Friday, March 29, 2024

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SAD (Amritsar) announced its seven candidates for upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Punjab and Haryana

AMRITSAR: Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) announced its seven candidates for upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Punjab and Haryana.

Bengal political parties begin special drive to ensure migrant workers participate in polling

KOLKATA: Almost all political parties in West Bengal have started the process to ensure that the migrant workers from the state staying elsewhere to earn their livelihoods return to exercise their franchise in the Lok Sabha elections.

LS polls: Shivakumar's brother D.K. Suresh files nomination for Bengaluru Rural seat

BENGALURU: D.K. Suresh, brother of Deputy Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, filed his nomination on Thursday for the fourth time for the Bengaluru Rural Lok Sabha constituency as the Congress candidate.

Nomination process for Lok Sabha polls begins in K’taka

BENGALURU: The major political parties in Karnataka are gearing up to submit their nominations for the 14 parliamentary seats going to polls on April 26, as the process of submission of nominations to the Election Commission of India began on Thursday.

IPL 2024: Bravo, Pollard throw support to Maphaka after his tough outing in debut match

HYDERABAD: Former West Indies greats Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo extended words of encouragement to U-19 prodigy Kwena Maphaka, urging him to keep his chin up after the youngster conceded 66 runs in his allotted overs against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Wednesday.

LS polls: Raj Chief Secretary holds review meeting with 5 neighboring states

JAIPUR: The Chief Secretary of Rajasthan, Sudhansh Pant, on Wednesday virtually addressed a meeting of the Chief Secretaries, Directors General of Police, and Principal Secretaries (Home) of the five neighboring states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat.

LS polls: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari files nomination from Nagpur seat

MUMBAI: Union Minister and BJP nominee Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday filed his nomination from the Nagpur Lok Sabha seat.

Why is Akhilesh losing friends ahead of LS polls?

LUCKNOW: On the eve of the 2022 assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav was a much-envied politician.

100 percent webcasting of all polling booths in Punjab: CEO Sibin C

CHANDIGARH: Aiming to make electoral process more efficient and transparent in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Chief Electoral Office (CEO) Punjab has introduced major innovative initiatives in the IT sphere, including webcasting at all 24,433 polling stations in the state.

BJP in talks with star campaigners for LS polls in K’taka: Bommai

BENGALURU: Karnataka BJP is in talks with the star campaigners for the upcoming Lok Sabha election campaign, said former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.

BJP fields six Congress rebel MLAs for Himachal by-poll

SHIMLA: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday gave tickets to all six Congress rebels, who had supported the party in the Rajya Sabha polls, for the June 1 by-poll simultaneous with four Lok Sabha seats.

LS polls: Congress names Robert Bruce in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli constituency

CHENNAI: The Congress on Monday in its sixth list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls named Robert Bruce in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli constituency.

JD(U) announces list of 16 candidates for LS polls, drops two sitting MPs

PATNA: The Janata Dal (United) on Sunday announced a list of 16 candidates from Bihar for the Lok Sabha elections.

Action against Punjab SDM for dereliction of poll duty

CHANDIGARH: The Election Commission has issued directions to take disciplinary action against the Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Amloh in Fatehgarh Sahib district for dereliction of duty, Punjab’s Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C. said on Sunday.

AIADMK's campaign for LS polls begins from Tiruchi

CHENNAI: AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) will kickstart the party's Lok Sabha election campaign from Tiruchi on Sunday.

EC notifies scheme for Kashmiri migrants to vote in Lok Sabha polls

JAMMU:The Election Commission (EC) has notified a comprehensive scheme for Kashmiri migrants to vote in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

LS polls: Cong names 5 working presidents, forms campaign committee in Karnataka

BENGALURU: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has named five working presidents and also formed campaign committee members for its Karnataka unit ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.

NPP announces first list of 29 candidates for Arunachal Assembly polls

ITANAGAR: The National People’s Party (NPP), led by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, on Saturday announced the first list of 29 candidates for the April 19 elections to the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh Assembly.

