Elections

Entire South India Will Be "Saffronised" Beginning With Hyderabad: BJP MP Tejasvi Surya

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 24, 2020

BJP youth wing president Tejasvi Surya on Tuesday claimed the entire of south India will be "saffornised" with the BJP winning elections beginning with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) polls.

Top Court Rejects Sacked Jawan's Plea Against PM's Election From Varanasi

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan | Tuesday November 24, 2020

A challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's election as MP last year from the Varanasi constituency in Uttar Pradesh was rejected by the Supreme Court today.

Opinion: Sonia's Holding Operation For Rahul Now In Shambles

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Tuesday November 24, 2020

The Congress dissenters have not asked the Gandhis to relinquish organisational/party roles - yet. But, after the loss in two general elections and serial defeats in state elections (most recently, the disastrous run in Bihar), it has come down to this - when, not if.

Biden Transition Formally Begins As Trump Says He Will Cooperate

World News | Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Bloomberg | Tuesday November 24, 2020

The General Services Administration acknowledged Joe Biden as the apparent winner of the presidential election on Monday, following weeks of inaction, and President Donald Trump called on his agencies to cooperate.

"Do What Needs To Be Done": Trump Clears Way For Biden's Transition

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 24, 2020

President Donald Trump came his closest yet to admitting election defeat Monday after the government agency meant to ease Joe Biden's transition into the White House said it was finally lifting its unprecedented block on assistance.

Michigan Certifies Biden Election Win: Officials

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 24, 2020

Michigan's Board of State Canvassers officially certified Democrat Joe Biden's election victory in the state over Donald Trump on Monday, closing off another avenue for the outgoing president to contest his national defeat.

Mamata Banerjee "Most Secular": Ex-Leader From Asaduddin Owaisi's Party

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday November 24, 2020

Mamata Banerjee is "the most secular leader" in the country, a number of ex-AIMIM leaders said Monday as they joined the Trinamool Congress in Bengal and promised that neither the BJP nor AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi would make political gains

Every Vote For Asaduddin Owaisi A Vote Against India: BJP MP Tejasvi Surya

India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday November 23, 2020

The BJP's Tejasvi Surya, campaigning for the approaching Hyderabad civic polls, on Monday attacked AIMIM leader and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi in a highly controversial and divisive speech in which he called him an avatar of Mohammad Ali Jinnah and said every single vote for him was a vote against India.

No Water Bills For Hyderabad Households, Says KCR Ahead Of Local Polls

Hyderabad News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Monday November 23, 2020

Hyderabad households need not pay water bills - as long as they consume less than 20,000 litres per month - starting from December, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, or KCR, said Monday, as he released his party's manifesto ahead of next week's municipal election

Actor Vijayashanti Likely To Swap Congress For BJP Ahead Of Hyderabad Polls

Hyderabad News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Monday November 23, 2020

Actor and senior Congress leader Vijayashanti is set to join the BJP, becoming the second big name - after former Union Minister Sarve Satyanarayana - to swap parties just days before the prestigious Hyderabad municipal election

Even Gandhiji Called For Congress's Dissolution: Madhya Pradesh Minister

India News | ANI | Monday November 23, 2020

A day after Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said that polls are not won by "five-star culture" and party office-bearers should be elected, Madhya Pradesh home minister Narottam Mishra on Monday said that Congress cannot be renewed.

Ready To Support Anti-BJP Alliance In Goa, Says Ex-Ally Vijai Sardesai

India News | Monday November 23, 2020

Goa Forward Party chief Vijai Sardesai has said he is ready support an alliance against the ruling BJP in the state elections due in 2022.

Rahul Gandhi's "PR Driven Media Strategy" Dig At Centre On Doklam Pics

India News | Reported By Sunil Prabhu, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Monday November 23, 2020

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's relentless criticism of the government has continued over China, the coronavirus pandemic, and the economy even as senior leaders of his party have been questioning the leadership over the party's performance in Bihar state election and bypolls elsewhere.

Not Ready To Recognise Joe Biden As US President, Says Vladimir Putin

World News | Natasha Doff, Bloomberg | Monday November 23, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he's ready to work with any U.S. leader, but still isn't ready to recognize the election victory of Joe Biden.

Trump Campaign Drops Legal Team Member Who Made Voter Fraud Claims

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday November 23, 2020

Donald Trump's campaign announced Sunday it was no longer working with a member of the president's legal team who was widely mocked for alleging baseless conspiracy theories related to the November 3 election.