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Sumedha Pal
With Low Conviction under UAPA, Punjab Youths Languish in Jail without Legal Recourse
23 Nov 2020
The stringent anti-terror act has become a political tool in the state, with only one conviction in 11 years, while families are left pleading for justice.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
GHMC Elections: Key Parties Intensify Campaign on a Virtual Battleground
21 Nov 2020
Volunteers are hired to create and operate social media pages on Facebook and Twitter while YouTube channels are paid between Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000 per day for pushing a particular agenda.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Hyderabad Local Polls on Dec 1: Pandemic, Floods Management Crucial Issues
18 Nov 2020
In the previous 2016 GHMC elections, the ruling TRS won in 99 wards, while AIMIM won in 44 wards, and BJP won in four wards leaving two for Congress and one seat for TDP.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar: Mahagathbandhan Objects against Appointment of ‘Corrupt’ Education Minister
18 Nov 2020
Choudhary has been accused of irregularities in the appointment of assistant professors and junior scientists at the BAU when he was its vice-chancellor.
Suhit K Sen
BJP Scores Wins in this Electoral Round; Congress in Disarray
18 Nov 2020
The Congress has been soundly trounced. It must fix the problem at the top, whose instability rocks the boat everywhere.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Nitish Kumar to Be the Next CM of Bihar Again
15 Nov 2020
The NDA has elected a BJP MLA Tarkishor Prasad as the leader of BJP legislature party in Bihar.
Amey Tirodkar
Maharashtra: Low Groundnut Production Due to Unseasonal Rain Hurts Farmers and Dependent Industries
15 Nov 2020
Dr Ajit Nawale, State Secretary of All India Kisan Sabha, has demanded an increase in the compensation upto Rs 50,000 per hectare.
Neelambaran A
Will Actor Kamal Haasan’s Political Aspirations Materialise Amid Massive Rural Disconnect and Vague Ideology?
11 Nov 2020
The politics in the state, largely in favour of the Dravidian parties combined with the fact that no party has managed to tilt this balance since 1967, remains a huge challenge for the party which is…
Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar Elections: More than 55% Voter Turnout in Third Phase; Voting Concludes
07 Nov 2020
As in the first and second phase, a large number of women and youth – including many first-time voters – cast their votes.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar Elections: State Records 34.82% Voter Turnout so Far in Third and Final Phase
07 Nov 2020
Voting is ongoing in the flood-prone regions of Seemanchal, Koshi and Mithilanchal. A large part of the 21 lakh migrants who returned to the state are from these parts.