NEW DELHI: If the assembly polls since the 2024 Lok Sabha elections reaffirm the dominance of the Bharatiya Janata Party and dampen the hopes of its rivals buoyed by the LS polls, a fresh electoral battle will test the party’s mettle and determine whether it can harness its momentum to make new inroads in areas … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Congress’s fortunes after 2014 have followed a familiar pattern: a crushing defeat in the national elections, followed by a long wait for a parliamentary victory. After a crushing defeat in the Pulwama-led 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress went without gains for three-and-a-half years before winning the state polls (Himachal Pradesh). This … Read more
NEW DELHI: The most crucial battle for the Left is in Kerala, where the CPM-led vigilantes are fighting to return to power in the last communist-ruled state, which goes to polls along with West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry. In Bengal – where it was once a dominant force but now lacks MLAs and … Read more
T’puram/Kochi: The CPM on Sunday announced it would contest for 86 assembly seats in Kerala and nominated 81 candidates, including six CPM-backed independents and 10 women. Soon after, many CPM candidates took to the streets, organized rallies and began campaigning on Sunday. CPM state secretary MV Govindan said that out of the 86 candidates, 75 … Read more
New Delhi: Polling for eight assembly seats – two each in Maharashtra and Karnataka and one each in Goa, Gujarat, Nagaland and Tripura – will be held on April 9 and April 23. European Community CEC Gyanesh Kumar said bypoll voting in Goa, Karnataka, Nagaland and Tripura will be held on April 9; remaining constituencies … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Calcutta High Court holds the key to whether nearly 4.5 million “suspicious voters” will be able to contest the Bengal assembly elections – their cases being decided by judicial officers based on the Supreme Court’s February directive. According to reports, of the 6 million “suspicious elector” cases, 1.5 million have been adjudicated … Read more
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh’s sitting TDP MP Putta Mahesh Kumar on Sunday tested positive for the banned substance methamphetamine (meth) in a blood test, with investigators saying he was trying to dodge a drug screen at a farmhouse party raided by Hyderabad police the previous night, reports Srinath Udali. The Eluru MP’s test results bring to … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram: Jewelery worth over Rs 2 crore was allegedly stolen from the Kowdiar Palace, the official residence of the Travancore royal family. Based on a complaint lodged by senior family member Asw-athi Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bai, the Peruvada police registered a case of theft. The decorations were reportedly stored in an iron cabinet in the … Read more
New Delhi: The Indian-flagged oil tanker ‘Jag Laadki’, whose oil terminal was attacked while loading crude oil at the UAE port of Fujairah on Saturday, safely sailed to India from the port on Sunday morning, the shipping ministry said. It added that the ship was carrying about 80,800 tonnes of Murban crude, a grade of … Read more
Bhubaneswar: As many as 11 Maoists carrying a bounty of Rs 6.33 crore surrendered to the Odisha police in Kalahandi district on Sunday and handed over a large amount of arms and ammunition, Debabrata Mohapatra reported. Maoists are active in Kalahandi, Rayagada and Kandhamal. One of them is from Maharashtra and 10 others are from … Read more