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Kejriwal not allowed in-person meeting with family in Tihar: Sanjay Singh

Kejriwal not allowed in-person meeting with family in Tihar: Sanjay Singh

Rediff.com13 Apr 2024

Addressing a press conference, Singh said, "There is an attempt to break the morale of CM Kejriwal.

INDIA bloc performing 'mujra' for its vote bank: Modi

INDIA bloc performing 'mujra' for its vote bank: Modi

Rediff.com25 May 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday vowed to thwart alleged attempts to rob Dalits and backward classes of reservations by the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) which he accused of 'enslavement' and performing 'mujra' for Muslim vote bank.

Phase VI: 58 LS seats, including all 7 in Delhi, to vote on Saturday

Phase VI: 58 LS seats, including all 7 in Delhi, to vote on Saturday

Rediff.com24 May 2024

Besides the national capital, polling for the sixth round of the marathon seven-phase elections will be held Saturday in 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, all 10 seats of Haryana, eight seats each in Bihar and West Bengal, six seats in Odisha, four seats in Jharkhand and one seat in Jammu and Kashmir.

'A Kejriwal will emerge from every house'

'A Kejriwal will emerge from every house'

Rediff.com21 Mar 2024

She alleged that the ED has become a "political tool" of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

'Don't Know What Problem Laluji Has With Me'

'Don't Know What Problem Laluji Has With Me'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2024

'Laluji is like my father and I am like his son.'

Key Cong meet begins, election for new chief, state polls on agenda

Key Cong meet begins, election for new chief, state polls on agenda

Rediff.com16 Oct 2021

Party president Sonia Gandhi, former chief Rahul Gandhi, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress chief ministers Ashok Gehlot of Rajasthan, Bhupesh Baghel of Chhattisgarh and Charanjit Channi of Punjab attended the meeting.

Another former spokesperson quits Congress, joins BJP

Another former spokesperson quits Congress, joins BJP

Rediff.com11 Apr 2024

Gupta, along with some other leaders, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri and the party's national general secretary Vinod Tawde.

AAP seeks public opinion to decide Gujarat CM candidate

AAP seeks public opinion to decide Gujarat CM candidate

Rediff.com29 Oct 2022

The results of the poll would be announced on November 4.

Jat leader threatens to call for vote against BJP over OBC status

Jat leader threatens to call for vote against BJP over OBC status

Rediff.com3 Dec 2021

"A call, 'No Vote to BJP', will be given during the Vidhan Sabha elections if assurances made by union leaders, including the Prime Minister, are not fulfilled shortly," samiti national president Yashpal Malik on Thursday said.

Punjab polls: Cong woos voters with Rs 1,100 per month for women, 1L jobs

Punjab polls: Cong woos voters with Rs 1,100 per month for women, 1L jobs

Rediff.com18 Feb 2022

The party also promised to end the mafia raj by creating corporations for the sale of liquor and sand mining.

Lead margin less than third placed candidate's votes in many seats

Lead margin less than third placed candidate's votes in many seats

Rediff.com4 Jun 2024

Majority of these constituencies are in Uttar Pradesh and the party that is on the third slot even as the counting is still underway on several seats is the Bahujan Samaj Party, a party neither with the National Democratic Alliance nor the opposition INDIA bloc.

Ban on election rallies extended till Jan 31 with relaxations for phase 1, 2

Ban on election rallies extended till Jan 31 with relaxations for phase 1, 2

Rediff.com22 Jan 2022

The commission has also enhanced the limit of people allowed for door-to-door campaign.

Nadda meets Badal in Punjab, invites him to son's wedding

Nadda meets Badal in Punjab, invites him to son's wedding

Rediff.com20 Feb 2020

Nadda's visit to Badal's native village came days after the former Punjab chief minister said minorities 'should be taken along' to run a government.

'There is mafia raj in Punjab': Congress MP

'There is mafia raj in Punjab': Congress MP

Rediff.com3 Aug 2020

'The chief minister has said on the floor of the House that he knows everything (about the criminal-politician mafia).' 'If you know about this nexus, why aren't you acting against them?' 'Ask him why is he so helpless.'

I see a further decline in Congress's relevance: Ashwani Kumar

I see a further decline in Congress's relevance: Ashwani Kumar

Rediff.com15 Feb 2022

'Several leaders leaving the party in quick succession tell us that something is very wrong with the oldest party'

3 Faces That Defined Politics In 2022

3 Faces That Defined Politics In 2022

Rediff.com31 Dec 2022

The coming year will be one that will test sabka vishwas to the utmost, predicts Aditi Phadnis.

Punjab untouched by Modi wave: Cong wins 8 seats

Punjab untouched by Modi wave: Cong wins 8 seats

Rediff.com24 May 2019

The Akali Dal-BJP alliance won on four seats and the AAP bagged one.

AAP says its leaders are under house arrest

AAP says its leaders are under house arrest

Rediff.com2 Feb 2024

The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday alleged that some of its leaders, including MLAs and councillors, were place under house arrest or detained, while its volunteers stopped from participating in a protest outside the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in New Delhi.

Ram Teri Ganga Maili

Ram Teri Ganga Maili

Rediff.com12 Jun 2024

Six decades and more later, we are now captives of our identities. Every poll is based on elaborate calculations of electability of candidates on the basis of their castes and other narrow definers. That, along with voter promiscuity, is what defines our political culture, which remains stubbornly resistant to any change, asserts Shreekant Sambrani.

Why Delhi court denied interim bail to Kejriwal

Why Delhi court denied interim bail to Kejriwal

Rediff.com6 Jun 2024

The extensive campaigning tours and related events undertaken by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal indicate that he does not appear to be suffering from any serious or 'life threatening' ailment, a Delhi court has held while denying him interim bail.

