No fewer than 67 countries with a total population of about 3.4bn people have already held national elections this year. Those with another 440m people will allow their citizens to have their say before the end of 2024. At the start of the year The Economist suggested this “vote-a-rama” would be a “a giant test […]
The Centre plans to pursue only high-value cases—where banks’ claims are more than ₹100 crore—in the tribunals, according to two people aware of the development. Such cases will be aggressively pushed to get early order from the tribunals. As for low-value cases, they will be closed or withdrawn, the first person cited above said. These […]
Big donors are flooding the fight for control of the House — and, in the final stretch, Democrats have been outraising Republicans. It’s a stunning reversal: Republican super PACs have been dominant in recent cycles and crucial to helping candidates who have struggled to raise as much as their Democratic opponents. But now that advantage […]
New Delhi: The health ministry has invited applications to fill posts at the country’s medical education regulators following a management crisis at the National Medical Commission (NMC). It has sought applications for the posts of president, secretary and members of NMC, and key positions in the four boards under the NMC—the Undergraduate Medical Education Board […]
The BJP coasted towards a hat-trick win with its biggest tally in Haryana and the National Conference (NC)-Congress combine was set to form the government in Jammu and Kashmir, voters in both places giving the victors a decisive edge as counting day progressed with many a surprise on October 8. One State, one Union Territory, […]
The high-stake assembly election in Haryana is finally coming to a close, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) set to win a third term in the state with a bigger seat tally. The party was leading in 50 constituencies, comfortably above the 46 majority mark, as per the Election Commission of India data at 4.00 […]
Jammu and Kashmir may acquire five nominated additional MLAs this week as exit polls broach the possibility of a hung Assembly. The Congress-NC combine as well as former Gupkar Alliance member PDP have threatened to move the Supreme Court if Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha takes any such decision amidst government formation. The developments came even […]
Maldives’ President Mohamed Muizzu is in India on a bilateral visit to mend his country’s strained ties and restore the flow of Indian tourists to the island nation. Mint looks at the rise of outbound Indian tourists and their importance to countries such as Maldives. Are Indian travellers continuing to boycott Maldives? It seems so. […]
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Nishikant Dubey has stirred controversy with his ‘ISI and China link’ remarks about those who have sent suggestions to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. Dubey has been accused of trying to tarnish the image of Muslims in the name of people making suggestions […]
Jammu and Kashmir held its first Assembly election in 10 years, a significant event following the region’s loss of special status under Article 370 and statehood on August 5, 2019. While numerous political leaders contested the election, the entry of Sheikh Abdul “Engineer” Rashid, founder of Awami Ittehad Party and Lok Sabha MP from Baramulla, […]
