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Congress leader Arvinder Singh Lovely today resigned as the chief of the party's Delhi unit over its alliance with the
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of insulting India's Rajas and Maharajas, but remaining silent
The Supreme Court today rejected petitions seeking 100% verification of votes cast on Electronic Voting Machines with paper slips generated
In a stunning own goal that has pushed the Congress on the backfoot, senior party leader Sam Pitroda today stoked
The Supreme Court will today pronounce its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking directions to tally Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat raised questions about the credibility of the Election Commission of India (ECI)

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Women Voters Will Play A Decisive Role In Bringing Down BJP Tally In Karnataka

By Dr. Gyan Pathak The crucial third phase of Lok Sabha election is most likely to bring more seats in the BJP’s bag compared to the first and second phase of elections, but it is not bringing any cheer on PM Narendra Modi’s face. Conversely, the struggle of the...

May 6 · >

Bengal Governor Desperate To Wriggle Out Of Molestation Case

By Arun Srivastava Contemporary politics and the idea of India have undergone enormous changes. The tenets of probity, transparency and morality have lost values and relevance. What is happening in West Bengal in the midst of the Lok Sabha elections is a good indicator of that decline. First, West...

May 6 · >

Congress-CPI(M) Combine Working Together In Murshidabad District Of Bengal

By Tirthankar Mitra Even as once sworn political opponents Congress and the CPI(M) close ranks in West Bengal as a part of INDIA alliance against BJP, the coalition partners are likely to go separate ways after the election is over. The parting of ways post election has been trend...

May 6 · >

Congress Hopeful Of Good Performance In Third Phase Of Polls In Madhya Pradesh

By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: Two former Chief Ministers and one Union Minister are among the candidates who will seek people’s mandate on May 7 in Madhya Pradesh. They are Digvijay Singh who is contesting from Rajgarh, which is his home constituency and the other former Chief Minister Shivraj...

May 6 · >

Observing May Day In India Amidst The Lok Sabha Elections In 2024

By Maya John May Day began to be commemorated in India 101 years ago. The first programme, organised in the city of Madras on May 1, 1923 is credited to M. Singaravelu Chettiar, who was a towering nationalist figure, and an early communist associated with the anti-caste movement. By...

May 6 · >

Remembering The Day Of Victory Over Fascism On May 9, 1945 After Surrender Of Germany

By Dr. Arun Mitra As we are set to observe May 9 as the day of victory over fascism, we are reminded of unprecedented sacrifices made by millions of people who laid down their lives fighting the most ghastly events in the human history. As per the ‘High Point...

May 6 · >

Lithium Reserves In Argentina, Bolivia And Chile Drawing World Attention

By Girish Linganna In southwest Bolivia, high up in the Andes mountains, there is a massive, shining white salt flat, called the ‘Salar de Uyuni’. It is very flat and looks like a giant mirror. Underneath this salt flat, there is an important alkali metal that is essential for...

May 6 · >

Rahul Gandhi Gets A Morale Boosting Endorsement From A Most Unexpected Quarter

By K Raveendran Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi raises the shrillness of his attack on Rahul Gandhi, aligning with a new phase of BJP’s identity politics, he is doing the Gandhi scion a great favour. Modi, on his part, seems to have settled the issue of the prime...

May 4 · >

Rahul Gandhi Contesting From Raebareli Is A Calculated Decision

By Arun Srivastava Narendra Modi expressing joy and taking jibe at Rahul Gandhi’s candidature from Rae Bareli shows that the man is blinded by political arrogance and overconfidence. His remark “Daro mat, bhago mat”, implying that Rahul left the Amethi seat out of fear, is simply empty electoral rhetoric...

May 4 · >

Uttar Pradesh Presents A Difficult Third Phase Election For BJP

By Dr. Gyan Pathak BJP is finding itself in a very tough electoral battle in the third phase of Lok Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh for which election campaign will end on May 5. It is surprising that despite high pitch communal campaign by BJP leadership, including the Prime...

May 4 · >
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