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thehindu.com | 2 hrs. 44 min. ago

Gajuwaka residents in Vizag seek basic civic amenities amid development push

Ahead of local body elections, people from various localities in the zone raise issues like poor roads, water-logging during rains and pollution

thehindu.com | 2 hrs. 44 min. ago

Poll fever grips Vizag: parties finalising nominees; officials get a briefing on tasks

Suspense continues as major political parties are still in discussions over finalisation of Mayor and Corporator nominees; Collector and District Election Officer M. Abhisikth Kishore holds review meet and directs officials of all departments to work in close coordination and strictly follow the State Election Commission’s rules and guidelines

nytimes.com | 2 hrs. 51 min. ago

New Round of ‘No Kings’ Rallies Focuses on Getting Out the Vote

With midterm elections approaching, organizers of the demonstrations known for their anti-Trump sentiment are urging people to vote early.

thehindu.com | 4 hrs. 39 min. ago

No consensus yet on seat-sharing between NDA partners in local body elections

Negotiations hit a roadblock over Mayor posts with parties remaining firm on their respective positions on the number of seats and posts to be contested; decision likely in two days

thehindu.com | 4 hrs. 39 min. ago

Nellore SP identifies sensitive villages ahead of local body polls

Ajitha Vejendla directs police to strengthen security, monitor trouble-makers and prevent a recurrence of election-related clashes

thehindu.com | 4 hrs. 39 min. ago

SP reviews security in Tadipatri ahead of local body elections

P. Jagadeesh inspects the proposed EVM distribution ceentre, counting centres and the nomination centre, and visits hyper-sensitive areas of the town

nypost.com | 5 hrs. 10 min. ago

Democratic governors’ group pours $4.3 million to boost Hochul in re-election bid, releases new anti-Blakeman ads

A Democratic Governors Association-backed Super PAC is pouring more than $4 million into boosting Gov. Kathy Hochul’s re-election bid as she desperately tries to fend off GEO challenger Bruce Blakeman.

thehindu.com | 5 hrs. 26 min. ago

Supreme Court to hear Rahul Gandhi, Oppn. leaders’ plea against CEC Gyanesh Kumar and SIR on Oct. 15

Opposition petition seeks disclosure of Election Commissioners’s objections on SIR

thehindu.com | 5 hrs. 26 min. ago

People’s vote and voice cannot be taken away easily: Prabir Purkayastha

BJP is trying to come to power in Kerala using the Election Commission of India and the ED, says Manish Sisodia of AAP at a seminar on 'Political persecution by Central agencies’ organised by the AKG Centre for Research and Studies.

thehindu.com | 5 hrs. 26 min. ago

Why is Spain facing a housing crisis?

Explained | How are tourism and investment funds worsening the crisis? Why is Spain struggling to provide affordable housing? How has the housing crisis affected Sánchez’s government? What measures has the government proposed to tackle the crisis? What is at stake in Spain’s snap election?

thehindu.com | 5 hrs. 51 min. ago

Over 50 members of Makkal Adhikaram arrested for rail roko in Chennai

The protesters demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the SIR of electoral rolls

thehill.com | 5 hrs. 58 min. ago

Trump: California officials will 'go to jail' if state ignores DOJ voter roll suit

President Trump reupped the Justice Department's (DOJ) warning that California officials could face criminal charges if they include the mail-in ballots of the over 200,000 people the federal government identified as potential non-U.S. citizens in their midterm election count. “They will all go to jail for a long period of time!!!” Trump wrote in a...

thehindu.com | 6 hrs. 15 min. ago

Israeli PM Netanyahu says he is not seeking to attack Iran again before Israel election

It is not ⁠convenient for us, it’s no good, he said in an interview on Israel’s Army Radio

kyivpost.com | 6 hrs. 44 min. ago

Putin’s Nightmare: The Coming Congressional Realignment

In less than 3 weeks, US congressional elections may bring about a seismic political shift. Current polling suggests Democrats have a 7-8-point national advantage, and Trump’s approval rating has fallen to 35%. If Democrats were to regain control of one or both chambers of Congress, what would that mean for Ukraine, NATO, and peace in Europe?

smh.com.au | 7 hrs. 6 min. ago

Israel is having its most important elections in history. How do they work?

It will be a crucial moment in world history, one that will have reverberations around the world. Here’s our guide to what you need to know ahead of the polls.

foxnews.com | 7 hrs. 13 min. ago

Netanyahu praises Trump's 'wicked sense of humor,' defends ironclad alliance ahead of historic Israel vote

Benjamin Netanyahu praised Donald Trump's "wicked sense of humor" and warmth in a rare look at their bond ahead of Israel's Oct. 27 election.

thehindu.com | 7 hrs. 29 min. ago

Insta reels a hit as campaigning for college union polls concludes in Calicut varsity

The elections are scheduled for October 15

thehindu.com | 8 hrs. ago

After AMU, Jamia students launch hunger strike over union elections

nytimes.com | 9 hrs. 11 min. ago

[$] Indian Gen Z Protest Leader Is Released on Bail After Arrest

Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, was detained on his way to a protest called to demand the resignation of India’s top election official.

abcnews.com | 9 hrs. 16 min. ago

Pro-Western opposition wins big in Czech Senate election, dealing a blow to populist PM Babiš

Pro-Western opposition parties have won big in the Czech Republic's vote for one-third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's ruling coalition

thehindu.com | 9 hrs. 29 min. ago

Channareddy Patil Tunnur campaigns for Congress candidate Sharanappa Mattur in MLC elections

thehindu.com | 9 hrs. 31 min. ago

SC refuses to entertain plea for CBI probe into sale of tickets by UP-based political parties

