Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 28: The 8th edition of Oakridge Codefest witnessed more than 100 participants contesting to secure cash prizes from a pool of 1.5 lakhs. This year, the themes of Bengaluru's largest 24-hr hackathon were cybersecurity, ed-tech innovation, human-computer
Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay filed the PIL in 2016, seeking that politicians who are convicted criminals be permanently disqualified from contesting elections.
Following West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's declaration of contesting the 2026 state assembly polls alone, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday responded to the developments, stating that the West Bengal CM had always contested "independently," be it the Lok Sabha or the S
The EC data shows that the BJP candidate got 30,088 votes, whereas the AAP chief got 25,999 votes while Congress' Sandeep Dikshit, also contesting from the same seat, showed a dismal performance, getting only 4,568 votes.
"I am a Constable in Delhi Police, and I am contesting this poll as an independent candidate...My symbol is a shoe, which is a very strong thing for all the corrupt people.., they run away when they see this... This day will be written in golden words in the history of Democracy..." Panka
Congress' spokesperson Pawan Khera expressed confidence in Congress' performance in Delhi elections, stating the party is contesting strongly on 40 seats.
Parvesh Verma on Wednesday slammed AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal for failing to clean the Yamuna River despite repeated promises. Verma, who is contesting from the New Delhi Assembly constituency, urged voters to support the BJP, citing Kejriwal's inaction during his tenure in office.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Shatrughan Sinha on Sunday participated in an election campaign in support of Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Atishi, who is contesting from the Kalkaji constituency ahead of the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.
He accused the "goons" of BJP leader Parvesh Verma, who is contesting from the New Delhi assembly constituency, of beating up AAP workers and misbehaving with a woman worker of the party.
Naresh Balyan's counsel, Advocate MS Khan, argued that Balyan's wife, who is contesting elections for the first time, urgently needed his support. He highlighted the difficulties Balyan faced in communicating with her, stating that he was unable to even make a simple phone call from custody.
Congress candidate from the Kalkaji assembly constituency, Alka Lamba has targeted the BJP and AAP accusing them of diverting people's attention from real issues and contesting election only for power.
Meanwhile, in a major allegation, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Friday said that a conspiracy is being hatched by the BJP and Delhi Police to kill AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal.