Rastogi, the undertrial accused in the chilling “blue drum” murder of her husband Saurabh Rajput, gave birth to a baby girl at Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College on Monday evening. Muskan has named the infant Radha, even as Rajput’s family...

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Hong Kong firefighters were still battling a massive blaze on Thursday after a deadly fire tore through a high-rise housing estate, killing at least 44 people and leaving hundreds unaccounted for. The disaster — the financial hub’s worst fire in decades — erupted...

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LONDON: The BBC chairman on Monday admitted the broadcaster was too slow to respond to a misleading edit of a speech by US President Donald Trump, but denied allegations that the corporation’s impartiality is being compromised from within its own board. Senior BBC...

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