SL fixes fresh dates for parliamentary elections (Ld)
Colombo, April 21 (IANS) Sri Lanka has announced June 20 as the new date for its parliamentary elections, after the initial plans to hold them...
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S.Korean ruling party wins landslide majority in general elections (Ld)
Seoul, April 16 (IANS) South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party (DP) led by President Moon Jae-in has secured a landslide victory in the general elections, results...
The US presidential elections and future of India-US relations (Comment)
As the coronavirus pandemic dominates global news in the United States, progress toward the next presidential election scheduled to be held on November 3 moves...
S.Korea to hold parliamentary elections on April 15
Seoul, April 6 (IANS) South Korea will hold parliamentary elections on April 15 at 14,330 polling stations across the nation amid the coronavirus pandemic, the...
COVID-19: EC defers Rajya Sabha elections
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday announced deferment of March 26 biennial polls to 18 seats in the Rajya Sabha...
Bengal chess elections were thrilling: Atanu Lahiri
Chennai, March 21 (IANS) Atanu Lahiri, the 44-year old chess International Master (IM), is a relieved man today. No more stints of going ‘underground’ and...
No decision yet to delay SL general elections
Colombo, March 17 (IANS) Chairman of Sri Lanka’s National Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya has said that no decision has been taken yet to postpone the...
DMK to hold elections to party posts on March 29
Chennai, March 16 (IANS) DMK President M.K. Stalin on Monday said that elections for the posts of party General Secretary and Treasurer will be held...
Voters go to polls in French local elections
Paris, March 15 (IANS) Some 70,000 polling stations opened on Sunday in France in the first round of municipal elections amid widespread restrictions to fight...
Those from Bangladesh who voted in our elections Indians: Mamata
Kaliaganj (West Bengal), March 3 (IANS) Asserting that she won’t allow her state to turn into Delhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday...
Reach of ‘fake news’ websites during elections overstated
New York, March 3 (IANS) The reach of the so called “fake news” websites during elections may not be as widespread as commonly feared as...
Narrow win predicted for Netanyahu in general elections (Ld)
Jerusalem, March 3 (IANS) Exit polls on Tuesday predicted a narrow win for incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the country’s third general elections,...
Netanyahu, allies win Israel elections: Exit polls
Jerusalem, March 3 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and its allies are poised to win the largest number of seats in the...
Bhim Army, SBSP to contest 2022 UP elections together
Lucknow, March 2 (IANS) Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar is putting his Lucknow visit to good use even if he has been prevented from participating in...
Israel heads for unprecedented 3rd elections on Monday
Jerusalem, March 1 (IANS) Israel was preparing on Sunday for unprecedented repeat parliamentary elections on Monday, for the third time in less than a year....
Sajith Premadasa to contest 2020 SL general elections
Colombo, Feb 28 (IANS) Sajith Premadasa, a former Sri Lankan presidential hopeful, has decided to contest the island nation’s general elections slated to take place...
Elections for 6 RS seats from TN on March 26
Chennai, Feb 25 (IANS) Six members of Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu are set to retire on April 2, 2020, said the Election Commission of...
Elections for Gujarat’s 4 RS seats on March 26
Gandhinagar, Feb 25 (IANS) Elections for four Rajya Sabha seats from Gujarat, which are slated to fall vacant in April 2020, will be held on...
Hardliners set to win Iran parliamentary elections
Tehran, Feb 23 (IANS) Hardliners are set to win Iran’s parliamentary election, where voting – only 42.6 per cent – was the lowest turnout since...
Tharoor renews pitch for fresh elections in Congress
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday renewed his pitch for fresh election for the party organisation (CWC) and the presidential...