After G Sudhakaran's comments, Oppn says election manipulation is CPI(M)'s biggest strength. In 1989, Congress defeated CPIM in Alappuzha by a small margin of 25,123 votes.
While the postal ballots will be sent to NRI voters electronically, it is being suggested the voter give the ballot to an officer designated by the embassy, who would attest it.
While ‘US should let our EC conduct its elections’ makes for feel-good conversation, democracies can no more be substituted across countries than engines across car models.
Framers of US constitution were of the opinion that integrity of election process would be badly endangered if a sitting president or his allies in Congress engaged in self-dealing.
US Post Service tells court it’s possible the ballots were delivered, but workers skipped a final envelope-scan procedure to speed delivery under a court-ordered rush.
Opposition parties had raised concerns, even calling the proposal ‘unconstitutional’. But EC has cited logistical constraints for not extending the facility.
BJP mopped up postal votes, mostly cast by military personnel, as Congress promise to review AFSPA in aftermath of Pulwama & Balakot appears to have backfired.
As Park Street now anticipates the Christmas lights, Bangla cinema eyes a harmony. Colliding heritage, devotion and some detective grit, the year-ender comes with a rediscovery.
Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.
India is now the only country still operating the Jaguar, long retired by its original users, France in 2005 and the UK in 2007, and secondary operators like Oman, Nigeria and Ecuador.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
The Left had mastered the art of booth capturing and ballot tampering. This was the secret to their unprecedented success in West Bengal.
Mamata Banerjee learnt the tricks of the trade from the Left. Of course, now, the TMC is the foremost practitioner of the art of election manipulation and vote tampering.
The Left had mastered the art of booth capturing and ballot tampering. This was the secret to their unprecedented success in West Bengal.
Mamata Banerjee learnt the tricks of the trade from the Left. Of course, now, the TMC is the foremost practitioner of the art of election manipulation and vote tampering.