The Supreme Court asked the petitioner to approach the Election Commission instead, after the Allahabad High Court had earlier declined to entertain the same plea

theguardian.com | 10 hrs. 13 min. ago

Elon Musk agrees to settle lawsuits over 2024 election lottery

Trump-boosting billionaire was sued over promise to give away $1m per day to random signatories of petitionElon Musk and his ⁠America Pac political action committee said recently that they agreed to settle two ⁠proposed class ⁠actions ​alleging the billionaire entrepreneur defrauded residents in closely contested states before the ⁠2024 US election by promising voters a lottery-style daily $1m giveaway.The plaintiffs, Musk and America Pac ​told the ‌judge overseeing the two ‌related lawsuits in federal court in Austin, Texas, ‌on Thursday that they have reached settlements subject to court approval.

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livemint.com | 10 hrs. 16 min. ago

Bengaluru’s ‘fat dog election’: 64 canine contenders, two finalists and an internet-fuelled showdown

Bengaluru has joined the viral fat dog craze with Fat Dogs of BLR, a community-driven contest that has narrowed 64 canine contenders to two finalists. The quirky competition is turning online votes into a community event.

abcnews.com | 10 hrs. 30 min. ago

House Speaker Mike Johnson draws on faith as he fights to hold the Republican majority

Speaker Mike Johnson says he believes Republicans will hold on to their House majority on Election Day and defy a surge of Democratic momentum in the final stretch of the midterm campaign

thehindu.com | 11 hrs. 19 min. ago

YSRCP’s Rajampet MP Midhun Reddy booked for Punganur violence

Police register three cases in connection with the clashes during the filing of nominations for the local body elections, identify 70 persons involved in the incident; special teams formed to nab the accused

thebulwark.com | 11 hrs. 22 min. ago

Trump’s Election Interference Is Underway

While many of his attempts to compromise the midterms have failed, stay vigilant. Subversion doesn’t always look like insurrection.

theguardian.com | 11 hrs. 54 min. ago

Insults, odd obsessions and rambling thoughts: a week in Trump rallies

President has hit red states to drum up Republican support – and his increasingly strange performances are on full display Montana, Tennessee, Alaska. In the run-up to an election, a Republican president typically wouldn’t be campaigning in these traditionally red states.These aren’t normal times, however, and Donald Trump, an unpopular president leading an unpopular party, has held rallies in those states in the last week, seeking to drum up support.

But a series of eccentric performances from the president means his behavior has been the focus, rather than any of the candidates he is backing. Continue reading...

thehindu.com | 12 hrs. 23 min. ago

Changing the guard, confronting the democratic crisis

The crisis extends beyond one Election Commissioner to democracy’s weakened institutional safeguards

thehindu.com | 12 hrs. 23 min. ago

BJD slams State government for Hockey India’s notice to downgrade Odisha’s status

Hockey India objects to non-election of district units; bureaucrats at the helm of district associations

npr.org | 12 hrs. 59 min. ago

Perspective: Midterm money madness

Campaign ad spending has topped $10 billion this election cycle, as voters struggle to afford groceries and gas.

ft.com | 13 hrs. 4 min. ago

[$] Lula turns to selfie videos in election fightback

Leftwing leader was beaten by hard-right Flávio Bolsonaro in first round of voting

thehindu.com | 13 hrs. 27 min. ago

Youth activists of Congress, CPI(M) clash in Adoor; ex-MLA Mamkootathil booked

Police say three cases registered against activists of the Kerala Students Union, Youth Congress, Students Federation of India, and Democratic Youth Federation of India. Tension began following college union elections at the College of Engineering, Adoor

kyivpost.com | 13 hrs. 33 min. ago

Midterms 2026: What Comes Next for the US and Europe?

European and international media are analyzing the global stakes of the upcoming Nov. 3 US midterm elections, projecting that potential congressional shifts could tighten oversight on executive foreign policy, influence military assistance to Ukraine, and redefine Washington’s security posture across Europe.

thehindu.com | 13 hrs. 56 min. ago

Work for NDA victory in local body elections for the good of tribes, exhorts Pawan Kalyan

The Jana Sena Party president and Deputy Chief Minister asks the tribal cadre to strengthen the alliance’s hands for the future of villages

nytimes.com | 14 hrs. 11 min. ago

[$] Trump Revives 2020 Election Conspiracies, With Help From the Federal Government

Voting rights advocates fear the Trump administration may use the federal government to cast doubt on the election, discourage participation or try to delegitimize results.

thehindu.com | 14 hrs. 28 min. ago

Allow citizens enrolled up to July 15 to vote in local body polls, urges YSRCP

The ECI’s decision to consider the rolls as of February 5 will deprive those enrolled thereafter the opportunity to exercise their franchise, the party argues in letter to the State Election Commissioner

thehindu.com | 15 hrs. 25 min. ago

Mahmoud Abbas postpones Palestinian legislative elections another year

Abbas has served as president since 2005 and delayed several presidential and legislative elections throughout his tenure.

thehindu.com | 15 hrs. 52 min. ago

U.S. lawmakers urge Rubio to question India over handling of CJP protests

In their letter,the lawmakers cited the CJP protests against then Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and the ongoing demonstrations seeking the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar as examples of alleged use of excessive forces against protesters

thehindu.com | 15 hrs. 54 min. ago

BJP discrediting opposition for raising questions over Election Commission: Ashok Gehlot

Ashok Gehlot alleged that instead of answering questions raised by the opposition over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Nitin Nabin was acting as a lawyer of the Election Commission.