Supporters of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro clash with the police during a demonstration outside the Planalto Palace in Brasilia. | Photo Credit: AFP Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed Congress in the capital on Sunday, climbing on top of its roof and breaking the glass in itsRead More →
Presidential Election Live updates: With the tenure of Ram Nath Kovind coming to an end on July 24, around 4,800 MPs and MLAs will vote to elect the 15th President of India on Monday. The polling will take place between 10 am and 5 pm in Parliament House and stateRead More →
November 2016 marked a tumultuous period in Jharkhand. The Raghubar Das-led BJP government had passed amendments to two centuries-old land laws — the Chotanagpur Tenancy (CNT) and Santhal Pargana Tenancy (SPT) Acts — that would have ensured easy transfer of land for industrial use. As the amendments led to massiveRead More →
SBSP president Om Prakash Rajbhar on Monday said he has sought time from Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav to discuss their alliance, indicating that the meeting’s outcome could determine his party’s stand on the presidential election. The Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) leader also asserted that he will wait tillRead More →
National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah Saturday withdrew his name for consideration as the joint opposition candidate for the presidential polls, saying he would like to contribute in navigating of Jammu and Kashmir which is “passing through a critical juncture”. He, however, thanked the opposition leaders for proposing his name asRead More →
That the nominee of the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will easily win the coming presidential and vice-presidential elections — with the expected support of some friendly parties in the case of the former — is perhaps a foregone conclusion. But the elections will surely be a test forRead More →
