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Srinagar, Oct 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Senior National Conference (NC) leader and Lok Sabha member, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, said on Monday that his loyalty is to his conscience and not to anything else. The senior NC leader was reacting to a statement by the NC candidate for Budgam assembly constituency by-election, Aga Syed Mehmood, who said Ruhullah will campaign for the NC during the campaign in the constituency. Ruhullah had earlier said he cannot face the people as the promises made to them b ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 20 (ANI): Reacting to allegations made by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray against the Election Commission, BJP leader Kirit Somaiya said on Monday that both Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray are raising questions because the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is slipping out of their hands. This comes after Raj Thackeray claimed that 9.6 million fake voters have been added ahead of the Mumbai civic body polls. Speaking to ANI, S ...Read More >
Jyoti Singh, wife of Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh, filed her nomination as an Independent candidate today from the Karakat Assembly constituency. Her move came days after her husband declared that he would not contest the Bihar assembly election and would continue as a "true soldier" of the BJP. As Jyoti Singh filed her nomination, a large crowd of locals came to show their support. "The people of Karakat developed a close connection with Jyoti Singh when she campaigned for Pawan Singh during the ...Read More >
Patna, Oct 20 (PTI) The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Monday announced its list of 143 candidates for the Bihar assembly polls, five of whom would end up contesting against nominees of the other INDIA bloc constituents. The list was released hours before the filing of nomination papers for the second and final phase was to be over. It put paid to rumours that the RJD was going to contest the Kutumba seat, currently held by state Congress president Rajesh Kumar Ram, which would have led to a fu ...Read More >
"Indira Gandhi ultimately did secure a permanent place at the doorstep of history as a great martyr. With her dynamism born out of her fearlessness and dexterity, she was able to take the country forward like a colossus for over a decade. She alone could run the decadent political system of our corrupt and divided society," wrote RSS ideologue Nanaji Deshmukh in 1984 after the assassination of the prime minister. Deshmukh's article in Hindi magazine Pratipaksh, titled Moments of Soul Searching, ...Read More >
Meet the maverick serial election contester who shares his name with current Bihar's best-known politician. IMAGE: Lalu Prasad Yadav, left, files his nomination papers from Marhaura in Bihar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lalu Prasad Yadav A 45-year-old man who shares his name with Bihar's best-known politician, Lalu Prasad Yadav, is gearing up for the poll battle -- yet again. This Lalu Prasad Yadav is from Marhaura, once known for the famed Morton chocolate factory - and is three decades younge ...Read More >
Patna: The Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan), Bihar's principal Opposition bloc, appears headed for "friendly fights" in several seats, as its constituent parties have failed to finalise a seat-sharing agreement. The situation has been further complicated by announcements from the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP) on Sunday that they will contest the upcoming Assembly elections independently -- drawing sharp criticism from the BJP. The Mahagathbandhan, which ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy took a broadside at the BRS over its 'conspiracy politics' in the elections in the Telangana State and accused the pink party of being a 'B' team of BJP that aims to split votes in the ensuing by-election to Jubilee Hills assembly constituency. Participating in the Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Yatra commemoration day at Charminar here on Sunday, the Chief Minister said that BRS had entered into tacit agreement with the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Th ...Read More >
Patna: As the opposition INDIA bloc continues to struggle with seat-sharing and "rebellion" within Congress and RJD, the NDA has found ready ammunition to target its rivals ahead of the assembly elections in the state on Nov 6 and 11.BJP state president Dilip Jaiswal described the NDA as the "five Pandavas" and the Grand Alliance as a fragmented alliance while union minister Giriraj Singh took aim at RJD chief Lalu Prasad and his son Tejashwi Prasad Yadav over the fissures in the opposition amid ...Read More >
Patna, Oct 19: Chinks in the INDIA bloc's armour became all too obvious on Sunday in poll-bound Bihar, where disgruntled aspirants in the RJD and the Congress, the two largest constituents, had a field day charging the leadership with having put tickets up for sale. With less than 24 hours left for the filing of nomination papers for the second and final phase to be over, the multi-party coalition was still unable to declare things like a chief ministerial candidate and the formula of seat-shar ...Read More >
NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar demonstrated how fake Aadhaar cards can be generated using unauthorised websites. Continuing the opposition's charge of fake and dubious entries in the voters' list, Nationalist Congress Party (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Thursday demonstrated how fake Aadhaar cards can be created using unauthorised websites. "We have been voicing our concerns about how fake voters are getting added to the list. There are websites where a fake Aadhaar card with totally wrong details can be ...Read More >
Kolkata: The stage has been set for the 2026 Bengal assembly elections, five months from now. Unlike in earlier elections, what occupies the center stage is not govt policies. Instead, an initiative by the Election Commission of India -- special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, is at the helm, overshadowing all other issues.A careful reading of Article 325 of the Constitution leaves little room for debate that the Election Commission has the power to conduct SIR. Yet, the debate rage ...Read More >
Pune: Union minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol, who has been targeted by the opposition for his alleged links to the deal of a Rs 230-crore prime property on three acres in Model Colony in Pune between a Jain trust and a realty firm, on Sunday said that he had long ago severed ties with the company and had no connection to the transaction. Seth Hirachand Nemchand Smarak Trust's deal with Gokhale Landmarks LLP has stirred up controversy over Mohol's past association with the rea ...Read More >
Delhi Brahmaputra Apartments fire news: A major fire erupted at Brahmaputra Apartments in New Delhi on Saturday. Fire brigade teams responded swiftly to the emergency. Six rescue vehicles were deployed to the scene. Brahmaputra Apartments is a residential complex for Rajya Sabha Members of Parliament. Relief operations are underway. A massive fire broke out at Brahmaputra Apartments in New Delhi on Saturday. Fire brigade teams arrived at the scene and began relief operations upon receiving info ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday alleged that a secret deal has been reached between BRS and BJP for the Jubilee Hills constituency, which is set to witness a bypoll on Nov 11."BRS worked as the B-team of BJP in the Lok Sabha 2024 elections, and now an understanding has been reached between the two parties for the by-election in Jubilee Hills constituency. BRS got 37% votes in the 2023 assembly polls, and within four months its vote share fell down to 17% in the Lok Sabha elec ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 19 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy launched a strong attack on the opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), accusing the party of engaging in conspiracy politics to split votes in the upcoming Jubilee Hills Assembly by-election. In an official statement from the Chief Minister's Office, Revanth Reddy alleged that the BRS is acting as the "B" team of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Telangana's electoral politics. Participating in the Raji ...Read More >
Agartala, Oct 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) In an important development, the ruling BJP on Sunday served a show-cause notice to its sitting MLA, Tafajjal Hossain, for making adverse comments against former Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb and former Union Minister Pratima Bhoumik. The show-cause notice stated that disciplinary action would be taken if the MLA's reply was not found satisfactory. While speaking during a football match at Boxanagar in Sepahijala district on Saturday, Hossain accused both Deb ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Mahagathbandhan, an alliance of Bihar's opposition parties, is all set to witness political contests among its own candidates if the constituents continue to remain obdurate. More than a dozen seats are reported to be set for a direct contest between the allies, with nomination to continue for one more day for the second phase of the Assembly election to be held in November. From Parliamentary to Assembly polls, from the INDIA bloc to Mahagathbandhan, sev ...Read More >
Bihar Polls 2025: Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief and Union Minister Chirag Paswan dismissed speculation over his dissatisfaction with the seat-sharing arrangement within the NDA for the Bihar assembly polls and said that the party not only received a respectable number of seats, but all the seats they had requested are of their choice. He said that they have not only received a respectable number of seats, but all the seats they had requested are of their choice. Chirag Paswan said that ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 19 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday announced plans for a meeting with election officials in Maharashtra, led by party chief Uddhav Thackeray, to address concerns over discrepancies in the voter list. Raut stated that Thackeray, along with other party leaders, including Raj Thackeray of MNS and Sharad Pawar of NCP-SCP, will meet officials to discuss voter list discrepancies. "Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, MNS chief Raj Thackeray, C ...Read More >
