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Raj Thackeray Demands Scrapping Of SIR, Calls For Nationwide Return To Paper Ballots

Raj Thackeray Demands Scrapping Of SIR, Calls For Nationwide Return To Paper Ballots

Mumbai, September 25, 2026 (Yes Punjab News) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Friday demanded the immediate cancellation of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of elect...

25-Sept-2026

111 MPs, MLAs switched parties after election, Nagaland tops list: ADR report

111 MPs, MLAs switched parties after election, Nagaland tops list: ADR report

Making an apparent mockery of the anti-defection law, 111 sitting MPs/MLAs changed parties after being elected to the current Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and State Assemblies. Among them, 26 were Lok Sabha...

25-Sept-2026

GST Council To Take Up Major Process Reforms For Businesses At 7 October Meeting

GST Council To Take Up Major Process Reforms For Businesses At 7 October Meeting

Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister who also heads the GST Council (File Photo) (Representative Image) The rescheduled 57th Goods and Services Tax Council meeting on 7 October will prioritise m...

25-Sept-2026

'We never committed to five-day workweek for banks': Finance Ministry sources

'We never committed to five-day workweek for banks': Finance Ministry sources

Bank employees, under the banner of the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), protest demanding the implementation of a five-day banking week in Bhopal. (File Photo | ANI) During the last meeting betwee...

25-Sept-2026

Supreme Court PIL Seeks Prosecution Of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, SIT Probe Into Deletion Of 13 Crore Voters

Supreme Court PIL Seeks Prosecution Of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, SIT Probe Into Deletion Of 13 Crore Voters

CEC Gyanesh Kumar (Credit: X account Spokesperson ECI) A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar amid a growing row...

25-Sept-2026

8th Pay Commission – Bengaluru and Mumbai Meetings Scheduled for October

8th Pay Commission – Bengaluru and Mumbai Meetings Scheduled for October

8th Pay Commission consultations are set to continue across major cities in October 2026 as the panel engages with employee organisations, unions, pensioner associations, federations and other stakeho...

25-Sept-2026

Gyanesh Kumar removal row: Why removing a CEC is far harder than demanding his exit

Gyanesh Kumar removal row: Why removing a CEC is far harder than demanding his exit

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar The demand for action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has moved from political rhetoric to a sharper constitutional question: even if the go...

24-Sept-2026

"Who ensured that CEC received legal protection?": Priyank Kharge questions systemic design amid ECI row

"Who ensured that CEC received legal protection?": Priyank Kharge questions systemic design amid ECI row

Image Credit: ANI Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the Election Commission of India, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday launched a sharp critique against the central leadership, all...

24-Sept-2026

Entrepreneur calls Indian passport ‘useless’, says paying up to ₹1 crore in taxes brings ‘zero advantage’

Entrepreneur calls Indian passport ‘useless’, says paying up to ₹1 crore in taxes brings ‘zero advantage’

The govt notified new changes in the passport rules Hyderabad-based entrepreneur’s criticism of the Indian passport has sparked a debate online after he described it as “absolutely useless” and questi...

24-Sept-2026

Planning a US trip during pregnancy? New 'birth tourism' visa rules could affect you, here’s What Indian travellers need to know

Planning a US trip during pregnancy? New 'birth tourism' visa rules could affect you, here’s What Indian travellers need to know

T he US is targeting people who arrange, facilitate or profit from birth tourism, including visa fixers and some medical providers. The United States has announced new visa restrictions targeting fore...

24-Sept-2026

'Biggest threat to democracy': CJP gives CEC Gyanesh Kumar 48 hours to resign, warns of 'Jantar Mantar 2.0'

'Biggest threat to democracy': CJP gives CEC Gyanesh Kumar 48 hours to resign, warns of 'Jantar Mantar 2.0'

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke addresses a press conference as Co-conveners Saurav Das, left, and Ashutosh Ranka, right, look on, in New Delhi, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. PTI Cockro...

24-Sept-2026

Amid drought debate, Karnataka Congress MLA quits for second time in 2 months

Amid drought debate, Karnataka Congress MLA quits for second time in 2 months

Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said Yashvantharayagouda Patil made an emotional decision considering farmers' welfare. (File Photo Karnataka Congress MLA Yashvantharayagouda Patil has resigned from the...

23-Sept-2026

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