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KOLKATA: The RG Kar rape-murder victim’s mother, a BJP candidate in West Bengal, once again used her saree to convey a message – this time wearing one inscribed with ‘Shaktirupena Sangsthita (embodiment of strength)’ – as she filed her nomination Thursday. She had earlier drawn attention by campaigning in a saree imprinted with the slogan…
PUNE: The Congress has withdrawn its candidate from the Baramati by-election, just hours before the deadline for withdrawal of nominations, in a move that could reshape the contest in the constituency. Despite the Congress exit, more than 30 Independent candidates remain in the fray, prompting efforts by the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to persuade them…
TRICHY: AIADMK candidate Leema Rose Martin, wife of lottery baron Santiago Martin, who is contesting the Tamil Nadu assembly polls from Lalgudi constituency in Trichy, has declared total assets worth Rs 1,049.5 crore in the affidavit submitted along with her nomination papers on Monday, which makes her the richest candidate in the fray in the…
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday strongly backed greater women’s representation in elections when asked about fellow colleague Shama Mohamed complaining about the low number of tickets allotted to women candidates for the Kerala Assembly polls.Acknowledging the dearth of women’s representation in proportion to the population, the…
Panaji: The counting of votes for the Corporation of the City of Panaji will commence at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium, on Friday at 8am, and voters will know who will become the next mayor of the state’s lone municipal corporation by afternoon.Two rounds in each ward will be taken up simultaneously to complete the…
MUMBAI: Kotak Bank’s statement that it is not in the race to acquire IDBI Bank would mean that the success of govt’s plan to sell IDBI Bank will depend upon the interest of foreign bidders. Kotak Bank, while never an official contender, was long seen as a potential acquirer given the bank’s high capital adequacy…
DHAKA: With Bangladesh Awami League not participating this time, a total of 80 candidates from religious and ethnic minority communities are contesting Bangladesh’s national parliamentary election scheduled for Feb 12. Of these candidates, 12 are running as independents and 10 are women, according to officials of Election Commission and available data. A total of 22…
NEW DELHI: Nitin Nabin will take over as BJP national president on Tuesday after emerging, as widely expected, as the sole candidate in fray, with the party’s leading figures from PM Narendra Modi, his cabinet colleagues and CMs, besides hundreds of electors from across country, endorsing his choice for the top organisational job.Modi, who signed…
Gauri Lankesh was shot dead on September 5, 2017 NEW DELHI: Shrikant Pangarkar, an accused in the 2017 murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh, will contest the January 15 Jalna Municipal Corporation election in Maharashtra as an independent candidate.He is running from Ward 13, facing opponents from the ruling BJP and several other parties, while deputy…
India’s IPO street is set to be crowded next weel, with fresh offerings opening for subscription and a long list of companies preparing to ring the opening bell on the stock exchanges. The primary market will see four new public issues with a combined size of about Rs 830 crore opening in the third week…