Replace Bengal CS as Gopalika will be retiring before LS polls end: LoP Adhikari urges ECI

KOLKATA: The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, has requested the Election Commission of India (ECI) to immediately replace BP Gopalika, as the Chief Secretary, as the senior bureaucrat is scheduled to retire before the forthcoming seven-phase polls in the state end.

Lok Sabha polls: BJP to support ally candidates in Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya

IMPHAL: The BJP on Friday decided to support the candidates of the National People's Party (NPP) in the two parliamentary seats in Meghalaya, the Naga People’s Front (NPF) nominee in the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha seat, and the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) contender in the lone Lok Sabha seat in Nagaland.

Sharad Pawar flays CM Kejriwal’s arrest, says AAP will reap rich poll harvest

MUMBAI: Nationalist Congress Party(SP) President Sharad Pawar on Friday condemned the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and said the Aam Aadmi Party will sweep the Lok Sabha elections.

Rs 10 crore cash seized in Telangana during searches ahead of polls

HYDERABAD: Police in Telangana have so far seized Rs 10 crore cash in the run-up to May 13 Lok Sabha elections in the state while the Command and Control Centre of the Police Department in Hyderabad has been directed to monitor the transportation of liquor through CCTVs.

From 2009 to 2024, how LS polls have been a 'nightmare' for IPL governing council

MUMBAI: For years, Indian cricket fans have known that general elections in the country, held every five years, decide the fate of the government. It was in the year 2009 that they first realised that general elections can also impact cricket tournaments.

PM Modi dials Vladimir Putin, congratulates him on poll victory

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his landslide victory in the presidential elections on Sunday, and expressed his sincere wishes for the well-being and prosperity of the Russian people.

Filing of nominations for 1st phase of polling in 15 LS seats in NE states begins

GUWAHATI: With the issuance of the notification for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections scheduled on April 19 for 15 seats in eight northeastern states, the process of filling of nominations began on Wednesday.

LS elections: Filing of nominations for 1st phase of polling begins today

NEW DELHI: The nomination process for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections scheduled on April 19 begins on Wednesday.

Nominations for 1st phase LS polls in UP begin on Wednesday

LUCKNOW: The elections to the 18th Lok Sabha from Uttar Pradesh begin on Wednesday with nominations for the first phase of the seven-phase polls in the state, the Election Commission said.

India polls: Meta to activate Elections Operations Centre, fix AI-generated content

NEW DELHI: Meta on Tuesday said it will activate an India-specific Elections Operations Centre, bringing together experts to identify potential threats and put specific mitigations in place across its apps (Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram), while aiming to curb AI-generated fake or manipulated content.

LS polls: Delhi Police appoint nodal officer to monitor social media, cybercrime

NEW DELHI: In view of the Lok Sabha elections and to deal with rumour-mongers, the Delhi Police have appointed IPS Shanker Jaiswal, Joint Commissioner of Police/Operations as the Nodal Officer for monitoring social media and cybercrime in the national capital.

Ahead of LS polls, four Telangana Maoists killed in encounter with Maha Police

MAHARASHTRA: At least four Maoists who sneaked in from Telangana, carrying varying rewards on their scalps, were reported killed in a fierce shoot-out with the security forces in the forests here on Tuesday, police officials said.

Sita Soren, daughter-in-law of Shibu Soren, quits party ahead of LS polls

RANCHI: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA Sita Soren, the daughter-in-law of party chief Shibu Soren, resigned from all party posts on Tuesday and also announced giving up primary membership of the party, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 20224.

Buzz over MNS joining NDA-BJP camp, may contest LS polls

MUMBAI: Political circles are abuzz over the possibility of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) joining the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Congress Working Committee meets, to approve manifesto for LS polls

NEW DELHI: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting began at the party headquarters here on Tuesday to discuss the manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections

Congress will split in 3 months after LS polls: Basavaraj Bommai

BENGALURU: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that the Congress will split in three months after the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and its impact will be visible on the Siddaramaiah-led state government.

Goa seeks 14 companies of central forces for LS polls

PANAJI: Goa is expecting 14 companies of central paramilitary forces for area domination and confidence-building measure to ensure free, fair and peaceful Lok Sabha elections, officials said on Monday.

