Empires and emperors come and go, but some institutions remain immortal. The Roman empire vanished in 476 CE, but Pax Romana became the basis of modern justice. King John died in 1216 CE, but the Magna Carta laid the foundation of democracy. The individuals in charge are mere mortals. As long as they have the keys, they can make or mar the image of credible institutions through inept and inappropriate methods. The Election Commission of Indias (ECI) conduct over the past few weeks exemplifies su

Bhubaneswar: Congress candidate for the Puri Lok Sabha constituency Sucharita Mohanty has declined to contest the elections and returned the party ticket alleging lack of funding from the party. Mohanty, daughter of former Congress MP Brajamohan Mohanty in a mail to AICC general secretary (organization) K C Venugopal on Friday claimed that her campaign in the Puri Lok Sabha constituency has been hit hard because the party has denied funding. She alleged that AICC Odisha in-charge Ajoy Kumar cat

Realtors, aqua traders, NRIs, political analysts and businessmen bet crores of rupees on key constituencies

If modern India has been a successful democracy, it is because there is an ancient tradition of the idea. Participatory decision-making started in the ancient village councils or panchayatsa testimony to the grassroots democracy that thrived in ancient India. The Rigveda and Atharvaveda refer to the elections of king, prime minister and parliament by the people and some Brahmanas mention kings losing their positions. The people elected the best person as rajan . The king who failed to protect wa

Local election results in England justify the decision to focus on Conservative areas, claim party strategists The Liberal Democrats are increasingly confident that they will claim more than one Tory big beast at the coming general election, pointing to local election results putting them ahead in a series of true blue constituencies. Ed Daveys party has been criticised for failing to improve its polling performance in recent months, while its 17% projected vote share from last weeks local elect

Victory for the Tees Valley mayor should show the way for the Tories to refind their election mojo Rishi Sunak will have been relieved when Ben Houchen was declared the winner in the Tees Valley mayoral election, but he cant disguise the fact that these were very bad election results. Council elections are difficult to interpret there are a host of local factors at play. The best thing to look at is what is known as national equivalent vote share. The BBCs estimate at the time of writing is tha

Devastating defeats give Tory MPs more reasons to fear what will befall them when the country delivers its verdict The mayoral elections demonstrated that there is a way to win for a Conservative. This is to make out that you have nothing to do with the Tories. Of the metro mayorships that were up for grabs, just one has been bagged for the Conservatives. The re-election of Ben Houchen in Tees Valley is being used as a human shield by Rishi Sunak to fend off any attempt to depose him from Downin

An Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy was ambushed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district this evening, leading to injuries to five military personnel. The attack is in a series of militant ambushes in the restive border district of Jammu and Kashmir since 2021. Officials said a search and cordon operation is underway in the area but militants, for now, managed to escape from the site of the attack after a brief exchange of fire. The region will vote in Lok Sabha elections later this mo

VIJAYAWADA : Top BJP leaders are visiting parts of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday to campaign on behalf of their party nominees, who are contesting the May 13 Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in alliance with the Opposition Telugu Desam and Jana Sena. Union home minister Amit Shah will arrive in Dharmavaram and address a public meeting at the CNB Gardens on Bathalapalli Road at 10:30 am in support of BJP nominee Y. Satya Kumar, who is contesting from the Dharmavaram Assembly constituency. Telugu Desam

VIJAYAWADA : Expressing confidence over the victory of TD-JS-BJP alliance in the upcoming polls in Andhra Pradesh, Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan declared that they are concerned about how much majority they are likely to get, like 130 Assembly seats or so out of total 175 seats. Addressing public meetings in Gudivada and Repalle on Saturday, the JS chief said, As we have been touring several parts of AP as part of poll campaign, we have come to an understanding based on the feedback and response

Kurnool: Ahead of the May 13 assembly and Lok Sabha elections, police of Kurnool and Nandyal districts have bound over 14,535 persons who have criminal history. While Kurnool district police have filed 6,333 bind-over cases, their Nandyal counterparts have bound over 8,202 persons. Police have organised 294 flag marches in Nandyal district with assistance from central armed forces. Authorities have booked 60 cases of violating election rules. They have seized 44,932 litres valued at around 46 la

