Politics
Ahead of Counting Day, Oommen Chandy Confident of Congress Returning to Power in Kerala
The 77-year-old two time former Congress Chief Minister, Oommen Chandy is confident that the electoral history of Kerala will remain intact as in every election, the opposition returns to power. Counting of votes will begin at 8 am on Sunday for the 140-member Kerala Assembly. The veteran leader was...
Jailed SP Leader Azam Khan Tests Covid-19 Positive Along With 12 Other Inmates
Samajwadi Party MP from Rampur, Mohammad Azam Khan, who is lodged in Sitapur jail for over a year now, has tested positive for Covid-19. The jail administration had conducted his Covid test two days ago. Besides Khan, 12 other inmates at the jail have also tested positive for the...
Akhilesh Attacks Centre Over Covid-19 Crisis, Says BJP Govt Tarnished India’s Image Globally
Hitting out at the Centre over mismanagement of the Covid-19 pandemic, Samajwadi Party national chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government was getting infamous around the world, and many countries have banned travel to India while some have issued advisories to their countrymen...
Zero Accountability Even After Two Lakh Dead in Second Covid-19 Wave, Says Rahul Gandhi
File photo of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The death toll increased to 2,08,330 with 3,498 new fatalities, the Union Health Ministry data updated at 8 am showed. PTI New Delhi Last Updated:April 30, 2021, 23:35 IST FOLLOW US ON: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi targeted the central government on Friday,...
Give Financial Aid to Employees Who Died While on Panchayat Poll Duty: Mayawati
BSP chief Mayawati on Friday demanded that the Uttar Pradesh government provide financial support and government job to dependents of employees who died due to coronavirus while on panchayat poll duty. The four-phase panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh ended on Thursday. Employee associations have been alleging that several people...
Gruelling West Bengal Elections Come to End, Bigger Battle Ahead for Winner
Blotched by violence, vicious personal attacks and jingoistic fulminations, polling for one of the most gruelling and long-drawn West Bengal assembly elections concluded on Thursday with an estimated around 80 per cent of over 84.77 lakh voters exercising their franchise. Arguably the most bitterly fought in a long time,...
Rahul Gandhi Demands Free Vaccination for All, Tweets Dictionary Meaning of ‘Free’
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi demanded free COVID-19 vaccination for all Indians on Thursday and put out a tweet with the dictionary meaning and usage of the word “free” to stress his point. Gandhi and his party have been demanding free COVID-19 vaccination for all citizens. They have...
CM Vijayan’s LDF Could Return In A Break From Tradition
Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s Left alliance could upset the Congress in the electoral battle for Kerala and come back to power for a second straight term, according to exit polls on Thursday. If the predictions hold true, they would mark a departure from the political tradition of the state...
Stalin Could Become CM, Advantage DMK
MK Stalin’s Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) could return to power in Tamil Nadu after a decade, trouncing the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), exit polls said on Thursday. In Puducherry, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s alliance could have an upper hand, they said. TAMIL NADU 2016...
BJP Could Be Headed For Second Straight Term
Voters queue up to cast their votes during the second phase of the Assam Assembly election, at a polling station in Dhekiabari, Morigaon district. (File pic: PTI) The citizenship law has put the BJP at odds with local sub-nationalist politics, but the party is confident that its outreach efforts...
