Political Parties
- India
Peace meet of 10 political parties slams PM Modi for his silence on Manipur violence
Imphal: A Peace Convention of 10 parties, including the Congress, AAP, four Left parties, here on Friday strongly condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for his total silence on Manipur turmoil “as he…
- Middle East
Iraq to hold provincial elections after over 10 yrs
Baghdad: The Iraqi government announced that provincial elections will be held on December 18, more than 10 years after the last polls took place in April 2013. The new date was set “in…
- Opinions
Kashmir political parties’ dilemma over opposition unity
Kashmir’s prism of looking at the opposition unity is different from the rest of the country, as it is caught, as usual, in a dilemma, how far to go with the opposition…
- Delhi
Centre gets 4 weeks to reply on PIL over parties with religious connotation
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted time to the Central government to file its response to a petition seeking a ban on political parties with names having caste, religious,…
- India
Karnataka polls: ECI issues advisory to parties on print advertisements
New Delhi: In view of complaints regarding “unverified” claims in political advertisements, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked all political parties and candidates to get “clearance” from the media certification…
- India
Iftar culture of UP political parties ends
Lucknow: The Iftar politics, that was once an important part of Uttar Pradesh politics, has gone missing. A large part of the month of Ramzan is over and not a single political…
- India
Court not place where everybody walks in to get publicity, says SC, dismisses plea over EVM
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea by a political party which claimed electronic voting machine (EVM) were “controlled” by some companies and not the Election Commission, saying the…
- Telangana
EC removes two political parties from Telangana, six from AP
Hyderabad: Election Commission removed 86 non-existent registered unrecognised political parties, out of these six parties were from Andhra Pradesh (AP) and two were from Telangana. Election Commission on Tuesday ordered the delisting…
- India
EC declares 253 registered unrecognised political parties as ‘inactive’
New Delhi: As part of its action for ensuring due compliance by Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs), the Election Commission of India (ECI) led by Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar, has delisted…
- India
Pan India IT raids underway to unearth bogus donations to ‘political parties’
New Delhi: The Income Tax (IT) department is conducting raids on political parties across the country on Wednesday in connection with the alleged bogus donation and tax fraud, said sources. The raids…
- World
SL: President Wickremesinghe invites parties to form national govt
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has written to members of Parliament, inviting them to form an all-party national government to help the bankrupt country to recover from the worst economic crisis. “The…
- India
Outgoing President Kovind asks parties to rise above partisan politics for people’s welfare
New Delhi: Outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday asked citizens to use Gandhian means to express opposition and pursue demands, and said parties should shun partisan politics to deliberate on what is…
- Opinions
Political parties skeptical about assembly polls in J&K
Arun Joshi Despite the repeated reiteration of the Centre that Assembly elections will be held in Jammu and Kashmir once the revision of the electoral rolls is complete, political groups do not…
- India
Have power to register, want authority to de-register parties: EC to Law Min
New Delhi: Amid an ongoing cleanup exercise to identify unrecognised parties involved in corrupt practices, the Election Commission has made a renewed push to get powers to de-register political parties. The election…
- India
EC delists 111 registered unrecognised political parties
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Monday delisted 111 registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs) for failing to fulfil mandatory requirements. It said it has evidence of serious financial impropriety, wilful attempts for…
