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President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected a petition seeking disqualification of AAP MLA Surendra Singh as a lawmaker. (Photo: PTI)

President rejects plea to disqualify AAP MLA for holding office of...

The petition had alleged that Singh had been earning profit from PWD of the Delhi government as well as from New Delhi...

5 Oct 2017 4:41 AM

BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha also demanded that the elections be countermanded and fresh polls be declared by the State Election Commission. (Representational image)

'Logistically' ready to hold simultaneous LS, state polls by Sept...

The EC said they are ready to hold simultaneous polls by Sept 2018 but it is up to the govt to take decision and make...

5 Oct 2017 3:15 AM

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik interacting with school students in Bhubaneswar.

Naveen Patnaik trying to consolidate vote bank

BJD announces schemes targeted at workers, slum dwellers, farmers, teachers.

26 Nov 2017 11:35 PM

In an official communique dated November 21, Macwan had appealed to the Christians to organise prayer services at parishes and convents, so that we may have such people elected to the Gujarat Assembly, who would remain faithful to the Indian Constitution and respect every human being without any sort of discrimination. (Photo: archgandhinagar.org)

Guj polls: Priest writes against 'nationalist forces' in letter, gets...

In Gujarat's political circles, the appeal was seen as an indirect call to vote against the ruling BJP.

26 Nov 2017 12:41 PM

The EC found the respondent group led by Nitish Kumar has demonstrated overwhelming majority support in the legislature wing as well as the majority in the National Council of the Party which is the apex level organisational body of the party. (Photo: PTI)

After JD-U symbol, Nitish Kumar camp eyes Karnataka unit

As part of this strategy, the party would declare former Karnataka CM J.H. Patel's son Mahima Patel as its state unit...

26 Nov 2017 12:31 AM

BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha also demanded that the elections be countermanded and fresh polls be declared by the State Election Commission. (Representational image)

EC's ruling was apt

The fact that Sasikala was jailed for corruption, dashing her political ambitions, weakened her and her nephew's hold on...

24 Nov 2017 11:26 PM

The faction of AIADMK led by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palanisamy and his deputy O Panneerselvam has won the battle for the partys poll symbol. (Photo: File)

AIADMK's two leaves' go to EPS-OPS, jolt for Sasikala

The order is a clear setback for Ms Sasikala and her nephew and deputy general secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran.

23 Nov 2017 7:43 PM

Bharatsinh Solanki

Fake letter of Bharatsinh Solanki resigning goes viral

The opposition party said it will file a complaint with the Election Commission on this issue.

23 Nov 2017 7:24 PM

The faction of AIADMK led by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palanisamy and his deputy O Panneerselvam has won the battle for the partys poll symbol. (Photo: File)

Setback for Sasikala camp as EPS-OPS wins AIADMK 'Two Leaves' symbol

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palanisamy also said the 'EC has given judgement in our favour, we are very happy'.

23 Nov 2017 9:01 AM

The gathering also highlighted the menace of tourists consuming liquor on the beaches of Goa at night time. (Photo: Pixabay/Representational Image)

Gujarat polls: Six lakh litres liquor, Rs 1.3 cr cash seized

Gujarat will go to polls on December 9 and 14 and counting would be held on December 18.

23 Nov 2017 12:54 AM

SC issues notice to EC, Centre, to make VVPAT paper slip counting mandatory

SC issues notice to EC, Centre, to make VVPAT paper slip counting...

The notice is a result of doubt on the reliability of EVMs and a petition by a member of Jan Chetna Party from Surat.

20 Nov 2017 9:50 AM

Use of the countrys lese-majeste law has surged under the royalist junta that took power in a 2014 coup detat, with more than 100 people charged since the coup, according to legal monitoring group iLaw. (Photo: Representational/File)

The nexus: Crime & politics

The malaise is excellently described by one of the most upright police officials in the subcontinent, Tariq Khosa.

19 Nov 2017 12:05 AM