Politics

SC declares AAP councilor Kuldeep Kumar Chandigarh Mayor; says no to fresh elections

With three of the AAP counselors having crossed over to the BJP ahead of SC hearing on Monday, the verdict puts an end to any possibility of horse trading with fresh elections.

Feb 20, 2024

SC declares AAP's Kuldeep Kumar as Chandigarh Mayoral poll winner

Setting aside the election of the BJP candidate as declared by the Returning Officer, the Supreme Court on Tuesday declared AAP councillor Kuldeep Kumar as the Mayor of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation during the hearing on the contentious Chandigarh mayoral election case.

Feb 20, 2024

Rahul Gandhi taken into custody in 2018 defamation case, freed on bail by Sultanpur court

The court took Rahul Gandhi into custody for 30-45 minutes. After that, his bail application was submitted and was accepted.

Feb 20, 2024

Chandigarh Mayor Polls: "I put X marks on eight defaced ballot paper"; returning officer tells SC, faces charges

In its last hearing, the Supreme Court had called the conduct of Chandigarh mayoral elections a "murder of democracy." The CCTV footage showed presiding officer Anil Masih scribbling on the ballot paper

Feb 19, 2024

PM to launch Rs 30,500 cr development projects in Jammu on Feb 20

Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi will visit Jammu on February 20 to inaugurate, dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of development projects worth over Rs 30,500 crore.

Feb 19, 2024

Farmers' Protest: Centre proposes 5-yr deal to buy pulses, cotton at MSP

The fourth round of meeting between three Central ministers and farmer leaders ended here in the early hours of Monday after over four hours of deliberations with Union Minister Piyush Goyal saying they proposed a five-year deal with the farmers to buy pulses and cotton at minimum support price (MSP).

Feb 19, 2024

Tamil super star Vijay's new political party to hold office bearers' meet tomorrow

Tamil Super star Vijay, who launched his political party Tamizhaga Vetrik Kazhagam (TVK) on February 2, 2024, has openly stated that he is aiming for the 2026 assembly elections and has no interest in the upcoming general elections.

Feb 18, 2024

Why did Vladimir Putin fear his biggest critic & Russia's Presidential candidate Alexei Navalny so much? The 47yo finally dies in prison

After the attempt on Alexei Navalny's life was made on a plane in 2020, the incident grabbed headlines across the world with several alleging that all of Putin's opponents either die, to go jail or disappear under mysterious circumstances

Feb 17, 2024

SC orders halt to electoral bonds; reveals secret $1.9 billion political funding; Cong accounts briefly frozen [details]

The electoral bonds not just allowed anonymous funding of political parties, but SBI being a public sector bank, ensured that the government had complete and undeclared access to otherwise anonymous donors.

Feb 16, 2024

Priyanka 'hospitalised', will not join Rahul's Yatra in UP's Chandauli

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is unwell and hospitalised, said she will not join the party's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra on Friday in Uttar Pradesh's Chandauli district.

Feb 16, 2024

Congress bank accounts frozen by Income Tax Dept, may impact Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: Ajay Maken

According to Maken, the accounts were frozen due to an Income Tax demand amounting to ₹210 crore for the fiscal year 2018-19, which coincided with an election year

Feb 16, 2024

Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan to contest Lok Sabha polls

Tamil Superstar Kamal Haasan, who is also President of Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), will be contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha polls either from Coimbatore or Chennai.

Feb 15, 2024

Sonia Gandhi pens emotional letter to people of Rae Bareli on her RS move

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Thursday penned an emotional letter to the residents of her Parliamentary constituency Rae Bareli and shared reasons on why she decided not to contest the Lok Sabha elections.

Feb 15, 2024

SC Constitution Bench strikes down electoral bonds scheme 2018 as 'unconstitutional'

In a unanimous verdict, a 5-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the electoral bonds scheme 2018 as unconstitutional.

Feb 15, 2024

Electoral bonds scheme infringes upon right to information of voter: CJI Chandrachud

Saying that financial contribution to a political party could lead to quid pro quo arrangements, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Thursday said that the electoral bonds scheme by anonymizing contributions to the political parties infringe upon right to information of the voter provided under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution.

Feb 15, 2024