Hindu

Jiji Thomson, who terms it a friendly suggestion rather than an offer, says he declined to pursue politics

He called Election Commission of India (ECI) a wing of BJP and targeted ECI chief Gyanesh Kumar saying, “He was heading ECI as part of BJP and under the name of SIR has done fraud with citizens of India.”

Mehbooba Mufti said the protest has been organised by the Monitoring Committee for Indian Muslims

Bypolls for two Assembly constituencies in West Bengal Nandigram and Rejinagar scheduled for October 6, are turning out to be an electoral exercise without much contest on the ground. Shrabana Chatterjee and Senjuti Sengupta report on the dropouts and intimidation that candidates from non-BJP parties are allegedly facing

Speaking at the launch of the first Victim Rights Centre (VRC) in Bihar, CJI Kant said that justice must not remain confined to the walls of a courtroom but must reach to those who are vulnerable, unheard or unable to navigate the legal system on their own

Left parties, workers and farmers’ groups step up protests; CPI(M) claims survey found deleted voters still residing in Bihar villages

The incident occurred after an air cylinder near the tyre of a tractor used for blasting work exploded

EAM Jaishankar told world leaders that a persistent threat to peace has been the scourge of terrorism.

Union Minister accuses ruling JMM, Congress and RJD of making attempts to mislead and confuse people; says Act will increase chance of youth finding work in their own State and curb migration

GCC to bring more surveillance cameras, flood sensors, rain gauges, pump-monitoring units under its integrated monitoring centre over five years; it also proposes three regional ICCCs

Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan direct the central agency to file its counter affidavit to his plea to quash PMLA proceedings

Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan, however, restore the complaint and direct the court concerned to grant an opportunity of hearing to the accused before taking cognisance

What did the Karnataka Legislature decide on September 22? Why has the State repeatedly rejected the ESA draft? What did the Kasturirangan Committee recommend? How much of the Western Ghats was proposed as ESA? What has Karnataka proposed as the way forward?

A total of 969 cases reported in the district till September 26. The State recorded 2,205 confirmed influenza cases during the month. As many as 20 deaths were reported due to influenza in the State.

He says the arrest happened only at the insistence of a special court and accuses the ruling government of “shielding” the accused