Putin set to be re-elected President with landslide victory, says Russian poll panel

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to win his fifth term as head of state with nearly 90 per cent of the vote, the country's Central Election Commission said on Sunday.

Lok Sabha elections: Punjab Police fully geared upto ensure free, fair and peaceful polls: DGP Gaurav Yadav

CHANDIGARH: A day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the dates of the poll for the General Elections 2024, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav on Sunday said that Punjab Police is fully geared up to ensure free, fair and peaceful elections in the border state.

Leadership crisis makes AAP to back out of LS polls in UP

LUCKNOW: A leadership crisis within the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Uttar Pradesh has forced it not to contest the Lok Sabha elections in the state.

In a first, UP to have polling stations in high-rise, gated colonies

LUCKNOW: The Election Commission of India (ECI), for the first time, will set up polling stations for the Lok Sabha elections inside the premises of high-rises and gated colonies in Uttar Pradesh.

IUML to approach ECI seeking change in Kerala, TN polling dates

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the second biggest ally in the Congress-led UDF in Kerala, has decided to approach the Election Commission of India ( ECI) seeking change in Lok Sabha election dates in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

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Lawyers of Bengal post-poll violence victims to meet Prez, HM

NEW DELHI: A delegation of 10 lawyers representing victims of post-poll violence in West Bengal are scheduled to meet President Ram Nath Kovind and Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday.

Will sympathy for late Virbhadra Singh lift Congress' chances in Himachal poll?

NEW DELHI: Wiped-out in the five states during recent polls, the Congress cannot hope for better days in Himachal Pradesh, slated to witness elections by the year's end.

BSP faced maximum defections in UP polls

LUCKNOW: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) faced the maximum number of defections by its candidates and MLAs during the recent assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.

Puducherry BJP begins preparations for local polls with Shah's visit

PUDUCHERRY: Buoyed up by the visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the BJP here has commenced preparations for the local polls.

BJP secures clean sweep in Guwahati civic polls

GUWAHATI: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance on Sunday secured a clean sweep in the 60-seat Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) elections.

Biden's job approval rating stuck in low 40s: Poll

WASHINGTON: A new poll has revealed that an average of 41.3 per cent of US adults approve of the job Joe Biden was doing as President, during his fifth quarter in office.

Climate change top issue for Australian voters: Poll

CANBERRA: Climate change, cost of living and the economy are the most important issues to Australians in the general election to be held on May 21, a newpoll revealed on Friday.

BJP appoints Assembly in-charge for Delhi's Rajinder Nagar bypolls

NEW DELHI: The Delhi BJP on Friday appointed the Assembly in-charge for upcoming bypolls in Rajinder Nagar constituency.

Air pollution linked to higher risk of Covid in young adults

LONDON: Exposure to certain traffic-related air pollutants is associated with a greater likelihood of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus, claims an observational study of young adults.

RJD wins Bochahan Assembly bypoll in Bihar

PATNA: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Saturday won the Bochahan Assembly bypolls after defeating the BJP candidate with a big margin of over 36,000 votes.

Trinamool's Babul Supriyo, Shatrughan Sinha script wins in bypolls

KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress candidates won the bypolls in both Asansol Lok Sabha and Ballygunge Assembly constituencies on Saturday.

Eyeing polls, Himachal CM announces 125 units of free power

CHAMBA: In the election year, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday announced sops comprising 50 per cent discount to women for travelling in state-run buses, no water bill in rural areas and up to 125 electricity units free for 11.5 lakh consumers.

Vijay recalls cycling down to polling booth in rare interview

HYDERABAD: Actor Vijay, who is called 'Thalapathy' in Tamil Nadu, finally appeared in front of a TV channel for an interview, ahead of the release of his film'Beast'.

Bihar bypolls: Braving heat, voters turn up in large numbers

PATNA: Braving the scorching Sun, a large number of voters were queuing up at polling booths in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district as voting for the by-election to Bochahan Assembly constituency got underway on Tuesday morning.

