Congress a ‘clever party’, wants caste census ‘only for votes’: Akhilesh Yadav in M.P.

Congress a ‘clever party’, wants caste census ‘only for votes’: Akhilesh Yadav in M.P.

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav addresses a public meeting in support of party candidate RR Bansal ahead of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, in Tikamgarh on November 5, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav said on Sunday in Madhya Pradesh that the Congress is a “clever” party and it … Read more

Don’t take minority votes for granted, community leader tells Jharkhand Congress leaders

Don’t take minority votes for granted, community leader tells Jharkhand Congress leaders

Charging the Jharkhand Government with not doing enough for the weaver community, which is predominantly Muslim, Manzoor Ahmad Ansari, the All India Momin Conference chief, has said the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-Congress coalition should not take the community’s votes for granted.  Mr. Ansari made these comments in the presence of senior State Congress leaders and … Read more

Centenarian votes from home in Ingali village of Belagavi district

Centenarian votes from home in Ingali village of Belagavi district

Mahadev Mahaling Mali, aged 103 years and four months, cast his vote from his home in the presence of election duty officials in Ingali village of Belagavi district on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A centenarian chose to vote from home in this elections in Ingali village of Chikkodi, Belagavi district, on Tuesday. Mahadev … Read more

Our poll strategy is not intended to split votes of other parties, says TIPRA chief

Our poll strategy is not intended to split votes of other parties, says TIPRA chief

Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement  Referred to as Bubagra (king) or Maharaj by the people in Tripura, Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma has taken the State by storm with TIPRA Motha, his three-year-old party that swept the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) polls in 2021. He declined offers from both … Read more

Electoral reforms possible if votes are not sold: Kageri

Electoral reforms possible if votes are not sold: Kageri

Speaker Vishveshwara Hegde Kageri speaking at a programme on electoral reforms, in Mysuru on Thursday. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram Speaker Vishveshwara Hegde Kageri on Thursday felt that reforms in the electoral system can be brought only when every voter exercises his or her franchise with the pledge that their vote is not for sale. … Read more

Assembly bypolls | Counting of votes on seven seats in six States underway

Assembly bypolls | Counting of votes on seven seats in six States underway

Among the seven seats which witnessed a stiff contest between BJP and regional parties, the saffron party held three and Congress two, while the Shiv Sena and the RJD had one each Among the seven seats which witnessed a stiff contest between BJP and regional parties, the saffron party held three and Congress two, while … Read more

We are seeking votes based on performance, says KTR

We are seeking votes based on performance, says KTR

How was a small company able to get a contract worth crores of rupees, asks the IT Minister How was a small company able to get a contract worth crores of rupees, asks the IT Minister Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) working president and Minister K.T. Rama Rao said they were seeking votes in Munugode byelection … Read more

Seeman sets target of 1 crore votes for NTK functionaries in 2024 Lok Sabha election

Seeman sets target of 1 crore votes for NTK functionaries in 2024 Lok Sabha election

At a meeting held on Saturday, he urged the office-bearers to “push on” and think about winning seats  At a meeting held on Saturday, he urged the office-bearers to “push on” and think about winning seats  Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) chief coordinator Seeman has set a target of polling 1 crore votes in the 2024 … Read more

CDC Votes to Allow Use of Omicron Vaccine Boosters

CDC Votes to Allow Use of Omicron Vaccine Boosters

Sept. 1, 2022 — A panel of advisors to the CDC today supported use of vaccines designed to target both Omicron and the older variants of the coronavirus, a step that may aid a goal of a widespread immunization campaign before winter arrives in the U.S. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 13-1 … Read more