Policy & Politics

Chhapra: The name Chhapra is somehow synonymous with Bihar. Ask any outsider to name a location in the state after Patna and Chhapra will be the most likely choice. And...

Nuapada/Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Jay Dholakia on Friday further increased his lead to 46,713 votes over his nearest BJD candidate Snehangini Chhuria in Odisha’s Nuapada Assembly by-election. As...

Patna: As counting continues in the Bihar Assembly elections, one trend stands out unmistakably — social media has turned Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party into the day’s favourite punchline. With...

Patna: With the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) heading towards a landslide victory in the Bihar Assembly elections (as per trends around noon), Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) or...

Patna: According to the early trends, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is ahead in several seats in Bihar as the counting of votes for the state assembly elections commenced at...

Nuapada/Bhubaneswar: BJP's Jay Dholakia established a lead of 28,999 votes over his nearest BJD candidate Snehangini Chhuria in Odisha’s Nuapada Assembly by-election. As the counting of votes was in progress...

Patna: The battle for Bihar saw a high-intensity fight between the ruling NDA and Mahagatbandhan, with debutants Jan Suraaj Party providing a third option to voters. Voting ended on November...

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday disqualified senior political leader Mukul Roy from the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, finding that he violated the Tenth Schedule (anti-defection law) by joining...

Nuapada/Bhubaneswar: Elaborate arrangements have been made to ensure smooth counting of votes to be taken up on Friday for the by-election in Odisha’s Nuapada Assembly constituency. The result of the...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday accused the BJP of strangling democracy in the Nuapada bye-election by misusing the government machinery and openly violating the Model Code of Conduct. At...