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- India
CM Bommai visits ‘jinxed’ Karnataka dist ahead of polls, wins appreciation
Chamarajanagar: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s visit to the supposedly “jinxed” district of Chamarajanagar in the state on Tuesday has won appreciation from progressive thinkers and netizens. It is widely believed that…
- India
‘Hearing Odisha may go for early polls’: Dharmendra Pradhan
Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday claimed that assembly elections may be preponed in Odisha by 8-15 months and held next year. Pradhan, who hails from Odisha, made the surprising…
- World
Peru’s new President hints at early polls amid protests
Lima: Peru’s new President Dina Boluarte acknowledged the possibility of holding the next elections earlier than scheduled amid protests. “If the situation warrants it,” the government will be in talks with the…
- Delhi
67 per cent of councillors elected to MCD are crorepatis, says report
Delhi: At least 67 per cent of the 250 newly elected councillors in the MCD are crorepatis, according to an Association for Democratic Reforms report. In 2017, when 270 wards of the then…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Congress to hold convention for SCs/STs ahead of next year’s polls
Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress has decided to hold a ‘Ikyata’ rally for Dalits and backward classes in the state next month to ensure consolidation of the traditional vote bank of the party ahead…
- India
Polls and voting: Urban apathy continues unabated from Shimla to Surat
New Delhi: Voting pattern in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat has disclosed urban reluctance from Shimla to Surat. Taking note of this, the Election Commission has urged voters of Gujarat to come out…
- Pakistan
Discuss poll dates or else will dissolve assemblies: Imran to federal government
Islamabad: Imran Khan on Friday warned that he will dissolve the assemblies in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces ruled by his party if the federal government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif…
- India
Gujarat Assembly polls: Voting begins for first phase across 89 seats
Gandhinagar: Polling for the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly election began at 8 am on Thursday amid tight security arrangements. The fate of the political parties will be decided by over…
- India
Kurhani by-poll: Tejashwi plays emotional card to woo voters
Patna: Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav played the emotional card during the campaign for the Kurhani by-poll on Wednesday and said that his father Lalu Prasad will ask him about the…
- India
Congress protected ‘anti-social elements’ during its rule in Gujarat: PM at poll rally
Vadodara: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the people of Gujarat used to live under fear when the Congress was in power because “anti-social elements” were given protection by the party.…
- India
Gujarat Assembly polls: ‘Son’ rise in 20 seats as BJP, Congress field dynasts
Ahmedabad: Though frowned upon and favoured in equal measures by parties of different hues, dynastic politics is a traditional feature of electoral contests in the country and the next month’s Gujarat Assembly…
- World
Nepal set for federal, provincial polls on Sunday
Kathmandu: Nepal is all set to go to the polls on Sunday which will elect a total 825 representatives to the federal and provincial assemblies for a second time after the Himalayan…
- Delhi
Irked BJP summons ex-U’Khand CMs to Delhi over remarks against own govt
Delhi: The BJP formed its government in Uttarakhand early this year but its decision to appoint Pushkar Singh Dhami as the Chief Minister despite his defeat in the polls has not gone…
- Kashmir
EC an independent body, govt doesn’t make anyone dance to its tunes: Rijiju
Srinagar: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said the Election Commission is an independent body and while the government provides help to the poll panel for smooth functioning, it does not…
- India
Uniform Civil Code not linked to polls; will implement it: Uttarakhand CM Dhami
New Delhi: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday rejected Opposition allegations that the BJP uses the issue of a uniform civil code as a tool to polarise voters ahead of…
