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- Politics
Congress discusses poll strategy for Kerala, Tharoor skips meeting
New Delhi: Ahead of the assembly elections in Kerala, the Congress’ top leadership held a strategy meeting with leaders from the state, even as Shashi Tharoor skipped the key brainstorming session amid…
- World
Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison
Tokyo: A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment on Wednesday, January 21, according to NHK public television. The case has revealed…
- India
Nitin Nabin takes over as BJP president
New Delhi: Nitin Nabin was on Tuesday formally declared as the BJP national president, succeeding J P Nadda and beginning a new chapter for the party as it seeks to tighten its…
- India
BJP announces schedule for election of next national president
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday, January 16, formally announced the election process for choosing its next national president as part of the party’s ongoing Sangathan Parv 2024. In…
- India
Six BJP candidates elected unopposed to Bhiwandi-Nizampur civic body
Thane: Six BJP candidates have been elected unopposed after the scrutiny of nomination papers for the Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation (BNMC) polls in Maharashtra’s Thane district, the party claimed on Friday. The BJP’s…
- News
Congress announces first list of 70 candidates for BMC polls
Mumbai: The Congress on Monday put out its first list of 70 candidates for the January 15 elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), an announcement coming just a day before the…
- India
Case registered over Instagram reel showing country bomb explosion in Kannur
Kannur: A case has been registered after a social media account supporting Left parties posted a video purportedly showing the explosion of a country-made bomb here, police said on Monday. Kannur Cyber…
- World
Student-led NCP sees internal rift ahead of Bangladesh polls
Dhaka: An internal rift overnight gripped the student-led National Citizen Party (NCP) over its proposed alliance with the Jamaat-e-Islami ahead of the Bangladesh election in February, with 30 of its leaders issuing…
- World
BNP’s Tarique Rahman enlists as Bangladeshi voter after 17-year exile
Dhaka/New Delhi: BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday completed the formalities to enlist himself on Bangladesh’s voter list and obtain a national identity (NID) card, two days after his return from…
- India
42.74L voters in Madhya Pradesh face deletion from electoral rolls
Bhopal: More than 42.74 lakh voters in Madhya Pradesh are at risk of getting their names deleted from the voter list after the first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of…
- Middle East
No clear winner: Iraq’s election sparks prolonged negotiations
Baghdad: Political factions in Iraq have been maneuvering since the parliamentary election more than a month ago to form alliances that will shape the next government. The November election didn’t produce a…
- Opinions
Find ways to implement solutions to electoral reforms
Parliament’s discussion on Electoral reform last week disappointed many because it lacked a concrete action plan and evolved into a blame game. While it was a heated debate, it highlighted the potential…
- Kerala
Local body verdict sets stage for high-stakes Assembly battle in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: With the state Assembly elections just months away, the results of Kerala’s local body polls have given the Congress-led UDF a favourable position for the upcoming contest and a more challenging…
- Bangalore
SC notice to Karnataka CM on plea challenging his election in 2023
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on a plea challenging his election from the Varuna assembly constituency in the 2023 state elections. A bench…
- India
One Nation, One Election will be a game changer: Ex-president Kovind
Bilaspur: Former President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said the ‘One Nation, One Election’ concept will be a “game-changer” for the country’s development and also benefit the education system as frequent polls…
