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  1. PTI claims big victory over Supreme Court's decision on reserved seats

    PTI claims big victory over Supreme Court's decision on reserved seats

    A 13-member full court read the judgment - a split verdict with eight in favor and five against - declaring that the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the Peshawar High Court (PHC) to allocate reserved seats to the ruling coalition was unconstitutional."The Pakistan...
  2. Maharashtra Legislative Council elections: 203 MLAs cast their votes till noon

    Maharashtra Legislative Council elections: 203 MLAs cast their votes till noon

    Mumbai: Till Friday afternoon, 203 MLAs have cast their votes in the biennial elections for 11 seats of Maharashtra Legislative Council.There are 12 candidates in the fray for 11 seats in the upper house of the state legislature, where the 274 sitting members of the Legislative Assembly form...
  3. Why is there so many old men in Congress?

    Why is there so many old men in Congress?

    Boise: It's not just presidential candidates who are old.According to my own data, nearly 20 percent of members of the House and Senate are 70 years old or older, compared to about 6 percent who are under 40 years old.North Dakota voters recently approved a ballot initiative that would...
  4. Voting begins for important council elections in Maharashtra

    Voting begins for important council elections in Maharashtra

    Mumbai: Voting for the biennial elections for 11 seats of the Maharashtra Legislative Council began on Friday morning at the Vidhan Bhawan complex here.The first person to cast his vote through the secret ballot system was Shiv Sena's Sanjay Gaikwad.There are 12 candidates in the fray for 11...
  5. Tripura Panchayat elections: Parties, election officials begin preparations

    Tripura Panchayat elections: Parties, election officials begin preparations

    Elections to the three-tier Gram Panchayats in Tripura will be held on August 8 and votes will be counted on August 12.State election commissioner Saradindu Chaudhuri, who announced the election schedule here on Wednesday, said the formal legal notification was issued on Thursday, with the...
  6. Pak Supreme Court will give its verdict on reserved seats case on Friday

    Pak Supreme Court will give its verdict on reserved seats case on Friday

    In Islamabad, Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned until July 12 the ruling on a petition filed by the opposition Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) seeking its share of reserved seats in Parliament and assemblies. provincial.A 13-member bench headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa heard the...
  7. The disease of unemployment has taken the form of an epidemic in India: Rahul

    The disease of unemployment has taken the form of an epidemic in India: Rahul

    New Delhi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that the "disease of unemployment" has taken the form of an epidemic in India, and alleged that BJP-ruled states have become the "epicenter of this disease".His comments came after around 800 people turned up for a...
  8. 33 Left candidates filed nomination for Zilla Parishad seats in Tripura

    33 Left candidates filed nomination for Zilla Parishad seats in Tripura

    A day after the announcement of panchayat elections in Agartala, Tripura, 33 candidates of the Left Front submitted their nomination papers for West Tripura District Council and South Tripura District Council seats, a party leader said on Thursday.Senior CPI(M) leader Pabitra Kar said 33 Left...
  9. CBI gets 10 days remand of NEET paper leak accused Rocky

    CBI gets 10 days remand of NEET paper leak accused Rocky

    A CBI team arrested Rocky from Jharkhand on Thursday when he was trying to flee to Nepal.Rocky, nephew of main leader Sanjeev Mukhiya, is a resident of Nalanda district. He was running a restaurant in Ranchi and was coordinating the operations from there.CBI is also searching for his uncle...
  10. NEET-UG leak case: CBI arrests a kingpin

    NEET-UG leak case: CBI arrests a kingpin

    New Delhi: The CBI on Thursday arrested one of the alleged kingpins in the NEET-UG paper leak case who was absconding since the crackdown on irregularities in the entrance examination began, officials said.Rockey alias Rakesh Ranjan, who hails from Nalanda and is said to be a relative of...
  11. Education Minister meets NEET-UG aspirants amid uncertainty over medical entrance exam

