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- World
Bangladesh to hold general elections on January 7: EC chief
Dhaka: Bangladesh will hold the much-awaited general elections on January 7, the chief election commissioner announced on Wednesday, amidst violent protests by the Opposition BNP and its allies demanding a non-party interim…
- India
Electoral Bonds Scheme: Citizens don’t have right to know source of funds, says AG
New Delhi: Holding that the electoral bond scheme for political funding of parties contributes to clean money, Attorney General R Venkataramani has told the Supreme Court that citizens do not have the right…
- Telangana
Telangana: K Kavitha to contest from Nizamabad for 2024 LS polls
Hyderabad: BRS MLC K Kavitha on Thursday declared that she will contest from the Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency seat in the general elections to be held in 2024. Addressing a press conference…
- India
‘East India Company, PFI, Indian Mujahideen’: PM Modi’s dig at INDIA
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday derided the opposition alliance INDIA as the most directionless the country had ever seen, and cited reviled names such as East India Company and Indian…
- World
New Zealand: Indian-origin selected as National’s candidate for General Election
Auckland: Siva Kilari has been chosen as the National Party’s candidate in the Manurewa electorate for the upcoming 2023 General Election. Kilari is the owner and operator of Universal Granite and Marble,…
- Pakistan
Imran Khan sought IMF’s guarantee for timely general elections
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan had sought International Monetary Fund (IMF) guarantee that the general elections in Pakistan will be held on its scheduled time, local media reported. In a…
- India
Opposition leaders likely to meet on June 12 to discuss 2024 elections
A meeting of Opposition parties is likely to take place on June 12 in Patna to discuss the forthcoming 2024 general elections. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge…
- India
‘Historic’ Oppn Unity: Nitish, Tejashwi meet Congress’ Kharge, Rahul
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge here in the presence of Rahul Gandhi. The meeting at Kharge’s residence comes amid…
- Middle East
Israelis vote in 5th general elections in four years as Netanyahu hopes for comeback
Jerusalem: Israelis on Tuesday voted for an unprecedented fifth time in four years to break the political impasse that has paralysed the country, with a large number of voters exercising their franchise…
- World
Pakistan: Imran demands fresh elections after impressive show in Punjab by-polls
Lahore: Imran Khan has demanded fresh general elections in Pakistan after his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party registered an impressive electoral victory in the crucial Punjab assembly by-polls, dealing a major blow to Prime Minister…