PDP president Mehbooba Mufti. File | Photo Credit: ANI Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti was up in arms on April 26, as a group of parties, including the BJP, wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to postpone elections for the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat. … Read more
Lib Dem MPs have a free vote on the bill, and speaking to BBC Breakfast, the party leader Sir Ed Davey said: ‘I’ve seen the health impacts of smoking tobacco, there’s no good outcome, it’s always bad, it’s the leading cause of preventable death in our country.” Source link
Reiterating that the Congress is fighting to save democracy and the Constitution, Aland MLA B.R. Patil has urged the people to vote for the Congress and support INDI Alliance to preserve the idea of India by rejecting divisive forces that are weakening the world’s largest democracy. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating an election rally at … Read more
Electors have the right to “refuse to vote” even after registering their identities before a presiding officer. File | Photo Credit: AFP At a time when the Election Commission pledges to leave no stone unturned to bring eligible voters to polling stations to exercise their franchise, not many electors are aware of their right to … Read more
For the upcoming Lok Sabha elections of 2024, Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have strategically crafted their narrative around four key pillars: the poor, the youth, women, and farmers, referring to them as the ‘chaar jatiyan‘ (four castes). This rhetoric is a departure from traditional caste politics in India, emphasising development and … Read more
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson described the result as “disappointing”, and said the BMA needed to come back to the negotiating table with reasonable expectations so a “fair deal” could be found for the NHS, doctors and patients. Source link
A file photo of Kupendra Reddy, who has thrown his hat into the ring for Rajya Sabha elections. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K Multi-millionaire real estate baron D. Kupendra Reddy, in the fray for the Rajya Sabha poll from BJP-JD(S) alliance, and his associates have been booked for bribery and undue influence following a complaint … Read more
The vote in favour of a strike could see junior doctors take part in a 24-hour walkout in March. Source link
The veteran broadcaster speaks to the BBC about her decision to join Dignitas. Source link
MPs were voting on a plan to set up a compensation scheme for infected blood scandal victims. Source link