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.
Following his victory over Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in the 2024 US presidential election, President-elect Donald Trump is moving swiftly with finalizing his foreign policy and national security team ahead of his formal inauguration in January 2025.
Election fever has gripped the lone women's bank in Durgapur where the government body election remained due since 2017.
The stage is ready for by-elections in six Assembly constituencies in the state, scheduled to take place on 13 November.
US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Saturday (local time) the formation of an inaugural committee, which would plan and celebrate his inauguration on January 20, 2025.
Kemi Badenoch’s election as the first Black woman to lead UK’s Conservative Party represents a historic step forward, both for British politics and for the party itself.
