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- India
SP demands removal of officials ‘appointed on caste, religious basis’ before SIR
Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party on Tuesday demanded the removal of booth-level officers, additional district magistrates (elections) and electoral registration officers allegedly “appointed on caste and religious grounds” before the Special Intensive Revision…
- India
Election Commission mandates paid holiday for Bihar voters
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Saturday said voters in Bihar, where polls will be held in two phases next month, are entitled to paid holidays on polling days, and employers who…
- India
Congress alleges ‘disproportionate growth’ in assets of BJP MP’s wife
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday alleged that there was “disproportionate” growth in the assets of BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s wife Anamika Gautam, and said that the ruling party leader must clarify…
- World
India elected to UN Human Rights Council for seventh time
New York: India has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2026-28 term, marking the country’s seventh stint on the Geneva-based rights body. Announcing the results of…
- Politics
BJP Central Election Committee to finalize Bihar candidate list on Sunday
New Delhi: The BJP Central Election Committee is scheduled to hold a key meeting on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at the party headquarters to finalize the names of candidates for the upcoming…
- India
Congress accuses EC of alliance with BJP after Bihar poll dates
New Delhi: As the Election Commission announced the dates for the Bihar Assembly polls, the Congress on Monday alleged the poll body was in an “alliance” with the BJP and asserted that…
- India
Congress claims 23 lakh women voters deleted in Bihar; accuses EC of ‘vote chori’
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday claimed that the names of about 23 lakh women have been removed from the voter list in Bihar under the SIR with the bulk of them…
- World
Japan’s PM resigns after party suffered historic defeat in summer election
Tokyo: Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Sunday that he will resign following growing calls from within his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July’s parliamentary election. Ishiba, who…
- India
ECI appoints observers for Vice Presidential election 2025
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday appointed two senior IAS officers as Observers for the upcoming Vice-Presidential Election 2025, scheduled to be held on September 9. In a…
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Will the call for Telugu Bidda in the VP election work? Or will the ruling alliance win hands down?
Hyderabad: The Vice-Presidential election is all set to see an interesting bout and realignment of political forces in the country, including Telangana and Andhra Pradesh States. In Telangana, the Indian National Developmental…
- India
HC rebukes Rajasthan govt over delay in panchayat polls
Jaipur: In a significant ruling, the Rajasthan High Court delivered a stern rebuke to the state government for delaying Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) elections under the pretext of delimitation and has directed…
- India
Opposition fields ex-SC Judge B Sudershan Reddy as nominee for VP election
New Delhi: Former Supreme Court Judge B. Sudershan Reddy was on Tuesday declared as the united Opposition parties’ candidate for the Vice-Presidential election scheduled on September 9 — an exercise described by…
- India
Election Commission starts process to elect new Vice President
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced the commencement of the election process for the Office of the Vice President after Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from the post. Dhankhar…
- India
EC finds large number of foreigners in Bihar voter list
New Delhi: Field-level functionaries of the Election Commission have found “a large number of people” from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar during house-to-house visits made for the ongoing intensive review of the voters’…
- World
Student-led NCP demands Bangladesh election wait until ‘justice & reform’ done
Dhaka: Newly floated influential National Citizen Party (NCP) on Saturday demanded Bangladesh’s planned election in February next year be halted until the two other major agenda of Muhammad Yunus’ interim government —…
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