TDP Chief Chandrababu Naidu Predicts End of YSRCP Administration In 10 Days The ''anarchy'' of the YSRCP's five-year government will end in 10 days, TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu said on Saturday. Addressing a public meeting in NTR district's Nuziveedu as part of his Prajagalam election campaign tour, Naidu also labelled Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy a ''gang leader of robbers and landgrabbers''. ''The anarchy that the state is now facing will end in another 10 days We are coming as an al

A candidate for Germany's key party was beaten up while campaigning for European elections A candidate for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's centre-left party in next month's election for the European Parliament was beaten up and seriously injured while campaigning in an eastern city, the party said Saturday. It was the latest in a series of incidents of violence and harassment raising political tensions in Germany ahead of the polls. Scholz's Social Democrats, or SPD, launched their official campaign fo

Hyderabad: The Congress government in the state was not in position to fulfill the promises made to the people during the Assembly elections, alleged BJP Malkajgiri candidate Etala Rajendar. The coffers are empty and the government is already in bankruptcy mode and is not in a position to pay staff salaries unless it gets Central funds, he alleged. Addressing colony welfare associations in Venkateshwara Colony in Quthbullapur, Rajendarsaid when the BJP was enthusiastic to get 400 seats, the Cong

Khammam: CPM district secretary Nunna Nageshwar Rao on Friday said that there was dire need to defeat the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections to save democracy and secularism. He was speaking at a campaign meeting in support of Congress Khammam candidate Ramashyam Raghuveera Reddy. Nageshwar Rao alleged that the BJP was the most corrupt party, having received Rs 16,000 crore in electoral bonds. The Modi government had privatised public sector units to benefit corporates. The CPM leader alleged that t

Goswami who joined Congress in 2019 quitting BJP following the protest Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) stated that this election is a fight to save the Constitution and democracy. She said that the BJP led government has brought CAA to settle Hindu Bangladeshi from Bangladesh which is dangerous for landless people of Assam affected by flood and erosion are demanding land however they are yet to get rehabilitation.

There is nothing new about politicians and sexual misconduct. The list is long and the accompanying outrage well documented. Recall how the world had gasped at the discovery of an episode involving a young intern in Americas White House and the then President of the United States. Mercifully, most such cases are quickly forgotten. How many would remember the case of actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger fathering a child with his housekeeper? The legendary Franklin D. Roosev

Hyderabad: Congress candidate for Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency, Patnam Sunitha Mahender Reddy, appealed to voters to elect her as MP to speed up Metro Rail expansion in Medchal-Malkajgiri district. Sunitha Reddy on Saturday undertook campaigning in the constituency and addressed street corner meetings. Sunitha Reddy said that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy had taken a decision to expand Hyderabad Metro Rail services to Medchal-Malkajgiri district. If the people elected her MP in the upcomi

Contested from South and North.... Sumitra Mahajan on Rahul Gandhi Former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has the right to contest from any part of the country after he undertook the Bharat Jodo Yatra, adding that the elections seem to be one-sided. She also said that Narendra Modi is going to become the Prime Minister for the third time. He has contested from South (referring to Rahul Gandhi contesting from Wayanad in Kerala). Now he is contesting from N

Vijayawada: The Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) of Vijayawada scored a significant victory in their fight against drug trafficking, arresting three individuals in possession of a substantial amount of methamphetamine. Acting on a tip-off, SEB officials strategically positioned themselves near the D-Mart store on the service road leading from Guntur to Vijayawada, on National Highway 16. This vigilance paid off as they successfully intercepted the three suspects on Friday evening. The apprehende

Krishnanagar Candidate of BJP, Richest Candidate in 4th Phase Bengal Elections Twenty-one candidates fighting the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal's eight constituencies, which are going to the polls in the fourth phase, have assets of more than Rs 1 crore, and among them, BJP's Krishnanagar nominee Amitra Roy is the richest, according to a report. A total of 75 candidates are in the fray in these eight seats, and Roy is the richest among them with total assets worth Rs 554 crore, an analysis

