Centre should listen to the voice of people of J-K: Omar Abdullah

Centre should listen to the voice of people of J-K: Omar Abdullah

SRINAGAR: The Centre should listen to the people’s voice against the abrogation of Article 370 since it has itself termed the DDC polls as a victory of democracy, National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday. Addressing party workers at NC headquarters Nawa-i-Subah, he said the people have made clear their view by supporting … Read more

Rajinikanth has ‘gurukripa’, is a man of his word, says his elder brother Sathyanarayana Rao

Rajinikanth has ‘gurukripa’, is a man of his word, says his elder brother Sathyanarayana Rao

Bengaluru: Ahead of launching his political party next month, Tamil superstar Rajinikanth paid a visit to his elder brother R Sathyanarayana Rao in Bengaluru, where he grew up. “We hadn’t met for quite some time. He came last night and left this morning for Chennai after spending some good time,” 77-year-old Rao told on Monday. … Read more

Rajinikanth’s political party will fight on all 234 seats in 2021 TN Assembly elections

Rajinikanth’s political party will fight on all 234 seats in 2021 TN Assembly elections

CHENNAI: The political advisor of actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth, Tamilaruvi Manian on Saturday said that their political party which will be launched in January 2021 will fight on all 234 seats in the next Assembly elections. “We will contest on all 234 seats in next Assembly elections. Our politics will be spiritual politics unlike the politics of … Read more

Amit Shah to visit West Bengal on November 5 to boost BJP’s preparedness for 2021 assembly elections

Amit Shah to visit West Bengal on November 5 to boost BJP’s preparedness for 2021 assembly elections

New Delhi: Union Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah will be on a two-day visit to West Bengal from November 5 to boost the party’s preparations for assembly elections scheduled to be held next year, an officer bearer in the party’s state unit said on Tuesday. Sharing details of the Shah’s visit, BJP’s West … Read more

1st phase of Bihar poll passes off peacefully with 54.26 per cent voter turnout

1st phase of Bihar poll passes off peacefully with 54.26 per cent voter turnout

The first phase of polling for the Bihar assembly elections passed off peacefully on Wednesday as an estimated 54.26 per cent voters exercised their franchise, marginally lower than in 2015, as the coronavirus scare failed to impact the turnout. The polls were held in 71 constituencies spread across 16 districts amid tight security and strict … Read more

Bihar JD(U) candidates’ list bears stamp of Nitish Kumar’s carefully crafted social engineering

Bihar JD(U) candidates’ list bears stamp of Nitish Kumar’s carefully crafted social engineering

PATNA: The list of JD( U) candidates for the Bihar assembly elections bears the unmistakable stamp of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has made a sagacious attempt to consolidate his extremely backward castes (EBC) support base while trying to make a dent into RJD‘s Muslim-Yadav combine. In accordance with the seat-sharing formula for the 243-member … Read more

CPI-ML releases a list of its candidates for 30 seats in Bihar

CPI-ML releases a list of its candidates for 30 seats in Bihar

NEW DELHI: Apparently unhappy with the delay in the seat sharing arrangement within the RJD-headed grand alliance, CPI-ML has released a list of its candidates for 30 assembly seats of Bihar on Wednesday evening. However, the party continues its talks for seat sharing arrangement with the RJD. “We are ready to accept even 20 seats … Read more