UP elections | Why are political parties wooing women?
When Priyanka Gandhi announced in December 2021 that the Congress would reserve 40 per cent of its tickets in Uttar Pradesh for women, it set the ball rolling for other political parties as well.
BCCI mulling two start dates for IPL 2022; owners prefer Mumbai, Pune with UAE, S Africa as back-up venues
The BCCI is mulling two start dates for the 2022 Indian Premier League with some preferring a March 27 kickoff and few other influential people wanting the mega event to begin on April 2, which conforms to the Lodha Committee ruling.
Beating Retreat to miss Mahatma Gandhi's favourite hymn 'Abide With Me'
Mahatma Gandhi's favourite hymn 'Abide With Me' will not be played at the Beating Retreat ceremony, the culmination of Republic Day celebrations, on January 29, for the first time in the history of national day celebrations since 1950.
Ahead of elections, Mayawati's intriguing silence has confused Dalits in Uttar Pradesh
A near absence of BSP supremo Mayawati in the Uttar Pradesh electoral battlefield has not only baffled her rivals but has also left the Dalits, her core vote bank in the state, confused.
Covid-positive foreign travellers no longer need to stay at isolation facility
Travellers from any country arriving in India, who test Covid positive, will not mandatorily be managed at an isolation facility from Saturday, but have to quarantine themselves at home according to protocols, authorities said.
Six killed, several injured in 20-storeyed Mumbai building fire
Six persons were killed and 17 others were injured after a fire broke out in the Kamala Building at Nana Chowk in the Grant Road area of south Mumbai on Saturday morning.
UP Polls: Swing constituencies under special focus of parties
Major political parties are paying special attention to 47 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh where the victory margin was less than 5,000 votes in the last Assembly election.
EC holds virtual meets to decide on whether ban on physical rallies should continue
The Election Commission is holding a series of virtual meets on Saturday to decide whether the ban imposed by it on physical rallies and roadshows to prevent the spread of coronavirus should continue.
Elections to be held in Jammu and Kashmir soon, says Amit Shah
Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held after completion of the ongoing delimitation process and statehood will be restored once the situation in the union territory becomes normal, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday.
UP Polls: Owaisi announces alliance, proposes 2 CMs, 3 deputy CMs
A 'Third Front' comprising All India Majli-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and two other outfits, Jan Adhikar Party and Bharat Mukti Morcha, was formed in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.