It’s peak time but Sundargarh in western Odisha seems unaffected by the intense political atmosphere gripping the state. Unlike politicians trying to checkmate each other with their election campaign rhetoric, teenagers in this tribal district are busy dribbling the ball past their opponents using crude, handcrafted hockey sticks to make a mark in the sport.“We…
PATNA: There can be nothing conventional about this family that takes the unconventional in its stride — be it the naming of two of their daughters or having four of their nine children take the plunge into active politics.With the Bihar power couple and former CMs Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi taking a step back…
NEW DELHI: Addressing AAP supporters during a roadshow in Haryana, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the BJP is experiencing a decline in popularity nationwide and is unlikely to secure more than 230 seats in total in the upcoming elections. During a roadshow in Kurukshetra’s Pehowa, he urged the people of Haryana to initiate…
MUMBAI: In the build-up to the final phase of polling for 13 seats in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray ruled out any possibility of a reconciliation with BJP. Responding to PM Modi’s ‘Uddhav Thackeray is not my enemy’ remark, he said such statements suggest nothing but confusion in Modi’s mind. “There is no…
VARANASI: PM Modi on Monday evening kicked off the campaign for the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha election by holding a 5-km-long roadshow in his parliamentary constituency here, on the eve of filing his nomination on Tuesday for a third term.Modi’s roadshow took the same route on which he had held a grand…
Andhra’s Assembly polls on Monday will decide the fate of not only CM Jagan Mohan Reddy but also the governance model he’s built in the last five years.Soon after taking office in 2019, Reddy initiated a volunteer system akin to ‘customer relationship managers’ at banks. In a bid to create a single-point contact for delivery…
SRINAGAR: Srinagar-Ganderbal LS seat will vote Monday in the first J&K polls since the Aug 2019 abrogation of Article 370.Srinagar will be the first of Valley’s three constituencies to go to the ballot. Two dozen candidates are in the fray. But the contest is largely three-cornered among National Conference’s (NC) Aga Ruhulla, PDP’s Waheed Para…
NEW DELHI: The fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024, a crucial stage, is scheduled for Monday, May 13, across 96 seats in 10 states. This includes all 25 constituencies in Andhra Pradesh and 17 in Telangana, along with simultaneous assembly polls for 175 seats in AP. Polling will also take place in 13…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday unveiled “Kejriwal ki Guarantee,” a list of 10 priority tasks that will be undertaken on a war-footing if the INDIA bloc comes to power at the Centre. The INDIA bloc, comprising parties such as Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Congress, Trinamool Congress, and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, among…
NEW DELHI/HYDERABAD: A day after he was released on interim bail by SC to campaign in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Delhi CM and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal fired his first salvo on Saturday, saying PM Modi would retire next year as he turns 75, going by the rule he made for BJP functionaries in…
