Keonjhar: Former BJD MLA Subarna Nayak has accused the party of having ditched him, saying the BJD had promised to field either him or his wife as a party nominee in Keonjhar Assembly seat, but denied ticket on the grounds that he had complicity in...
Phulbani: Ahead of election, the Congress party in Phulbani Assembly constituency suffered a jolt as the party’s district vice-president Sudarshan Kanhar resigned from the party on denial of ticket to him by the leadership. Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Kandhamal district are scheduled in...
New Delhi: Of the total candidates contesting in the 2019 Lok Sabha Phase I elections, 213 are facing criminal cases, while another 146 candidates have serious criminal cases against them. Worse still, 12 candidates have declared convicted cases against them. This revelation was made by...
Washington: Supporters of the BJP in the US have organised a number of rallies and events in several American cities ahead of the general election in India. While a group of Indian-Americans organised ‘Chowkidar March’ in New Jersey, NRIs4Modi group organised a car rally in...
Saharanpur (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed Friday the opposition parties alleging their only agenda are to dislodge him from power and promote dynastic politics. Addressing a rally here which goes to polls in the first phase April 11, he targeted the Congress accusing it...
Lucknow: They are children of famous political leaders who try to stay away from limelight as much as possible. However, they have now taken over the responsibility of serving as quintessential backroom boys while their parents contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Neeraj Singh, the...
Gurdaspur (Punjab): The 16-year wait to cast her vote in India's general election is almost over and Tahira Maqbool, who came from Pakistan in 2003 when she got married to an Indian citizen, is counting each day. The 37-year-old will exercise her right to franchise...
New Delhi: If you thought WhatsApp has given you a helpline number to report fake news and the Facebook-owned platform will take an immediate action as the world's largest democracy prepares for elections, you are mistaken. According to Proto, a media skill start-up, WhatsApp has...
New Delhi: With the BJP appearing to be in a dilemma over fielding her, outgoing Lok Sabha Speaker and eight-time MP from Indore, Sumitra Mahajan opted out of contesting the general elections Friday. She said she has freed the party to make its choice. Mahajan,...
Pune: Congress president Rahul Gandhi said Friday his party’s manifesto was an expression of the people of India and ruled out burdening the middle class to fund the anti-poverty scheme Nyunatam Aay Yojana (Nyay). The opposition party has said that if voted to power, it...
A major controversy has erupted after the sudden resignation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, tendered hours after he had attended...
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It has long been held that when one is young, one tends to subscribe to pro-poor and people-oriented progressive politics,...
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On 19 July, China began constructing a $167.8 billion dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet, close to the Indian...
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The BJP is seen today as a corporate-friendly political party, and this is the view held by both the party’s...
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