The 2016 Tamil Nadu assembly elections proved the urgent need for electoral reforms in the state, said a retired top Election Commission official....
Two incumbents thundered back to power, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made history in Assam and the Left Democratic Front (LDF) swept Kerala, returning to power after five years. That’s the story of the recently concluded assembly elections. ...
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) India on Friday sent two naval ships with relief material to Sri Lanka where torrential rains and landslides have claimed at least 63 lives. INS Sutlej, a survey vessel, sailed for Colombo from Kochi in Kerala. INS Sunayna, an offshore patrol vessel, will carry more relief material, Indian Navy officials said. Prime Minister Na...
The difference in vote percentage between the AIADMK and the DMK is just 1.1. percent, DMK president M. Karunanidhi said on Friday. ...
After criminal-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin was shifted from Siwan jail to another location in connection with the murder of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan in Bihar, his three associates were given the same treatment on Friday. "Three associates of Shahabuddin have been shifted from Siwan jail to Motihari jail," said a pol...
Punching holes in BJP's claims, the Shiv Sena said on Friday that the outcome of the assembly elections in five states show that national parties can't vanquish regional parties. ...
The DMDK floated by actor-turned-politician A. Vijaykant is expected to lose recognition as a "State Party" as it polled less than six percent votes in the Tamil Nadu assembly election....
Over 17 lakh voters in the five states where assembly elections were held opted for "None of the Above" (NOTA) choice, according to the Election Commission. ...
The government on Friday cleared an ordinance to defer the implementation of NEET, the common entrance test for under-graduate medical courses in India....
The CPI-M on Friday decided to name Pinarayi Vijayan, a member of it politburo, the new chief minister of Kerala following its victory in assembly elections....
