political pressure

Bhopal, March 31 – The two-day conference organized by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (India Region, Zone-6) for young legislators from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan concluded here on Tuesday at the Madhya Pradesh Assembly. The conference concluded with a declaration...

Jammu, March 28 – Peoples Conference (PC) president and MLA Sajad Gani Lone on Saturday drew a parallel between his father’s assassination and the recent attack on former chief minister Dr Farooq Abdullah, alleging that security has often been used for political ends.Delivering an emotionally...

Kasaragod (Kerala), March 26 The SDPI withdrew its candidates from key constituencies, including Manjeshwar in Kasaragod, on Thursday, drawing sharp reactions from BJP leader K Surendran, who is contesting from the seat.Besides Manjeshwar, the SDPI also withdrew its candidate from Mankada in...

Chandigarh, March 24 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Punjab President Sunil Jakhar said on Tuesday that the party will meet the Governor of Punjab on Wednesday with a delegation to demand justice for Warehousing Divisional Manager Gagandeep Singh Randhawa and will request a CBI inquiry into the...

Washington, March 24 US President Donald Trump said that successive layers of Iran’s leadership had been “eliminated” during ongoing US military operations, saying the country was struggling to find new leaders amid sustained pressure.Speaking at a roundtable on Monday in Memphis, Trump said...

Mumbai, March 23 – Maharashtra's ruling alliance members clashed over the election for the Satara Zilla Parishad (ZP) president, with the dispute reaching the state council. Deputy Chairperson Neelam Gorhe on Monday asked the government to suspend the district SP over alleged rowdism and...

Mumbai, March 23 Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena leader Shambhuraj Desai alleged on Monday that the BJP exerted political pressure during the Satara Zilla Parishad president election last week, leading to irregularities in the voting process."Democracy was murdered" during the election...

Chandigarh, March 23 The Shiromani Akali Dal and Congress have alleged that a PCS officer was subjected to mental harassment by the Moga Deputy Commissioner to ensure that AAP candidates were elected as chairperson and vice-chairperson of the Baghapurana Panchayat Samiti.Shiromani Akali Dal...

Chandigarh, March 22 The Shiromani Akali Dal and Congress on Sunday claimed that a PCS officer was subjected to mental harassment by the Moga deputy commissioner to ensure that AAP candidates were elected as chairperson and vice-chairperson of the Baghapurana Panchayat Samiti.Shiromani Akali...

Chandigarh, March 22 – The family of Punjab State Warehousing Corporation District Manager Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, who allegedly committed suicide in Amritsar, demanded strict action and the immediate arrest of former state minister Laljit Singh Bhullar on Sunday, alleging that sustained...

Beed, March 22 As preparations are underway in Maharashtra's Beed district for the upcoming gram panchayat elections, the focus will be on Massajog village, where a by-election will be held after the sensational murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh.The by-election in Massajog, in Kaij tehsil...

Chandigarh, March 21 Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Sunil Jakhar expressed his sorrow over the suicide of Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, District Manager of the Punjab State Warehouse Corporation, in Amritsar, and stated that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann no longer has any moral...

Chennai, March 17 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said that the ASI's permission to the State's department of archaeology for conducting excavations at eight sites, including Keezhadi, was a victory earned through the DMK's persistent efforts.Stalin said his government would continue to...

Bengaluru, March 15 – Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar accused the BJP on Sunday of attempting to bribe Congress MLAs from Odisha who were staying at a resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru, and that two of those caught had confessed to trying to carry out "Operation Lotus"...

Guwahati, March 15 – Raijor Dal President and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi alleged on Sunday that the Election Commission's decision to hold the upcoming Assam Assembly elections in a single phase was taken under pressure from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership and demanded that the poll...

Chennai, March 14 TVK leader Aadhav Arjuna has stirred controversy by claiming that the DMK "threatened" Tamil film superstar Rajinikanth when he tried to enter politics, and his remarks led to a strong backlash from the actor's fans and former advisor.Rajinikanth's former advisor, Ra...

Bengaluru, March 13 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar alleged on Friday that the BJP is pressuring Congress MLAs from Odisha and offering them lucrative incentives to cross-vote in favor of its Rajya Sabha candidate, amid fears of "Operation Lotus".Shivakumar, who is the head of...

Bhubaneswar, March 13 – Amid growing concerns over possible horse-trading ahead of the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, the opposition Congress party in Odisha has shifted nine of its total 14 MLAs to Bengaluru in Karnataka.Meanwhile, only five Congress MLAs, including CLP leader Rama Chandra...

New Delhi, March 10 – The ruling NDA strongly defended Speaker Om Birla in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, asserting that the resolution to remove him was brought only "to create sensational headlines," while the opposition accused him of partisanship, claiming he made "baseless" allegations against...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 10 – The wife of Kerala Transport Minister K. B. Ganesh Kumar announced on Tuesday that she would drop her complaint against him, as he had admitted his mistake and apologized.This decision came as a relief for the ruling CPI(M)-led LDF in Kerala, with State Assembly...