NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday “thanked” opposition MP’s who voted for NDA’s pick – CP Radhakrishnan – in the vice-presidential elections.In a social media post on X, said that some of the MPs from INDIA bloc voted with “conscience” and congratulated everyone who voted for Radhakrishnan.“Special thanks to some MPs of-…
उपराष्ट्रपति चुनाव के लिए मंगलवार (9 सितंबर, 2025) को सुबह 10 बजे से वोटिंग जारी है. इस बीच, प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने संसद भवन में पहला वोट डाला. उन्होंने सोशल मीडिया प्लेटफॉर्म एक्स पर कुछ फोटो भी शेयर कीं. पीएम मोदी ने सोशल मीडिया पोस्ट में लिखा, ‘2025 उपराष्ट्रपति चुनाव में वोट डाला.’ इस बीच,…
NEW DELHI: In a show of unity ahead of the voting for the vice-presidential election, MPs from opposition parties held a mock exercise to avoid mistakes in marking preferences in Tuesday’s direct contest between the joint opposition’s B Sudershan Reddy and the governing BJP’s nominee and presumptive winner CP Radhakrishnan.The electoral college for the VP…
Rahul Gandhi (left), Amit Malviya (agencies) NEW DELHI: BJP IT Cell head Amit Malviya on Sunday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his recent “vote chori” presentation, accusing him of spreading misinformation and branding him an “industrial-scale liar”.Sharing a video on X, Malviya pointed to Gurkirat Singh Dang, the individual Rahul Gandhi had…
The British government said on Thursday that it would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote, in what it called a landmark moment for democracy and some of its opponents decried as an attempt to tilt the electoral playing field. Britain has more than 1.6 million people of age 16 or 17, in a total population…
The British government said on Thursday it planned to give 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in all UK elections in a major overhaul of the country’s democratic system. The government said the proposed changes were part of an effort to boost public trust in democracy and would align voting rights across Britain, where…
The US Supreme Court passed up a chance to give politicians more power over how federal elections are conducted, declining on Friday to hear a Republican challenge to a Pennsylvania judicial decision requiring the counting of provisional ballots cast by voters who make mistakes on their mail-in ballots. The justices turned away an appeal by…
SEOUL: South Koreans will elect a new president on Tuesday to cap six months of turmoil triggered by a shock martial law briefly imposed by former leader Yoon Suk Yeol that marred the country’s reputation as a vibrant, if at times chaotic, democracy. The new leader will face the challenge of rallying a society deeply…
South Koreans turned out in record numbers for early voting on Thursday ahead of next week’s snap presidential election, official data showed, as both leading candidates urged voters to back them to change a country in crisis. The June 3 election comes after months of political turmoil and a power vacuum following the ouster of…
India abstained from voting on IMF loan package for Pakistan NEW DELHI: India raised concerns during Friday’s International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board meeting regarding IMF’s financial assistance to Pakistan. While abstaining from voting, India said, “Pakistan has been a prolonged borrower from the IMF, with a very poor track record of implementation and of adherence…