New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday issued the official notification for the conduct of the Vice-Presidential Election, 2025. Acting under the provisions of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952, the Commission announced the timeline for nominations, scrutiny, withdrawal of candidature, and polling — if required.The notification, dated August 7, has been published in the ‘Gazette of India’ and will also appear in ‘State Gazettes’ in t…

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the second time on Thursday till 2 p.m. following intense protests by opposition members demanding a debate on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. The uproar began shortly after the House reconvened at noon, with opposition MPs trooping into the Well, raising slogans and demanding a rollback of the SIR exercise.Presiding over the session, Sandhya Ray, who was in the Chair, attempted to continue with scheduled b…

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Leaders across India’s political spectrum on Thursday strongly reacted to US President Donald Trump’s announcement of imposing a punitive 25 per cent tariff on India for continuing to buy oil from Russia — a move that would raise total tariffs on Indian goods to 50 per cent.In a sharp rebuke, Indian leaders questioned Washington’s authority to “punish” sovereign countries for pursuing independent foreign policy and warned that retaliatory measures would be considered if …

Patna, Aug 7 (IANS) Former Mokama MLA and strongman Anant Singh, released from Beur Jail on Wednesday, launched a scathing attack on the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and predicted a strong comeback for the NDA in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.Speaking to reporters in Patna on Thursday, Singh claimed that the RJD would struggle to secure even 15 seats in the elections. Targeting RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, he said, “Lalu Yadav will not win more than 15 seats in the upcoming Bihar Assembl…

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday celebrated Raksha Bandhan with school students at the Mukhyamantri Jan Seva Sadan in Civil Lines, turning the occasion into a heartwarming celebration of trust, hope, and childhood dreams. Sharing glimpses from the event on social media platform ‘X’, CM Gupta wrote, “This morning, the Mukhyamantri Jan Seva Sadan had a different vibe. When children from government schools came with rakhis, it redefined our bond with them. …

Dehradun, Aug 7 (IANS) Two days after the cloudbursts-triggered flashfloods wreaked havoc in Uttarkashi region of Uttarakhand, the relief operations are in full swing, and people are being airlifted to higher locations while those having sustained injuries are being attended to swiftly.Till today morning, more than 50 individuals were airlifted to safety and evacuated from the Dharali, the flashfloods-hit zone to upper reaches in Matli by helicopter. From there, the people were being transported…

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday sought certain clarifications from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the National Herald money laundering case involving Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, and others, as proposed accused. The Rouse Avenue Court, which examined the case diary, is likely to deliver its decision on Friday on taking cognisance of the prosecution complaint filed by the ED under the Preventi…

Hyderabad, Aug 7 (IANS) The disciplinary action committee of the Congress party in Telangana has taken a serious view of the remarks made by party MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy against Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. The Munugode MLA is likely to be issued a notice for publicly criticising the Chief Minister.Congress MP Mallu Ravi, who is the chairman of disciplinary action committee, said he would speak to Rajagopal Reddy.Mallu Ravi, who has been camping in Delhi for the last three days alon…

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7 (IANS) The Kerala government’s claim that no public money would be spent to bring football legend Lionel Messi to the state has now been exposed as misleading.It has now emerged that the state government spent Rs 13 lakh on the Kerala Sports Minister V. Abdurahiman’s trip to Spain in September 2024, reportedly to invite Messi to Kerala. The Minister was accompanied by the Sports Department Secretary and the Director of Sports and Youth Affairs.This revelation contradi…

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Billionaire investor Mark Mobius said on Thursday that upcoming 50 per cent tariffs on India, imposed by US President Donald Trump, will have less impact on the country as it has a massive domestic market to cushion itself, and does not fully depend on exports like China.Speaking to IANS, the global investor who runs the Mobius EM Opportunities Fund for emerging markets (EMs), said India is in a good position to navigate these tariffs than other nations.“India has a hug…