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NEW DELHI: Weeks after the Election Commission announced poll dates in Bihar — and days after the Mahagathbandhan released its chief ministerial face — leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi finally kicked off his election campaign in the state on Wednesday. Addressing a rally in Muzaffarpur, the Congress leader launched a fierce…
SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah‘s National Conference and BJP teamed up in the assembly for the first time Tuesday to vote out PDP‘s proposed “anti-bulldozer bill” that seeks to grant ownership rights to locals occupying illegal properties on state-owned land for over 20 years.Omar, already facing allegations about last Friday’s Rajya Sabha election being “a…
Given that Mistry is ineligible to vote regarding his own term renewal, the outcome at SDTT represents a majority decision. Tata Trusts tussle: In a significant development at the Tata Trusts, Mehli Mistry’s position appears uncertain as chairman Noel Tata, vice chairman Venu Srinivasan and trustee Vijay Singh have not approved for extending his term,…
SRINAGAR: Alleged cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha election last week dominated proceedings in the J&K assembly on Monday morning after deputy CM Surinder Choudhary accused BJP of “stealing four votes”.As Choudhary rose to speak, a BJP legislator interrupted him, leading the deputy CM to make the accusation.His retort triggered a heated exchange between the treasury…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) from Ballia MP Sanatan Pandey on Saturday invoked the age-old social and cultural ties between Uttar Pradesh and Bihar while urging people across the border to back the Mahagathbandhan with votes as ‘dowry” in the upcoming electionsSpeaking to reporters Pandey said that Uttar Pradesh has a “special proclivity” for Bihar,…
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a woman in Bihar, in possession of her vote, must be courted with the utmost care — especially when elections are near. Both the ruling coalition NDA and the opposition Mahagathbandhan have recognized this fact with admirable zeal, offering pensions, bank transfers, honoraria, and schemes.The NDA’s pre-poll push…
NEW DELHI: When Ram Vilas Paswan, Bihar’s legendary political “weatherman,” passed away in 2020, the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) seemed at a crossroads. His son, Chirag Paswan, stepped in to lead the party, inheriting both the mantle and the expectations of a Dalit political legacy.Since taking over, Chirag has sought to modernise the party’s…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a court-monitored probe by a special investigation team (SIT) into allegations of irregularities and manipulations in electoral rolls levelled by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and asked the petitioner to approach EC for redressal of grievance.The petitioner’s counsel, senior advocate Shashi Kiran, told a…
NEW DELHI: Why should people facing trial in petty cases to heinous crimes, like murder or rape, be denied right to vote given the golden legal principle that presumes a person to be “innocent till found guilty by a court of law”.A PIL asked this question in Supreme Court on Friday and said because of…
A coalition of Tesla shareholders, including SOC Investment Group and state officials from Nevada, New Mexico, and Connecticut, has reportedly called on investors to vote against CEO Elon Musk’s proposed $1 trillion compensation package at the company’s November meeting. According to a report in Bloomberg, citing regulatory filing released recently, in the letter to Tesla…
