Politics
Gujarat HC stays election commission's decision to defer civic polls
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday stayed a state election commission decision to postpone local body elections by three months.
'Diara' region in Patna: An endless wait to join rest of the world
Diara is the piece of land that has got created in the middle of the river Ganges as a result of deposition of sands over the decades.
Amit Shah "reprimands" BJP "motormouths" over controversial remarks
The BJP functionary said "displeasure" was also telephonically conveyed to MoS for culture and tourism Mahesh Sharma.
Barkha Singh takes charge as Mahila Congress head
Taking charge as chief of the Delhi Pradesh Mahila Congress in presence of DPCC president Ajay Maken and All India Mahila Congress president Shobha Oza, she stressed on building up cadre base of the outfit for enrolling more women members to the party.
55% voter turnout in 2nd phase of Bihar polls
While the women voters' turnout was 57.5%, it was 52.5 for men, Nayak, who was accompanied by Additional Chief Electoral Officer R Lakshmanan, said.
Lalu Prasad Yadav's remarks violative of Model Code: Election Commission
It reminded Lalu that the statements can aggravate the differences between different sections of society and also inciting them on grounds of caste and religion.
Second round of voting in Bihar on Friday, caste to play a major role
About 8.58 million voters will be eligible to elect 32 legislators from among 456 candidates. Six districts will see balloting, including poverty-stricken Kaimur and Rohtas.
Dadri lynching wrong, Sangeet Som should not have visited Bishada, says Amit Shah
Shah insisted that the Centre should not be dragged into the issue, saying it was a law and order matter which is the responsibility of the state government.
EC orders probe into sting against JDU leader Awadhesh Kushwaha
In a big embarrassment for the Nitish Kumar government, a sting video surfaced showing Kushwaha purportedly accepting Rs 4 lakh bribe after which he resigned.
Chirag Paswan escapes unhurt in stage collapse
When the platform collapsed, Paswan was on it along with Rashtriya Lok Samata Party's state unit chief and MP Arun Kumar.
Bihar polls: Another BJP MLA joins JDU
Venu, son of noted litterateur Phaniswar Nath Renu, joined the JD-U in the presence of state JD-U chief Bashishtha Narayan Singh.
Bihar elections: 77% of JDU, 62% of RJD and 56% of BJP candidates in second phase are crorepatis
The average asset of 19 Samajwadi Party candidates are Rs 2.12 crore, 13 CPI candidates have average asset of Rs 61.88 lakh and 146 Independents have average assets of Rs 82.46 lakh.
Begusarai, the Leningrad of Bihar, where Left is still a force to reckon with
In and around Begusarai, one can't ignore the presence of small party offices with red flags, devoid of a pool of SUVs and supporters, unlike those of the bigger outfits.
Nitish Kumar laughs at BJP promise of providing 2-wheelers to girls
"BJP has a habit of imitation. In answer to my bicycle, it has come out with scooty to 5,000 meritorious girl students if voted to power," Kumar said, addressing an election meeting.
Lalu Prasad challenges Modi to prove he made 'shaitan' comment
The RJD chief's "Hindus too eat beef" comment in the wake of killing of a Muslim man in a Greater Noida village over rumour of cow slaughter has drawn huge condemnation for him.
Meet IITian Rishi Raj Singh who is rooting for Nitish Kumar in Bihar election, in style
From Facebook pages to Twitter handles, IPAC created an online version of NItish's ‘Janata Durbar’, where grievances of people were directly communicated to bureaucrats and other officials.
