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Opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela after months in exile, as doubts over democracy deepen, reports AP.
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AP Local Body Elections Hit by Fake Nomination Controversy
October 25, 2026
Amaravati, Oct 25 : Andhra Pradesh’s local body elections have sparked a major political controversy, with the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) accusing the ruling TDP-led coalition of preventing opposition candidates
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After SC Order, Andhra SEC Faces a High-Stakes Test of Neutrality
By Gopavajhala Diwakar The Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission (SEC) is facing a major test of neutrality and transparency following the Supreme Court’s intervention in the ongoing urban local body election process. The controversy arose after the opposition YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) alleged attacks, intimidation and obstruction of its candidates during the nomination process. The Supreme Court’s directions have placed
International News
Brazil votes in tense Lula vs Bolsonaro runoff with US influence over Latin America at stake
October 26, 2026
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 26 (AP) Brazilians were voting in Sunday’s polarising presidential runoff between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula
Serbia holds a parliamentary election as strongman Vucic faces protesting students
October 26, 2026
Belgrade, Oct 25 (AP) High turnout and gathering tensions marked a highly contested parliamentary election on Sunday in Serbia that
Presidential race in Bulgaria heads to runoff due to record low turnout
October 26, 2026
Sofia, Oct 26 (AP) The presidential election in Bulgaria on Sunday ended inconclusively, with the next head of state to
Presidential race in Bulgaria heads to runoff due to record low turnout
October 26, 2026
Sofia, Oct 25 (AP) The presidential election in Bulgaria on Sunday has ended inconclusively, with the next head of state
National News
Kharge’s ‘Modi ka baap bhi jayega’ remark creates furore; BJP says language associated with ‘thugs’
October 25, 2026
Patna, Oct 25 Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday sparked a controversy with his remarks “Modi ka baap bhi jayega”,
BJP will get full majority in Chhattisgarh assembly elections: Smriti
October 25, 2026
Raipur, Oct 25 BJP national general secretary and Chhattisgarh in-charge Smriti Irani on Sunday called for strengthening the party organisation
Comedian Masoom Rajwani held over candlelight vigil for Sahil Wakode in Mumbai, several in preventive custody
October 25, 2026
Mumbai, Oct 25 Stand-up comedian Masoom Rajwani and several others were detained by Mumbai Police on Sunday for participating in
Bihar: BJP worker files police complaint over Kharge’s ‘baap’ remark for Modi
October 25, 2026
Patna, Oct 25 A BJP worker in Bihar on Sunday filed a police complaint against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over
Regional News
UP: Over 5.59 lakh apply for voter registration during two-day drive
October 25, 2026
Punjab minister Khudian announces 50 pc subsidy on wheat seeds
October 25, 2026
Jharkhand: Newly married couple die by self-immolation
October 25, 2026
Odia poet Ashutosh Parida conferred 47th Sarala Puraskar
October 25, 2026
Arunachal Guv stresses communication, discipline for youth leaders
October 25, 2026
Jharkhand man held for killing wife, burying body inside house
October 25, 2026
Senco Gold to acquire 68pc stake in August Jewellery for Rs 68 crore
October 25, 2026
MP: Seven buses gutted in fire at Bhopal bus terminal; no injuries
October 25, 2026
Business News
India, Rotterdam port authorities engaged to digitalise cargo processes: Piyush Goyal
October 25, 2026
Rotterdam, Oct 25 Indian and Rotterdam port authorities are working to digitalise processes in India to speed up cargo evacuation
Sonowal to pitch India’s shipbuilding opportunity to Korean industry
October 25, 2026
New Delhi, Oct 25 Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday began his four-day visit to
PM Modi inaugurates RBI’s Data Centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute
October 25, 2026
Bhubaneswar, Oct 25 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said a secure banking system needs secure digital infrastructure supported by
Nepal exports electricity worth USD 39 million to India a month after flash floods
October 25, 2026
Kathmandu, Oct 25 Nepal exported electricity worth over USD 39 million to India between mid-September and mid-October, according to an