BJP leads in UP legislative council polls

LUCKNOW: The Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in the initial rounds of counting of votes for 27 seats of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.

France prepares for first round of presidential polls

PARIS: The first round of the 2022 French presidential elections will be held on Sunday and if none of the 12 eligible candidates receive an absolute majority, a run-off will take place on April 24 between the top two candidates from the first round.

MP Cong constitutes 20-member panel for 2023 Assembly polls

BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh Congress has constituted a 20-member committee of party leaders to prepare strategies to take on the ruling BJP in the state.

BJP, Cong intensify preparations for 2023 MP Assembly polls

BHOPAL: With just little over one-and-half-year time left for the Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, both the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress have taken a plunge into election mode and are gearing up with their respective strategies to woo the voters.

Tunisian Prez asks elections body to prepare parliamentary polls

TUNIS: Tunisian President Kais Saied has urged the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) to be ready to organise the legislative elections slated for December 17, according to a statement released by the presidency.

WHO warns against severe air pollution

GENEVA: Almost the entire global population, or 99 per cent, breathes air that exceeds air quality limits set by the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN health agency said in a statement.

Serbians vote in presidential, parliamentary, local polls

BALGRADE: Voters cast ballots in polling stations in Serbia for presidential, parliamentary and local elections, which could give current President Aleksandar Vucic a second term.

Modi meets BJP MPs from Guj; discusses strategy for assembly polls

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a meeting with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs from Gujarat to discuss the party's strategy for the year-end assembly polls.

Clean sweep by Duggal-Nagarkoti-Sharma panel in Press Club polls

CHANDIGARH: Defeating Nalin Acharya of Him Prabha by a margin of 38 votes, independent journalist Saurabh Duggal on Sunday became the new president of the Chandigarh Press Club at the annual elections held here. The remaining eight positions were won by members of the Duggal-Nagarkoti-Sharma panel.

Press Club poll: Nalin Acharya Group announces 3 more panel candidates

CHANDIGARH: Nalin Acharya panel has announced 3 more candidates for the Chandigarh press club election to be held on March 27. Panel today announced Rakesh Gupta from ANB News channel, Rajendra Dhawan from Tribune group and Archana Sethi from Punjab Kesari group as candidates.

Priyanka to take stock of poll debacle in UP

NEW DELHI: Amid a call for leadership change in the party, Congress General Secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has called a meeting of party leaders on Tuesday to find out the reasons for the defeat.

BJP got increased support from all castes in UP polls

LUCKNOW: Despite the pre-election narrative about upper castes being upset with the BJP, an analysis of the election data shows that within the upper castes, the highest number of MLAs are from the BJP alliance.

Gandhis solely responsible for congress rout in recent polls in 5 states, say Capt Amrinder

CHANDIGARH: Holding the Gandhis solely responsible for the complete rout of the Congress in all the recent Assembly polls, PLC chief Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday hit out at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) for trying to put the blame of their party’s dismal defeat in Punjab on him instead of gracefully admitting to their own blunders.

Mamata picks Shatrughan Sinha, Babul Supriyo for Bengal bypolls

KOLKATA: In a major development, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced that two former Union Ministers -- Shatrughan Sinha and Babul Supriyo -- will contest the upcoming West Bengal bypolls for the Trinamool Congress.

After impressive show in Assembly polls, BJP now targets 2024 Lok Sabha elections

NEW DELHI: "Holi has come early this time", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his victory speech at the BJP headquarters. The election slogan -- "Ayenge toh Yogi hi" became a reality as the BJP scored a resounding victory in Uttar Pradesh (UP). The party also decimated the Opposition in Uttarakhand, Manipur and after a neck and neck fight with Congress, retained Goa for the third consecutive time. Also for the time in Uttarakhand, an incumbent government managed to return with a renewed mandate. On the other side, it was an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) wave that wiped out the ruling Congress in Punjab.

54% Canadians have close friend or family member infected with Covid: Poll

OTTAWA: A new poll has revealed that more than half of Canadians, or 54 per cent, said they had a close friend or family member who was infected with Covid-19 in the past two years.

