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The Election Commission of India, which currently matches the votes cast in one polling booth in every assembly constituency with paper slips in the Voter Verifiable Paper Trail (VVPAT) units, is still not sure of increasing the number to a statistically valid level. There have been demands from both political parties as well as Read More…
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announces an alliance between Shiv Sena and BJP for Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, in Mumbai As per the deal, of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, the BJP will contest 25 seats and Shiv Sena 23. With regard to the polls to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Read More…
The BJP has begun a hunt for new allies after its preliminary state-wise surveys suggested that the party could finish 40-80 seats short of a majority in the upcoming general election, sources said. For BJP Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the party’s biggest worry, with the survey indicating heavy losses at the hands of a Read More…
Earlier this month, the UP government announced a 0.5% ‘gau kalyan’ (cow welfare) cess on liquor and road toll collections. It also doubled an existing 1% levy on the incomes of wholesale produce markets, and the proceeds are intended to fund the construction and maintenance of new shelters for cows. The chief minister had Read More…
Munde, who rose from the masses, established himself as a prominent leader of the BJP. Coming from the Other Backward Classes (OBC), his popularity made him an important part of the BJP (the OBCs are a big vote bank in Maharashtra). He was set an example for many for having three daughters as Read More…
The contentious ‘triple talaq’ bill is likely to face stiff resistance from opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha which are united in their demand for sending the legislation to the Select Committee for further scrutiny.Sources said the numbers are stacked slightly in favour of the Opposition in the Upper House. The UPA inclusive of Read More…
Initially SP chief and former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav also announced on Twitter that Samajwadi Party will support Congress in forming the government in Madhya Pradesh.Then Mayawati announced her support to Congress . Besides, all the four independents are either Congress rebels or were somehow connected with the party. BJP won 109 seats and Read More…
Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya should be extradited from Britain to India to face fraud charges resulting from the collapse of his defunct Kingfisher Airlines, a London court ruled on Monday. India wants to bring criminal action against Mallya, 62, whose business interests have ranged from aviation to liquor, over $1.4 billion in loans Kingfisher Read More…
The cyclone preparedness of the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) government received praise from all quarters, including from its arch-rival the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), but tardy relief and rehabilitation work has made the people and entire opposition party furious. Even after eight days gone many villages are not reached and Read More…
When YSR Congress president Jagan Mohan Reddy was at the Vizag airport to catch a flight to Hyderabad he was attacked with a knife by a 30-year-old restaurant worker at the airport in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam on Thursday. Reddy received a cut on his arm after he was attacked with the knife used during cockfights Read More…