Politics

The office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh on Friday announced the schedule for the biennial election of 36 members of the UP Legislative Council from 35 local authorities. The term of the current council members ends on March 7.

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Thursday that the nations schools must act more urgently to help millions of students who have fallen behind during the pandemic. "We must make up for lost time, he said.

Congress has given ticket to Lobo from Calangute and to his wife from Siolim.

Former Congressman Bholanath Ghadi Sakhalkar will fight from Saligao and folk artist Kanta Kashinath Gaude will contest from Quepem.

Sources say it is RPN Singh’s casual and candid communication, particularly over the reasons for the 2019 election loss, that began souring ties between the heavyweight and the Congress.

Rao said that the present provisions of AIS Cadre Rules are adequate to ensure harmonious and balanced deployment of officers.

He also said that Congress, the main opposition party in his state, is on the decline not only in Manipur but the entire North-East.

The former UP CM termed the Congress as a party that divides the opposition votes against the BJP, and urged voters to ignore it.

The police have registered an FIR against Mustafa for allegedly promoting enmity among communities in Malerkotl.

This means nearly 22% of tickets have been allotted to Muslim candidates by SP in Phase 1 while BSP’s share is 29%. BJP does not have a Muslim in its list of 109 contenders.

The booklet titled ‘Uttar Pradesh, Kahani Badlav Ki’ will be released soon by the top BJP leadership after which it will be distributed during door-to-door campaigns.

University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban and other prominent sports figures with ties to West Virginia have urged U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin to support sweeping legislation to protect the right to vote.

The other front led by BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic) and Amarinder Singh’s Punjab Lok Congress have announced an alliance for Punjab polls but are yet to declare the seat-sharing formula.

President Joe Biden and First lady Jill Biden packed carrots and apples into food boxes for the hungry and chatted with volunteers Sunday at a food bank as part of a day of service for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Punjab BJP general secy Subhash Sharma wrote to EC stating the birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas falls on Feb 16, and millions of his followers, including those from SC Community, will visit Varanasi on the occasion.

The founder and leader of the farright Oath Keepers militia group remained in jail after his first court appearance on Friday, a day after his arrest on charges he plotted with others to attack the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President...