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NCR filed in connection with alleged slapping incident involving PWD Minister

28 Sep 2026 | 10:01 PM

New Delhi, 28 Sep (UNI) The Delhi Police has filed a non-cognizable report (NCR) in connection with alleged slapping incident at Vikaspuri on Sunday involving minister Parvesh Verma during a road inspection in the West Delhi's locality, sources said on Monday.

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BLOs to visit homes of electors issued SIR notices; no need to visit ERO offices for hearing

28 Sep 2026 | 9:44 PM

New Delhi, Sept 28 (UNI) Electors who have been issued notices during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Delhi for being unmapped or having logical discrepancies will no longer need to visit the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) or Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO) offices for hearings, the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Delhi, said on Monday. .

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SC declines plea to fix deadline for Speaker on rebel TMC MLAs’ disqualification

28 Sep 2026 | 9:21 PM

Parmod Kumar
New Delhi, Sep 28 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking directions to the West Bengal Assembly Speaker to decide petitions for disqualification of 10 rebel Trinamool Congress MLAs, observing that there was no reason to doubt that the Speaker would take a decision within a reasonable period and that courts themselves should be mindful of delays in deciding cases before prescribing rigid timelines for other constitutional authorities.

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Congress claims nationwide ‘Vote Chori’ protests in 1,000-plus districts, warns of intensified agitation

28 Sep 2026 | 9:20 PM

New Delhi, Sep 28 (UNI) Congress general secretary K C Venugopal on Monday claimed that the party had staged protests in more than 1,000 districts across the country against alleged electoral irregularities, warning that the agitation would intensify and urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union Home Minister Amit Shah to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

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Fresh plea in SC seeks quo warranto against CEC over alleged unilateral ECI decisions, challenges SIR

28 Sep 2026 | 9:19 PM

Parmod Kumar

New Delhi, Sep 28 (UNI) A fresh petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a writ of quo warranto calling upon Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to explain the authority under which he allegedly acted individually in the name of the Election Commission of India despite decision-making powers being vested collectively in the multi-member poll panel.

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