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Advances free, fair polls: SC upholds Election Commission’s SIR drive
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, May 27, gave its stamp of approval to the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls – a large-scale exercise to…
- India
When crude oil prices fell, why did petrol, diesel become more expensive: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge attacked the Modi government on Tuesday, May 26, over the rising fuel prices and asked why relief was not provided to people when crude oil prices…
- Bollywood
When Salman Khan revealed why he does not contest elections
Mumbai: Bollywood hunk Salman Khan had once revealed why he does not stand up for elections. During his appearance on “The Kapil Sharma Show”, host Kapil Sharma asked the ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ actor,…
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The Congress needs a ‘war room’
Some ideas arrive not as commentary but as diagnosis. Rohit Pajni’s “The Shape of Reality,” published on Substack, diagnoses institutional sclerosis. Pajni’s thesis is devastatingly precise. Organisations that achieve greatness, he argues,…
- India
Polls to 16 seats in Maharashtra legislative council on June 18
Mumbai: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday, May 18, announced that the biennial polls to 16 legislative council seats in Maharashtra from local authorities’ constituencies will be held on June…
- World
Polls open in UK local elections seen as a verdict on Keir Starmer’s leadership
London: Polls have opened for midterm local and regional elections on Thursday, May 7, that could deliver a heavy blow to embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Starmer’s center-left Labour Party is…
- Entertainment
Watch: Pooja Hegde predicted Thalapathy Vijay’s win in 2025 only
Hyderabad: South star Pooja Hegde, who has been making a strong comeback in films, recently expressed her excitement over actor Vijay’s historic victory in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Known for being…
- Telangana
Kerala UDF triumph: Telangana Congress credits Revanth Reddy’s campaign push
Hyderabad: Leaders of the Congress party in Telangana have credited chief minister A Revanth Reddy for playing a “key role” in the victory of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in the Kerala…
- India
AIMIM loses all seats, candidates forfeit deposits in Bengal
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) drew a blank in the West Bengal Assembly elections, with all its candidates losing and forfeiting their deposits, results announced on Monday, May 4, showed. The…
- India
Five states, 824 seats, one night to go: India counts down to verdict day
The dust has settled on the polling booths in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry as political titans wait for Monday, May 4, when the winners of the intensely fought…
- India
Ruckus outside counting centre in Mamata’s constituency, TMC claims entry of car with BJP flag
Kolkata: The counting centre at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Bhabanipur assembly constituency witnessed a ruckus a day ahead of the counting of votes, with TMC workers alleging two cars bearing…
- India
Assembly polls: Will May 4 mark a turning point for women in politics in Tamil Nadu
Chennai: The dust has settled on the polling booths across Tamil Nadu and the state nowholds its breath for May 4 when the winners of an intensely fought election will be declared.…
- India
Rahul Gandhi to hold West Bengal rallies today after rescheduling dispute
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to address election rallies in West Bengal on Saturday, April 25, with public meetings scheduled in Kolkata and Serampore after an earlier setback when…
- India
SC declines relief to 65 Bengal election duty officers whose names were deleted in SIR
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, April 24, refused to entertain pleas filed by several individuals from West Bengal, including 65 persons on election duty, against the deletion of their names…
- India
EC issues fresh post-poll guidelines for West Bengal assembly polls
Kolkata: The Election Commission issued a fresh set of post-poll guidelines for the West Bengal assembly elections, laying down strict protocols for handling surveillance cameras and video data after voting concludes, a…
