Tag: ISS
Supreme Court Dismisses Pleas Seeking Stay On Fresh Appointments To ECI
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed pleas seeking to stay fresh appointments to the Election Commission of India (ECI), made under the legislation which excludes the Chief Justice of India (CJI) from the process of appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and the other Election Commissioners.....
Iran Launches Large-scale Drone, Missile Attack Against Israel
A combined attack of dozens of ballistic missiles and hundreds of drones from Iran triggered air raid alerts across Israel early on Sunday, the Israeli army said, as residents reported multiple bombings were heard.....
Battleground Bengal: Third Phase Most Critical For ECI On Security Issues
The third phase of Lok Sabha polls for the four minority-dominated constituencies in West Bengal, namely Maldaha-Uttar, Maldaha-Dakshin, Murshidabad and Jangipur on May 7 is viewed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) as most critical in terms of security.....
Multiple Fires Erupt In Ukraine's Kharkiv After Overnight Russian Attacks
Multiple fires have broken out in the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv following Russian missile and drone attacks overnight, authorities said on Saturday.....
SC Dismisses Plea Filed Against ECI Relaxing Postal Ballot Norms
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a petition filed by the YSR Congress Party challenging the Election Commission of India's circular relaxing the norms for deciding on the validity of postal ballots.....
BRS Hails SC Order On Inquiry Commission Against KCR
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao has hailed the Supreme Court’s direction to the Telangana government to substitute retired Patna High Court Chief Justice L. Narasimha Reddy as the one-man Commission of Inquiry probing alleged irregularities in the power purchase agreements made during the tenure of former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao. ....
Cloudbursts Wreak Havoc In Himachal, 2 Dead, Over 50 People Missing
Two bodies were recovered and over 50 people went missing due to multiple cloudbursts in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu, Shimla and Mandi districts. ....
Keeping A Close Watch On Bangladesh Situation: Centre At All-party Meet
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar chaired on Tuesday an all-party meeting on the situation in violence-struck Bangladesh, during which he said that India is keeping a close watch on the developments in the neighbouring country. ....
Paris Olympics: CAS Dismisses Vinesh Phogat's Appeal For Shared Silver; IOA Prez Expresses Shock
The Ad-Hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the petition filed by Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat against her disqualification from women's 50kg final of the Paris Olympic Games. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Dr. PT Usha has expressed her shock and disappointment at the decision of the Sole Arbitrator of CAS to dismiss Phogat’s application against the United World Wrestling (UWW) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).....
Maha Assembly Polls: ECI's Watch On 87 Seats For Cash, Drugs, Excess Expenses
Amid recent seizures of gold and cash and also expenditure in excess of the stipulated norms, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has put 87 Assembly constituencies out of the total 288 seats in Maharashtra under close vigil. ....
