Who is IITian Manoj Agarwal, West Bengal’s new chief secretary, and why is the opposition criticising his appointment?Senior IAS officer Manoj Agarwal has been appointed as the new chief secretary of West Bengal. This appointment has sparked controversy, wi...
12 May, 2026, 09.20 AM IST
Dilip Ghosh: The ex-RSS man from Andaman at the heart of Bengal BJP’s riseDilip Ghosh, a former RSS organiser, was instrumental in building the BJP's grassroots network across West Bengal, transforming it from a f...
09 May, 2026, 12.22 PM IST
Vivek Ramaswamy: The Indian who dared MAGA and still survivedVivek Ramaswamy has won the Ohio Republican primary. He is an Indian-origin American-born politician. Ramaswamy has repeatedly clashed with...
07 May, 2026, 06.20 AM IST
Supreme Court to hear on May 4 PIL seeking stringent guidelines for issuing Aadhaar to adolescents, adultsThe Supreme Court will hear a plea on Monday concerning Aadhaar card issuance. The petition seeks new Aadhaar cards only for children up to...
03 May, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
In Mothabari, NIA crackdown triggers an unintended electoral exodusMen are fleeing villages in Malda fearing the National Investigation Agency. This exodus has created a 'ghost electorate' just before the B...
22 Apr, 2026, 06.06 PM IST
PIL in SC seeks stringent guidelines for issuing Aadhaar cards to adolescents, adultsA Public Interest Litigation filed in the Supreme Court demands new Aadhaar cards be issued only to children under six. The petition also c...
09 Apr, 2026, 05.44 PM IST
Voted Out: When EC ghosts you before you reach the boothA voter in West Bengal found her name missing from the electoral rolls. She suspects this is part of a government effort to identify infilt...
04 Apr, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
Only 24,000 overseas Indians have registered as votersOut of these, 23,556 are from Kerala, 364 from Punjab and 14 from Gujarat, according to the data provided by the Commission.
13 Aug, 2017, 12.47 PM IST
Indian-origin voters divided in Brexit voteHigh-profile Indian-origin politicians in the UK echoed this divide, with UK employment minister Priti Patel and Infosys chief Narayan Murt...
23 Jun, 2016, 09.45 PM IST
Majority of Indian-origin voters against 'Brexit': StudyAccording to BES released this week, 51.7 per cent of Indian-origin voters were against Brexit, compared to 27.74 per cent in favour of lea...
22 May, 2016, 09.16 PM IST
Indian-origin voters played decisive role in UK polls: SurveyIndian-origin voters in the UK played a decisive role in Cameron-led Conservatives winning the elections, with one million ethnic minority ...
25 May, 2015, 07.13 PM IST
UK political parties field PIOs to woo Indian-origin votersBritain's political parties have fielded a large number of Indian-origin candidates in the general election today to woo voters from the In...
07 May, 2015, 03.51 PM IST
UK's ruling party woos Indian-origin voters with Hindi songBritain's Conservative Party has launched a new campaign song in Hindi aimed at wooing Indian-origin voters in the run up to the May 7 gene...
24 Apr, 2015, 11.11 PM IST
David Cameron woos Indian-origin voters in UKAs per 2011 census, nearly 4.3 lakh Sikhs live in England. They have a considerable influence on 50-100 seats of out of the total 650.
09 Feb, 2015, 09.11 PM IST
Indians largest foreign voter group in UKIn this so-called "migrant power list" there are 12 Opposition Labour marginal seats, six ruling Conservative seats and two held by the Lib...
29 Jan, 2015, 07.35 PM IST
Indian-origin voters could swing 2015 UK elections: ReportAccording to the research by think-tank British Future, almost one in five new voters at the next election will be from an ethnic minority.
23 Apr, 2014, 06.20 PM IST
- Record number of Asian candidates contesting May 6 UK poll
A record 89 candidates of Asian origin are in the fray for Britain's May 6 general election that has evinced much interest among people of ...
21 Apr, 2010, 02.33 PM IST