Politics
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Back to basics: Voters will use ballot paper to vote in Bengaluru civic polls
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Election Commission (SEC) has announced that ballot papers will be used instead of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the Bengaluru civic polls, and the elections will be held…
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Mumbai will get Mahayuti mayor, no new political equations: Shinde
Mumbai: Mumbai will have a Mahayuti mayor, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Monday, January 19, dismissing reports of new political equations after the results of civic polls were declared…
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SIR: Openly display names of people on ‘discrepancies’ list, SC tells EC
The Supreme Court on Monday, January 19, directed the Election Commission (EC) to display the names of those on the “logical discrepancies” list at gram panchayat bhavans, block offices of talukas and…
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‘Na kaam ke hain na Ram ke hain’: Congress slams BJP over seer attack
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday, January 19, launched a scathing attack on the BJP over alleged “mistreatment” meted out to Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must…
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CPI(M) following RSS-style divisive politics for votes: VD Satheesan
Kochi: Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan on Monday, January 19, alleged that the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) was following the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) path of…
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Bhatti cancels SCCL’s mining tender after claims of his involvement
Hyderabad: Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Sunday, January 18, announced that he has directed Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) to cancel the mining tender for the Naini coal block,…
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Need to erase caste from mind to end discrimination: RSS chief Bhagwat
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that if caste discrimination is to be eliminated from social practice, then caste must first be erased from the mind. In…
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Congress disrespected Assam, opened doors for infiltrators: PM Modi
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, January 17, accused the Congress of disrespecting the culture and heritage of Assam, claiming that it was evident from the party rolling out a red…
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Delhi HC dismisses petition against Manish Sisodia’s 2020 win
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Saturday, January 17, dismissed a petition challenging the election of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia from Patparganj in the 2020 Assembly polls. Justice…
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Suspense over Mumbai Mayor’s post, Shinde’s corporators moved to luxury hotel
Mumbai: The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Saturday, January 17, shifted its newly elected corporators in Mumbai to a luxury hotel in the city amid suspense over who would become the next…
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Rohith Vemula Act will soon be introduced in Telangana: Dy CM Bhatti
Hyderabad: Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Saturday, January 17, said that the Rohith Vemula Act will be introduced in the state at the earliest. Earlier in the day, a…
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Hyderabad Police denies permission for BRS’ Secunderabad Bachao march
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Police allegedly denied permission to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s (BRS) Secunderabad Bachao Rally on Saturday, January 17, during which a march to the Secunderabad Railway Station was planned to…
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Beautiful women from these castes attract rape: MP Congress MLA
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya kicked up a controversy by linking beauty to rape and also claiming sexual crimes against women from “certain castes” got encouragement from some scriptures…
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Hyderabad: Owaisi completed just 8 of 69 civic work in last term
Hyderabad: In the current Lok Sabha term, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Member of Parliament (MP) Asaduddin Owaisi has spent only Rs 57.66 lakh from the Rs 9.80 crore provided by…
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Revanth Reddy lays foundation stone for IIIT Mahabubnagar
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy laid the foundation stone for IIIT Mahabubnagar at Chittaboyinapalli on Saturday, January 17, being built at a cost of Rs 200 crore, with construction expected…
