Egypt will hold its presidential elections in December instead of the spring of 2024, as economic concerns have shortened the timeline. The Electoral Commission announced that voting will ta… Read More
Voters in Eswatini, Africa's last absolute monarchy, have begun casting their ballots in legislative elections. The 500,000 registered voters will select 59 members of the lower house of par… Read More
Captain Ibrahim Traore, who took power in a coup in Burkina Faso, announced plans to make changes to the constitution but stated that elections are not a priority compared to security. The a… Read More
A 55-year-old police head constable in Andhra Pradesh allegedly shot and killed his wife and two daughters before taking his own life. The incident was discovered on Thursday morning, and a… Read More
Liberia’s presidential election on Tuesday sees 19 candidates vying to replace President George Weah, who is seeking a second term. If it goes to a second round of voting, three stand… Read More
The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for assembly elections in five states - Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana, and Mizoram. The polling will take pla… Read More
Poland's upcoming election on October 15 will have significant implications for its relationship with the European Union (EU) and Ukraine. The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, seeking a t… Read More
A police constable in Uttar Pradesh, India has been suspended for a social media post in support of Palestine. The constable, Suhail Ansari, had posted a message seeking donations for Palest… Read More
As Taiwan's presidential elections approach, the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) Lai Ching-te, the incumbent vice president, faces no significant challenge from the opposition. Efforts… Read More
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that fake news and misinformation pose a threat to elections in the country.
The national commissioner and member of the Infor… Read More
Hong Kong police have arrested former pro-democracy member Derek Chu on suspicion of breaching the city's mandatory pension law. Chu, who resigned in 2021 before being forced to take an oath… Read More
Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, a popular cleric, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is planning to get eight years in office and has sworn that they will fail.
Although… Read More
A 44-year-old Naga sadhu, identified as Ram Sahare Das, was allegedly strangled inside Ayodhya’s Hanumangarhi Temple. The incident occurred on October 18, and the police suspect a man… Read More
The Cambodian government has rejected an application by a group of students and intellectuals to form a new political party for the second time. The Ministry of the Interior provided no clea… Read More
Prof. Attahiru Jega, former chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has called for amendments to the Electoral Act of 2022. While acknowledging that Nig… Read More
A video of a woman being dragged by female police officers in Jharkhand over suspicions of mobile theft has gone viral. Three cops have been suspended in connection with the incident, and an… Read More
Opposition candidates in Madagascar have held a rally in the capital denouncing the "illegitimate electoral process" ahead of the presidential elections. The "Collective of Eleven" oppositio… Read More
A summit was held in Mexico with Latin American leaders to discuss the issue of illegal migration to the United States. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador emphasized the need to work toge… Read More
The U.N. representative to Haiti has warned that the security situation in the country has deteriorated further, with major crimes reaching record highs. A report by the U.N. Secretary Gener… Read More
Bolivia's attorney general's office is seeking a 30-year prison sentence for former president Jeanine Anez. She is being tried for genocide over deaths that occurred during protests followin… Read More
The Democratic Republic of Congo's electoral commission has released a provisional list of 24 candidates who have registered for the presidential elections on December 20. The candidates sti… Read More
The high-level committee headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind, which is examining the issue of simultaneous elections in India, has been renamed the High-Level Committee on One Nation… Read More
Hong Kong leader John Lee has pledged to eradicate dissent in the city with new laws, stating that the "root causes of chaos haven't yet been eliminated". Lee plans to introduce new national… Read More
Opponent Ousmane Sonko, who has been on a hunger strike for eight days, is in a "very weak" state and is currently in an intensive care unit in Dakar. His lawyer reported that Sonko fell int… Read More
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted searches at 11 locations in Rajasthan, including the premises of state Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra and a Congress candidate from Mahua… Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Chitrakoot in Madhya Pradesh on Friday to attend functions at the Shri Sadguru Seva Sangh Trust. He will pray at Raghubir Mandir, visit the Shri Ram S… Read More
A study by Northwestern University has found that more than 11% of the world's billionaires have run for election or become politicians, with a "strong track record" of winning elections. Th… Read More
A 17-year-old boy, who was detained in connection with a child sex abuse case, was found hanging in a bathroom at a government observation home in Bihar's Aurangabad. The boy, a native of Bu… Read More
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has called for the scrapping of the NOTA (none of the above) option on electronic voting machines. Baghel stated that sometimes NOTA receives more… Read More
At least eight people have been killed and over 30 injured in a train collision in Andhra Pradesh, India. The incident occurred between two trains, the Visakhapatnam-Palasa Passenger train a… Read More
