The research published in the US talks about how Twitter was used by Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi during the 74-day campaigning in 2019 Lok Sabha elections. A quantitative as well as qualitative analysis of their tweets was presented.
Banerjee also said that everyone should work together to improve the economy, and 'the prime minister should talk to Opposition parties if need be.'
The actor-turned-politician had appointed his personal assistant last year to ensure "smooth flow of work" during his absence but that too had led to a controversy.
The BJP is losing grip over some of the key states. The party's strength that helped it ride a massive victory at the Centre in May this year has been put to test.
Kathir Anand had polled about 4.85 lakh votes as against AIADMK's candidate A.C. Shanmugam who had polled about 4.77 lakh votes.
The petition was filed by former BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav, who was declared Samajwadi Party candidate from Varanasi, but failed to contest the election as his nomination papers were rejected by the returning officer.
According to the report, the poll expenditure of Deol was found to be Rs 78,51,592, that is, Rs 8.51 lakh more than the statutory limit of Rs 70 lakh sanctioned for parliamentary elections.
Amarinder Singh says Rahul Gandhi's decision to quit was 'unfortunate' but the Congress party should look for a new leader to 'galvanize' it.
Jaya Prada alleged in the petition that at the time of his election, Azam Khan held the post of the Chancellor of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, which was an office of profit.
The group also charged the ECI with allegations of blithely ignoring hate speeches and communally loaded statements by candidates, primarily of the BJP," just by saying that it "had no power to take actions.
In a letter issued on the letterhead of the Gurdaspur MP, Sunny Deol appointed Gurpreet Singh Palheri as his 'representative' to 'attend meetings and follow important matters'.
A common letter of resignation was being circulated on social media with the names and signatures of certain Congressmen, including those of Haryana Mahila Congress chief Sumitra Chauhan and AICC secretaries Rajesh Dharmani and Virender Rathore.
Earlier, PM Modi tore into the Congress and its leaders, saying the party had never given any credit to former prime minister Narasimha Rao for his accomplishments as the leader of the country.
Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa had reportedly dissented on a series of clean chits given by the commission to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah on their speeches.
Underneath is written whoever brings back Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav will be given a reward of Rs 5,100 and a footnote added he has been missing since the Lok Sabha polls results were declared.
Addressing a press conference, BJP's general secretary Bhupender Yadav shared the details of Amit Shah's speech in the meeting.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar took a potshot at BJP's newly elected MP and Malegaon blast accused Pragya Singh saying it does not behove a democracy to send such people to the parliament
The West Bengal governor Keshari Nath Tripathi met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to apprise them of the prevailing situation in the state, where post-poll violence has claimed nearly a dozen lives so far.
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.