Tag: Elections
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India protests Pak court order on Gilgit-Baltistan, slams bid to ‘bring material change’ in PoK areas in J-K
The protest comes as the Pakistan Supreme Court, in a recent order, allowed the amendment to the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan Order of 2018 to conduct the general elections in the region in September and setting up a caretaker government during the interim period.
May 4, 2020 -
8 independent candidates withdraw nomination for Bodoland Territorial Council Polls
72 candidates are now in the fray for the 40-member Council whose term is scheduled to end on April 27.
March 22, 2020 -
Rajya Sabha Polls: 37 elected unopposed, election to 18 seats on March 26
A keen battle is on the cards in Madhya Pradesh, where the Kamal Nath government is on a sticky wicket following a rebellion by 22 MLAs, as both the BJP and the Congress have announced two candidates each for the state's three seats.
March 19, 2020 -
Former PDP leader Altaf Bukhari launches Jammu and Kashmir’s Apni Party
The launch of the new party comes when many prominent leaders of Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah, Shah Faesal among others have been put under house arrest and the draconian Public Safety Act.
March 9, 2020 -
Protests in Kolkata ahead of Amit Shah’s pro-CAA rally to launch Bengal BJP campaign
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will kick off the BJP's campaign for the municipal elections in April across West Bengal.
March 1, 2020 -
Supreme Court directs parties to disclose criminal cases of candidates on sites, social media, inform EC
'The reason to select candidates should be based on merit and not winnability. Winnability can't be the only justification,' the top court directed.
February 13, 2020 -
Democracy protests, trade war leave Hong Kong’s economy in extreme difficulties
Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters came back to streets on Sunday for a series of marches and rallies after a rare period of calm in nearly six months of unrest.
December 2, 2019 -
Rapid voting in the first phase of Jharkhand polls on 13 seats
As many as 189 candidates are in the fray for the 13 seats. The candidates’ fate will be decided by 37,83,055 voters.
November 30, 2019 -
Benjamin Netanyahu accuses Iran of ‘continuous aggression’ in Israel amid corruption indictment
Last week, in a rare confirmation of such operations, Israel said its warplanes carried out a "very intense" attack against Iranian forces and Syrian army targets in Syria.
November 25, 2019 -
Jharkhand elections: ‘Will Win With 1 Lakh Votes’ says CM Raghubar Das
Asserting that the people would vote for the BJP following the development works and good governance in the last five years, Raghubar Das said the BJP had won 14 assembly constituencies in the Kolhan region in the last polls.
November 19, 2019 -
As onion prices soar Centre assures states of ample and immediate supply
Nafed, which holds the Central buffer, has been directed to distribute onions in Delhi through stores of Safal, Mother Dairy, the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation (NCCF) and its own outlets at a fixed rate of not more than Rs 24 per kilo.
September 27, 2019 -
Israel elections: Political deadlock confirmed after near-complete poll results
The results from Israel's election committee showed Gantz's party with 33 seats and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud with 31.
September 20, 2019 -
UP BJP set for organisational rejig ahead of bypolls
The exercise will be carried out in all Assembly segments in order to reshuffle the party organisation for the 2022 Assembly elections.
August 27, 2019 -
Karzai opposes Afghan presidential polls amid Taliban talks
Karzai said he favoured no one among the candidates and instead encouraged them to forget about elections and join their hands for success of the peace process.
August 1, 2019 -
‘Will fight all future elections on our own’: Mayawati confirms end of SP-BSP alliance
In a series of tweets in Hindi, Mayawati said her party was compelled to take the decision following SP's attitude after Lok Sabha polls.
June 24, 2019 -
FIR against BSP MP for giving false affidavit during polls
District Magistrate Gyan Prakash Tripathi said the action has been taken after report of DIG, Election cell that mentions that he had 24 cases against him.
June 23, 2019 -
Have never used my caste for support in elections: PM Modi
BSP supremo Mayawati had on 10 May said that the PM is not an “OBC by birth”.
May 14, 2019