Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar. File. | Photo Credit: R. V. Moorthy The BJP will contest the Lok Sabha polls on its own in Punjab, the party’s State unit chief Sunil Jakhar said on March 26. The announcement came amid a buzz over talks between the Shiromani Akali Dal and the BJP for re-stitching their … Read more
Across the two parliamentary constituencies of Thiruvananthapuram and Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram district will have a total of 2,730 polling stations, with a maximum of 1,500 voters in each station. (image for representational purpose) | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar A total of 127 squads have started functioning in Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala to enforce the model … Read more
After taking out a roadshow covering 2.5 km in Coimbatore on Monday, ahead of the Lok Sabha election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to the 58 people who died in a series of bomb blasts 26 years ago — on February 14, 1998, in the city. Amid shouting of slogans “Modi Modi”, “ Meendum … 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
Two months ago when Maharashtra Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar was asked if his faction of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will put up a candidate from the Lok Sabha constituency of Baramati, the pocket borough of the Pawar clan, against his the cousin Sharad Pawar‘s daughter Supriya Sule, who is the sitting MP, he said, … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 09 (ANI): Proceedings of the Lok Sabha are underway during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Friday. (ANI Photo/Sansad TV) | Photo Credit: ANI The BJP has issued a whip to its MPs in the Lok Sabha as well as the Rajya Sabha, while the Congress has issued a … Read more
Parliamentarians in Lok Sabha in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a Bill which seeks to deal sternly with malpractices and irregularities in government recruitment examinations, with provisions for a maximum jail term of 10 years and a fine up to ₹1 crore. Piloting the Public Examinations (Prevention … Read more
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on February 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The Finance Bill, 2024 will be brought up for consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday. The Interim Union Budget … Read more
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra speaks in the Lok Sabha, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI Trinamool Congress (TMC) member Mahua Moitra moved the Delhi High Court on October 17 seeking to restrain Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey, advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai, and several social media platforms and media houses from posting, … Read more
by Prasad Nakashe Data protection has been the focal point of discussion, post the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union 2018. The Personal Data Protection Bill was introduced for the first time in 2019 to address the need for a strong data privacy legislation in India and went through … Read more