Omar Abdullah: Kashmiris Must Assess Impact of Article 370 Revocation on Their Lives The people of Jammu and Kashmir will have to decide if their lives have improved after the abrogation of Article 370, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said on Saturday. Addressing workers' conventions, public gatherings, road shows and rallies at 24 places in the Beerwah assembly segment of Budgam district, Abdullah -- the National Conference candidate from Baramulla -- asked people to decide if their da

Raj Thackeray: Uddhav Thackeray Would Have Supported BJP If Offered Chief Ministership MNS president Raj Thackeray on Saturday claimed that his estranged cousin and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray would not have said anything against the BJP if the saffron party had accepted his demand of Maharashtra chief minister's post. Speaking at a campaign rally here for Union minister Narayan Rane, BJP candidate from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency, Raj also justified his support to Pri

Congress slams Kangana Ranaut for her controversial remarks, advises her to correct historical facts The Congress hit back at actor-turned-politician and BJP leader Kangana Ranaut for her controversial remarks against its leaders Vikramaditya Singh and Rahul Gandhi and advised her to correct historical facts. While addressing a public rally in the Sundernagar area of Mandi Parliamentary Constituency, Kangana took a jibe at Vikramaditya Singh and Rahul Gandhi over dynasty politics and said that b

Indian Economy Faces Risks under Congress Manifesto, Warns Nirmala Sitharaman If Congress' poll manifesto were to be implemented, the Indian economy currently ranked among the top five globally, would regress into the ''fragile five'', Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday. She claimed the Congress poll document is ''more akin to a Muslim League document'' and the BJP is duty-bound to question its import. Sitharaman's attack comes against the backdrop of the 'conducting an e

ADILABAD: BRS president K. Chandrashekar Rao on Saturday alleged that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy had conspired to scrap the newly-created Mancherial, Asifabad and Nirmal districts after the Lok Sabha elections and appealed to the people to stall the move by electing BRS candidate Koppula Eshwar from Peddapalli. He alleged that Revanth Reddy had conspired to privatise the Singareni collieries and had entered into an agreement with the Adani group at the World Economic Summit in Davos. Rao sa

Mayawati was addressing a public meeting for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 at Kothi Meena Bazaar ground in Uttar Pradesh`s Agra on Saturday

VISAKHAPATNAM : Geetha Rani, a transgender person from Jatapu tribe, is contesting the forthcoming assembly elections from the Kurupam constituency in the combined Vizianagaram district. Geetha believes that the major political parties in the area, TD, YSRC and CPM, have not done enough to address the issues that Kurupam has been facing since generations. Kurupam constituency is home to hilltop villages that lack road facilities. Tribal people, who live in these villages, still carry their sick

VISHAKHAPATNAM: The Anakapalli Lok Sabha constituency in Andhra Pradesh has transformed into a cauldron of political fervor as the 2024 elections process is currently under way. With prominent leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari actively campaigning for their respective candidates, the political landscape is seeing hectic activity. Nitin Gadkari has already rallied supporters in Anakapalli, setting the stage for further political showdown

BELAGAVI: The third phase of polls on May 7 is poised for a closely contested battle between the BJP and Congress in the majority of the 14 of the 28 remaining seats in the state. However, all eyes are on the three top guns of the BJP, former Chief Ministers Jagadish Shettar, Basavaraj Bommai and Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, who have locked horns against three young Congress rivals in North Karnataka, a Lingayat heartland. The election for Belagavi, Haveri and Hubballi sea

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Labour's Sadiq Khan makes history, wins third term as London Mayor Pakistani-origin Sadiq Khan Saturday won a third term as London's mayor, capping a round of local elections across England that confirmed the political supremacy of the Labour Party and spelt misery for Britain's Conservative government, CNN reported. Sadiq Khan won 43.7 per cent of the vote, beating Conservative challenger Susan Hall by about 11 percentage points to extend his control of the capital that began in 2016. After sma

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GUWAHATI: The high-energy campaign for Assams prestigious Guwahati Lok Sabha constituency will conclude on Sunday, which will go to the poll during the third phase of elections on May 7. Eight candidates are in the fray from Guwahati. They are Bijuli Kalita Medhi (BJP), Mira Borthakur Goswami, Samad Choudhury (BGP), Sejon Goyari (BMP), Amitabh Sarma [] The post Assam: Tough time for BJP in Guwahati? Four ministers deployed to retain seat appeared first on NORTHEAST NOW .

