elections
- Delhi
Jantar Mantar protest, Gen Z issues to dominate DUSU poll campaign
New Delhi: From the recent student mobilisation at Jantar Mantar to demands over admissions, metro concessions and access to education, issues that have fuelled Delhi’s campus protests are set to find their…
- Kashmir
Labourers’ killers’ names must be revealed: Farooq
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday, August 2, demanded that the identity of the killers of two migrant labourers in Kulgam and a policeman in Anantnag be made public. He…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad may see municipal elections after Telangana SIR 2026
Hyderabad: Hyderabad is likely to see municipal elections soon after the completion of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Telangana. Recently, the Telangana government divided the Greater Hyderabad…
- India
SC dismisses plea against Manipur HC panchayat polls order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, July 2, refused to entertain a plea challenging the Manipur High Court order extending the deadline for conducting panchayat elections in the state to October…
- Telangana
Telangana HC quashes five model code cases against Revanth Reddy
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday, June 24, quashed five criminal cases registered against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy over alleged model code of conduct violations during the 2019 Huzurnagar Assembly byelection.…
- Bangalore
JDS jolted by cross-voting in Council polls
Bengaluru: The Janata Dal (Secular) suffered a major setback in the Legislative Council elections as its lone candidate, Govindaraju, failed to secure victory despite intense efforts by the party leadership. Govindaraju managed…
- Middle East
Israeli firm BlackCore meddled in New York, Scotland polls
An Israeli private firm named BlackCore, already under scrutiny for alleged interference in France’s local elections in March this year, is now suspected of conducting digital influence operations targeting elections in New…
- Kolkata
Kolkata fire destroys 4,000 EVMs used in Bengal elections
Kolkata: West Bengal minister Kaushik Chowdhury on Thursday, June 11, said that around 4,000 EVMs were gutted in a government building fire here, as the police launched an investigation following the registration…
- Bangalore
Race for 20 cabinet berths intensifies in Karnataka Congress
Bengaluru: With the formation of the new Congress government under Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and the swearing-in of 13 ministers in the first phase, attention has now shifted to the next round…
- Bangalore
BJP fields Prof M Nagaraj for Rajya Sabha from Karnataka
Bengaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced its official candidates for the 2026 Rajya Sabha and Karnataka Legislative Council elections, bringing an end to intense political speculation in Karnataka. The list,…
- Pakistan
Voting underway in PoK’s Gilgit-Baltistan region
Islamabad: Voting was underway on Sunday, June 7, in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s Gilgit-Baltistan region for elections to the so-called legislative assembly. India has lodged a strong protest with Pakistan over the elections to…
- Telangana
TGSRTC union elections to be held, returning officer appointed
Hyderabad: In what could be seen as a significant move, the Telangana government has given its nod to conduct the trade union elections in the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC), after…
- Bangalore
Muslim leaders seek four more cabinet berths in Shivakumar govt
Hubballi: A section of Muslim religious leaders and community representatives has urged the Congress high command to provide greater representation to the Muslim community in the Karnataka cabinet headed by Chief Minister…
- World
Brazil set to join other Latin American countries with 40-hour, 5-day workweek
Sao Paulo: Brazil was set to join other Latin American countries that have shortened working hours as the lower house approved a constitutional amendment on Wednesday, May 27, establishing a 40-hour, five-day…
- India
Dark day for judiciary: Lawyers, Opposition react to SC’s order upholding SIR
New Delhi: An uproar followed the Supreme Court’s approval of the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, with advocate Prashant Bhushan terming it a “dark day for the judiciary”…
