CJP Bengaluru 'Chappal protest' today: After Delhi and Mumbai, Cockroach Janta Party turns to IT city; check timing, venue, demands and other detailsCJP 'Chappal protest' in Bengaluru today: Cockroach Janta Party will conduct a 'Chappal protest' at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on October 8....
08 Oct, 2026, 09.25 AM IST
'SIR really means 'Shah Instigated Removal' of voters: Congress leader Jairam RameshThe Congress party has alleged that the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is a "Shah Instigated Rem...
20 Sep, 2026, 12.42 PM IST
Mount a Bid to Fix Gaspirations: India’s educated unemployed emerge as a new electoral forceIndia's educated youth face frustration as job opportunities lag behind rising aspirations. This growing cohort feels upward mobility is bl...
31 Aug, 2026, 11.50 PM IST
Women voters emerge as UP's next political battlegroundUttar Pradesh parties are now targeting women voters with new welfare measures. The Samajwadi Party and BJP unveiled competing schemes on t...
27 Aug, 2026, 12.30 AM IST
SIR: CM Shivakumar writes to ECI, seeks more time to file claims to draft voter rollsKarnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar requested the Election Commission of India to extend the deadline. He seeks more time for genuine vo...
25 Aug, 2026, 05.15 PM IST
Ramakrishna Hegde at 100: The CM who treated power as a passing phaseFriends and associates gather to mark Ramakrishna Hegde's 100th birth anniversary. He served as Karnataka's first non-Congress chief minist...
24 Aug, 2026, 05.44 PM IST
Congress launches 'Pyari Didi' scheme ahead of Delhi electionsKarnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar launched the 'Pyari Didi' scheme. The scheme will provide Rs 2,500 per month to eligible wome...
06 Jan, 2025, 12.40 PM IST
Phase 2 of Lok Sabha elections sees active participation across 13 states and UT; Here's a recap of the dayThe second phase of the Lok Sabha elections has begun, with voters in 13 states and union territories casting their votes for 88 seats. Ove...
26 Apr, 2024, 08.32 PM IST
How women formed a vote bank that parties can ignore at own riskLok Sabha Elections: As India prepares for the Lok Sabha polls, parties are focusing on women voters. BJP's Ladli Behna scheme and Congress...
08 Mar, 2024, 05.15 PM IST
States try to secure women votes with budget sopsA new scheme, Shrama Shakthi, has been announced by the Basavaraj Bommai government, which will provide financial assistance of Rs 500 per ...
04 Mar, 2023, 11.26 PM IST
Hijab row: Karnataka BJP makes efforts at local levels to woo Muslim womenSections of BJP legislators in Karnataka have begun a quiet outreach in their constituencies in a bid to convince Muslim women that the par...
21 Feb, 2022, 08.00 AM IST
Women turn out in greater numbers than in previous electionsWhile the average turnout of men was 68.3% in the first four phases of polling held from April 11 to April 29, the figure for women was 68%...
20 May, 2019, 08.27 AM IST
Number of women voters increases but still not 50%Number rises from 47% (2014) to about 48% (2019); women MPs in 16th Lok Sabha: 11.2%
12 Mar, 2019, 06.57 AM IST
Rural women refuse to follow menfolk blindly in KarnatakaWomen voters appear to be just as forthcoming as men to discuss issues such as caste, religion, candidates and parties before taking a call...
10 May, 2018, 01.17 PM IST
No candidature but parties woo womenThis election season, candidates are distributing freebies like pressure cookers, copper pots, sarees, gas stoves and jewellery, clearly ta...
30 Apr, 2018, 09.33 AM IST
No fair play, 49% voters are women but few get ticketOf Karnataka’s 30 districts, five – Raichur, Udupi, Ramanagara, Dakshin Kannada and Kodagu – have more women voters than men.
23 Apr, 2018, 07.01 AM IST
Of 12 major states, women have least chance of winning in KarnatakaThe electorate rejected nine of 10 women who contested in the past six elections — 1989 to 2013 — with eight of 10 even losing their deposi...
17 Apr, 2018, 11.30 AM IST