Deepender Hooda (Congress) and Ashok Tanwar (BJP) File Nomination Papers for Lok Sabha Polls Congress candidate Deepender Singh Hooda and BJP nominee Ashok Tanwar on Saturday filed their nomination papers from the Rohtak and Sirsa seats respectively for the Lok Sabha elections. Polling for 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana will take place on May 25. Hooda was accompanied by his father and former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Haryana Congress chief Udai Bhan and party MLA BB Batra whi

BJD faces unprecedented public revolt under Naveen Patnaik as outsiders led by V K Pandian threaten Odia identity and state power. Dharmendra Pradhan warns of challenges in 2024 elections.

BJP Candidate Ujjwal Nikam Accused of False Claims Regarding Ajmal Kasab's Prison Treatment AICC spokesperson Supriya Shrinate on Saturday alleged the BJP replaced a woman MP with someone like lawyer Ujjwal Nikam in Lok Sabha elections whose ''lie'' about 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab being served biryani in jail had been exposed in the past. The BJP picked former special public prosecutor Nikam from the Mumbi North Central constituency by dropping sitting MP Poonam Mahajan. Addressing a press con

Crows in Telangana better watch out. TPCC president and Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy the other day declared that even if a crow from the BRS wants to land on a Congress wall, his party workers would shoot it down. His comments came while countering the BJP narrative that the Congress and the BRS were together and his allusion was to the old Telugu adage on personal rivalries and how crows from one house wont even land on the home of a rival. Swooping down on Revanths comments, BRS leader T. H

Edited Headline - Sandeshkhali video sparks controversy: TMC defends footage, BJP alleges manipulation Amid the row over incidents in Sandeshkhali where allegations of sexual abuse against Trinamool Congress leaders have surfaced, the party on Saturday released a video on social media, claiming that the footage vindicated its stand that the BJP was behind the episode. In the purported video, a man claimed to be Gangadhar Kayal who is a BJP mandal president in Sandeshkhali, was heard saying that

Khan triumphs in historic third term as Mayor of London Sadiq Khan on Saturday registered a decisive victory to secure a record third term as Mayor of London, as the local election results from England and Wales continued to reflect a strong swing in favour of the Opposition Labour Party. The 53-year-old Pakistani-origin Labour candidate secured a massive 10,88,225 votes with a 43.8 per cent vote share, well ahead of the Conservative candidate Susan Halls 8,11,518 votes. Delhi-born businessman T

JJP Leaders Resign Due to Disagreements with Political Decision-Making Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) suffered a double blow in Gurugram on Saturday when Sube Singh Bohra and Naresh Sehrawat resigned from the party citing personal reasons. At a press conference here, Bohra said he stayed in the JJP following the policy of Jannayak Chaudhary Devi Lal and served as long as he could but for sometime now he was not able to be active in the party due to personal reasons. ''From today onwards, I announce

Sharad Pawar participated in a Lok Sabha elections 2024 rally organised in support of his daughter and sitting Baramati MP Supriya Sule

Delhi Congress Files Complaint Against BJP for Misinformation Campaign The Congress' interim Delhi chief Devender Yadav on Saturday lodged a police complaint against the BJP for allegedly spreading ''fake and distorted'' news against the party on social media. In his complaint, filed at Tughlak Road police station, Yadav mentioned that repeated publication and circulation of videographic content, which is either ''false, malicious or simply intended to mislead the voters'' during the Lok Sabha e

SRINAGAR: A heavily armed group of militants on Saturday evening attacked a Stallion 4x4 and another logistic vehicle of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in a remote area of Jammu and Kashmirs frontier Poonch district, injuring five jawans on board. The condition of three of the injured security personnel is stated to be critical. They have been airlifted to the Armys New Command Hospital in the garrison town of Udhampur. A hospital official who spoke with this newspaper on condition of anonymity said

West Bengal's 48 seats make it the third-largest contributor of MPs to the Lok Sabha but what has made the state even more important and interesting in these Lok Sabha elections is the keenly fought contest between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP.