Simmering tension in Congress after poll debacle

NEW DELHI: There is a simmering tension in the Congress after the poll debacle in the state elections and the leaders are miffed with the functioning style of the leadership. The issue may heat up when the G-23 leaders meet in the days to come.

Poll mandate stamp of approval for BJP's pro-poor governance: Modi

NEW DELHI:Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the Assembly poll results are a stamp of approval for the BJP's pro-poor and pro-active governance.

Punjab Poll: Channi trailing from both seats, Captain and Badals also trailing

CHANDIGARH: While AAP is now touching 80 seats in the initial leads, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is running behind in both the seats of Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur. Former Chief Ministers Parkash Singh Badal from Lambi and Capt Amarinder Singh from Patiala city are also trailing behind. Sukhbir Singh Badal is also trailing.

SAD does not believe in exit Polls, it should be banned : Sukhbir Badal says

AMRITSAR: " Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal president Shiromani Akali Dal said he does not have faith in the credibility of the exit polls and and opinion polls should be banned.

S.Korea votes for presidential polls

SEOUL: Voter turnout for South Korea's presidential election reached 61 per cent as of 1 p.m. (South Korean standard time) on Wednesday, according to the country's election authorities.

Republic TV's Poll of Polls: BJP to retain UP, U'khand, Manipur; AAP to win Punjab

NEW DELHI: The Republic TV's Poll of the Polls has predicted that the BJP will retain power in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Manipur while Goa is likely to witness a hung Assembly and Punjab is to be swept by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

NDTV Poll of Polls puts BJP ahead in 3 states; AAP to win Punjab

NEW DELHI: As exit polls rolled out on Monday at the end of the seventh and final phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh, the NDTV Poll of Polls has predicted BJP to retain power in three states, besides giving the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) a clear majority in Punjab.

AAP set to form government in Punjab with clean sweep: Exit polls

CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) is set to form a government in Punjab with landslide victory. AAP may sweep the elections with seats between 80 to 100, according to exit polls shown by various news channels.

'Have hidden agenda', SC on plea seeking FIRs against Cong, SP on poll freebies

NEW DELHI:The Supreme Court on Thursday slammed a petitioner who sought registration of FIRs and also a direction to disqualify candidates fielded by the Congress and Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh and candidates representing Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab in this year's Assembly election, for offering freebies amid the ongoing polls.

Cop killed, 11 injured in road mishap while on poll duty in Manipur

IMPHAL: A security personnel was killed and 11 others were injured on Wednesday when their vehicle met with an accident due to mechanical failure in northern Manipur's Tamenglong district, officials said.

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Widespread violence in UP on nomination filing day for Block polls

LUCKNOW: Widespread violence was reported on Thursday from various districts, including Siddharthnagar, Sitapur, Gorakhpur, Sambhal during the nomination of papers for the block pramukh elections.

UP block pramukh polls on July 10

LUCKNOW:The political stage is set for another grassroots election with the Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission (SEC) announcing the schedule for block pramukh (chairperson of the kshetra panchayats) polls.

UP panchayat polls have lesson for oppn

LUCKNOW:The results of the panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh may have left the ruling BJP in an elated mood, but it also serves as a lesson for the opposition that is hopeful of toppling the incumbent Yogi Adityanath government in the next assembly elections.

Ahead of Assembly polls, Goa BJP appears to be having a problem of plenty

PANAJI: With a little more than six months to go for the assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa appears to be facing a problem of plenty.

Centre, EC, Mamata govt to file response on Bengal post poll violence

NEW DELHI:The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a response from the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea for a court monitored SIT probe into post-poll violence in West Bengal.

BSP not contesting UP Panchayat polls: Mayawati

LUCKNOW: Bahujan Samaj Party President Mayawati on Monday said that her party is not contesting the ongoing Panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh since they are not being held in a transparent manner.

Nadda discusses assembly polls preparations with senior Union ministers

NEW  DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party top leadership on Saturday discussed party preparations for assembly polls in five states scheduled early next year.
BJP Chief J P Nadda and Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, Narendra Singh Tomar, Smriti Irani, Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan, Hardeep Singh Puri and Kiran Rijiju were present in the meeting held at the party national headquarters here.

