POLITICS
UP Elections 2022 | PM Modi, other leaders throng Varanasi to campaign ahead of last round of polls
PM Modi will campaign for the party candidates in Varanasi on March 4 and 5, according to BJP's Varanasi city president Vidyasagar Rai. The BJP, and its allies, had won all eight assembly seats of Varanasi in 2017 assembly elections.
ECONOMY
Govt says it has not received any intel on Indian students being held hostage in Ukraine
The Russian Ministry of Defence had on March 2 said that Ukrainian forces were holding Indian students hostage in Kharkiv and other cities
POLITICS
Safe evacuation of citizens from Ukraine possible due to India's rising strength:PM Modi in poll-bound UP
PM Modi’s comment about evacuation during the on-going Russia-Ukraine war comes a day before 57 seats of eastern Uttar Pradesh go to polls in the sixth phase of assembly polls on March 3. The last phase of the polling will be held on March 7 and the results will be announced on March 10.
POLITICS
Five reasons why Gorakhpur Sadar is unlike any other contest in UP Elections 2022
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath is contesting his first assembly election from the Gorakhpur Sadar constituency. Moneycontrol examines the factors that make the contest special
POLITICS
Four Union Ministers to fly to neighbouring countries of Ukraine to coordinate evacuation of Indians: Sources
The Union ministers who will travel to Europe include Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju and MoS Civil Aviation General (retd) VK Singh, sources said
POLITICS
Russia-Ukraine conflict | Indian students in Ukraine recount ordeal on Poland border, many not allowed to leave, others beaten up
The students alleged that Indians specifically were not allowed to cross the border, while others said they were beaten up by the authorities at the Shehyni-Medyka border point connecting Ukraine with Poland.
POLITICS
Ukrainians in Delhi express anger, despair and hope as Russian forces advance on Kyiv
Russia-Ukraine conflict | At least 198 Ukrainians, including three children, have been killed as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the head of the Ukrainian Health Ministry in Kyiv was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency on February 26.
POLITICS
‘Happy to be home, but a little worried about career,’ says Indian student who returned from Ukraine
Most of the Indian students, around 18,000, in Ukraine study medicine. The state medical colleges spread across the country offer six-year MBBS course at fees less than private colleges in India and other neighbouring countries.
POLITICS
UP Elections 2022 | From Amethi to Ayodhya: five keenly-watched battles in the next phase of polling this weekend
Four phases of polling, covering 231 of 403 seats, have been completed in the Uttar Pradesh assembly election. The remaining 172 constituencies will vote in three phases on February 27, March 3 and March 7. The results will be declared on March 10, along with the outcome of elections in Goa, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Manipur
POLITICS
UP Elections 2022 | Here's why Phase 4 of polling on February 23 is crucial for BJP, Congress
For the BJP, which won 51 of the 59 seats in 2017, the challenge would be to retain seats in the Terai region where its MP, Varun Gandhi, has been critical of the state as well as the Union government on a host of issues
TECHNOLOGY
MC Interview | Koo co-founder Aprameya Radhakrishna talks about virtual poll campaigns, role of home-grown apps, misinformation and more
In the course of a wide-ranging interview, Koo co-founder Aprameya Radhakrishna, 39, explains how the company has recorded 20 million downloads and has 5,000 eminent members, including chief ministers of 17 States, Union ministers, government departments, and leaders from across the political spectrum
POLITICS
UP Election 2022 enters 'Yadav belt' in 3rd phase of polling on Sunday
At least eight districts in the region going to polls on February 20 were Yadav strongholds, at least until 2017 elections when the BJP secured a clinching victory by bagging 312 of the 403 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh
POLITICS
Punjab Elections 2022 | 'Country watched family from Delhi clapping,' PM Modi slams Priyanka Gandhi over 'UP Ke Bhaiya' row
Channi stoked a political row after he was heard in a video saying “we will not allow bhaiya from UP and Bihar’ during a roadshow in Punjab on February 16
POLITICS
UP Election 2022 | Parties go full-throttle in battle for Bundelkhand
After the BJP swept the region and won all the seats in 2017, the Congress, the SP and the BSP are trying to make inroads into Bundelkhand this time
POLITICS
Punjab Polls 2022 | Why Jalandhar will be an interesting contest to watch
Jalandhar, comprising nine Assembly seats, is the biggest city of Doaba – one of the three regions of Punjab – and its political significance lies primarily due its cash-rich Non Resident Indians (NRIs) and Dalit politics. Four of the nine assembly constituencies in the district are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates
POLITICS
UP Election 2022 | Fighting to restore the honour of my husband: Subhavati Shukla, ex BJP leader’s wife, challenges Yogi Adityanath in Gorakhpur Urban
The widow of a BJP politician throws down the gauntlet to the UP CM in his bastion in an assembly election in which the caste factor is in play
POLITICS
Punjab Elections 2022| Top 10 constituencies set for close contest in multi-cornered race
Political observers say that this is going to be one of the most closely fought elections in the border state, since Punjab is otherwise fought for between two parties
POLITICS
UP Election 2022 | Opposition trying to instigate Muslim women : PM Narendra Modi in Saharanpur addressing his first physical rally
PM Narendra Modi remarks come amid an on-going political slugfest in Karnataka over the use of Hijab by Muslim girls in classrooms in the state continued with protests intensifying in the state. The PM, however, did not refer to the row directly.
POLITICS
Punjab Polls 2022 | The cost of Congress leader Sunil Jakhar's exit from electoral politics
A prominent Hindu leader, Jakhar has repeatedly said his religion came in the way of him getting the top job in the state. With the state seeing a multi-corner contest this time, it could compound Congress’ troubles
POLITICS
Budget Session | "If Congress wasn't there..," PM Modi's no-holds-barred attack on Opposition: Key Highlights
Replying to Motion of Thanks to President Ram Nath Kovind’s address in the Rajya Sabha, the Prime Minister spoke about the COVID-19 pandemic and government's response to it. The PM also hailed India's vaccination drive and said it set example for the rest of world
POLITICS
Budget Session | Congress practises divide-and-rule policies, leads 'Tukde Tukde' gang, says PM Modi
Replying to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to President Ram Nath Kovind's address in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, Prime Minister Modi launched a no-holds-barred attack on the Congress for referring to entrepreneurs as 'COVID variants' and opposing 'Make-in-India.' He also blamed the Congress party for instigating migrant labourers to breach lockdown in the first wave of the pandemic
POLITICS
Budget session of Parliament: PM Modi to reply on Motion of Thanks debate in Lok Sabha today
The Budget Session commenced on January 31 with the President’s address to the joint Houses of Parliament.
POLITICS
Punjab Election 2022 | Charanjit Singh Channi will be Congress' CM face, announces Rahul Gandhi
The decision comes days after Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey in a money laundering case. Channi is also accused of being involved with Honey by the Opposition parties in Punjab.
POLITICS
BJP MP who sought to amend Constitution preamble absent when turn to introduce Bill came
KJ Alphons, who had sought to amend Preamble to Constitution, was absent in Rajya Sabha when his turn to introduce the Private Member’s Bill came