SRINAGAR: Following scrutiny of nomination papers for Lok Sabha Elections in Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency (PC), Returning Officer, Minga Sherpa, has accepted 23 nominations as valid. During the scrutiny of all 38 nomination papers, 23 nominations were found valid, including two female candidates and were accepted to contest the Lok Sabha Elections from the Baramulla PC. [] The post RO Accepts 23 Nominations, Rejects 15 in Baramulla LS Seat appeared first on Kashmir Life .

Bhopal: It is fight for pride for Congress veteran Digvijay Singh and Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia in their respective Lok Sabha constituencies of Rajgarh and Guna in Madhya Pradesh, in this poll. For, they are yet to come to terms with the ignominious defeat they had suffered in their respective constituencies in the last LS polls and a win this time would alone salvage their pride. Two-time chief minister Mr Singh, famously known as Raja of Raghogarh, had lost to BJPs Pragya Singh Thaku

Baramulla: Following scrutiny of nomination papers for Lok Sabha Elections in Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency (PC), Returning Officer, Minga Sherpa, has accepted 23 nominations as valid.During the scrutiny of all 38 nomination papers, 23 nominations were found valid, including two female candidates and were accepted to contest the Lok Sabha Elections from the Baramulla PC. The []

Why is Kumaraswamy changing his stand on pen drive case frequently? asks Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday questioned former Chief Minister Kumaraswamy's changing stand on the 'pen drive case.' Speaking to reporters at his Sadashivanagar residence, he said, Pen drive issue is a matter concerning their family. But why is Kumaraswamy changing his stand on the issue so frequently? In fact, Kumaraswamy has been giving different statements on his

KOLKATA: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday released a video via social media, alleging that the incidents in Sandheshkhali were a BJP conspiracy to malign West Bengal before the Lok Sabha polls. In the purported video, a man who identifies himself as the BJP mandal president in Sandeshkhali is heard saying that Suvendu Adhikari, the leader of the opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, is behind the whole conspiracy. The man in the video alleges that Adhikari directed him and other BJP le

Punjab CM Mann alleges BJP imprisoned Kejriwal to hinder his LS poll campaign Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said the ruling BJP was afraid of his Aam Aadmi Party colleague and Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal, who is currently in jail in connection with a excise policy linked case. The BJP has jailed him in a completely false case to stop him from campaigning in the Lok Sabha polls, said Mann, who held a road show for his party's Bharuch candidate Chaitar Vasava. ''They put hi

Original Headline: HIGHLIGHTS Revised Headline: Match Highlights: Key Moments and Plays Following are the top stories at 9 pm NATION ELN92 ELECTIONS-BJP-LD LOVELY ****Former Delhi Cong leaders, including Arvinder Singh Lovely, join BJP New Delhi: Former Delhi Congress president Arvinder Singh Lovely joined the BJP on Saturday along with a few other leaders, including former MLAs Raj Kumar Chauhan, Neeraj Basoya and Naseeb Singh.**** ELN91 ELECTIONS-BH-LD MODI ****At Bihar rally, Modi targets Lal

Awami League General Secretary Quader today said BNP considers democratic rules, relegations and elections as pitfall as the party doesn't believe in democracy

Akhilesh Yadav's daughter on holiday, campaigns for Samajwadi Party candidates Aditi Yadav, a student and daughter of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, is campaigning for party candidates for Lok Sabha elections here. On Friday, Aditi reached Saifai in the Etawah district of the state along with party workers and conducted a door-to-door campaign. Etawah Lok Sabha constituency will undergo polls on May 13 in the fourth phase and SP has filed Jitendra Dohare from the constituency. Voters show

NCC cadets to be engaged in poll duties in Himachal Pradesh: Chief Electoral Officer National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets will be deployed on election duties on June 1 for four Lok Sabha seats and assembly bye-elections in the state, said Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Maneesh Garg here on Saturday. He said that this step would go a long way in educating and inspiring the youth while engaging them in the biggest festival of democracy and this will instil ideas of selfless service and develop a democ

He fell ill after returning from a field-based duty in connection with enforcement of poll code for Lok Sabha elections

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be able to boost the BJP's chances in West Bengal if the party can convince people that the national narrative is much credible than the Trinamool Congress's arrow views.

