NEW DELHI: Eight Aam Aadmi Party MLAs on Saturday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, a day after resigning from AAP, dealing a fresh blow to the party as it gears up for the February 5 elections.The resignations came after the legislators were denied tickets to contest the upcoming elections. Poll What Is Most Important to…
Germany’s parliament rejected on Friday an opposition draft law on tightening immigration policy, averting the prospect of a law passing for the first time in modern German history thanks to the backing of the far-right. On Wednesday the Bundestag lower house passed a non-binding motion on migration proposed by the opposition conservatives with the support…
Kejriwal accuses BJP of mixing poison in Delhi water NEW DELHI: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Monday made a big claim ahead of the Delhi elections, accusing BJP of mixing poison in the water that is coming to Delhi from Haryana.“The BJP government there is mixing poison in the water coming from Haryana,” said Kejriwal….
NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday accused Election Commission officials of attacking its Rithala assembly candidate.Congress candidate Sushant Mishra said that poll officials tried to stop him from taking out a padyatra with permission without introduce themselves“We (Congress) were taking out a padyatra with permission. Suddenly Election Commission officials came there who did not introduce themselves…
NEW DELHI: Gujarat home minister Harsh Sanghavi on Saturday countered former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal‘s post on ‘X’ questioning the deployment of Gujarat police personnel for Delhi assembly elections — days after the Election Commission ordered the removal of Punjab police personnel handling from Kejriwal’s security — saying that it is a routine practice…
Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League would not be allowed to participate in elections, a key adviser of Muhammad Yunus’s interim government said on Saturday. “The elections will be contested among pro-Bangladesh groups only,” said Mahfuz Alam, a top leader of the Anti-Discrimination Movement, which spearheaded the mass uprising that toppled Hasina’s Awami…
Since Russia invaded his country three years ago, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has survived a military assault on his capital, assassination plots, corruption scandals in his government, political infighting and ominous setbacks in his army’s fight against Russia. He had enough support from Ukrainians to carry him through each time. Now, with Donald J….
NEW DELHI: Punjab Police personnel assigned for the security of AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal have been withdrawn, Punjab’s director general of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav confirmed on Thursday. Kejriwal continues to retain Z-Plus security cover.DGP Yadav, announcing the decision, said, “From time to time, we receive reports of threats to chief minister Bhagwant Mann…
NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Thursday released a new campaign song titled “Har jarurat hogi puri, Dilli mein Congress hai jaruri” (Every need will be fulfilled, Congress is necessary in Delhi) for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.The 2 minute 48 second music video was unveiled at a press conference. The song serves as the…
NEW DELHI: Can the country return to elections with ballot paper? What’s the cost-benefit of one-nation-one-election (ONOE)? How many phases will be required to hold nationwide simultaneous elections and what will be the effect of model code of conduct imposed for such polls on the economy, foreign direct investment and development? How does the expenditure…