- India
5 BJP ex-minsters who lost earlier lead in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Five former ministers who lost the 2018 Chhattisgarh assembly elections and were re-nominated by the BJP for the polls this time were leading in their respective seats as vote counting was underway…
- News
BJP set to rule 12 states on its own, Congress comes down to 3
With the BJP heading towards victory in three out of the four states that went to polls recently, the party will now be in power in 12 states on its own. While,…
- India
SP declares highest assets among regional parties, says report
The Samajwadi Party declared the highest assets among regional parties in the years 2021–22, followed by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, a report by a democratic reform think tank said. According to the…
- India
UP: Gyanvapi case judge’s kin provided security over death threats
Shahjahanpur: Security has been provided to Civil Judge Dinesh Kumar Diwakar, whose brother, Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar, heard the Shringar Gauri-Gyanvapi case in Varanasi on his request, police said on Sunday. According…
- India
As BJP leads in 3 states, INDIA bloc schedules meet to strategize for LS polls
New Delhi: Leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc will meet at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence in Delhi on December 6 to chalk out a strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, sources…
- India
Chhattisgarh: BJP leading in 24 seats, Congress ahead in 22 seats
Raipur: The BJP was ahead in 24 seats and the ruling Congress was leading in 22 seats in elections to the Chhattisgarh assembly, the Election Commission said. Counting of votes in elections to…
- India
Congress appoints observers to four states on eve of election results
New Delhi: The Congress has appointed observers to coordinate meetings of its legislature party in four states where assembly election results will be declared on Sunday. In Rajasthan, the party appointed former…
- India
Bengal: TMC protests against BJP ‘cleansing’ Ambedkar statue on assembly premises
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Saturday held demonstrations across West Bengal to protest against the BJP’s act to “cleanse” BR Ambedkar’s statue with water of the Ganga river on the state assembly…
- India
2020 Delhi riots: Court slams public prosecutors for seeking multiple passovers
New Delhi: A court here on Saturday denounced the public prosecutors’ conduct for “seeking multiple passovers” in the 2020 Delhi communal riots cases on the grounds of being preoccupied with other cases,…
- India
Student’s kin threaten Bihar school for ordering removal of hijabs inside classrooms
Sheikhpura: A government school in Bihar has received threats from family members of female students who were asked by teachers to take off their “hijab” inside classrooms, an official said on Saturday.…
- India
BJP depriving everyone of their rights by not conducting caste census: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday targeted the BJP, saying the ruling party, by not conducting a caste census, is “depriving everyone of their rights and respect”. Addressing a meeting…
- Kashmir
BJP, EC equally responsible for delay in J-K assembly polls: Omar Abdullah
Nowshera: The BJP and the Election Commission are equally responsible for the delay in holding assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah said on Saturday, alleging that…
- India
Cong’s Adhir Chowdhury comes out in support of Mahua Moitra in cash-for-query case
Kolkata: The Congress party’s Lok Sabha leader, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, expressed support for TMC MP Mahua Moitra facing expulsion in a “cash-for-query” case, criticising the alleged unethical conduct of the Lok Sabha…
- Pakistan
Pak court adjourns hearing of cipher case against Imran Khan, Qureshi till Dec 4
Islamabad: A Pakistan court hearing a case against jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi for allegedly leaking a diplomatic cable on Saturday adjourned the hearing till…
- India
Rajasthan: Congress, BJP reach out to independents, smaller parties
Jaipur: On the eve of the counting of votes in Rajasthan, both BJP and Congress have started reaching out to independent candidates, including rebels, and smaller parties. Nearly 40 rebels from both…