Captain back in charge in Punjab

Captain back in charge in Punjab

Rediff.com16 Mar 2017

The maharaja's win in Punjab after 10 years has also rekindled the hopes for the revival of the grand old party.

Over 100 MPs, MLAs face hate speech cases: Report

Over 100 MPs, MLAs face hate speech cases: Report

Rediff.com3 Oct 2023

In the last five years, 480 candidates with declared cases related to hate speech have contested elections to state assemblies, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, the ADR said.

Why it is difficult to predict Punjab polls this time

Why it is difficult to predict Punjab polls this time

Rediff.com17 Oct 2016

Even as there is a strong anti-incumbency mood in Punjab, the multi-cornered contest has made the 2017 assembly polls prediction more difficult.

MAPPED: Punjab Verdict 2017, Constituency-wise

MAPPED: Punjab Verdict 2017, Constituency-wise

Rediff.com11 Mar 2017

Constituency-wise verdict of the Punjab assembly elections.

'Markets Never Expected Coalition Govt'

'Markets Never Expected Coalition Govt'

Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

'Till the time you have the equations right the market will remain concerned.' 'If the (coalition) government is taken care of, then probably (the markets will) come back to its rhythm.'

Mushtaq Ali: Punjab knock out champions Karnataka; TN down HP

Mushtaq Ali: Punjab knock out champions Karnataka; TN down HP

Rediff.com26 Jan 2021

Punjab thrashed defending champions Karnataka by nine wickets to storm into the semi-finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament, at the Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad, on Tuesday.

Kejriwal's Punjab poll push: Promises free power up to 300 units

Kejriwal's Punjab poll push: Promises free power up to 300 units

Rediff.com29 Jun 2021

The AAP leader did not clarify whether 300 units of free electricity will be given per month as Punjab has a two-month billing cycle.

PICS: Rahul, Gayle steer Punjab to big win over Mumbai

PICS: Rahul, Gayle steer Punjab to big win over Mumbai

Rediff.com24 Apr 2021

Images from the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings, in Chennai, on Friday.

Poll victory of Nawaz Sharif, daughter challenged amid rigging charges

Poll victory of Nawaz Sharif, daughter challenged amid rigging charges

Rediff.com10 Feb 2024

A large number of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf candidates had contested as independents after the ECP had snatched the former prime minister Imran Khan-led party of its iconic cricket bat symbol.

Still with INDIA bloc: Omar clarifies after dad's remark

Still with INDIA bloc: Omar clarifies after dad's remark

Rediff.com15 Feb 2024

The National Conference is a part of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) and will continue to be, party leader Omar Abdullah clarified on Thursday and said it is in talks with the Congress for an arrangement in three of the six Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

Pakistan Poll Results Stun Army

Pakistan Poll Results Stun Army

Rediff.com10 Feb 2024

The result is a big blow to the military establishment, revealing the limits of 'political engineering'. It reflected the anger of the electorate, especially its younger voters, who have spoken decisively against the persistent harassment and victimisation of Imran Khan's political party, asserts Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RA&W.

Farmers to intensify anti-govt protest, to continue stir during LS polls

Farmers to intensify anti-govt protest, to continue stir during LS polls

Rediff.com15 Mar 2024

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farmer organisations that spearheaded the 2021 protest, adopted the resolution to "intensify the fight against the policies of the Union government to save farming, food security, land and livelihoods of the people".

Multi-Cornered Contest In 45% Seats

Multi-Cornered Contest In 45% Seats

Rediff.com16 Apr 2024

Close to half of the total 543 Lok Sabha seats are bracing for multi-cornered fight this time, making the contest way more interesting and intense than it was in the 2019 elections.

Jolt to Kejriwal, no interim bail on health grounds

Jolt to Kejriwal, no interim bail on health grounds

Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

Special judge Kaveri Baweja directed the Tihar jail authorities to take care of his medical needs in judicial custody.

I have become gaali proof: Modi on personal attacks

I have become gaali proof: Modi on personal attacks

Rediff.com28 May 2024

Modi said that those who call themselves the biggest sympathisers of the backward communities are in reality their biggest enemies.

Why Kejriwal eyes Punjab

Why Kejriwal eyes Punjab

Rediff.com31 Jan 2016

Punjab's voters are dissatisfied with the Akali Dal-BJP ruling combine. The Congress does not have a strong agenda on which to fight the 2017 assembly polls -- fertile ground for the AAP to step in.

Result tied, BJP knocks Abhishek Singhvi out of RS through lots

Result tied, BJP knocks Abhishek Singhvi out of RS through lots

Rediff.com28 Feb 2024

Amid cross-voting, BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan on Tuesday won the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh, defeating ruling Congress' Abhishek Manu Singhvi, officials said.

Hung verdict in Pak, Sharif bids to form govt with Army backing

Hung verdict in Pak, Sharif bids to form govt with Army backing

Rediff.com11 Feb 2024

The three main political parties in Pakistan on Sunday intensified their efforts for the formation of a coalition government after it became clear that the coup-prone country faced a hung Parliament after general elections marred by allegations of rigging.

HC orders Chandigarh mayoral polls on Jan 30, quashes deferment order

HC orders Chandigarh mayoral polls on Jan 30, quashes deferment order

Rediff.com24 Jan 2024

The order came on the petition filed by Kuldeep Kumar, an Aam Aadmi Party councillor, who challenged the administration's order to postpone the polls.

IPL 2024 Schedule: Holders CSK to take on RCB in opener on March 22

IPL 2024 Schedule: Holders CSK to take on RCB in opener on March 22

Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2024 IPL season-opener in Chennai on March 22, the BCCI announced on Thursday while unveiling the schedule for only the first 17 days of the popular T20 league.