Karnataka BJP President BY Vijyendra on Saturday denied the knowledge of sexual abuse allegations against Hassan JD(S) MP Prajwal Revannaand emphasised that issues can not adversely impact the two parties in the ongoing general elections.

Bhubaneswar: Keen to wrest power from the Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is making its last ditch effort to see that the party gets an absolute majority in the forthcoming polls for the Odisha Legislative Assembly. The saffron party has lined up almost all the top guns, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah, to add further momentum to the party's ongoing high-decibel campaign. The party is also eying to win at lea

Even today, there are a large number of such farmers in the country who are economically weak. To provide financial assistance to these farmers, the Central and State Governments are running many wonderful schemes at their respective levels. The objective of these schemes is to increase the income of farmers. In this context, a few years ago the Central Government had started a very wonderful scheme called Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi. Through this scheme, the government is sending financia

New Delhi: INDIA bloc leaders, Aam Aadmi Partys Mahabal Mishra and Kuldeep Kumar, and Congresss JP Agarwal, filed their nomination papers in the national capital on Saturday for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Mishra (69), AAPs candidate from West Delhi, filed his nomination at the office of the returning officer at Shivaji Place, Raja Garden. Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our

On the last day of nominations, days after the polling got over in Kerala, including in the constituency of Wayanad, former Congress president and purported leader of the INDIA alliance Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination for Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh. Accompanied by his mother Sonia Gandhi, who was the sitting Lok Sabha MP from the constituency till recently, one that has been held by the Gandhi family since 1951, and sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Mr Gandhi filed his papers to fight the battle

Candidate for Germany's Ruling Party Attacked During European Election Campaign A candidate for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left party in next month's election for the European Parliament was beaten up and seriously injured while campaigning in an eastern city, the party said Saturday. It was the latest in a series of incidents raising political tensions in Germany ahead of the polls. Scholz's Social Democrats, or SPD, launched their official campaign for the June 9 vote with a rally last we

Mamata alleges erosion of democracy under Modi's leadership Claiming that the BJP has not been able to deliver on its promise of ''acche din'' (good days), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the Narendra Modi-led government was turning ''democracy into a jail.'' She claimed that though the saffron party was repeatedly saying that the BJP-led NDA will get above 400 seats in the Lok Sabha polls, it will ''lose'' the elections. Addressing an election rally here in R

The BNP has expelled 61 more of its grassroots leaders for participating in the second phase of the upcoming upazila elections by violating the party's decision

Olympics-IOC bans former senior Olympic member Sheikh Ahmad for 15 years Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has been banned for 15 years from all positions within the International Olympic Committee over ethics breaches, the Olympic ruling body has decided. In a letter seen by Reuters, IOC Director General Christophe De Kepper informed all IOC members of the Executive Board decision to sanction the once-powerful Sheikh Ahmad over a court case in Switzerland. The IOC Executive Board decided

Guwahati: Amid the 2024 Indian Lok Sabha elections, a video has been doing rounds on social media platforms featuring an elderly woman voicing her opinions on Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The woman, speaking in Hindi, criticizes Gandhi while praising Modi as a beacon of peace. Various users have asserted that the woman [] The post Fact-check: Viral Video Criticizing Rahul Gandhi Falsely Linked to CPI-Ms Subhashini Ali appeared first on NORTHEAST NOW .

Japanese Foreign Minister to Visit Nepal on Sunday Japanese foreign minister Kamikawa Yoko will be here for a day-long trip on Sunday to meet Nepal's top leadership and discuss broader issues of bilateral and mutual interests. The Japanese embassy in Kathmandu earlier this week expressed hope that the foreign minister's visit will give a good impetus for further strengthening our friendly relationship towards the year 2026, the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations betwee

As elections loom across the continent, Italys prime minister and the commissions president are in a dubious alliance Its rare that an Italian prime minister tops the table in Europe. But with Germanys Olaf Scholz and Frances Emmanuel Macron facing red cards at home, Spains Pedro Snchez briefly stretchered off, and relegated Rishi Sunak sulking on the bench like Liverpools Mo Salah, Giorgia Meloni post-fascist poster girl turned star centre-forward of the new right is shooting at an open goal.

