Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar addresses an event on the 15th National Voters’ Day, in New Delhi, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar requested political parties on Saturday (January 25, 2025) to avoid divisive campaigning, saying it can cause disillusionment among youngsters regarding the electoral process. … Read more
Remembering S.M. Krishna, a political giant Former Karnataka Chief Minister S.M. Krishna passed away at his residence early Tuesday (December 10, 2024) morning Ninety-two-year-old Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna (S.M. Krishna), who passed away on December 10, was a charismatic leader with a modern outlook, who created a niche for himself in the country’s political landscape with … Read more
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has termed the visit of Jagdambika Pal, Chairman of Joint Parliamentary Committee looking into the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, to Karnataka as a ‘political drama because of the elections’. Speaking to press persons in Hubballi on November 7, he … Read more
TTD former Chairman and ex-MLA Bhumana Karunakar Reddy addressing the media in Tirupati on Friday. MP M. Gurumoorthy, Mayor R. Sireesha Yadav and former Deputy Mayor B. Abhinay Reddy are seen. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Leaders of various political parties and spiritual organisations demanded that YSRCP president and former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan … Read more
Political slugfest is intensifying over a WhatsApp screenshot with communal overtones that appeared on the eve of the recent Lok Sabha elections in the Vadakara segment. The screenshot of a message seeking votes for United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate Shafi Parambil, terming his Left Democratic Front (LDF) rival [K.K. Shailaja] a ‘kafir’, had led to … Read more
Yogendra Yadav, political analyst and national convener of Bharat Jodo Abhiyan, speaks at the Asian College of Journalism in Chennai on Thursday. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran The 2024 Lok Sabha election result was a moral and political defeat for the Bharatiya Janata Party and a personal defeat for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said Yogendra … Read more
Villupuram DEO C. Palani chairing a meeting of recognised political party representatives at the Villupuram Collectorate on Friday, June 14, 2024 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Villupuram District Election Officer and Collector C. Palani on Friday, June 14, 2024, convened a meeting with representatives of various recognised political parties to brief them on the model … Read more
The year 2024 has seen significant political transitions across the globe, with numerous countries experiencing changes in government or leadership. These shifts have profound implications for domestic policies and international relations. Additionally, there has been a noticeable trend towards the rise of far-right parties, reflecting broader changes in the global political landscape. BANGLADESH Prime Minister: … Read more
Watch | Will Tamil Nadu political parties witness a churn? | Video Credit: Thamodharan B It has been a long wait for the stakeholders in this election in Tamil Nadu, as it went to polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election on April 19. Essentially it was a fight between the DMK-led … Read more
Former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar. File. | Photo Credit: V. Sudershan For Devendra Pandey, 62, it is a tough choice to decide which way he will vote. A resident of Bairia in Ballia, Mr. Pandey remained a supporter of former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar for long but is confused whether to support his son Neeraj … Read more