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.
Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough Democratic delegates to clinch the party's nomination for president
Now that Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the nominee, it will ultimately be up to Democratic National Convention delegates to formally select a new nominee for their party.
The Karnataka Cabinet has decided to pass three resolutions, including the one against the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), late Monday night, sources said.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while asking BJP cadre not to be on the back foot after the Lok Sabha debacle, said the opponents were successful in conspiring against the party in the run-up to the elections.
BJP President J.P. Nadda will preside over the State Executive meeting of the party in Lucknow on Sunday, a party spokesman said.
