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Davanagere/Bagalkot: The voting process for the bypoll to two Assembly segments in Karnataka on Thursday is progressing briskly. Polling at stations in the Bagalkot Assembly constituency crossed 54 per cent, while in the Davanagere South constituency it crossed 49 per cent as of 3 P.M. Polling commenced at 7 A.M., and voters can exercise their franchise until 6 P.M. According to official data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the voter turnout in Bagalkot stood at 54.82 per c ...Read More >
Dhemaji (Assam) [India], April 5 (ANI): The Dhemaji Assembly constituency in Assam is all set to go to polling on April 9 for the Legislative Assembly elections, amid a keenly contested battle. Assam will vote in a single phase across 126 constituencies on April 9, with counting of votes scheduled for May 4. Also Read | Nitish Kumar to Take Oath As Rajya Sabha MP on April 10. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), ...Read More >
Dhemaji (Assam) [India], April 5 (ANI): The Dhemaji Assembly constituency in Assam is all set to go to polling on April 9 for the Legislative Assembly elections, amid a keenly contested battle. Assam will vote in a single phase across 126 constituencies on April 9, with counting of votes scheduled for May 4. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), and Bodoland People's Front (BPF), is seeking a third consecutive ter ...Read More >
Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Saturday (March 4, 2026) said in an era marked by conflict, division, and intolerance, Mahatma Gandhi's principle of non-violence offers a powerful way forward for humanity. Addressing the third convocation of Mahatma Gandhi Central University in East Champaran district, Mr. Radhakrishnan asserted that fields such as AI and data science are opening new avenues for growth and innovation, as he urged the youth to embrace these advancements with curiosity and r ...Read More >
Motihari, Apr 4 (PTI) Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Saturday said in an era marked by conflict, division, and intolerance, Mahatma Gandhi's principle of non-violence offers a powerful way forward for humanity. Addressing the third convocation of Mahatma Gandhi Central University in East Champaran district, Radhakrishnan asserted that fields such as AI and data science are opening new avenues for growth and innovation, as he urged the youth to embrace these advancements with curiosity and r ...Read More >
Lucknow, Apr 3 (PTI) Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday alleged that the Constitution is under threat and institutions are being weakened, and said his party would raise awareness on the issue at the grassroots level. Addressing a press conference here, Yadav said the party has decided to celebrate the birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar on April 14 at the village level, where discussions will also be held on the "crisis facing the Constitution". "This is not 'Amrit Kaal', but a ...Read More >
To imagine Bihar without Nitish Kumar is not to imagine an abrupt rupture, but a gradual loosening of a certain political rhythm that has defined governance in the state What will Bihar's governance be like after Nitish Kumar moves to the Rajya Sabha? There is a useful precedent. In May 2014, following a disappointing performance in the general election, Nitish stepped down as chief minister and installed Jitan Ram Manjhi in his place. At first, the arrangement appeared seamless. The government ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 2 (UNI) After a two-day government holiday, filing of nominations for the April 23 high stakes Assembly elections resumed on Thursday, with a host of candidates including Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Founder-President and actor-politician and Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin filing their papers from their respective constituencies. While Vijay, who has entered the foray from two seats in his maiden electoral plunge, filed his nomination papers from Tiruchi East ...Read More >
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 1 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President MK Stalin on Wednesday campaigned across multiple areas in Tiruchirappalli, rallying support for party candidates ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. He began in the Gandhi Nagar Market area backing DMK candidate Inigo Irudaya Raj for Tiruchirappalli East, followed by a visit to Palakkarai, where he stopped at a local tea shop for tea. Also Read | Silver Rate Today, April 01, 2026: Check Latest P ...Read More >
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 1 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President MK Stalin on Wednesday campaigned across multiple areas in Tiruchirappalli, rallying support for party candidates ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. He began in the Gandhi Nagar Market area backing DMK candidate Inigo Irudaya Raj for Tiruchirappalli East, followed by a visit to Palakkarai, where he stopped at a local tea shop for tea. Stalin then continued to Bheema Nagar, urging voters to suppo ...Read More >
Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 31 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President MK Stalin kick-started his campaign for the upcoming 2026 Assembly elections from Thiruvarur, the hometown of late DMK leader M Karunanidhi. Addressing a public gathering, Stalin said the DMK had already unveiled its "superstar manifesto" at Anna Arivalayam and expressed confidence in the alliance's victory. "I am a son of the soil, of Kalaignar. I am asking you all, is victory confirmed? Is the victor ...Read More >
Imphal: The Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL), the apex civil body of the Tangkhul Naga community, has issued a 12-hour ultimatum demanding the handover of suspects allegedly involved in the killing of four Naga Army personnel in Manipur's Kamjong district. The ultimatum, effective from 2:00 PM on Monday, followed a joint meeting of Tangkhul civil organisations convened under the TNL. The body has demanded that two suspects -- identified as Athot of Sihai Khunou village and Star of Lairam Khullen, be pr ...Read More >
New Delhi: Being a senior leader Mani Shankar Aiyar Declaring that he is a "Gandhian, Nehruvian, Rajite, but not a Rahulite" may, at first glance, sound like another round of his familiar provocations. But this statement is based on congressAn attempt to show discipline and unity ahead of crucial parliamentary elections soon triggered a larger debate within the great old party over ideology, authority and dissent.The Congress party was quick to distance itself from Aiyar's remarks and said the l ...Read More >
Bihar Election Results: Despite predictions of decline, Nitish Kumar's JD(U) has staged a remarkable comeback in the Bihar elections, defying anti-incumbency and voter fatigue. His personal brand, associated with governance, social harmony, and welfare schemes, particularly for women, proved resilient, overshadowing concerns about his health and political realignments. As counting trends for the 2025 Bihar Assembly election suggest a sweeping victory for the NDA, one pattern is unmistakable. Bi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): Hailing JD(U) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as the "X factor" behind NDA's landslide victory in asembly polls, Jan Suraaj spokesperson Pavan Varma said people did not want the "Jungle Raaj" to return and hence decided to consolidate the "existing forces" that could stop the RJD. In an exclusive interview with ANI, Kumar said, "Nitish Ji was the X factor. People used to think Nitish ji's time was over. There were many speculations about his he ...Read More >
As Bihar gears up for its landmark 2025 elections, a transformative shift is evident in its political landscape. While the age-old dynamics of caste politics continue to play a role, issues like women's empowerment and rising unemployment are taking center stage. New Delhi: Even as the traditional caste-based vote mobilisation continues to remain a political truth in Bihar, the emergence of women empowerment, and unemployment as potential issues in the 2025 assembly polls has forced the ruling ...Read More >
With campaigning for the upcoming Assembly elections intensifying, the controversy is likely to take centrestage. ay. PATNA: A political firestorm has erupted in Bihar over the legacy of former CM and socialist icon 'Jan Nayak' Karpoori Thakur, with two major political parties -- BJP and Congress -- clashing over the 'Jan Nayak' title for Rahul Gandhi. With campaigning for the upcoming Assembly elections intensifying, the controversy is likely to take centrestage. On Monday, Deputy CM Samrat C ...Read More >
Gaya (Bihar) [India], October 27 (ANI): After Congress shared a post calling Rahul Gandhi "Jan Nayak", a title historically linked to Bihar's socialist icon Karpuri Thakur, Union Minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha Chief Jitan Ram Manjhi said on Monday that the title of "Jan-Nayak" cannot be self-assumed but must be bestowed by the people. Speaking to ANI, Manjhi emphasised, "The title of 'Jan-Nayak' is given by the people of the country; it can't be self-claimed." Slamming RJD leader Tejashwi ...Read More >
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bihar on October 30 to attend programs in Muzaffarpur and Chhapra, BJP state president Dilip Jaiswal said. Modi has already addressed rallies in Samastipur and Begusarai, launching the NDA's campaign for the November 6 and 11 Assembly elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit poll-bound Bihar on October 30 to attend two programmes in Muzaffarpur and Chhapra, said BJP state president Dilip Jaiswal on Saturday. Earlier, Prime Minister Modi visited ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his Bihar poll campaign by visiting the ancestral village of socialist icon and former CM Karpoori Thakur, Congress on Friday took a swipe at Modi asking is it not an acknowledged fact that Jan Sangh - from which BJP emerged - brought down Thakur's govt in April 1979 when he introduced reservations for OBCs.Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh posted a series of questions on X to attack the PM before his visit to Karpurigram. "Is it not a fact th ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his Bihar poll campaign by visiting the ancestral village of socialist icon and former CM Karpoori Thakur, Congress on Friday took a swipe at Modi asking is it not an acknowledged fact that Jan Sangh - from which BJP emerged - brought down Thakur's govt in April 1979 when he introduced reservations for OBCs.Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh posted a series of questions on X to attack the PM before his visit to Karpurigram. "Is it not a fact th ...Read More >