Telangana witnessed a statewide bandh on Saturday. The protest was called by BC JAC against the High Court's stay on a 42 percent reservation for Backward Classes in local body elections. The ruling Congress, BRS, and BJP extended their support to the bandh. Leaders from various parties participated in protests, demanding the implementation of the reservation. Essential services remained unaffected. A statewide bandh called by the BC JAC to protest against the High Court's stay order on the 42 ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Oct 19 (PTI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday said that a resolution will be passed in the state Assembly seeking to amend the Constitution for lowering the minimum age to contest Legislative Assembly elections to 21 from 25. He termed his proposal to change the minimum age as need of the hour and insisted that the youth should play a vital role in the active politics of the country. CM was speaking after participating in Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Yatra commemoration ...Read More >
In a compassionate response to the tragic stampede in Karur, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam has allocated twenty lakh rupees to assist affected families. This crucial action follows Chief Minister MK Stalin's earlier pledge of four point eight seven crore rupees in compensation. Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has transferred an amount of Rs 20 lakh to the families of the victims, in the September 27 stampede in Karur, which claimed 41 lives, party chief Vijay said in a statement. Vijay said, "We had ...Read More >
Protests have erupted across Assam following singer Zubeen Garg's death in Singapore. Demonstrations are demanding a swift investigation into the incident. Clashes have occurred as authorities attempt to move accused individuals. The state has imposed prohibitory orders and suspended mobile internet services. The Chief Minister has accused groups of politicizing the death ahead of elections. Protests have erupted across Assam nearly a month after singer Zubeen Garg's mysterious death in Singapo ...Read More >
Mumbai: Although cousins Uddhav and Raj Thackeray are yet to announce a formal alliance for the BMC polls, UBT MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday said the parties will ally together for the polls to the Thane Municipal Corporation and will win with at least 75 seats.He was responding to the BJP's slogan in Thane, "Abki Baar 70 paar" (this time we will cross 70)."The SS UBT and MNS will contest Thane and we will come to power. Our slogan is that we will cross 75 seats. Two Thackerays will create a storm, ...Read More >
As per reports and repeated indications by Rashtriya Janata Dal -- the senior partner in Mahagathbandhan, the Congress is likely to get a less number of seats than the last elections due to its performance in the 2020 assembly polls. In the last state election, the INC managed to secure only 19 out of 70 seats it contested. With just over a day before for the nomination for first phase of Bihar election ends, the lack of consensus among the Opposition bloc ( Mahagathbandhan) over various aspect ...Read More >
Expressing "surprise and shock" over the appointment of an interlocutor to hold discussions on the issues relating to Gorkhas, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded revocation of the decision. "This appointment has been made without any consultation with the Government of West Bengal, even though the issues under reference directly relate to the governance, peace, and administrative stability of the area under Gorkhaland Territorial ...Read More >
Union Minister Giriraj Singh has taken a jab at political strategist Prashant Kishor for opting out of the Bihar assembly elections. He accused Kishor of being acutely aware of his slim chances of success, branding Kishor's party as merely a 'vote splitter' and a mere accessory to the RJD. Patna, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday criticised Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor for his decision not to contest the Bihar assembly polls, claiming that the poll strategist-turned-politici ...Read More >
Panaji: Agriculture minister Ravi Naik, a two-time former chief minister, died early on Wednesday at 79. CM Pramod Sawant told TOI that Naik suffered a heart attack at home, and was shifted to a private hospital in Ponda, where he breathed his last. His body was then shifted to his Ponda residence, where people began streaming in to pay their last respects.He is survived by his wife, two sons, daughters-in-law, and three grandchildren. "A stalwart of Goan politics, his decades of dedicated servi ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam Cabinet Minister Atul Bora officially inaugurated the 2025-26 tourism season at Kaziranga National Park on Saturday, marking the opening of the Agaratoli Range for visitors. Alongside the tourism launch, Bora also unveiled a new weaving unit designed to support women and young girls in the region. "I am happy to declare the Agaratoli Range open for visitors for the 2025-26 tourism season. Alongside, the newly established weaving unit will give a new commercial dimension to Muga ...Read More >
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