Telugu Desam Party Chief Chandrababu Naidu Arrested on Corruption Charges

Telugu Desam Party Chief Chandrababu Naidu Arrested on Corruption Charges

Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Detained by CID in Early Morning Raid September 9, 2023 Nandyala, Andhra Pradesh Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu found himself behind bars on Saturday morning following his arrest by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on allegations of corruption. The arrest took place […]

Jharkhand CM Soren Wins Trust Vote

Jharkhand CM Soren Wins Trust Vote

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, whose job is at stake over allegations of corruption, won a morale-boosting majority test on September 5. However the triumph may be short-lived. It is generally believed that the Governor may decide to disqualify Soren as a legislator any day soon. There were rumours that the BJP is trying […]

Myanmar: A Human Rights Catastrophe

Myanmar: A Human Rights Catastrophe

It is over five months since the military junta deposed Myanmar’s elected government, and the situation remains a human rights catastrophe. Efforts towards regional diplomacy have not borne results. The five-point plan adopted by ASEAN in April is yet to be implemented and has not resulted in any efforts towards de-escalation, or lessening of loss […]

Nepal’s Speaker charged with rape, resigned, now arrested

Former Speaker of Nepal’s Parliament Krishna Bahadur Mahara was arrested on Sunday (October 6) for allegedly attempting to rape a woman staffer in the federal parliament secretariat. Following the Kathmandu District Court’s permission based on a First Information Report lodged on Saturday, the police took Mr. Mahara into custody from the official residence of the […]

SKM gets cracking in Sikkim

SKM gets cracking in Sikkim

With the polls over and the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) forming government in Sikkim for the first time dethroning 25 years of SDF regime, its time for introspection. The SKM held its first coordination meeting after assuming power at Lall Bazaar in Gangtok on Saturday. The meeting was chaired by party working president M P […]

Wait for NEP will be over after polls

Wait for NEP will be over after polls

The key reform promised by the ruling BJP in its manifesto before the 2014 general elections took 5 years for preparation and now it will be implemented from 2020 to 2040. Though the new National Education Policy (NEP) is ready but the model code of conduct has been implemented so NEP cannot be implemented now. […]

Mamata: Indian politics has never been so dirty!

Mamata: Indian politics has never been so dirty!

New Delhi: The National Register of Citizens, applicable to Assam, which,  in its first draft, has left out over 40 lakh people, has become a major challenge, echoing across the country. Bengal chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday (Augist 1) called the BJP the biggest infiltrator in the country for dictating what people should eat, […]

Proud Democrat Politician flaunts kiss in Trump’s face

Proud Democrat Politician flaunts kiss in Trump’s face

Maryland (USA) : A candidate in the running for the post of Maryland governor has staged what appears to be the first same-sex kiss by any candidate in a campaign ad – and aired it on one of President Donald Trump’s favourite stations. “I’m running for governor to deliver progressive results and to stand up to […]

Tripura goes to BJP

Tripura goes to BJP

Agartala: The BJP has stormed the Left citadel in Tripura. The BJP, a political non-entity in the state till the last Assembly election, has created an upset with  its poll ally, the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT), winning 40 out of the 59 Assembly seats. The BJP had got 1.54 per cent vote share […]

Meghalaya: Will Congress or NPP form the government?

Meghalaya: Will Congress or NPP form the government?

Shillong: Meghalaya threw up an interesting mandate on Saturday. The Congress emerged as the largest party, but only marginally ahead of the National People’s Party, providing the smaller parties with an opportunity to play kingmaker. The BJP won 2 seats. The Congress took  of 21 of the 59 seats – two more than the NPP’s. […]

66% of state below poverty line, 35 ‘crorepati’ candidates!

66% of state below poverty line, 35 ‘crorepati’ candidates!

AGARTALA : – Altogether 35 candidates of the total 297 contesting candidates in the ensuing Assembly elections are ‘crorepatis’, (people with assets worth over a crore of rupees )according to Tripura Election Watch (TEW), a poll watchdog. That’s interesting. The average assets for candidates contesting this election is around 47 lakh rupees. Tripura, by the […]

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