    Education Minister meets NEET-UG aspirants amid uncertainty over medical entrance exam

    New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday met some NEET aspirants at his residence, amid a furious row over alleged irregularities in the conduct of this year's medical entrance exam.According to sources, the students raised issues such as the uncertainty prevailing...
  12. Government will reconsider the change in ADR exam pattern: Himanta

    Government will reconsider the change in ADR exam pattern: Himanta

    GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said his government will "reconsider" its decision to change the pattern of recruitment exam for posts under Grade 3 and 4.“A government that listens! Based on the feedback received from various quarters regarding the sudden change...
  13. IIT Madras data analytics indicates no large-scale malpractices in NEET exam: Center tells SC

    IIT Madras data analytics indicates no large-scale malpractices in NEET exam: Center tells SC

    "There is a general increase in the grades obtained by students, specifically in the range of 550 to 720. This increase is observed in all cities and centers. This is attributed to a 25 percent reduction in the curriculum," the Union government said, adding that Candidates scoring such high...
  14. Data analysis of NEET-UG 2024 results showed no indication of large-scale malpractices: Center tells SC

    Data analysis of NEET-UG 2024 results showed no indication of large-scale malpractices: Center tells SC

    New Delhi: The Center on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there was no indication of "massive malpractice" or localized pool of benefited candidates leading to abnormal scores in NEET-UG 2024.He said that the data analysis of NEET-UG 2024 results was done by IIT Madras and as per the...
  15. Thailand's Election Commission endorses Senate election results

    Thailand's Election Commission endorses Senate election results

    The commission has agreed to certify the list of 200 senators and 99 reserved candidates, paving the way for newly elected lawmakers to enter the upper house of parliament, Commission Secretary-General Saveng Boonmi said at a press conference, Xinhua news agency reported. The path has been...
  16. Maharashtra: TAIT-qualified teacher candidates seek minister Kesarkar's intervention for jobs

    Maharashtra: TAIT-qualified teacher candidates seek minister Kesarkar's intervention for jobs

    Latur, Several teacher candidates selected for appointment at Rayat Shikshan Sansthan after clearing the Teachers Aptitude and Intelligence Test (TAIT) on Wednesday met Maharashtra School Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar, demanding jobs.The candidates said that those who along with them have...
  17. Record 71 percent voting took place in three assembly seats of Himachal.

    Record 71 percent voting took place in three assembly seats of Himachal.

    Nalagarh constituency recorded the highest number of votes at 78 per cent, followed by Hamirpur (67.7 per cent) and Dehra (65.42 per cent), according to the Election Commission of India.In the first four hours, a 30 percent turnout was recorded for three Assembly seats.As many as 13...
  18. Voting recorded between 63% to 75% in by-elections on 3 assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh

    Voting recorded between 63% to 75% in by-elections on 3 assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh

    Shimla: Voting in the by-elections in three assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh was recorded between 63 per cent and 75 per cent, according to data shared by the state election department till 5 pm.It said that Nalagarh assembly constituency recorded the highest turnout at 75.22...
  19. Himachal Pradesh Assembly by-election: Around 48% voting recorded till 1 pm

    Himachal Pradesh Assembly by-election: Around 48% voting recorded till 1 pm

    Till 1 pm on Wednesday, about 48 percent voting took place in the by-elections being held on three assembly seats of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.According to data shared by the state election department till 1 pm, Nalagarh assembly constituency recorded the highest turnout of 51.59 per cent...
  20. Assembly by-election: 32.7 percent voting recorded in first four hours in Himachal

    Assembly by-election: 32.7 percent voting recorded in first four hours in Himachal

    In the by-elections held in three assembly constituencies of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, 32.7 percent voting was recorded till 11 am on Wednesday.While 31.61 percent voting took place in Dehra assembly constituency, 31.81 percent voting took place in Hamirpur and 34.63 percent in Nalagarh...
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