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BHOPAL: Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination for the June 18 Rajya Sabha polls in MP was rejected Tuesday after scrutiny, turning election arithmetic on its head as BJP closed in on winning all three seats unopposed. Returning officer A P Singh rejected the nomination after BJP objected that Natarajan failed to disclose details of a…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission is likely to meet a Congress delegation on Wednesday over the rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination for the Rajya Sabha polls from Madhya Pradesh.This comes after Congress leaders protested outside the EC office in Delhi after the Returning Officer for the Rajya Sabha election rejected Natarajan’s nomination on the grounds…
NEW DELHI: A political storm erupted on Tuesday after the nomination of Congress Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan from Madhya Pradesh was rejected, triggering protests by senior party leaders and a confrontation outside the Election Commission office in Delhi.Also read: Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination rejectedCongress leaders, including Jairam Ramesh, KC Venugopal, Bhupesh Baghel and…
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Nomination determines the individual entitled to receive statutory dues and benefits in the event of unforeseen circumstances. (AI image) As India moves towards implementing the four labour codes, pursuant to the notification of the final central rules on 8 May 2026, much of the attention has been on wages, working hours and social security. However,…
Indian-origin Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy has won the Republican nomination for Ohio governor, positioning himself for a high-stakes contest in November against Democrat Amy Acton.The biotech entrepreneur secured a comfortable victory over small business owner Casey Putsch in Tuesday’s primary, advancing to the general election in the key Rust Belt state of Ohio.Ramaswamy will now…
KOLKATA: Bengal CM and Trinamool chief, Mamata Banerjee, alleged on Saturday attempts to cancel her Bhowanipore nomination through “false affidavits”. She filed a nomination on April 8, and it was accepted April 10 after scrutiny.Bhowanipore now has 13 candidates, among the highest in Bengal, including eight Independents outnumbering those from registered parties. Two complaints against…
KRISHNANAGAR (NADIA): EC has cancelled the nomination of Trinamool Congress candidate Abhinav Bhattacharya from Krishnanagar North in Nadia district on grounds of conflict of interest – the first such rejection involving a recognised party’s candidate in the 2026 Bengal assembly elections, reports Ashis Poddar. The poll panel invoked section 9A of the Representation of the…
A Noor Mohammed arrives at the Madukkarai taluk office to file his nomination on Saturday COIMBATORE: A Noor Mohammed, 68, of Sundarapuram wanted to make a strong political statement before filing his nomination as an independent candidate in Kinathukadavu constituency for the April 23 assembly election. He arrived at the Madukkarai taluk office on Saturday…
Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was nominated on Monday for a parliamentary vote to select the country’s next president, in a move that could formalise his rule under a civilian framework.“I nominate Senior General Min Aung Hlaing as vice-president,” MP Kyaw Kyaw Htay said during a lower house session, according to state-run media. Under…
