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- World
Voting ends in crucial Bangladesh polls, counting begins
Dhaka: Bangladesh people on Thursday, February 12, voted in the crucial general elections, marred by sporadic incidents of violence, to elect a new government to replace the interim administration which took charge…
- World
Bangladesh elections: BNP leader killed due to violence at polling booth
Dhaka: Violence erupted at several polling booths across Bangladesh on Thursday, leading to the death of a political leader as the voting was underway across the nation, local media reported. These incidents…
- World
Bangladesh elections: Over 50 pc polling centres considered ‘risky’
Dhaka: More than half the polling centres have been identified as “risk-prone” for the general elections in Bangladesh, as officials said 90 per cent of them will be under CCTV surveillance, with…
- India
SC agrees to hear plea of Left leaders against Assam CM over ‘shooting’ video
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, February 10, agreed to consider listing a plea of Left leaders seeking action against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over a viral video allegedly…
- India
Counting underway for Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti polls in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Counting of votes for elections to 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis in Maharashtra began on Monday morning. The elections, originally scheduled for February 5, were held on February 7…
- India
Maharashtra Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti elections to be held on Saturday
Mumbai: Elections to 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis in Maharashtra will be held on Saturday, February 7. Adequate arrangements including police deployment have been made to ensure peaceful polling, the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Awaaz Alliance wins EFLU polls, defeats ABVP
Hyderabad: The Awaaz Alliance, comprising Fraternity Movement, Muslim Students Federation (MSF) and the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), on Wednesday, February 4, won the student elections at the English and Foreign…
- World
BNP claims ‘unusual’ voter migration ahead of Bangladesh polls
Dhaka: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Sunday, February 1, alleged it found an “unusual” voter migration in Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh ahead of the February 12 parliamentary elections. The…
- World
Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina denounces upcoming polls from exile in India
Dhaka: From her exile in India, Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina has slammed the country’s upcoming election after her party was barred from the polls, remarks that could deepen tensions ahead of…
- India
Civic polls: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat casts vote
Nagpur: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat cast his vote in the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) polls on Thursday, January 15, and remarked that choosing the NOTA option indirectly helps promote an unwanted candidate.…
- India
Shiv Sena-backed NCP councillor defeats BJP rival to become Ambernath Municipal Council VP
Thane: Following a week of high-pitched political drama, Shiv Sena-backed Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) councillor Sadashiv Hender Patil was on Monday elected vice-president of the Ambernath Municipal Council (AMC) in Maharashtra by…
- Bangalore
SC directs Karnataka govt to hold Bengaluru civic body polls by June 30
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, January 12, asked the Karnataka government and the state election body to hold the long-pending polls for Bengaluru local body by June 30. The tenure…
- India
Mahayuti unveils manifesto with tech-led governance, action against Bangladeshis
Mumbai: The Mahayuti alliance on Sunday unveiled a wide-ranging manifesto for the upcoming civic body elections in Mumbai, promising technology-led governance to make it a “global powerhouse”, a 50 per cent concession…
- World
Myanmar holds second round of polls amid armed conflict
Yangon: Myanmar resumed voting Sunday, January 11 in the second round of its first general election in five years, expanding polling to additional townships, including some areas affected by the civil war…
- India
‘Marathi manoos’ will be powerless if BJP controls civic bodies: Raj Thackeray
Mumbai: MNS chief Raj Thackeray has launched a scathing attack on the BJP, alleging that those seeking to separate Mumbai from Maharashtra are in power at the Centre and in the state,…
