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Nagaland to appeal SC for additional time to conduct urban local body polls

The Nagaland government will appeal to the Supreme Court to grant additional time for the conduct of the elections to the urban local bodies (ULBs), which are overdue for the last 12 years. The decision to this effect was taken during the Nagaland Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio here on Saturday, state government spokesperson and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Planning and Coordination and Land Revenue, Neiba Kronu told reporters. He said that during the meeting Advocate General K N Balgopal briefed the Cabinet on the Supreme Court's July 29 order directing the state government to conduct the elections of municipal councils to be held by January next year and listed the matter for compliance in February. Kronu said the Advocate General informed the Cabinet that the apex court has told to complete the process for Municipal and Town Council elections by January. He said that the Cabinet discussed the feasibility especially about the timing of election beca

BJP eyes 35 seats in Bihar for 2024 Lok Sabha polls after NDA ouster

Days after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) parted ways with the National Democratic Alliance, BJP has set a target of winning 35 seats in Bihar in 2024 Lok Sabha elections

Kenya's William Ruto declared president after last-minute chaos

Candidates or others have seven days to file any challenge over the election results. The Supreme Court will have 14 days to rule

India at 75: Much of India's institutional arrangement is for show only

Even after 75 years, India remains politically feudal and colonial bureaucratically

Italian centre parties form alliance ahead of Sep general elections

Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and former minister Carlo Calenda have agreed to form a centrist alliance ahead of the September 25 general election

Your oral remarks in the 'freebie' case damaged our reputation: EC tells SC

Responding to a PIL filed by lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay in the Supreme Court, EC said that they support setting up an expert panel to discuss freebies, but it can not be a part of it

SC wants political parties to suggest how to regulate 'freebie culture'

Govt says freebies inevitably lead to economic disaster

Pakistan: Ruling PML-N apprehensive of early elections amid political chaos

Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) led ruling coalition now smells a rat amid political chaos in the country and is apprehensive of early elections

UK PM Election 2022: Voting, result date, top contenders, and other details

How does the UK elect its new prime minister? Check details here. Rishi Sunak, 42, an Indian-origin leader, has been leading the voting rounds so far

BJP CMs, Dy CMs to meet top central leaders, PM Modi likely to attend

Chief Ministers and Deputy CMs of BJP-ruled states will hold a meeting with senior party leaders to present their report on welfare schemes as party gears up for assembly polls and Lok Sabha election

Pak PM's son Hamza Sharif takes oath as Punjab CM after re-election

Hamza Shehbaz, the son of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on Saturday took oath as the chief minister of Punjab province, a day after he was re-elected to the post

Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss? Tories shouldn't write off 'Trussonomics' yet

According to a recent YouGov poll, 62% of them want Truss for leader, giving her a colossal 24-point advantage over Sunak

IOC threatens to suspend IOA if it fails to conduct elections amid concerns

Concerned at the state of affairs of the Indian Olympic Association, the International Olympic Committee has threatened to suspend the governing body if it fails to conduct its election within weeks

Explained: What is e-EPIC, who is eligible and how can you download it?

e-EPIC is an electronic version of the voter ID card which can be easily downloaded online. Here is a step-by-step guide on how you can download it and other details about it

Here's why most commonly used EVMs are not used for presidential polls

But the election of the President is held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote

Creating a bit of space for freedom

Governments have no incentive to secure the civil liberties of citizens

Japan's ruling party LDP wins majority in polls held after Abe's killing

Addressing a press conference, the Japanese PM said, 'Violence threatened the electoral process, the very foundation of our democracy'

Japan ruling party set for strong election showing after Abe killing

Abe's LDP seen gaining from sympathy vote; strong showing would strengthen PM Kishida's rule

Japan votes for key election in shadow of Shinzo Abe's assassination

Japanese went to the polls on Sunday in the shadow of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was gunned down while making a campaign speech for the governing party

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