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PIL in HC seeks effective implementation of NOTA in local body elections

India, Jan. 7 -- A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking proper implementation of the None of the Above or NOTA option in Maharashtra's local body elections.... Read More


"They ruined Delhi in 11 years:" Delhi Minister Ravinder Indraj Singh slams AAP over pollution protest

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- Delhi Social Welfare Minister Ravinder Indraj Singh on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party over its protest against rising air pollution in the national ca... Read More


Backlash forces Maharashtra BJP chief Ravindra Chavan to apologise for Vilasrao Deshmukh remark

India, Jan. 7 -- A day after his remarks on late former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh sparked a political backlash, state BJP chief Ravindra Chavan on Tuesday apologised, claiming his s... Read More


No polling in wards with unopposed candidates, says SEC

India, Jan. 7 -- The State Election Commission (SEC) has made it clear that there will be no polling in wards where there is just one candidate in the fray for the January 15 municipal corporation ele... Read More


Maharashtra municipal elections: No polling where only one candidate is in fray

India, Jan. 7 -- The State Election Commission (SEC) has made it clear that there will be no polling in wards where there is just one candidate in the fray for the January 15 municipal corporation ele... Read More


Gen Z activists in Nepal turn against interim government they helped install

, Jan. 7 -- Young protesters who spearheaded last year's mass uprising in Nepal are increasingly disillusioned with the interim government that came to power after weeks of violent demonstrations, acc... Read More


Regulations, revolution and chaos

Nepal, Jan. 7 -- In 2025, Nepal experienced perhaps the most turbulent year in press freedom after the decade-long conflict between the government and the Maoist forces. Nepal was already 16 places be... Read More


Siddaramaiah surpasses Devraj as longest-serving K'taka CM, says hope to complete 5-yr term

Bengaluru, Jan. 7 -- As Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday became the longest-serving chief minister in the state's history, surpassing the cumulative record of former CM D Devaraj Urs... Read More


VHP's Alok Kumar condemns "grave-digging" slogans at JNU, says "Sanctity of JNU has been breached again"

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- International Working President of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) Alok Kumar on Wednesday issued a strong statement condemning the raising of provocative slogans at Jawaharlal Nehru ... Read More


Mint TOTM on 7 Jan. 2026 | Can Vijay turn box office clout into political capital in Tamil Nadu?

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- Tamil Nadu politics had settled into a fragile equilibrium after the AIADMK's 2017 split, until actor Vijay announced his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, in February 2024. Nearly... Read More