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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with BJP President Amit Shah waves at crowd during Gujarat Gaurav Mahasammelan in Ahmedabad. (Photo: PTI)

Age Debate: A trump card?

Modi govt is tweaking GST slabs as the BJP is getting nervous about Gujarat polls.

19 Oct 2017 2:53 AM IST

Former Chief Election Commissioner T S Krishnamurthy said till the entire country is covered by Aadhaar, both the cards should be allowed as ID proof for voting. (Photo| PTI/File)

Aadhaar can be sole identity proof for voting, says ex-CEC...

Krishnamurthy questioned the need to have election ID card as well as an Aadhaar card.

17 Oct 2017 9:12 PM IST

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

JD-U leader to EC: Why no date yet for Gujarat Assembly poll?

The Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls will take place on November 9.

17 Oct 2017 1:56 AM IST

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Rahul Gandhi again tweets a dig at Narendra Modi

Rahul Gandhi has in the past few weeks taken several digs at the PM.

17 Oct 2017 1:10 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with BJP President Amit Shah waves at crowd during Gujarat Gaurav Mahasammelan in Ahmedabad. (Photo: PTI)

Ahead of polls, Modi takes dig at Nehru, calls Cong 'anti-Gujarat'

Modi, who began speaking in Hindi, switched over to Gujarati to connect with local traders and voters on the GST issue.

17 Oct 2017 1:04 AM IST

Rupani also refuted the Congress charge that the poll panel delayed the announcement of Gujarat assembly election under the governments pressure. (Photo: PTI/File)

Cong influenced EC in 2012 polls to stop Modi from working: Gujarat CM

The CMâ€‰also denied the allegation that the BJP government was interfering with the Election Commission's decisions.

16 Oct 2017 12:34 PM IST

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

Electoral bonds won't lead to fairer politics

The way the bonds are being introduced for political contributions cannot help in making political funding more...

16 Oct 2017 4:40 AM IST

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

Curious call on Gujarat poll

In view of such a statement, the EC was hard pressed to explain why it couldn't hold the HP and Gujarat Assembly...

16 Oct 2017 4:20 AM IST

Election commissioner O.P. Rawat

BJP's secret poll dealings need to be exposed

No government has the right to take such a decision without consulting all major political parties.

15 Oct 2017 12:19 AM IST

Congress alleged that this delay was done because the Prime Minister will be visiting Gujarat on October 16 to announce sops, which is not permissible according to the model code of conduct of Election Commission of India (ECI). (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Why no dates for Gujarat polls, asks Cong, slams Centre for delay

The Congress alleged that this was done to allow Modi to 'announce sops' at a mega rally planned in Gandhinagar, next...

13 Oct 2017 11:19 AM IST

Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Jyoti also imposed a blanket ban on the possession of arms and weapons by civilian in the wake of the upcoming Gujarat Assembly Elections. (Photo: ANI)

Gujarat poll before Dec 18, Himachal Pradesh to vote on November 9

Last date of filing of nomination is October 23 and scrutiny of nomination is October 24.

12 Oct 2017 4:43 PM IST

People wait outside a polling booth in Bawana. (Photo: Asian Age)

Polling for high-stakes Gurdaspur Lok Sabha bypoll underway

The Congress is hoping to consolidate its position and the BJP trying to regain its lost ground.

11 Oct 2017 10:40 AM IST