Politics

Comedian Shyam Rangeela, famous for his spot-on imitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, made a significant announcement on Wednesday. He declared his intention to run for a seat in the Lok Sabha during the upcoming elections. Specifically, he plans to contest from the Varanasi constituency, directly challenging PM Modi himself. In a video shared on … Read more

New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting that the government cancel the diplomatic passport issued to Janata Dal (Secular)’s Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna — at the centre of a scandal over obscene videos purportedly featuring him — to ensure that he can return to India to join the … Read more

[This is a guest post by Viraj Thakur.] Introduction NGOs are often funded by foreign sources. However, the ease with which they can acquire such foreign funding differs based on the object and jurisdiction of the NGO. For instance, the United States has specifically exempted NGOs from the purview of the Foreign Agents Registration Act … Read more

It’s election season. That’s the most likely explanation for JDS suspending Prajwal Revanna, grandson of the party president, who has been accused of sexually exploiting women. Political parties typically push back against similar accusations made against powerful functionaries. Revanna contested the Hassan LS seat on NDA platform. He was then already under a cloud. Last … Read more

On Wednesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared that Left Wing Extremism and terrorism would be eradicated from the nation during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term. “The third term for Prime Minister Modi means the success of Chandrayaan, Mangal Yaan and Aditya Yaan missions,” he said during a public rally in Karnataka’s Hubballi. “During … Read more

Bhopal: Ever since Akshay Bam, Congress candidate for the Indore Lok Sabha seat, withdrew his nomination at the last minute and jumped ship to the BJP, speculation has been rife about the reasons, including alleged “pressure” due to imminent fresh charges in a 17-year-old case. However, Bam told ThePrint his abrupt change of allegiance stemmed … Read more

On 17th April 2024, the Employment and Labour Relations Court of Kenya delivered an interesting judgment at the intersection of labour law and the Constitution (The Forum for Good Governance and Human Rights vs Teachers Service Commission and Ors.). At issue was the fact that the Teachers Service Commission (a statutory body) had engaged a … Read more

Rajya Sabha member and Congress minority affairs chief, 36-year-old poet and party spokesperson Imran Pratapgarhitells Subodh Ghildiyal that campaign language matters, how Congress pulled back the campaign to issues, and that ‘polarising’ speech has run its course. Edited excerpts: |What is this election’s biggest issue? BJP’s Pramod Krishnam has loudly and publicly announced caste-based reservations … Read more

The Tirupati district’s Chandragiri constituency recently came to life. This occurred on Thursday, when Chevireddy Mohith Reddy, the chairman of the Tirupati Urban Development Authority (TUDA), organized a sizable rally before to submitting his nomination at the constituency offices. Mohith Reddy’s campaign event was attended by State Tourism Minister and Nagari MP RK Roja, as … Read more

New Delhi:  Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Anand Sharma is set to contest in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra constituency — his debut general election and first poll foray in over 40 years. The Congress’s announcement Tuesday means that Sharma, a four-time Rajya Sabha MP,  will take on the BJP’s Himachal vice-president, Rajeev Bhardwaj. Himachal … Read more