Risk of hospitalization doubles after 45; older people driving surge in care demand: Office for National Statistics
New Delhi: The risk of hospitalization in India doubles after the age of 45 and rises sharply among the elderly, according to the latest data from the National Survey Office (NSO) for the past 365 days, indicating a shift in the country’s…
Ode to power: How slogans set the tone for elections in Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam
“Good times are coming…”“This time the Modi government…”“Keira Hobe…”Slogans like this often end up playing a big role in elections. Speeches and manifestos may lay out the details, but it’s…
Intimidation, unauthorized presence, ballot tampering – why the Election Commission ordered a re-poll in Farta, Bangladesh
New Delhi: election commission of india (EC) has ordered a complete re-poll in West Bengal’s Falta assembly constituency and canceled the April 29 polls, calling it a collapse of the democratic process. All 285 polling stations in the South 24…
‘Ten lifetimes are not enough’: TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee dares BJP to take on Falta in EVM tampering incident
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday lashed out at the BJP and the Election Commission after fresh polls were announced for Falta constituency following reports of “serious electoral irregularities and subversion of the…