Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that the Centre was preparing to pass on the burden of rising fuel costs to citizens once the current phase of “election relief” ends, warning of a fresh wave of inflation.
In election seasons, noise is often mistaken for momentum. Rallies swell, slogans sharpen, and television debates grow louder by the day.
The Assembly election across North Bengal concluded under an apparently calm and peaceful atmosphere, but multiple incidents reported from different districts have raised serious questions about the credibility of a “free and fair” electoral process.
The Election Commission of India on Sunday said enforcement agencies have seized over Rs 650 crore worth of cash, liquor, drugs, precious metals and other inducements since the announcement of the 2026 Assembly elections, underscoring a sweeping crackdown to ensure free and fair polls.
In the run-up to every election in India, political parties roll out a dazzling menu of promises like free electricity, free bus rides, cash transfers, laptops, gold chains, and even pressure cookers.
Congress appointed coordinators for the J&K and Haryana ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls on Friday.
Setting an ambitious target of winning 200 seats for the DMK-led INDIA bloc in the 2026 Assembly elections,
The wave of protests in Venezuela following President Nicolas Maduro’s contentious third-term election win marks yet another chapter in the country’s struggle for democratic integrity.
After deciding not to back President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka's largest political party in parliament split into two with 92 lawmakers pledging support for his re-election.
Sri Lanka is approaching a critical juncture as it prepares for its presidential election on 21 September 2024.
