National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Chandrapuram Ponnusamy (CP) Radhakrishnan has been elected as the 15th Vice President of India after winning the vice-presidential election held on Tuesday. He defeated the joint Opposition candidate, former Supreme Court judge B. Sudershan Reddy, in a high-stakes contest. According to Rajya Sabha General Secretary PC Modi, the NDA nominee...
Patna: A criminal case has been filed against INDIA Bloc leaders over allegedly offensive remarks made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother during the INDIA Bloc’s Voter Rights Yatra in Darbhanga, Bihar. The complaint was lodged by local resident Satish Chandra Gupta in the Civil Court of Jamui, naming INDIA Bloc leaders...
Hyderabad: INDIA bloc Vice-Presidential candidate and former Supreme Court judge, Justice B. Sudershan Reddy (retd), on Monday responded to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s allegation that he supported Naxalism, urging the public and political leaders to first read the Supreme Court judgment in question. The allegation referred to the 2011 Salwa Judum case, which Justice...
The political storm over alleged voter fraud escalated as the Opposition bloc INDIA is considering moving an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. The move comes amid mounting allegations of “vote theft” by the Election Commission, which the Opposition claims was carried out in collusion with the ruling BJP. Congress MP and...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gynaesh Kumar on Sunday strongly defended the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in Bihar, dismissing allegations of double voting and ‘vote theft’ as baseless. His remarks came amid the INDIA bloc’s launch of the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar, accusing the Election Commission (EC) of manipulating voter rolls ahead of the...
Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, launched the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ from Sasaram, Bihar, on Sunday, describing it as a battle to protect India’s Constitution. The 16-day campaign aims to raise awareness about voting rights and alleged electoral malpractices. “This is a fight to save the Constitution. Across the country, RSS and...
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, is set to launch the ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar on Sunday, August 17, to highlight the alleged denial of voting rights during the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in the state. Senior Congress leader Akhilesh Prasad Singh announced that Gandhi will flag...
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor criticized the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday for targeting Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi regarding his allegations of poll-rigging. He stated that rather than offering explanations, the election body is focusing on formalities such as an oath and an affidavit. While participating in a protest march organized...
On Monday, the Delhi Police apprehended leaders from the INDIA bloc, including Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Sagarika Ghose from the Trinamool Congress, and Sanjay Raut from Shiv Sena (UBT), among others, who were on their way to the Election Commission of India (ECI)....
A fresh political row has erupted after Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray was seen seated in the back row during the INDIA bloc meeting held in New Delhi on Thursday, chaired by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena have accused the Congress of “insulting” Uddhav, claiming it reflects the...