UP Chief Election Officer Navdeep Rinwa addressed allegations concerning burqa checks at polling stations. He clarified that identity verification is a routine procedure and that complaints should be directed to police officers. Rinwa announced the suspension of five officials following a complaint by Akhilesh Yadav about women being asked to remove burqas for identity verification. … Read more
Maharashtra Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting vote at Raj Bhavan during the Maharashtra Assembly elections, in Mumbai, Wednesday, November 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement According to the Election Commission, Maharashtra has 9.7 crore registered voters, including 5 crore men, 4.69 crore women, and 6,101 transgender voters … Read more
Representative image. Former Haryana CM and party leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda addresses the media after a meeting of Congress delegation with the Election Commission over concerns on Haryana Assembly election results, in New Delhi | Photo Credit: ANI The Election Commission on Tuesday (October 29, 2024) rejected as “baseless” allegations made by the Congress of … Read more
The 2024 presidential election will surely have far-reaching consequences in many areas — and artificial intelligence is no exception. EY’s latest technology pulse poll, published in October, revealed that 74% of 503 tech leaders expect the election to impact AI regulation and global competitiveness. Although tech leaders said they plan to significantly increase AI investments … Read more
The 2026 Assembly election results in Tamil Nadu will be a “big blow” to the ruling DMK because of its ‘misgovernance’, senior BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan said here on Thursday. In a statement, Ms. Soundararajan said the “Justice Sarkaria Commission had called the DMK a scientifically corrupt party in the past, which continues [to be … Read more
new video loaded: These Venezuelan Election Observers Got Death Threats. Now They’re in Hiding. transcript Back transcript These Venezuelan Election Observers Got Death Threats. Now They’re in Hiding. The New York Times spoke to several election volunteers for Venezuela’s opposition party who found that Edmundo Gonzáles defeated Nicolás Maduro in July. They fled the country … Read more
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suffered an unexpected blow on Wednesday when the small party helping keep his minority Liberal government in power withdrew its automatic support, forcing him to attempt new alliances to govern. Promising to continue governing and pushing through social programs, Trudeau dismissed talk of early elections after the left-leaning New Democratic … Read more
Days after joining the Janata Dal (United), veteran Jharkhand leader and independent MLA Saryu Roy said that the upcoming Assembly election would not be a cakewalk for any political party. “Whatever issue BJP is raising is strong. Similarly, [Chief Minister] Hemant Soren has made native an issue, playing between insider and outsider, hoping to get … Read more
Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray. | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre Earlier this year, in April, while addressing Gudi Padwa rally in Mumbai’s Shivaji Park, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Chief, Raj Thackeray had made it clear to his supporters that his party was not eyeing to contest Lok Sabha 2024 but was preparing for the … Read more
The J&K High Court Bar Association, which the administration accused of being “pro-secessionist” in the past and “a non-registered body now”, on July 10 sought nominations from lawyers to fill different posts through an internal election. Image for representation purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad The ad hoc chairman of the J&K High Court … Read more