ECI to intensify scrutiny of groups seeking status of political party
The ECI on Tuesday decided to step up scrutiny of applicants seeking registration of their associations as a political party and issued instructions for an intensified verification of the antecedents of the founding members, an official said. “To remove
BY IANS / Tuesday, 9 September, 2025
CP Radhakrishnan elected new Vice President
NDA nominee and Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan was on Tuesday elected as the new Vice President, securing a comfortable victory in what was billed as a rare ‘South vs South’ electoral contest. Announcing the results, Rajya Sabha Secretary-General P.C.
BY IANS / Tuesday, 9 September, 2025
Nepal PM Oli steps down; crisis-prone nation plunges deeper into chaos
Faced with the intense pressure from Gen-Z protests that resulted in the death of 19 people, Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned from his post on Tuesday afternoon. Oli submitted his resignation letter to President Ram Chandra Poudel,
BY IANS / Tuesday, 9 September, 2025
VP election: Three parties to abstain from voting, 12 MPs not to cast vote
Three parties have decided to abstain from the Vice-Presidential election. The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) of Odisha, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) of Punjab, and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) of Telangana have chosen to stay away and will
BY IANS / Tuesday, 9 September, 2025
Vice Presidential election to be held today
The election for the post of Vice President of India is being held on Tuesday, September 9, with voting set to take place from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the New Parliament Building in New Delhi. The contest
BY IANS / Tuesday, 9 September, 2025
Nepal Gen-Z protest: PM Oli orders probe, denies social media shutdown policy
Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of at least 19 people after a Gen-Z led protest against corruption and the ongoing ban on social media platforms spiraled into violence across Kathmandu and
BY IANS / Tuesday, 9 September, 2025
Guterres calls on Nepal govt, protesters to hold discussions
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the Nepal government and the protesters to hold peaceful discussions to resolve their differences that have led to clashes and the death of at least 19 people. “Nepal enjoys, I think, a very
BY IANS / Tuesday, 9 September, 2025
Will accept Seoul’s security requirements for map data transfer: Google
Google said on Tuesday it will accept the South Korean government’s security requirements to remove coordinates for the Korean region from its map in order to secure approval to export high-precision map data overseas. “We are announcing two more
BY IANS / Tuesday, 9 September, 2025
Anarchists and reactionaries infiltrated Gen-Z movement, confirms Nepal minister after 19 die in anti-govt protests
Hours after at least 19 people were confirmed dead and over 300 injured during the anti-government protests by the youths that rocked Kathmandu on Monday, Nepal’s Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, who also serves as
BY IANS / Monday, 8 September, 2025
SC orders Rs 25 lakh compensation to man who remained in jail despite serving full sentence
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Madhya Pradesh government to pay Rs 25 lakh as compensation to a man who spent around five additional years in jail despite having already served his full sentence. The matter pertains to
BY IANS / Monday, 8 September, 2025
BRS to abstain from Vice-Presidential election
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Monday announced that it has decided to abstain from the Vice-Presidential election. Addressing a press conference here, BRS Working President K.T. Rama Rao said that as there is no option of NOTA in
BY IANS / Monday, 8 September, 2025
Congress MP Tariq Anwar sparks row after villagers carry him during flood inspection in Bihar
Congress MP from Katihar, Tariq Anwar, has landed in controversy after a video surfaced showing him being carried by villagers on their backs during his inspection of flood-affected areas in Bihar’s Katihar district. Anwar, who was on a two-day
BY IANS / Monday, 8 September, 2025
