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Patna, Aug 2 (IANS) The political storm triggered by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s claim on Saturday that his name was missing from the electoral roll of Bihar, has taken a sharp turn. The District Electoral Officer (DEO) of Patna has issued a categorical rebuttal, stating that Tejashwi Yadav’s name was indeed present in the updated voter list.In a post shared on social media platform X, the DEO’s office wrote: “Tejashwi Yadav’s claim that his name is missing from the electoral roll post-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is false. His name appears at Serial Number 416, and his polling booth number is 204—Veterinary College, Patna.”The office further urged Tejashwi to verify facts before making public statements that could mislead the electorate.“Deliberate attempts to mislead voters must be c...

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) On the eve of formal launch of E-Vidhan (Paperless Legislative Assembly) system, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Saturday that the historic initiative for transparency and efficiency comes at a time when her government has fully digitised file work in the Secretariat."It is a matter of pride that for the first time in history the Delhi Assembly session from August 4 to 8 will be conducted in a paperless mode. This will help the House emerge as a model Assembly functioning with the E-Vidhan," CM Gupta told reporters.She said the adoption of E-Vidhan in a very short time is a big achievement made possible by the financial help offered by the Centre and its coordination with the Delhi government."The development is an example of policy and administrative refor...

Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) In her first public statement following acquittal in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur delivered a scathing indictment of the investigative process, alleging custodial torture, coercion, and politically motivated targeting by senior police officials.Thakur, who was among several accused cleared of all charges on July 31, described her acquittal as a “victory of saffron, victory of religion, victory of Sanatan and victory of Hindutva.”Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, Thakur claimed she was subjected to 24 days of sustained torture while in custody, naming former Mumbai Police Commissioner Paramveer Singh as the principal perpetrator.“The atrocities they committed cannot even be described because words have a limit,” she said, adding that sh...

Kolkata, Aug 2 (IANS) West Bengal Leader of the Opposition and veteran BJP leader, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday, had alleged a brutal attack on a local-level BJP leader by a group of illegal Rohingya infiltrators on the streets of Kolkata. He had also uploaded a video on his X account where the local-level BJP leader with blood and severe injury marks on his face was seen narrating the story of the attack on him.LoP Adhikari also issued a statement earlier on Saturday morning, which he posted on his official X account, and claimed that Debashish Biswas, a BJP worker and a resident of the area under Behal (East) constituency in Kolkata, was attacked on the streets by a group of illegal Rohingya infiltrators on Friday."Yesterday, he saw a few Rohingya Muslims openly consuming marijuana on t...

Chandigarh, Aug 2 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday said the release of the 20th instalment of the PM-Kisan is not just financial support but a testimony of the trust that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has placed in the country's farmers. Prime Minister Modi released the 20th instalment of the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, transferring Rs 20,500 crore to bank accounts of 9.7 crore farmers across the country.Out of this, Rs 353 crore has been credited to the accounts of 16.77 lakh farmers in Haryana.To mark this occasion, a state-level PM-Kisan Utsav Diwas programme was organised in Panchkula, where Chief Minister Saini participated as the chief guest.Similar celebrations were held in other districts, where Cabinet and Ministers of State were...