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‘People free to speculate’: Shashi Tharoor on contesting Congress president polls
Thiruvananthapuram: Amid the buzz over his recent article in a Malayalam daily on the Congress presidential election, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said people are free to speculate whether he would…
- India
Lalu acquitted in 2015 poll code violation case
Hajipur: A court in Bihar’s Hajipur on Wednesday acquitted RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav in a 2015 case pertaining to the former chief minister allegedly making caste-based remarks and violating the Model…
- World
Liz Cheney vows to keep battling Trump
Washington: US Representative Liz Cheney has vowed to keep up her fight against Donald Trump and his supporters despite her resounding loss at the polls to a diehard supporter the former President.…
- Telangana
TRS looks to turn ‘freebies’ debate into poll issue against BJP
Hyderabad: With an annual expenditure of about Rs 50,000 crore on welfare schemes, Telangana claims to be a role model for the entire country and it is no wonder that the state’s…
- India
Major reshuffle in Gujarat cabinet before polls
Gandhinagar: With a few months left for the Assembly elections in Gujarat, the state government made a major rejig in the cabinet on Saturday night. The Revenue Department has been taken away…
- Politics
AIMIM to contest municipal polls across Uttar Pradesh: Party’s state chief
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) on Thursday announced that the party would contest municipal elections across Uttar Pradesh. AIMIM UP president Shaukat Ali Khan said, “We were called for the meeting.…
- World
Biden’s approval rate dips to new low: Poll
Washington: US President Joe Biden’s job approval rating has fallen to 38 percent, the first time his rating has dropped below 40 percent, according to the latest Gallup poll. The survey revealed…
- India
Those aged above 17 can now register in advance to become voters: EC
New Delhi: In an effort to ensure greater participation of youth in polls, the Election Commission has decided that those above 17 years of age can now apply in advance to register…
- India
MP: Cong leader booked for accusing AIMIM of helping BJP in polls
Bhopal: An FIR was lodged against Madhya Pradesh Congress vice-president Abbas Hafeez as he called All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) a ‘B’ party of the BJP and accused its chief Asaduddin Owaisi of…
- India
Post-SC verdict, Maha readies for local bodies polls with OBC quotas
Mumbai: With the Supreme Court’s nod to the J.K. Banthia Commission Report on political reservations for Other Backward Class (OBC), Maharashtra has set the ball rolling to conduct the delayed elections to…
- Telangana
Political temperature rises in Telangana with poll surveys
Hyderabad: Assembly elections are slated in Telangana next year and its now survey time in the southern state. Various surveys with their own respective results have led to political temperatures rising in…
- Opinions
PAGD to fight polls jointly – trial balloon or reality
Arun Joshi PAGD has taken first step in its strategy in run up to the mush–awaited Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, though there is no one is having any idea as…
- India
Opposition, ruling party to pick candidates for Vice President poll
New Delhi: As the Election Commission announced the schedule for the Vice President poll, the ruling BJP-led NDA and the opposition will have to pick candidates in July itself. The ruling party…
- India
Tripura by-election results to be announced on Sunday
Agartala: The results of the by-polls held on June 23 in the four politically-crucial Assembly constituencies in Tripura will be announced on Sunday, officials said. The counting of votes for the by-elections…
- India
BJP forms seven-member team to prepare for Lok Sabha polls 2024
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party has started preparations for Lok Sabha elections 2024, sources said on Thursday adding that a team has been formed to capitalize on the popularity of Prime Minister…
