UP: Village head's teenager son casts fake votes, held

The 17-year-old son of a village head has been apprehended for allegedly casting votes multiple times during the fourth phase of polling in Farrukhabad seat on May 13, police said on Monday. Image......

Rahul warns of strict action after UP man votes for BJP '8 times'

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday urged all officials on election duty not to forget their constitutional responsibilities in the face of pressure and warned of strict action against anyone......

EC asks Karnataka govt to stop ads on its work in Telangana papers

The Election Commission on Monday asked the Congress government in Karnataka to stop publishing advertisements about its work in newspapers in poll-bound Telangana and sought an explanation from it......

Why removing govt officers isn't easy

Compulsory retirement is part of a half-yearly exercise now for cases where government wants to weed out officers, but without taking the disciplinary proceedings route. IMAGE: Dr Jitendra Singh,......

'Even the RBI was caught by surprise and was totally unprepared to handle its fallout'

I kept insisting that Rs 100 notes were in short supply and there was an urgent need to augment the supply of 100 rupee notes while also rapidly bringing into circulation the proposed new Rs 500......

CEOs get finmin shield over frauds by bank officials

With a view to protect prudent commercial decision of bankers, the government has taken a slew of decisions, including doing away with personal responsibilities of MD and CEO of PSBs for compliance......

NADA issues fresh suspension notice to wrestler Bajrang

IMAGE: Bajrang Punia has time till July 11 to request for a hearing or accept the charge. Photograph: Bajrang Punia/X The National Anti-Doping Agency on Sunday suspended Bajrang Punia for a second......

World wrestling chief urgesIOA to co-operate for sake of wrestlers

UWW boss Nenad Lalovic also said the world body will require a "robust plan" from the stake-holders guaranteeing a "safe environment" where grapplers can report abuse and harassment, and a clear......

England star Hales reprimanded over old blackface photo

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Alex Hales/Instagram England opener Alex Hales has been reprimanded by Cricket Discipline Commission over a historic social media post from 2009 showing him in blackface......

Indonesia stampede: Internal watchdog faults police use of tear gas

IMAGE: Hundreds of spectators were crushed as they tried to flee the overpacked stadium in Malang, East Java on Saturday, after police fired tear gas to disperse agitated fans of the losing home......

AFI expels athlete for violating 'no needle' policy

IMAGE: The 22-year-old Ayush Dabas has a personal best of 46.48s in 400m and 21.89s in 200m. He had taken part in the 400m race in the National Inter-State Championships in Chennai earlier this......