NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav during his Lok Sabha address came down heavily on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. His words weren’t just aimed at the Bill but also at the BJP-led NDA. The Samajwadi chief, with an indirect jibe at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, issued a warning signaling that the Bihar CM might…
New Delhi: Congress stepped up its outreach to bolster the organisation at grassroots level, with party president Mallikarjun Kharge and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday urging party district chiefs to put up a united front for upcoming state elections.Addressing the meeting, Rahul said that he emphasised on role of district…
NEW DELHI: AIADMK and BJP seem to be exploring the possibility of reviving their tie-up ahead of next year’s assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, with home minister Amit Shah and leader of the TN outfit Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) holding an important round of talks. Palaniswami was accompanied by ex-ministers S P Velumani and K…
Mark Carney, who succeeded Justin Trudeau as the Canadian Prime Minister earlier this month, on Sunday called a snap election for April 28, seeking a formidable mandate to take on the threat posed to the economy by the ‘unjustified’ tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump. Carney said Canada was required to deal with Trump’s…
NEW DELHI: As Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar continues with his unpredictable and “erratic” behaviour, a section of BJP is worried about the repercussions of his “poor health”, even as the party remains firm on contesting the assembly polls due this year under his leadership.In a fresh controversy, Kumar abruptly got off the stage when…
AAP leader Atishi (File photo) In a major setback to INDIA bloc, Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi on Monday said the party was preparing to contest the 2027 Goa assembly elections on its own. The party will also take the solo route for the upcoming Zilla Parishad elections and municipal elections in the state, added…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission, responding to concerns raised by some political parties regarding duplication in electors photo identity card (EPIC) numbers, announced on Friday that it would resolve the “decades-old issue” within the next three months.Sharing that a recent sample inquiry of over 100 electors had revealed those with duplicate EPIC numbers to be genuine…
Congress sources said while there is no view against an INDIA bloc meeting, there is no agenda at hand to hold one either NEW DELHI: Amid growing concerns over unity of opposition INDIA bloc in the wake of BJP’s political victories, a push from a section that it should revive its sense of purpose as…
International relations seldom figure into local politics in Canada. And Thursday’s provincial election in Ontario, where many voters are worried about issues closer to home, like access to health care and the soaring cost of housing, should have been no exception. But President Trump has upended the electoral dynamic. His threats against Canada — including…
Germans were voting in a national election on Sunday that is expected to restore power to Friedrich Merz’s conservatives while the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is forecast to achieve its best result yet in Europe’s ailing economic powerhouse. Merz’s CDU/CSU bloc has consistently led polls but is unlikely to win a majority given…