The recent assembly elections in Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir has raised a question mark over the reliability of exit poll forecasts again. Some are alleging that electronic voting machines (EVMs) aren’t foolproof, or that the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the mainstream media favour the ruling dispensation. On some such questions about the […]
For more than a month now, Himachal Pradesh has been simmering with communal tension. For a State where Muslims form just 2.18 per cent of the population, the scope to engineer or foment unrest was hitherto limited. In 6 of the State’s 12 districts, the Muslim population is less than 1 per cent. In Shimla, […]
After a decade, Jammu and Kashmir has elected its representatives for the legislative Assembly. The Union Territory’s people have given a historic mandate to the National Conference (NC)-Congress-CPI(M) alliance, with 49 of the 90 Assembly seats. The last time any party or pre-election bloc crossed the majority mark was in the 1996 Assembly election. In […]
“The [DMK] party is not Sankara Mutt,” former Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M. Karunanidhi had famously responded, on multiple occasions, to questions if his son M.K. Stalin would succeed him as party chief. He went on to explain that the party would decide on his successor and not a pontiff (or the […]
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has questioned the government on vacancies in Central Information Commission (CIC) accusing it of dealing a ‘death blow’ to the Right to Information (RTI) Act by not appointing information commissioners. At present, the former Union Minister said, eight vacancies of information commissoners are vacant in the panel. “The Central Information […]
The first-of-its-kind action has been initiated against IAS coaching centres and will also be extended to coaching classes for candidates aspiring to take entrance exams for the Indian Institutes of Technology, medical, chartered accountant, law and management courses, among others. While these centres showcase celebrity teachers in advertisements to lure aspirants, the so-called tutors never […]
New Delhi: India’s apex drug regulator is collating information on adverse events due to medical devices to take timely action against manufacturers and ensure appropriate measures to mitigate risks to public health as the number of such incidents rise. The Drugs Controller of General of India has issued a prescribed format to collect information on […]
A farmer harvests rice in a paddy field after casting his vote during the second phase of the Assembly election in Ganderbal on September 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: Adil Abass After a decade-long gap, Jammu and Kashmir, now divided into two Centrally-administered territories, held its first Assembly election. The last election was in 2014 […]
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Singh invited Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Monday for oath-taking on October 16. The LG in his letter mentioned that he had received a letter from JKNC president Dr Farooq Abdullah on October 11, who informed that Omar Abdullah has been unanimously elected as Leader […]
Congress’ Haryana in-charge Deepak Babaria on Monday said he has offered to resign from his post, taking moral responsibility for the party’s dismal performance in the recently concluded Assembly elections in the state. The announcement comes after the party held several meetings to discuss the party’s performance in the election and the reason behind the […]
