The resolution -- passed with 85 per cent of House members participating and 98 per cent voting in its favour -- urged US President Joe Biden to collaborate with Pakistan in upholding democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.
The Urban Local Bodies(ULB) elections have started in Nagaland. The elections are being held in three Municipal Councils and 36 Town Councils. This is also the first time the state is witnessing a 33 per cent women reservation.
"The entire election has passed by while Rahul Gandhi was saying this. How long does Rahul Gandhi want to hang on to this matter? It has no truth; the statement is not based on the truth at all. In democracy, you go among the people with the truth and fight a simple battle. It is the adul
As many as 523 candidates are in the fray for the upcoming Urban Local Bodies Election 2024 in Nagaland, the State Election Commissioner said in a press conference on Thursday.
Amid a raging debate on Electronic Voting machines, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Monday said that it is the responsibility of the Election Commission to clear the doubt of a single voter in this country adding that "constitutional methods" of the country should not be affected a
Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole on Monday said that the ballot paper must be used for voting replacing Electronic voting machines (EVM). He emphasised that the Congress party has been constantly raising the demand for ballot paper but the centre has shown reluctance to it.
"This was not so much about an argument as much as we are clarifying to somebody who is sitting in the US and does not know what the Indian EVM is. I think Elon Musk has not understood what Indian EVM is," he said
Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal declined to comment on the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), saying that it is a "big issue" as he took a dig at the Supreme Court's ruling on EVMs.
"It is better to speak less of the Election Commission of India, especially the Chief Election Commissioner. His attitude has been biased. I think the Opposition needs to act on it," Sibal said in a conversation with ANI on Sunday.
In a sharp counter to Tesla CEO Elon Musk's criticism of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said that they can be architected and built right as India has done.
The price of petrol has surged by Rs 3, bringing the cost per litre in Bengaluru to Rs 102.84, up from the previous rate of Rs 99.84. Similarly, the price of diesel has increased by Rs 3.02, raising the cost per litre from Rs 85.93 to Rs 88.95.