A 40-year-old woman and her two daughters were killed after being hit by the Vande Bharat Express at a manned level crossing in Meerut. The accident occurred when the gates of the crossing w… Read More
Mukesh Kumar Singh, a migrant laborer from Uttar Pradesh, was killed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district. He had left five months ago with a promise to return on Karva Chau… Read More
A man in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for attacking a 16-year-old girl with a knife after she resisted his molestation attempts. The incident occurred on Ju… Read More
A court in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh has sentenced a 50-year-old man named Rajesh Jatav to 26 years of rigorous imprisonment for abducting and raping a three-year-old girl in 2021. The court al… Read More
The RSS-affiliated ABVP has criticized Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai for his comments on the alleged molestation incident at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), calling it an attempt to… Read More
Three members of a family, including a minor, were killed in a road accident in Rajasthan. Chadraprakesh Kirad, his wife Dhapu Bai, and their grandson Deepanshu were returning home after vis… Read More
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against 17 individuals in connection with the Hijb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) case. The NIA found that the members of HuT were secretly… Read More
Ahead of the Chhattisgarh elections, the Indian Air Force has deployed MI-17 helicopters to transport polling officials into Naxal zones. The move aims to enable voting in nearly 125 village… Read More
Connecticut voters will elect mayors in Tuesday's off-year general election, including in Bridgeport where a redo of the Democratic primary has been ordered. Incumbent Mayor Joe Ganim won th… Read More
The Appeal Court has declared the Labour Party candidate, Thaddeus Atta, as the duly elected House of Representatives member representing Eti Osa Federal Constituency in Lagos State.
Prior t… Read More
Yusef Salaam, a member of the exonerated "Central Park Five," is expected to win a seat on the New York City Council. Salaam, who was wrongfully imprisoned as a teenager in the infamous rape… Read More
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out searches at eight locations in Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh in a heroin seizure case. The searches targeted individuals involved… Read More
Passengers on the Tamil Nadu Sampark Kranti Express were forced to travel 600 km with a dead body after a man died on the train. The body was not removed despite multiple alerts to the railw… Read More
Authorities in Uttar Pradesh have removed two doctors from a primary health centre after a video went viral showing a man transporting his sister's body on a motorcycle. The 20-year-old woma… Read More
Two men were killed in a road accident on the Budaun-Delhi Highway in Uttar Pradesh, India. The victims, Nanhe and Maniram, were riding a motorcycle when they were hit from behind by an unkn… Read More
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that the leader of an unrecognised political party has no right to government accommodation. The court dismissed a writ petition by Brijesh Gupta, pre… Read More
Ayodhya, the temple town in Uttar Pradesh, is preparing for a grand Deepotsav ceremony on the eve of Diwali, with the aim of setting a new Guinness World Record by lighting 24 lakh earthen l… Read More
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath announced that the Deepotsav in Ayodhya set a new world record by lighting over 22 lakh diyas (earthen lamps). The event, held in Ayodhya, the bi… Read More
Opposition demonstrators in Madagascar clashed with police just days before the presidential elections. The protestors, numbering in the hundreds, claimed that the electoral process was bias… Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with security personnel in Lepcha, Himachal Pradesh, and expressed his admiration for their courage. He described a place where security forces… Read More
Four members of a family from Madhya Pradesh were killed in a road accident in Rajasthan's Bundi district. The incident occurred when their car collided with a truck on National Highway 52… Read More
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, the trust that manages the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Andhra Pradesh, is offering newly-married couples the opportunity to receive special blessings from… Read More
Liberian voters have until November 14 to cast their ballots in the presidential run-off elections. Incumbent president George Weah is leading in votes against his rival Joseph Boakai. Voter… Read More
Chhath Puja is a four-day festival dedicated to the Sun God and is celebrated in Bihar, Jharkhand, and eastern Uttar Pradesh. The festival involves fasting from sunrise to sunset and has var… Read More
Venkata Kotaiah, a harmonium master from Andhra Pradesh, has kept the theatre alive in modern times with his melodious voice and singing skills. He has performed over 400 poetries and has tr… Read More
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that failure to report crimes under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) is a bailable offence. The court stated that sin… Read More
Chhath Puja is a Hindu festival dedicated to the sun god Surya Dev and is celebrated in states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and Jharkhand. It spans four days and occurs twice a ye… Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be present in Kolkata on Christmas Eve to recite the Bhagavad Gita with over 120,000 people at the Brigade Parade Ground. The event, organized by the 'Lokho… Read More
Observers from the EU and ECOWAS have praised Liberia for the peaceful conduct of its second round of presidential elections. Opposition candidate Joseph Boakai is currently leading with 50… Read More
The Uttar Pradesh government is considering a statewide ban on halal-certified products after several organizations were booked for providing forged certificates to retailers. Lucknow police… Read More