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Tribal students’ body poses stiff challenge to NSUI, ABVP in elections

This time the BPVM — which emerged from a social movement among the tribal community in 2016 — is fielding candidates for students’ union elections.

Updated on Aug 22, 2019, 1:48 PM IST

Tungareshwar ashram: State seeks extension for demolition till after Ganpati, elections

The illegal Balayogi Shree Sadanand Maharaj Ashram situated inside Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary.

Updated on Aug 17, 2019, 12:52 AM IST

PM Modi for democratic parleys on ‘one nation, one election’

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Updated on Jun 15, 2020, 8:34 PM IST

PM Modi makes fresh pitch for simultaneous Lok Sabha-Assembly elections

PM Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort on the 73rd Independence Day.

Updated on Aug 15, 2019, 9:25 AM IST

‘Be prepared for elections very soon’, H D Kumaraswamy to JD (S) workers

Janata Dal (S) leader and former Karnataka chief minister resigned on July 23 after losing a confidence vote following the mass resignations of coalition MLAs.

Updated on Aug 4, 2019, 12:46 PM IST

HC asks Azam’s son to record statement in petition challenging his election

MP Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam Khan.

Updated on Jul 31, 2019, 6:44 PM IST

Russian cops arrest hundreds chanting ‘we want free elections’ at banned rally

Police officers detain protesters during an unsanctioned rally in the centre of Moscow, Russia on Saturday.

Updated on Jul 28, 2019, 8:27 AM IST

Allahabad HC sends notice to PM Modi on plea against his election to Lok Sabha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Updated on Jul 20, 2019, 7:31 AM IST

Jaya Prada challenges SP leader Azam Khan’s election from Rampur

The petition was presented in the registry of the court and will be placed before the chief justice for the nomination of the bench to hear the case.

Updated on Jul 5, 2019, 8:19 PM IST

AAP’s Raghav Chadha challenges result of Lok Sabha poll loss in court

Bidhuri won the Lok Sabha elections from the South Delhi parliamentary seat beating Chadha by a margin of over 3.6 lakh votes.

Updated on Jul 4, 2019, 8:47 PM IST

How ‘one nation, one election’ could alter our political system, writes Karan Thapar

Ours is a federal system where state assemblies are as important to the constitution as the national Parliament

Updated on Jun 30, 2019, 8:20 AM IST

Hammered in elections, Dhinakaran’s partymen make beeline for AIADMK

The AMMK, floated by former AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran has been rocked by desertions after the party’s disastrous performance in the recent Lok Sabha elections and Assembly bypolls in Tamil Nadu.

Updated on Jun 19, 2019, 6:59 PM IST

High Court dismisses Jaya Prada’s plea against Azam’s election

Jaya Prada

Updated on Jun 15, 2019, 7:28 AM IST

Khattar lauds ‘panna pramukhs’ for election win, sets eye on ‘Mission 75’ for Haryana polls

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar showers flower petals on party workers during a felicitation event near Sector 10A, in Gurugram, India, on Wednesday, June 12, 2019.

Published on Jun 13, 2019, 3:59 AM IST

BJP organisational elections to be held next month

Around 2,500 national council members will decide who will succeed Amit Shah.

Updated on Jun 5, 2019, 7:52 AM IST

How Narendra Modi conquered caste in 2019 elections

The BJP starts with a significant disadvantage of lack of Muslim support. While the party is itself responsible for this problem, it nevertheless has to work harder among the rest of the population to win a constituency

Published on May 29, 2019, 7:38 PM IST

PM-elect Modi must use his mandate to resolve Indo-US trade tussles

Indo-US talks could resume whenever Modi government 2.0 is ready, but it does not apparently have much time.

Updated on May 27, 2019, 8:12 AM IST

Why turnout has dropped in European elections

In almost all EU countries more people vote at national general polls than for the European Parliament. (Photo by: Luke MacGregor)

Updated on May 26, 2019, 12:32 PM IST

Elections 2019 show that 2014 wasn’t an outlier

The biggest factor behind the BJP’s win was Prime Minister Narendra Modi: nothing else can explain why, across states, stalwarts from the opposition bit the dust

Updated on May 23, 2019, 11:40 PM IST

Election 2019: Few takeaways that define India

A Lok Sabha win for Shiv Sena and BJP will make things easier ahead of the Assembly elections.

Updated on May 23, 2019, 12:32 AM IST

From nationalism to corruption, 10 talking points of 2019 Lok Sabha campaign

The Congress’s campaign, to a large extent, revolved around its proposed minimum income guarantee plan, or Nyay, that promises to give an annual support of Rs 72,000 to the poorest 20% families if the party came to power.

Updated on May 23, 2019, 8:48 AM IST

US President Trump joins abortion debate with an eye on 2020 elections

The rush of new legislations — by Republican-ruled Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Utah — are meant to provoke a legal challenge that could send the issue back to the court’s conservative-majority bench.

Updated on May 19, 2019, 10:54 PM IST

Election 2019 has been the most environment- friendly with least plastic use

And as the polls are coming to an end, election observers did not notice any single-use polythene campaign material.

Updated on May 18, 2019, 5:45 PM IST

This ‘chowkidar’ from Varanasi has boycotted elections all his life

Ask him about the election buzz in Varanasi -- his hometown and parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vishwakarma, who has never voted in nearly 70 years of his life, says, “I am just waiting for this poll ‘tamasha’ (theatrics) to end”.

Updated on May 17, 2019, 8:17 PM IST

Elections 2019: Democracy alive, but not in good health

A woman voter casts her vote at a polling booth, Gurugram, May 12, 2019

Published on May 17, 2019, 12:19 PM IST

Decision on oil purchase after Lok sabha polls, India tells Iran

Tehran was among New Delhi’s top three energy suppliers, providing 23.6 million tonnes of oil last year, or about 10% of the country’s energy needs.

Updated on May 14, 2019, 11:46 PM IST

‘Pakistan expects to resume talks on Kartarpur Corridor after elections in India’: Report

The last phase of six-week long general elections in India is scheduled to take place on May 19 and final results would be announced on May 23.

Updated on May 13, 2019, 2:59 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: As elections come to a close, parties strike a winning pose

In the high-stakes battle, the BJP was hoping for a high turnout in this election. But senior BJP leaders said the slight dip in voting percentage wouldn’t spoil its chances of repeating 2014’s electoral success.

Updated on May 13, 2019, 6:18 AM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: On victory in 2019 elections, PM Modi’s one-line response

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who believes that the wave in favour of the BJP is stronger in 2019 than it was in 2014, has said he is “absolutely” confident about returning to power in the ongoing national elections.

Updated on May 9, 2019, 11:40 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Foreign delegates will visit Gurugram for an overview of general elections

Ahead of the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha election to be held in Haryana on May 12, a 10-member foreign delegation from Japan, Australia and Bangladesh will visit Gurugram to get an overview of the election process in India.

Published on May 8, 2019, 12:44 AM IST

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