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Thiruvananthapuram: Free Uber rides, halwa and rice flour at Re 1 may sound like an advertisement to attract customers to a store, but are actually initiatives by the EC to encourage young electors to vote in the Assembly polls in the state on April 9, by turning the exercise into a celebration, rather than a tedious activity.The extensive measures to attract young voters to polling booths also include possible discounts by coffee houses like Starbucks and Cafe Coffee Day, positive messages by f ...Read More >
Kolkata, Dec 16 (PTI) West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday refrained from commenting on whether TMC leader Aroop Biswas should resign from all his ministerial posts to ensure an impartial inquiry into the Messi event fiasco, and said he is waiting for "the files" to reach him. Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accepted the resignation of Biswas as the sports and youth affairs minister, while he continues to remain in the cabinet as the power and housing minister. Ask ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 28 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday criticised the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to implement a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters list in Kerala and other states, calling it "a direct challenge to the democratic process" and urging the poll body to withdraw from actions that "undermine its own credibility." "The Election Commission of India's decision to implement a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ...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 >
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 >
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 >
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 29 (PTI) Kerala Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution against the Election Commission of India (ECI)'s move to carry out the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters' list in the state and urged the poll body to conduct the revision of voters' list in a transparent manner. The Congress-led UDF opposition, which had already expressed their strong reservations against the SIR, backed the resolution in the House moved by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. In t ...Read More >
Bangalore Gold Rate Today: Shattering all hopes of retail jewellery buyers of some relief amid the ongoing Navratri festival, gold rates in Bangalore, and other Indian cities broke another record on Monday, September 29. The price of gold in Bangalore, aka Bengaluru, witnessed a sharp surge bringing 24 karat gold Rs 16,000 above the historic Rs 1 lakh mark. The gold price rally in Karnataka capital mirrored the surge in gold rate in India and across the world. The sharp rally in precious metal ...Read More >
Patna, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) After the Supreme Court's order on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar, CPI-ML General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya expressed relief but flagged concerns over the Election Commission's (EC) approach. In a written statement, Bhattacharya said, "The Supreme Court in its order has taken note of the fundamental constitutional and legal anomalies and improprieties underlying the EC's sudden SIR campaign in Bihar, as well as the logistica ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Swaraj Party leader Yogendra Yadav on Thursday welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court after the opposition leaders challenged the Election Commission ongoing Special Intensive Review (SIR) exercise in Bihar and said that the apex court has put breaks on the disenfranchisement exercise. Clarifying that the stay order on the SIR drive was not a requirement, Yadav said that the Supreme Court remained alert to the possibility of this exercise posing a serious d ...Read More >
PATNA: Congress leader and National Students' Union of India (NSUI) national incharge Kanhaiya Kumar, along with Pappu Yadav, who is an independent MP from Purnia Lok Sabha constituency, on Wednesday were snubbed by security from boarding a van during the Mahagathbandhan protest against electoral roll revision in poll-bound Bihar. The incident occurred when both leaders attempted to board the van carrying Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, but were stopped by security g ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday questioned the independence of the Election Commission amid revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, accusing it of acting in favour of the ruling party. This comes amid the ongoing row over the electoral roll revision in Bihar and the Opposition-led Bihar Bandh.. Taking to the social media platform X, Khera wrote, Baba Saheb Ambedkar on the role of Central Election Commission in protecting every Indian Right to Vote. To s ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday questioned the independence of the Election Commission amid revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, accusing it of acting in favour of the ruling party. This comes amid the ongoing row over the electoral roll revision in Bihar and the Opposition-led Bihar Bandh.. Also Read | Amit Shah Shares 'Retirement Plan', Pledges To Take Up Vedas, Upanishads and Natural Farming in Later Years (Watch Video). Taking to the social media ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday labelled the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise being carried out by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly polls as backdoor NRC (National Register of Citizens). He said that the intensive revision of the voter list in Bihar serves to disempower the poorest people and paves the way for their exclusion from citizenship. The Bihar bac ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): As tensions rise over the ongoing Bihar Bandh and debates surrounding voter list revisions, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has taken a significant step to reaffirm constitutional principles. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has posted an image on its X account highlighting Article 326 of the Constitution of India, which mandates universal adult suffrage, ensuring every Indian citizen above 18 years of age can vote unless disqualified. The provisio ...Read More >
Several opposition parties plan to meet the Election Commission of India about the 'Special Intensive Revision' in Bihar. Confusion surrounds the meeting's confirmation. The Congress sought an urgent appointment for a multi-party delegation. RJD leader Manoj Jha prepared his party's viewpoint. CPI (ML) leader Dipankar Bhattacharya will present his views strongly.Several opposition parties are preparing to call on the Election Commission of India (ECI) at Nirvachan Sadan regarding the ongoing 'Sp ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 2: Leaders of several INDIA bloc parties met the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar and raised concerns over its timing, alleging that over two crore voters of the state may be disenfranchised by this mammoth exercise being done just ahead of assembly elections. Leaders from 11 parties, including the Congress, RJD, CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML) Liberation, NCP-SP and the Samajwadi Party, put forth their objections before Chief Electio ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) Leaders of several INDIA bloc parties met the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar and raised concerns over its timing, alleging that over two crore voters of the state may be disenfranchised by this mammoth exercise being done just ahead of assembly elections. Leaders from 11 parties, including the Congress, RJD, CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML) Liberation, NCP-SP and the Samajwadi Party, put forth their objections before Chief El ...Read More >
In a sharp critique of the Congress on Tuesday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accused the party of tampering with the Preamble and "strangling" the Constitution. He argued that the original Constitution, drafted by Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar on November 26, 1949, did not include the words "secular" or "socialist." Alleging that the Congress added these terms during the Emergency period, he further stated, "The people have delivered a fitting lesson to those who betrayed the Constitution." Th ...Read More >
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