Andhra Pradesh will have simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections on May 13. A total of 25 seats in the Lok Sabha and 175 in the assembly will be up for grabs. Reddy is the YSRCP candidate for the Nellore parliamentary seat

The liquor was being transported in a truck from Goa to Vijayawada, camouflaged with cattle fodder inside gunny bags, says the SP

Sadiq Khan Wins Second Term as Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, the Pakistani-origin Labour Party candidate in the race to be re-elected London Mayor for a third term, looked set on Saturday to register a decisive victory, as the local election results from England and Wales continued to reflect a strong swing in favour of the Opposition party. The 53-year-olds own camp and the BBC have decided to call the election in favour of Khan as borough-wise results poured in for the UK capital to show that he

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Ex-Congress Leaders in Delhi, Including Arvinder Singh Lovely, Switch to BJP Former Delhi Congress president Arvinder Singh Lovely joined the BJP on Saturday along with a few other leaders, including former MLAs Raj Kumar Chauhan, Neeraj Basoya and Naseeb Singh. All the former Congress leaders, who have publicly slammed the opposition party's alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi for the Lok Sabha polls, joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, party genera

In NDTV's special election show - Battleground West Bengal - Editor-in-Chief Sanjay Pugalia and a panel of top experts look at who has the edge in West Bengal during the Lok Sabha elections.

At Bihar rally, Modi slams Lalu over Godhra, blasts oppn parties for quotas Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday charged RJD president Lalu Prasad, the BJPs principal opponent in Bihar, with having tried to ''shield'' those guilty in two-decade-old Godhra train burning incident and put blame on kar sevaks. Addressing an election rally at Darbhanga, Modi, who was then the chief minister of Gujarat where riots had erupted after the incident, also alleged that the RJD supremo had acted in conni

Akhilesh Yadav said, In the third phase of elections on May 7, the public will throw BJP seven miles away. This phase is going to wipe them out.

AHMEDABAD: Saturday in Gujarat saw Priyanka Gandhi question why Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Gujarat. While addressing voters in Lakhani village of Banaskantha district, the Congress general secretary said, He (Modi) claims he has done a lot of development for the state. If so, he should represent the state in the Lok Sabha. Why is he (then) not contesting from Gujarat? Banaskantha constituency, where Priyanka made the remarks, has come under the s

AAP's Raghav Chadha, Atishi Marlena, and Saurabh Bharadwaj Submit Nominations for Delhi Elections AAP candidates from East Delhi and West Delhi Lok Sabha seats filed their nomination papers amid fanfare and in the presence of senior party leaders on Saturday. The three AAP candidates - Kuldeep Kumar (East Delhi), Somnath Bharti (New Delhi) and Mahabal Mishra (West Delhi) - took out roadshows along with senior AAP leaders and volunteers of the party before going for filing nominations. Bharti in

Campaigning for the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 has now reached its final stage and the candidates are leaving no stone unturned to woo the voters.

Puri: In the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Odisha on May 13, 37 candidates are contesting for the four parliamentary seats of Nabarangpur, Berhampur, Koraput, and Kalahandi. According to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), 17 of these candidates, which is 46 per cent, are crorepatis. Among the candidates, both the BJP and BJD nominees for the four Lok Sabha seats are crorepatis. Additionally, three Congress candidates, four independent candidates, one from Bharatiya Bikas

Lucknow: Ut tar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath criticized the Congress party, accusing them of intending to implement the Jizya tax, originally imposed by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb on non-Muslim minorities. Adityanath made these remarks while addressing a public meeting in Madhya Pradesh's Ashoknagar district on Saturday, where he was campaigning for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Jyotiraditya Scindia for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Adityanath referred to the Congress manife

Farooq Abdullah Alleges Modi Inciting Fear Among Hindus for Political Gain National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to create a fear psychosis among Hindus to stay in power and said he no longer talks about the issues of the common people that propelled him to the top post in 2014. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister asked people to stay away from ''this divide-and-rule politics''. Addressing a rally in the Khanyar area

Nirmala Sitharaman criticized Congress for inaction against Prajwal Revanna's sexual abuse allegations to retain Vokkaliga votes during Lok Sabha elections. She emphasized BJP's commitment to women's issues and confidence in winning a significant number of seats in the ongoing elections.

