Nishant Shekhar

Jharkhand elections: Raghubar Das, a non-tribal, has been at the helm of the affairs for the last five years, and many policies of the current regime have not gone down well with the tribals.

Denouncing BJP's claim of winning "65 seats" in Jharkhand, Vallabh reminded people of BJP's similar claims in Haryana and Maharashtra.

Yogeshwar, only the third Indian wrestler to win an Olympic medal – a bronze at the 2012 London Games, said the BJP's focus on nationalism and moves such as surgical strikes attracted him to join the saffron party which has always put the nation above all.

Dushyant Chautala is contesting the elections from Uchana Kalan against sitting BJP MLA Prem Lata who is the wife of former union minister Birendra Singh.

Recalling Prime Minister Narendra Modi's slogan of 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao', the two-time gold medalist at Commonwealth Games said she wanted to add 'Beti khilao' so that daughters of the state win medals for India.

“What option do we have today. If we vote another party to power, the BJP may not allow it to function smoothly. So for the betterment of our state we want the same party in the Centre and state,” a resident says.

"It is not religion that spreads hatred but those who practice it -- the religious leaders. Besides them, politicians also use it as a weapon for political gains, Arun Govil said.

On being asked if he was targeted for being critical of the present regime, Sinha said, "I have been giving suggestions to the government as to how peace can be restored in the valley. So I don't find any reason for the authorities to stop me. Only they can explain it."

MP, UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 Highlights: In Bihar, BJP's Chhedi Paswan defeated Congress candidate and former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar in Sasaram. On the other hand, the JD(U) won the Sitamarhi seat while LJP's Chirag Paswan retained Jamui seat.

Chodankar, who is contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from north Goa, alleged that Parrikar brought the state administration on standstill for the past one year.

While Congress hopes to wrest Ghaziabad, an industrial and business hub, from VK Singh – he won by a record margin of over 5 lakh votes in 2014 – the Samajwadi Party feels the Grand Old party is not even in the reckoning.

The 2011 census put the total transgender population in India at 4,87,203. As per the latest EC data, the registered transgender voters for the 2019 elections is only around 40,000 – just ten per cent of their total population.

As the term chowkidar is a much-used in the high voltage election politics of the day, the actual chowkidars are a forgotten lot, struggling for basic rights as workers and humans.

Mulk strongly depicts the Islamophobia that has plagued our society, but it strives for balance by showing the mirror to Muslims too.

Aditya Kumar, who plays Janhvi Kapoor's brother in Dhadak, believes it takes time and hard work to get recognition in the industry.

Amid all the appreciation for Netflix’s Sacred Games, TVF Play has come up with Yeh Meri Family which is a fresh, nostalgic, sweet and emotional web series that will take you back to your pre-teens days.

Can Ranbir Kapoor starrer Sanju be called a propaganda film or a PR exercise by Rajkumar Hirani to whitewash his friend Sanjay Dutt's image sullen with numerous allegations and a conviction by the court of law? Well, it's little difficult to agree.

Kairana bypoll: Angry farmers, united Opposition, BJP will have to work hard to avoid a Gorakhpur repeat

Karnataka: The oath-taking ceremony of Kumaraswamy in Karnataka was attended by leaders of almost all opposition parties in the country in what seemed like a choreographed show of strength by parties that are not part of the NDA.