Simultaneous elections will not only change the way India votes but the way citizens think of themselves, says Saket Tiwari They say that no sooner is a US president elected to office than he starts his campaign for re-election. But being in a perpetual election mode is even truer of politics in India. The endless […]
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Say its tactics of blackmail will not work The possibility of the JD(S) aligning with the Congress to form a post-poll alliance in a hung assembly have disappeared. After being deprived of a chance to win a Rajya Sabha seat in March, it threatened to have a tie-up with the BJP. Spurning overtures by the JD(S), the […]
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All parties fancy chances of victory in the Assembly Elections Bangalore, March 20, 2018: With elections to the 15th Karnataka assembly around the corner, the three major parties are gearing up to attract voters. Speaking to The Observer, all parties exuded confidence that voters would favor them. “The people are content under the Siddaramaiah government. The […]
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The BJP MLA says the CM is dividing the society. The state government’s decision has stirred up a hornet’s nest. Bangalore, March 20, 2018: The State Government’s recommendation to the Centre that religious minority status be granted to Lingayat and Veerashaiva communities has triggered strong reactions various political parties in the state. The Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) […]
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Bangalore, March 20, 2018: The Aam Aadmi Party released their first list of candidates for Karnataka’s election which consists of 18 candidate names. The criteria for the selection of candidates is that they will go through the person’s background and make sure that they do not have any charges against them. The two basic criteria […]
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By promoting reactionary ideas about gender and society, conservative politicians are inciting violence against women, says Kritika Agrawal Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath recently posted an encyclical on his website where the sage of Gorakhpur opined, “Considering the importance and honor of women, our scriptures have always spoken about giving her protection. As energy […]
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A campaign for safe Bengaluru was launched to help people raise their voices against organised crimes and rowdyism in the city. Bangalore, March 1, 2018: In a bid to ensure prevalence of proper law and order situation in the city and stringent action is taken against the offenders, Bhayamukta Bengaluru, a citizen movement by Bengaluru Nagarika […]
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From uncertainty over jobs, food and shelter to being mistaken for a Bangladeshi, the Bengali migrants of Bangalore are being denied basic rights. Bangalore, February 1st, 2018: Salim (name changed), a migrant worker from Krishnanagar, West Bengal, was busy looking after the newly planted saplings in his yard as the sun shone overhead on an […]
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R. Murthy, state president of Ambedkar Sena says he has received death threats from the Assistant Commissioner of Police Prakash and Inspector, Krishna. He says that these threats came after he lodged a complaint about the vandalizing of the Ambedkar statue on his land. “I have received death threats and warning from Sri Annapoorneshwari Police […]
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