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Gujarat State Polls 2022: 5 Things To Know About Jagdish Thakor, Key Gujarat Congress Leader

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Wednesday November 09, 2022

A two-time MLA, Jagdish Thakor is one of the most prominent leaders of the Congress in Gujarat.

Amee Yajnik, Congress Candidate Against Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel

NDTV News Desk | Tuesday November 08, 2022

Congress has fielded Rajya Sabha MP Amee Yajnik from the Ghatlodia constituency against Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and AAP's Vijay Patel in the Gujarat assembly election.

5 Points On Isudan Gadhvi, AAP's Gujarat Chief Minister Candidate

NDTV News Desk | Friday November 04, 2022, New Delhi

The Aam Aadmi Party today announced that its National Joint General Secretary Isudan Gadhvi will be the Chief Minister candidate in Gujarat. Arvind Kejriwal said he was selected on the basis of opinions submitted to the party by the people.

5 Facts On Chet Ram Thakur, Congress' Himachal Pick Against Chief Minister

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Wednesday November 02, 2022

Chet Ram Thakur was Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur's opponent in the last elections as well.

SEWA Founder And Padma Bhushan Recipient Ela Bhatt Dies At 89

NDTV News Desk | Wednesday November 02, 2022, New Delhi

Ela Bhatt was known as the "Gentle Revolutionary" who changed the lives of lakhs of women through her organisation, providing them microloans for five decades.

5 Facts On Rakesh Pathania, BJP Candidate From Himachal's Fatehpur Seat

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Wednesday November 02, 2022, New Delhi

The BJP has announced the names of its candidates for all 68 seats in the upcoming Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections.

5 Facts On Suresh Bhardwaj, BJP Candidate From Himachal's Kasumpti Seat

NDTV News Desk | Wednesday November 02, 2022, New Delhi

BJP leader Suresh Bhardwaj is expected to play a key role for his party in the assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh. A prominent figure in Himachal, Mr Bhardwaj is the Minister for Urban Development in the Jai Ram Thakur-led BJP government.

5 Facts On Jai Ram Thakur, Himachal Chief Minister Seeking Second Term

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Wednesday November 02, 2022

The voting for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections is scheduled to take place on November 12. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Jai Ram Thakur, the incumbent Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, from the Seraj Assembly constituency.

Elon Musk: Tech Genius, Social Media Boss, Eccentric

Agence France-Presse | Friday October 28, 2022, San Francisco

Elon Musk is at turns ingenious, impulsive and infuriating. He is also a corporate maverick, unafraid to tackle myriad industries by his own rules.

Akshata Murty: A Designer, Billionaire, Investor And The First Lady Of UK

Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 25, 2022, London

Akshata Murty, the daughter of Infosys co-founder Narayan Murthy and author Sudha Murty, is famously less outgoing than her husband Rishi Sunak, but that is likely to change somewhat as she becomes the First Lady To UK's first Indian-origin PM.

All About Rishi Sunak, The First Indian-Origin PM Of Britain

Edited by Debanish Achom | Monday October 24, 2022, New Delhi

Rishi Sunak, UK's next Prime Minister, is the first Indian-origin leader to take the top post in Britain.

What's Mallikarjun Kharge's Role: Loyalist, Revivalist, Or Just A Placeholder?

Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Aarish Chhabra | Wednesday October 19, 2022, New Delhi

Mallikarjun Kharge is in politics for over 50 years; but this longevity is also seen as outdatedness by those who want Congress to look at future

Mallikarjun Kharge, Staunch Gandhi Family Loyalist, Is New Congress Chief

Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 19, 2022, Bengaluru

Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge, a staunch Gandhi family loyalist from Karnataka, has become the Congress' first non-Gandhi president in 24 years.

Mulayam Singh Yadav - 'Netaji' Who Changed UP's Political '<i>Akhada</i>' Forever

Mulayam Singh Yadav - 'Netaji' Who Changed UP's Political 'Akhada' Forever

NDTV Newsdesk | Monday October 10, 2022, New Delhi

Mulayam Singh Yadav, one of India's most senior opposition politicians and a three-time Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, has died at 82. His son Akhilesh Yadav tweeted, "my respected father and everyone's Neta-ji has died."

From Sleeping In Caves To Becoming "Heir Of The Revolution": Who Is Xi Jinping?

Agence France-Presse | Friday October 07, 2022, Beijing

The colourful details of Xi Jinping's early life have been rinsed and repackaged in official party lore, but the man himself -- and what drives him -- remain somewhat of an enigma.