Even poll losers become CM: Karnataka Cong chief

BENGALURU: A day after internal bickering within the state Congress came to the fore with at least half a dozen MLAs projecting Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah as the ‘next CM, Karnataka Congress chief D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday said Karnataka has even seen leaders who lost elections becoming Chief Minister.

Covid no excuse, SC directs local body polls in 9 TN districts

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) to conduct local body polls in nine districts, which were carved out of four existing ones, by September 15.

Punjab CM meets panel, Kharge says party united to fight polls

NEW DELHI: Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday met the three-member Congress panel in Delhi amid escalating tension in the state unit with Navjot Singh Sidhu who has stepped up his attack against the chief minister.

'Modi's name enough to win UP polls'

LUCKNOW: The newly appointed BJP state vice-president Arvind Kumar Sharma, has sent a letter to party state president Swatantra Dev Singh, saying that the name and patronage of Prime Minister Narendra Modi were enough for the BJP to win the coming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.

Calcutta HC snubs Mamata govt on post-poll violence

KOLKATA: Four days after West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar wrote to chief minister Mamata Banerjee alleging that the state government has been inactive and indifferent about the sufferings of the people due to post-poll violence, the Calcutta High Court on Saturday criticised the Mamata Banerjee government and observed that the state has not taken any concrete steps to address the complaints pertaining to post-poll violence.

BJP eyeing maximum seats in district panchayat president polls in UP

NEW DELHI: To send a strong message ahead of next year's Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP is now focusing on winning the maximum number seats in the district panchayat president (Zila Panchayat Adhyaksh) polls to held in the first half of July.

Nadda, Shah discuss Punjab Assembly polls with BJP state chief

NEW DELHI: BJP Chief J.P. Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday discussed next year's Punjab Assembly polls with party state unit chief Ashwani Sharma.

SAD joins hands with BSP for Punjab polls; latter to contest 20 seats

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Saturday formed an alliance to contest the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections together.

Ripples in Maha as poll strategist PK meets Sharad Pawar

MUMBAI: Maharashtra politics saw a flutter on Friday as much sought-after polls mastermind Prashant Kishor called on Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar and the duo broke bread over lunch here.

UP politics in flux: Yogi meets PM, Nadda with eye on 2022 polls

NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief J.P. Nadda and discussed governance as well as the political situation in the state.

Punjab MPs call on Capt Amarinder, discuss 2022 poll strategy, supports CM

CHANDIGARH: Underscoring full faith in Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's leadership and vision for state, Punjab MPs today reiterated that Congress would comfortably sweep 2022 assembly polls to carry forward party's ongoing developmental agenda for people of the state.

Punjab to be made clean, green, pollution free: CS

Punjab to be made clean, green, pollution free: CS

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Secretary, Ms Vini Mahajan, on Tuesday directed all the departments concerned to take necessary measures to address the major environmental issues in the state and control water and air pollution besides ensuring proper solid and plastic waste management.

Nadda apprises Modi of upcoming Assembly polls preparations

NEW DELHI: BJP Chief J.P. Nadda and party's General Secretaries met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and apprised him of the upcoming Assembly polls preparations in five states early next year.

Amarinder meets Cong panel, says discussed poll preparations

NEW DELHI: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh appeared before a three-member Congress panel here on Friday, reportedly formed by the party high command to sort out the problems in its state unit. The meeting lasted for more than three hours.

Panchayat polls will be delayed in Bihar

PATNA: The Bihar government has decided to delay the Panchayat elections in the state due to the Covid outbreak. The tenure of Panchayat representatives in Bihar ended on June 15 this year.

EC defers bypoll for Kerala RS seat vacated by Jose Mani

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday said that it has deferred the bypoll for a Rajya Sabha seat in Kerala due to the Covid situation.

