Lok Sabha polls preparations: EC begins 'first level check' of EVMs, papertrail machines across India The ‘First Level Check’ process for Electronic Voting Machines by the Election Commission has begun The Hindu · Jun 9, 2023
AAP holds road show as part of electioneering for 2024 election in Haryana’s Jind Ahead of the Assembly election in Haryana, due later in 2024, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has started to pace up its electioneering in the State. On Thursday, party supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal led a road show in Haryana Jind. The Hindu · Jun 8, 2023
Ignoring OPS restoration could invite electoral trouble for incumbent BJP in Haryana The Haryana Assembly election is due in the later part of the year 2024, yet the restoration of Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for government employees has started to emerge as a key poll issue in the run-up to the poll, in which the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) led government… The Hindu · Jun 8, 2023
Tory politician and former mayoral hopeful Nick Rogers to leave City Hall at next election London Assembly Member Nick Rogers had been preparing a bid to run for mayor earlier this year Evening Standard · Jun 8, 2023
HC closes appeals related to privilege proceedings initiated during AIADMK regime against Stalin, 17 other DMK legislators The Madras High Court closed a batch of writ appeals filed in 2020 by the then Tamil Nadu Assembly Secretary and the Privileges Committee against an interim stay order passed by a single judge in September that year against the breach of privilege proceedings initiated against then Leader of Opposition… The Hindu · Jun 8, 2023
Quality Control of India engaged to ensure quality Vidya Kanuka kits, says Botcha Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will launch the fourth phase of Jagananna Vidya Kanuka (JVK) at AP Model School in Kosuru mandal of Pedakorupadu constituency in Palnadu district on June 12, when the schools reopen for the new academic year 2023-24. The Hindu · Jun 8, 2023
Defeated BJP candidates say Congress’ five guarantees and decrease in quantum of rice for BPL families led to the party’s debacle The introspection meeting of the BJP held on Thursday to decipher reasons for its miserable defeat in the recently held Karnataka Assembly polls saw a large number of defeated candidates blaming the poll guarantees offered by the Congress and the previous BJP government’s decision to decrease the quantum of rice… The Hindu · Jun 8, 2023
BJP looks to stitch together new alliances ahead of Lok Sabha polls Amit Shah’s meeting with TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu has set off speculation that there could be a return to the NDA fold for Mr. Naidu, after having parted ways in 2019. The Hindu · Jun 8, 2023
As Pilot wavers, BJP does SWOT analysis of state of play in Rajasthan BJP’s major losses in the last Assembly poll in Rajasthan were in eastern Rajasthan and the desert area. The party lost all 26 seats in eastern Rajasthan in the poll. The Hindu · Jun 7, 2023
Food Safety enforcement to be strengthened, says Minister At present, there is one food safety officer for every Assembly constituency and the attempt is to expand their numbers. The Hindu · Jun 7, 2023
Bifurcation demand | 10 Manipur MLAs get showcause notice The Privilege and Ethics Committee (PEC) of the 60-member Manipur Assembly has asked 10 MLAs to explain why they demanded a separate administration for a group of ethnic communities. The Hindu · Jun 7, 2023
Budget crisis increases urgency for return of Stormont Assembly – Martin The Tanaiste met political parties in Belfast. The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023
Intense lobbying in Congress Legislative Council seats Intense lobbying has begun in the ruling Congress in Karnataka as eight seats have fallen vacant in the Legislative Council. The Congress is all set to secure six of the eight seats. The Hindu · Jun 7, 2023
College Football’s Biggest Names Land in D.C. for Talks on Athlete Compensation Nick Saban and others are set to meet with lawmakers after the California State Assembly passed a bill requiring athlete revenue sharing for its D1 schools—thrusting issues like NIL into the spotlight. Sports Illustrated · Jun 7, 2023
The Hindu · Jun 7, 2023 Morning Digest | CBI team gathers evidence at Balasore crash site; Centre sends additional troops to Manipur as crisis soars, and more The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day
The Hindu · Jun 6, 2023 Speculation rife about Sachin Pilot floating new party Soon after a truce between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot was announced in New Delhi, speculation was once again rife here about Mr. Pilot planning to float a new political outfit. However, two of Mr. Pilot’s loyalists refuted the claim and said he had…
The Hindu · Jun 6, 2023 Ahead of polls, Bajrang Sena merges with Congress in Madhya Pradesh, vows to defeat BJP Hindutva outfit Bajrang Sena on June 6 merged with Congress in Madhya Pradesh months ahead of the Assembly polls alleging the BJP had come to power in the State by cheating the people’s mandate and has deviated from the path.
The Hindu · Jun 6, 2023 Primary and Higher Education Ministers to make a joint call on scrapping of NEP Higher Education Minister M.C. Sudhakar yet again said that the new government is not in a hurry to scrap National Education Policy (NEP) even though the Congress had widely publicised the point in its manifesto in the run-up to the Assembly elections.
The Hindu · Jun 6, 2023 People’s choice will be CM face in Madhya Pradesh: Kamal Nath Madhya Pradesh Congress president and former Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Tuesday said that the party’s face for the 2018 Assembly election depended on acceptance by the public.
The Hindu · Jun 6, 2023 Lok Sabha polls | Sadananda Gowda urges BJP to counter speculation that 13 MPs, including himself, will not get ticket in 2024 Taking exception to reports in a section of the media that 13 incumbent MPs of the BJP may not get the ticket this time, the former Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda has urged the party’s State and central leadership to intervene and counter such reports.
The Hindu · Jun 6, 2023 Anand Asnotikar hints at going back to the Congress His proximity to Congress leader Madhu Bangarappa, his severed ties with the Janata Dal(S) and the reluctance of the saffron party to take him back seem to have made the former Minister Anand Asnotikar to openly declare that he canvassed for the Congress during the recent Assembly elections, indicating his…
The Hindu · Jun 6, 2023 H.D. Revanna appeals to JD(S) workers not to lose hope Former Minister and JD(S) leader H.D. Revanna called upon his party workers not to lose hope following the party’s defeat in the recently-concluded Assembly elections.
The Hindu · Jun 6, 2023 Uncertainty over tickets among current BRS MLAs in erstwhile Medak district The biggest question haunting the leaders and cadre of the ruling BRS from erstwhile Medak district is who is going to be dropped by party supremo K. Chandrasekhar Rao
Dynamite News · Jun 6, 2023 Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah announces 200 units of free electricity for tenants as well In a big relief to those staying in rented accommodations in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced 200 units of free electricity promised by the Congress ahead of the 2023 Assembly elections. Read further on Dynamite News:
The Hindu · Jun 6, 2023 Election Commission should tell people why no elections in Jammu and Kashmir: Omar Abdullah National Conference Leader Omar Abdullah said on June 6 that the Election Commission should muster courage to tell people why Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir are not being held.