AAP's Star Campaigners for Lok Sabha Elections: Kejriwal, Sisodia, Jain, and More Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday issued a list of 40 star campaigners for Lok Sabha polls in Delhi and Haryana, featuring party convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who is in judicial custody and his wife Sunita Kejriwal. AAP's star campaigners' list also included the names of jailed AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain, as well as Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. Sunita Kejriwal has already ta

Evidence Against Prajwal Revanna Withheld by Congress Government in Karnataka: Union Minister Sitharaman Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday claimed that the Congress government in Karnataka did not take action against JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna, accused of sexually abusing women, for about a year despite being aware of the matter. The Congress was afraid that it might lose Vokkaliga votes and therefore stayed silent until the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections got over,

Banaskantha polls: Two-term MLA Geniben Thakor of the Congress will take on BJPs Rekha Chaudhary, an engineering professor making her poll debut, in the May 7 Lok Sabha elections

Bhopal: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saturday, May 4, claimed the 2024 Lok Sabha polls were giving sleepless nights to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing a press conference here, Khera said this was because the Union government had nothing worthwhile to show after being in power for 10 years. After two phases, these elections have Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our ch

Imran Khan Alleges Bias from Chief Justice Isa against His Party Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has accused the country's Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa of being biased against his party and urged the judiciary to expedite the hearing of his cases, according to a media report. In a message to journalists from Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi where he is lodged, Khan, 71, called Justice Isa the ''B team'' of the current government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and said that the d

Congress Leader Khera Raises Concerns About PM's Sleepless Nights Over LS Polls Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saturday claimed the 2024 Lok Sabha polls were giving sleepless nights to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing a press conference here, Khera said this was because the Union government had nothing worthwhile to show after being in power for 10 years. ''After two phases we can say these elections have taken away Modi's sleep. After two rounds, he is unable to sleep. Earlier, he used

BRS, BJP colluding to undermine Congress, alleges Telangana CM Revanth Reddy Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday alleged that BJP and BRS, with an ''internal understanding'', were conspiring to defeat Congress in the Lok Sabha polls. He was addressing an election rally at Kothagudem in Khammam Lok Sabha constituency. Revanth Reddy, who is also president of Congress in Telangana, referred to BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao's comments that a coalition government would be formed

After weeks of deliberations and speculations, Congress announced on Friday that Rahul Gandhi will be its candidate from the traditional Gandhi family stronghold of Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh, while KL Sharma will contest from Amethi in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

BOOM found that the viral video is from Bangladesh dating back to 2021 and is not linked to ongoing general election in India

Hyderabad: As the political fervour intensifies in the heart of Hyderabad ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, an exemplary moment of communal harmony was witnessed during AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisis campaign rally in the Malakpet assembly constituency. In a gesture of unity amidst diversity, AIMIM chief and Hyderabad LS candidate Asaddudin Owaisi was greeted by Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram b

Key Highlights: Unveiling the Notable Aspects Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 5.10 pm. ELN 59 ELECTIONS-BH-MODI ****At Bihar rally, Modi rakes up Godhra train arson to accuse oppn of appeasement Darbhanga: Raking up the 2002 Godhra train arson, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday charged RJD president Lalu Prasad with having tried to save those responsible for burning alive more than 60 kar sevaks during the rule of Sonia madam.**** ELN 58 ELECTIONS-JH-LD MODI ****S

No Letter Received on Accusations Against Prajwal Revanna: Vijayendra Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Saturday rejected claims that he was in the know about the sexual abuse allegations against Hassan JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, and asserted that the issue would have no adverse impact on the two parties in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Vijayendra asserted that he has not yet received any letter regarding the allegations till now and that such claims are ''far from the truth''. Vijayen