[ad_1] Erode: The ruling DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) on Thursday retained the Erode East bypoll segment in this western Tamil Nadu town with an emphatic win against the K Palaniswami-led AIADMK, prompting Chief Minister M K Stalin to bill it as an endorsement of his near two year-old government’sContinue Reading
[ad_1] New Delhi: Votes are set to be counted and results will be out on Thursday for Assembly polls in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland with the keenly-fought battle in the three northeastern states marking the first round of polls in an electorally-crucial year. Meghalaya and Nagaland went for assembly pollsContinue Reading
[ad_1] Seattle: The Seattle City Council voted today to pass a landmark ordinance to ban caste discrimination in Seattle City. The legislation, introduced by Councilmember Kshama Sawant, outlaws caste-based discrimination. This historic decision will have far-reaching implications for the oppressed castes in the States, and everywhere that the evils ofContinue Reading
[ad_1] Representative Image Shillong: A man was arrested in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district for allegedly sharing a video on social media which purportedly showed that any button pressed on an EVM leads to a vote in favour of the BJP, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) FR Kharkongor said on Saturday.Continue Reading
[ad_1] Israel has passed legislation allowing the state to strip Arabs convicted of terror offences of citizenship or residency and deport them to the West Bank or Gaza Strip if they have accepted financial aid from the Palestinian Authority. The new law, which the Knesset voted for on Wednesday, isContinue Reading
[ad_1] Iowa, which has held its caucuses first since 1972, will fall out of the early nominating process altogether. “We are overdue in changing this primary calendar,” said Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell, who has led her state’s effort to join the early window for almost two decades. “No one stateContinue Reading
[ad_1] Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday attacked Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya over his controversial remarks on ‘Ramcharitmanas’. Baghel said, “Whatever controversy is going on regarding the Ramcharitmanas, it is all for votes. The controversy is pleasing the Samajwadi Party (SP) as well as the BharatiyaContinue Reading
[ad_1] Still, the disclosure that Biden plans to wind down the emergencies might have helped shore up the Democratic vote. The final tally was 220-210, with no member crossing party lines. Republicans, who know the bill has no chance of being enacted with Biden in the White House, said theirContinue Reading
[ad_1] BJP Belagavi: Karnataka BJP President Nalin Kumar Kateel said on Tuesday that those who criticise Hindu religion and say the word ‘Hindu’ has a different meaning, should say that they don’t want Hindu votes. Addressing a public rally here, Kateel slammed Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) working president SatishContinue Reading
[ad_1] Bengaluru: Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday alleged that the BJP-led government at the Centre did not ban the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) with an intention to divide votes. The Centre banned only the Popular Front of India (PFI) but spared its politicalContinue Reading