PATNA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Bihar Assembly election campaign on Friday from the ancestral village of socialist icon and former chief minister Karpoori Thakur near Samastipur. As the Prime Minister addressed the rally, the Congress took a dig at him, alleging that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Jan Sangh had toppled Thakur's government in 1979 over his reservation policy. Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh raised three questio ...Read More >
Patna/Begusarai: Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi will kick off his Bihar election campaign with two back-to-back rallies on Friday, addressing the people of Samastipur and Begusarai, while Union home minister Amit Shah is scheduled to hold separate meetings in Siwan and Buxar the same day. Shah has already addressed a rally at Taraiya in Saran on Oct 17.The first phase of the assembly elections is scheduled for Nov 6, followed by the second phase on Nov 11 and the results will be declared on N ...Read More >
Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that the NDA under the leadership of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar would sweep the upcoming state polls by breaking all previous records and getting the biggest mandate ever. Kickstarting his election campaign for NDA at Doodhpura in Samastipur district, Modi said that people of Bihar would not allow the return of Jungle Raj, as Bihar was poised to progress with a new speed after the formation of the NDA once again in the state. Addres ...Read More >
Samastipur (Bihar) [India], October 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid homage to Bharat Ratna Karpoori Thakur in Bihar's Samastipur district, and he later met his family members. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was also present. Also Read | Gold Rate Today, October 24: Gold Price Dips From Historic Highs Amid Global Selling Pressure, Check Prices of Yellow Metal in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata and Other Metro Cities. Karpuri Thakur, a prominent socialist leader and former Ch ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the birthplace of socialist icon Karpoori Thakur, the Congress on Friday took a swipe at the PM and asked whether it is not an acknowledged fact that the Jan Sangh brought down Thakur's government in Bihar in April 1979 when the-then CM introduced reservation for OBCs. The opposition party also asked whether it is not a fact that the PM and his "trouble-engine sarkar" in the state did nothing to provide protection to Bihar's 65% reserv ...Read More >
PATNA/NEW DELHI: Hours after the Mahagathbandhan named Tejashwi Yadav as its CM face, PM Modi on Thursday raised the pitch of 'jungle raj', saying people will not forget the 15-year RJD govt for 100 years and never allow its return, however hard the opposition alliance may try.'Jungle raj' was the constant theme in his interaction with five youths associated with BJP as he slammed the opposition's gathbandhan as "lathbandhan" (unruly alliance), in what was seen as allusion to the lawlessness tha ...Read More >
Dynastic politics remains a strong force in Bihar. Many candidates in the upcoming elections are relatives of prominent politicians. Experts suggest no party holds moral superiority in this regard. The elections are scheduled for November 6 and 11, with results on November 14. This trend highlights the influence of political families in the state's electoral process. Dynasts continue to dominate Bihar's political landscape, with a considerable number of candidates being either sons, daughters, ...Read More >
Patna: Nepotism and dynasty politics are on full display in Bihar as most of the parties, barring the Left, have allocated tickets for contesting to the family members of the leaders. These parties have given up to 25% of the tickets to the family members of the leaders. A keen observer of polls, Rajiv Kumar, while recalling the stand of the renowned socialist leader Dr Ram Manohar Lohia, who opposed nepotism in politics, underlined that socialism views the entire society as one family. But in ...Read More >
Patna: Bihar's political theatre thrives on caste, social equations, spectacles and power plays. But every election, a handful of people emerge, breaking rules, defying party strongholds and grabbing headlines. The 2025 assembly elections in the state are no different. Pushpam Priya brings cosmopolitan vision. Tej Pratap Yadav thrives on rebellion. Khesari Lal Yadav entertains with daring songs. Maithili Thakur mesmerises with her classical voice. Anant Singh shows raw muscle. Osama Shahab carr ...Read More >
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