Mamata Banerjee sees NRC conspiracy ahead of 2026 Bengal electionsWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the BJP of deploying 500 teams from across India to conduct voter surveys in Bengal,...
29 Aug, 2025, 12.24 AM IST
Shashi Tharoor’s English finally meets its match, and his Hindi comeback is pure goldShashi Tharoor, known for his extensive vocabulary, faced a playful challenge on social media after defending India against US Treasury Sec...
15 Aug, 2025, 08.19 PM IST
Bihar SIR will disenfranchise lakhs, distort voter rolls ahead of polls, ADR warns Supreme CourtThe Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has raised concerns about the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR), warning it could exclude...
26 Jul, 2025, 11.03 PM IST
250 years after America went to war for independence, divided nation battles over its legacyAs the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution begins, the nation grapples with its complex legacy. The initial conflict at Lexington ...
19 Apr, 2025, 12.03 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission holds 2 bureaucrats responsible for blocking votersThe SEC, headed by commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar, said in the eight-page proceedings that it was being compelled to adopt the 2019 e...
27 Jan, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
Congress' Karan Singh differs from party, doesn't agree with 'blanket condemnation' of Jammu & Kashmir movesSingh recalled his father Hari Singh's decision to sign the Instrument of Accession with India in 1947 and said, "My sole concern is the we...
08 Aug, 2019, 04.21 PM IST
DVR: An instrument whose time hasn’t comeDifferential voting rights are essentially certain shareholders having different number of votes.
14 May, 2019, 11.38 AM IST
SC refuses to extend Aadhaar linking deadlineA five-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on Thursday rejected the petition filed by senior advocate Shyam Divan, who ha...
23 Feb, 2018, 07.29 AM IST
Unemployment reason for Narendra Modi, Donald Trump's rise to power: Rahul GandhiAt Princeton, Gandhi said India needed to transform itself to compete with China and for that the people in the country required jobs.
20 Sep, 2017, 05.09 PM IST
We must harness markets, instead of blocking their operationThe reality is that no nation in modern times has successfully bucked market forces to achieve affluence for its people.
11 May, 2016, 11.29 AM IST
Great achievement women registering victory in Saudi polls: Najma HeptullaHeptulla hailed as "great achievement" victory registered by women candidates in local body polls in Saudi and greeted the people of that c...
15 Dec, 2015, 09.42 PM IST
India extends $1.1 billion to Central Bank of Sri Lanka in currency swap pactCBSL received $400 million following PM Modi’s trip to Colombo, which was the first bilateral trip to the island nation in over two decades.
08 Sep, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Countries that have kept the age of youth enfranchisement under 18Almost 90 per cent of nations have a voting age of 18, in the remaining countries, the age varies from as low as 16 to as high as 21.
28 Jun, 2015, 03.00 AM IST
Yangon votes for first time in 60 yearsThe election will be closely watched as a test of the country's democratic credentials ahead of a landmark nationwide poll slated for Novem...
27 Dec, 2014, 01.35 PM IST
Don’t let glitches taint Election Comission’s workEC has apologised for the omission of several hundred thousand names from the list of voters who went to poll in the sixth phase of electio...
26 Apr, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Fifth phase of LS polls sees rise in voting percentage; BJP claims sign of imminent victoryAs 121 constituencies went to polls in 12 states from Karnataka to J&K most places saw voting percentages rise sharply compared with the 20...
18 Apr, 2014, 06.37 AM IST
Reserve Bank governor D Subbarao warns against non-inclusive growth, casino bankingSubbarao said general disenchantment with 'casino banking' in certain developed economies underscored the dangers of over-financialisation ...
16 Nov, 2012, 08.52 PM IST