Voting

Congress Announces Candidates For 40 Seats For Assam Election

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Debanish Achom | Sunday March 7, 2021

The Congress in Assam has announced the names of its candidates for 40 seats in the first of the three-phase election. The party has allowed all its MLAs to recontest in the Upper Assam region, which will vote on March 27.

US Senate Passes Biden's $1.9 Trillion Covid Relief Bill

World News | Reuters | Saturday March 6, 2021

The Senate on Saturday passed President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan in a party-line vote after an all-night session that saw Democrats battling among themselves over jobless aid and the Republican minority failing in attempts to push through some three dozen amendments.

Pak PM Imran Khan Wins Trust Vote Amid Opposition's Boycott Call

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 6, 2021

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday won a trust vote in the National Assembly amid a boycott call by the Opposition parties, strengthening his government's legitimacy after an embarrassing defeat of the finance minister in the hotly-contested Senate elections.

Rs 5,000 Or 5 Leaves? Assam BJP Chief Slams Priyanka Gandhi's "Tea Stunt"

India News | ANI | Friday March 5, 2021

Taking a dig at Congress general secretary for Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi's visit to the tea gardens in poll-bound Assam and an attempt at plucking the leaves, BJP Assam chief Ranjit Dass on Friday said women working at tea gardens will vote for BJP government schemes and not for the stunt ahead of elections.

La Liga: New President To Bring Hope Of Recovery At Crisis-Ridden Barcelona

Agence France-Presse | Friday March 5, 2021

La Liga: For an incoming regime in FC Barcelona, there would be no stronger vote of confidence than Lionel Messi's signature on a new deal.

Disability Certificate Will Be Required For Postal Ballot Voting: Poll Body

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 5, 2021

Those willing to avail postal ballot facility to cast vote under the people with disabilities (PwD) category will have to submit "benchmark disability certificate" along with their application forms, the Election Commission has said.

Samajwadi Party Will Win UP Polls, Work Towards Scrapping EVMs: Akhilesh Yadav

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 4, 2021

The Samajwadi Party (SP) will win the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections by a huge majority and then ''samajwadi people'' will work towards abolishing the electronic voting system, party president Akhilesh Yadav claimed on Thursday.

US House Passes Police Reforms, Voting Rights Bill

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday March 4, 2021

A sweeping police reform package that bans choke holds and combats racial profiling cleared the US House of Representatives Wednesday, five days before the trial of a white officer charged with murdering African-American George Floyd.

People's Trust For PM Modi Endure: BJP On Gujarat Local Poll Win

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 4, 2021

The BJP on Wednesday cited its sweeping victory and the Congress'' rout in Gujarat local body polls to assert that farmers have voted for reforms brought in by the Modi government and rejected the opposition campaign on the issue as well as on LPG price.

Mary Kom Picked As Chairperson Of AIBA's Champions And Veterans Committee

Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 3, 2021

Mary Kom, the 2012 Olympic bronze-medallist, was named for the position after voting by the AIBA's board of directors.

AAP Wins 4 Of 5 Seats In Delhi Civic Bypolls, Says 2022 Message For BJP

Delhi News | Reported by Akshay Kumar Dongare, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Wednesday March 3, 2021

As votes are counted for Delhi civic body bypolls for five wards, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party this morning won one ward - Kalyanpuri - with over 7,000 votes. The AAP has gained comfortable lead in three other wards - Rohini, Trilokpuri, and Shalimar Bagh - while the Congress is leading in Chauhan Bangar.

AAP Leading In 4 Wards As Votes Counted For Delhi Civic Bypolls

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 3, 2021

AAP candidates were leading in four wards as the counting for municipal bypolls began on Wednesday morning, election officials said.

US Senate Intelligence Committee Approves William Burns To Lead CIA

World News | Reuters | Wednesday March 3, 2021

The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee by a unanimous voice vote on Tuesday confirmed veteran diplomat William Burns to become President Joe Biden's Central Intelligence Agency director, Senator Mark Warner, the Democratic committee chair, said.

Indian Designer Pratap Bose Named As Finalist For 2021 World Car Person Of The Year

Written by Sameer Contractor | Wednesday March 3, 2021

Tata Motors' Vice President, Global Design, Pratap Bose is one of the five contenders in-running for the prestigious World Car Person of the Year award 2021 and was voted for by 93 World Car Awards jurors from 28 countries.

2021 World Car Awards Finalists Announced

Written by Siddharth Vinayak Patankar | Tuesday March 2, 2021

The World Car Awards process has picked up the pace, with the first round of voting done. 93 jurors from around the world have chosen the finalists that will go into round two of voting.