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The political landscape of Tamil Nadu has more often than not been shaped by the silver screen, and several successful stars have used it as a launchpad for leadership. From the ideological scripts written by M Karunanidhi to the messianic aura of MG Ramachandran (MGR), cinema has served as a primary vehicle for socio-political transformation…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata party on Thursday hit out at the All India Trinamool Comgress (TMC), dismissing the latter allegations on postal ballot box tampering. On the accusations that the BJP “in active collusion” with the Election Commission “is opening ballot boxes without the presence of any relevant party stakeholders”, BJP leader Tapas Roy…
Cash, care and constant connect: How the ‘Didi model’ is shaping Bengal’s ballot The welfare architecture of Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal has emerged as a defining feature of its governance, combining large-scale social support programmes with significant political implications as the state heads toward the 2026 Assembly elections.As the state prepares for the…
KATHMANDHU: In Nepal’s vote counting rooms, the pace is set by a single sheet of paper. A ballot is lifted from the pile, unfolded and held up. Party representatives lean forward. One looks closely at the mark. Another nods. Only after everyone in the room is satisfied does the counting officer place it on the…
If you are planning to apply for a visa under the India Young Professionals Scheme in 2026, the first step is not the visa application itself, it is entering a ballot. The next ballot for the India Young Professionals Scheme will open at 2:30 PM India Standard Time on 17 February 2026 and close at…
BJP leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad and Kangana Ranaut strongly defended Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in Lok Sabha, dismissing calls to return to ballot papers as a move backward to booth capturing. They highlighted court validations for EVMs and the Election Commission’s challenge for parties to hack them. Ranaut criticized the opposition’s defeatist attitude and disruptive…
The Congress-led coalition of opposition parties is making strong demands for the reinstatement of ballot papers alongside a transformed collegium responsible for appointing election commissioners. Their criticisms target the Election Commission, claiming it has lost credibility, especially regarding electoral roll updates and those pesky model code infringements. NEW DELHI: Accusing EC of being compromised, opposition,…
Long before India became a republic, Bihar was already one. As the state votes again in 2025, its people renew a tradition older than the Constitution of choosing, debating, and shaping power through the ballot Source link
At dawn on January 5, 1952, Bihar woke to a new future. “With the glow of dawn, the voters of Bihar … went to the polls today,” reported The Times of India.From Patna’s lanes to the coal belts of Dhanbad and the tribal plateaus of Ranchi, villagers queued under the winter sun for their first…
Amid the US government shutdown, a World Series nail-biter, and an election season that already feels like a sitcom, Saturday Night Live decided to pile on the chaos with its own New York City mayoral debate, complete with bagel jokes, socialist charm, and a surprise Trump cameo. Miles Teller returned to Studio 8H as a…
