Shortly before the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls are slated to begin, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday appealed to voters, especially women and young individuals, across the 49 constituencies to exercise their franchise. As 49 seats across 8 states and UTs go to the polls today in the 5th phase of … Read more
In the lead-up to the Lok Sabha elections, Hyderabad witnessed a series of traffic diversions due to various political events. Since March, commuters have faced persistent traffic snarls, particularly along the Begumpet, Somajiguda and Panjagutta stretch, as authorities prepare for polling scheduled on May 13. Citizens have experienced mounting delays and disruptions in their daily … Read more
Santrupt Misra, a Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate and former HR head of Aditya Birla Group filed his nomination papers from the Cuttack Lok Sabha Seat for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. His affidavit shows that Mistra has investments in 59 mutual fund schemes. The former HR head of Aditya Birla Group has investments in … Read more
It was in 2019 that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Dharmapuri Arvind created a record of sorts by writing a bond and declaring that he would quit his Lok Sabha membership if he failed to get the much-awaited Turmeric Board for Nizamabad district. Riding on the promise, turmeric farmers in this progressive constituency voted for … Read more
This southern Odisha town in Ganjam district, also known as the silk city of Odisha, will witness a battle between two turncoats in the Lok Sabha elections. The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has fielded Bhrugu Baxipatra, who till last week was vice president of the BJP Odisha unit, while the BJP has named Pradeep … Read more
After five years of steadfast leadership under Mr. P.V. Narasimha Rao, India witnessed some one of its the most unstable years politically, between 1996 and 1999. The cause for this was largely the two consecutive United Front governments and the short-lived Vajpayee government. The United Front (UF) experiment between 1996 and 1998 was a non-Congress, … Read more
AIADMK candidate for South Chennai Lok Sabha constituency J Jayavardhan. | Photo Credit: M. Karunakaran The AIADMK on March 20 named its first set of 16 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. J. Jayavardhan, who represented the South Chennai Lok Sabha constituency during 2014-19, and P. Saravanan, who was elected on the DMK ticket from Thiruparankundram Assembly constituency … Read more
With Mumbai scheduled to vote on May 20 for the Lok Sabha elections, stock exchanges BSE and NSE are likely to declare it a holiday as was seen during the 2014 and 2019 poll. Local governments declare a holiday in voting days under the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881. However, there is no official confirmation of … Read more
“In 2024, Tamil Nadu is set to create history as the epicentre of the politics of development in India,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a public meeting in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu on February 27. “There is no bigger question than this [caste census]… There is a ceiling of 50% for reservations right now. When … Read more
India’s Ravichandran Ashwin, left, celebrates with captain Rohit Sharma the wicket of England’s Ollie Pope on the third day of the fourth cricket test match between England and India in Ranchi, India, on Feb. 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP India to IMF: Ensure Pakistan does not divert loans to foot its defence, third-country debt … Read more