Tag: EC
HC Refuses To Release Mukhtar Ansari For Poll Campaign
The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to release gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari on parole for canvassing in the ongoing Uttar Pradesh polls. ....
57.36% Voting Till 5 P.m. In 5th Phase
Millions voted on Monday in the fifth phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls spread across 51 constituencies in 11 districts, officials said.....
Gurmehar Steps Back After Threats, Students Denounce ABVP
Hundreds of students on Tuesday protested in Delhi University against the ABVP even as a female student who took on the RSS-affiliated body pulled back after getting death and rape threats.....
Opposition Leaders Visit DU, Support Protesting Students; Slam Centre
Several opposition leaders on Tuesday joined a protest on the Delhi University campus against the violence on the Ramjas College on February 22 and accused the government of politicising the issue and censoring students.....
Modi Betrayed Country's Farmers And Youth: Rahul
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of waiving off loans of 50 rich families of the country, while betraying the farmers and the youth.....
Demonetisation: 'Hard Work' Won Over 'Harvard', Says PM
Referring to encouraging GDP growth figures released on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that "hard work" has won over "Harvard-educated economists", who had predicted otherwise.....
BFI Joins Hands With SAI To Launch International Academy
With the aim to further advance the training programme for boxers, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sports Authority of India (SAI)under which an International Boxing Academy will be set up with eight regional centres.....
Nationalism A Bad Word Only In India: Jaitley
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said that "nationalism was a good word" across the world though it may be a controversial topic in India, days after he blamed an "alliance of subversion" for university campus violence. ....
ABVP Marches Against 'anti-national Activities', President Warns Against 'intolerant Indian'
Delhi University saw another day of protests on Thursday as hundreds of ABVP student activists held a march against "anti-national activities", even as President Pranab Mukherjee, in his first comments on the controversy, said there should be "no room in India for the intolerant Indian". He also asked students to refrain from "propagating culture of unrest".....
Situation In Violence-hit UP Town Limping Back To Normalcy
The situation in Uttar Pradesh's violence-hit Lakhimpur Kheri, where an objectionable video on Hindu deities on social media led to communal clashes, leaving two injured, is getting back to normal, officials said on Friday.....
