NEW DELHI: In a fresh faceoff between Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena and chief minister, Atishi‘s office has claimed that she has been evicted from her official residence on the orders of LG. In another round of Delhi LG vs CM, the chief minister office has claimed that Delhi LG got all the belongings of…
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (ANI photo/ File) NEW DELHI: YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday came out in support of the Congress party‘s “EVM manipulation” claims, saying paper ballots should be brought back into the electoral process to “instil confidence”.Referring to the Haryana assembly election results, which defied exit polls predictions in Congress’s…
The Election Commission of India (EC) on Wednesday wrote a strong-worded letter to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on party’s allegations regarding the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in recently-concluded Haryana assembly elections and termed the “results unacceptable” remark of party leaders Pawan Khera and Jairam Ramesh “far from a legitimate part of free speech and expression”.Jairam…
NEW DELHI: The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Wednesday released the names of six candidates for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls without discussing with the INDIA bloc, which was constituted by the rival political parties of the BJP to present an alternative front in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.“Samajwadi Party has not discussed with INDIA…
NEW DELHI: Keeping his ante against Congress a day after Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir assembly election results, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday once again targeted Congress for its defeat and accused the grand old party of deliberately creating a “fear psychosis” among Muslims.Speaking at an event in which he laid foundation stone for…
Bhupinder Hooda (L), Rahul Gandhi, and Kumari Shelja. (Photo/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Following the party’s unexpected loss in the Haryana elections, Congress’s INDIA bloc partner in Maharashtra targeted it, suggesting a re-evaluation of election strategy. Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece, Saamana, in its editorial, targeted Congress on Wednesday. Coming down heavily on Bhupinder Hooda and Congress leadership,…
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (Afspa) has been extended in four districts of Assam for another six months, citing potential threats to internal law and order following “recent disturbances” in neighboring Bangladesh.According to a notification issued on Tuesday, the districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, and Sivasagar will remain designated as “disturbed areas” under Afspa.The…
SRINAGAR: The resounding mandate for the INDIA bloc in J&K failed to hide the tame failure of Congress to live up to its pre-poll expectation of taking on BJP in its Hindu stronghold of Jammu. Congress won a lone seat in Jammu region, and that too via a minority candidate in the reserved Rajouri constituency….
NEW DELHI: BJP‘s dreams of forming its first govt in J&K remains unfulfilled but it emerged the second largest party by winning 29 constituencies in the maiden assembly polls post nullification of Article 370, improving on its all-time high of 25 seats recorded in 2014 elections.The party had expected a better performance of independents against…
NEW DELHI: AAP sprang a surprise winning the Doda assembly seat in J&K but failed to open its account in Haryana despite contesting 88 seats, a major setback in Arvind Kejriwal’s home state. AAP bargained hard in seat-sharing talks with Congress in Haryana but its candidates lost deposit in 87 seats months before Delhi assembly…
