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- India
Rajasthan by polls: Independent candidate slaps SDM; 60 held for protest
Violent clashes were reported in Rajasthan’s Samravata village of Tonk district during by-elections at the Deoli-Uniara assembly seat. The unrest erupted late on Wednesday, November 13 when independent candidate Naresh Meena allegedly…
- Bangalore
Karnataka polls: BJP MLC resigns, says will contest as Independent candidate
Bengaluru: In a setback to the BJP-JD (S) alliance in Karnataka ahead of the bypolls in the state’s three Assembly constituencies, senior BJP leader C.P. Yogeshwara resigned from the post of MLC…
- World
Kennedy quits US presidential race, backs Trump
Washington: Independent US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr has announced that he is suspending his campaign and is supporting former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump. Kennedy, who belongs to one…
- News
Independent MP from Ladakh Mohmad Haneefa meets Rahul Gandhi in Delhi
New Delhi: Mohmad Haneefa, the Independent MP from Ladakh, along with some local leaders, met Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in the national capital on Tuesday, June 11, sparking off a buzz about…
- Hyderabad
Jobless woman with PhD to contest LS polls from Hyderabad to flag ‘discrimination’
Since the 1990s, Telangana has been witnessing a noteworthy trend in politics where ‘victims of discrimination and official apathy’ have been contesting elections to advocate for their causes. In the 2023 Assembly…
- Telangana
Telangana polls: ‘Buffalo sister’ Shirisha disrupts power play in Kollapur
By Viplav Bhoomi Hyderabad: Raised in abject poverty by a single mother, 26-year-old Karne Shirisha has unexpectedly emerged as a strong contender against the political bigwigs in Kollapur Assembly constituency. Her voice…
- Telangana
Telangana: Independent candidate in Nizamabad dies by suicide
Hyderabad: An independent candidate from the Nizamabad (urban) Assembly constituency hanged himself to death at his residence on Saturday night. Yamaganti Kannaiah Goud, 30, was known for actively raising farmers’ issues in…
- India
Gujarat polls: Grow moustache, says independent candidate ‘Moustache man’ Maganbhai Solanki
Himmatnagar: “Moochein ho to inki jaisi, warna na ho,” says a voter quoting dialogue from the famous Bollywood film ‘Sharaabi’ while pointing out at a man curling up his 2.5-feet-long moustache and seeking…