Cong ups the ante against BJP in MP after bypoll win

BHOPAL: The Congress has adopted an aggressive political strategy in Madhya Pradesh after its recent victory in the Damoh Assembly by-elections, with party leaders, including former Chief Minister Kamal Nath, intensifying their attacks on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments in the state and at the Centre.

Nepal President dissolves House, announces polls on Nov 12 and 19

KATHMANDU: In a dramatic turn of events, Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Friday midnight dissolved the Parliament as per the recommendation of the government and declared to hold midterm elections on November 12 and 19.

Indian-Americans recorded highest rate of voting in 2020 polls

WASHINGTON: In the November 2020 US presidential elections, Indian-Americans reported the highest rate of voting at 71 per cent among adult citizens, according to the publisher of demographic data and policy research on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).

6.45mn Chileans vote in local polls

SANTIAGO: Some 6.45 million eligible voters in Chile have cast their votes for mayors, councillors and for the first time regional governors and members of a constituent assembly over two days of polling this past weekend, election officials said.

592 Iranians sign up for prez polls

TEHRAN:A total of 592 people have registered for the 13th presidential polls in Iran, Jamal Orf, head of the country's election campaign, said.
Out of the total candidates, 40 are women and 552 are men, Xinhua news agency quoted Orf as saying in a statement on Saturday.

Coal plant pollution can cause 8,300 deaths in India

NEW DELHI: Air pollution from planned new coal plants built by companies in which HSBC holds ownership stakes will cause an estimated 18,700 global deaths, close to half in India, from air pollution per year, a new research from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) said on Wednesday.

Assembly Poll Saga: Curtains for Tamil actors with CM ambitions

CHENNAI: The perception that the way to political power in Tamil Nadu is through Kollywood does not hold good anymore given the humiliating defeat of the parties floated by heroes Kamal Haasan and Vijayakanth in the 2021 assembly polls, said political analysts.

Country facing health emergency, not a time to discuss poll outcomes: Kapil Sibal

NEW DELHI: After the dismal performance of the Congress in recent Assembly elections in five states/UT, party leader Kapil Sibal said on Tuesday that this is not the right time to discuss such issues when the nation is in the grip of pandemic.

PM speaks to Bengal Guv over post poll violence

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed his anguish and concern over West Bengal post poll violence in a telephonic conversation with state Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, asking him to restore law and order.

BJP, SP claim to lead in UP panchayat polls

LUCKNOW: With the counting for the three-tier panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh still on, the ruling BJP and the opposition Samajwadi Party (SP) have claimed that their candidates have won over half of the zila panchayat seats.

3.19L candidates elected unopposed in UP panchayat polls

LUCKNOW: A total of 3.19 lakh candidates have been declared elected unopposed in the Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections, the State Election Commission (SEC) said in a statement.

Congress retains Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha seat in bypoll

CHENNAI: The Congress party retained the Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha seat in the bypoll with its candidate V. Vijayakumar trouncing former Union Minister and BJP's Pon Radhakrishnan.

K'taka Cong terms Kerala, Bengal poll results 'gamechanger'

BENGALURU: Buoyed by the victory of the Congress and the DMK alliance in Tamil Nadu, and Trinamool Congress retaining power in West Bengal, Karnataka leader of the opposition, Siddaramaiah on Sunday described these election results as 'a new game' in the country.

Congress set to retain Maski Assembly seat in Karnataka bypolls

BENGALURU: Karnataka's opposition Congress is set to retain the Maski (reserved) Assembly seat as its candidate Basanagouda Turuvihal was leading by a margin of 30,606 votes over ruling BJP's nominee Pratapgouda Patil, as per poll officials.

Rajasthan bypolls: Congress retains 2 seats, BJP one

JAIPUR: Cashing in on the emotional card, Rajasthan's ruling Congress won the bypolls to the Sujangarh and Sahada Assembly seats while the BJP retained Rajsamand.

Rajnath among first BJP leaders to congratulate Mamata on poll win

NEW DELHI: As the Trinamool Congress, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is looking at a spectacular victory in the West Bengal assembly elections, Senior BJP leader and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was the first from the BJP to congratulate her. The TMC is on course to winning more than two hundred seats in the 294-member assembly.

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