A lamp honouring Yamraj, the god of death, is lit outside the home on Dhanteras each year. Yam Deepam is the name of this ceremony. Lighting a lamp for Yamraj is believed to shield family members from ...

It was an “extraordinary dereliction of duty” for the Department for Education (DfE) not to plan for Covid school closures earlier in March 2020, an academy boss has said. Sir Jon Coles, chief ...

A defiant Andy Burnham has hit out at those demanding he make “simplistic statements of loyalty” to Sir Keir Starmer, saying they are underestimating “the peril” facing Labour. The Greater Manchester ...

Andy Burnham has hit out at allies of Sir Keir Starmer for "demanding simplistic statements of loyalty", claiming they are underestimating the "peril" Labour is in. The mayor of Greater Manchester ...

It’s becoming somewhat of a running gag that any device or object will be made ‘smart’ these days, whether it’s a phone, TV, refrigerator, home thermostat, headphones or glasses. This generally means ...

Sir Keir Starmer risks losing the support of his own party as well as British voters AFTER weeks of turmoil Sir Keir Starmer has to come clean with the public about the future direction of his ...

Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app. The Election Commission (EC) informed the Supreme Court that directing special intensive revisions (SIR) of electoral rolls at ...

New Delhi | The Election Commission has told the Supreme Court that any direction to conduct special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls at regular intervals throughout the country would ...

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission (EC) has informed the Supreme Court that any directive to conduct SIR of electoral rolls at regular intervals across the country would amount to an “encroachment” ...

Responding to the court's notice on the PIL, the EC, in an affidavit, said, "Any direction to conduct a "SIR" at regular interval throughout the country would encroach upon its exclusive jurisdiction" ...

Britain’s most senior police officer is to present the new Home Secretary with proposed law changes “within weeks” aimed at stopping officers from policing tweets, the Telegraph can disclose. Sir Mark ...