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‘Presidential type of democracy not good for country’ Updated: Updated: TPCC working president Revanth Reddy urges PM to set aside the idea Share Article TPCC working president Revanth Reddy urges PM to set aside the idea The idea of “one-nation one-election” or simultaneous elections to Parliament (Lok Sabha) and State Legislative Assemblies would divide the nation, including giving rise to demands for division of the country, Congress MP from Malkajgiri and working president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) A. Revanth Reddy said here on Monday. Speaking to media person...

Budget 2021: In 90 points, read here, President’s Kovind’s full address to Parliament India Published: Friday, January 29, 2021, 13:22 [IST] New Delhi, Jan 29: This joint sitting of Parliament which is being held during the time of the Coronavirus pandemic has great significance. It is the beginning of a new year and a new decade. We will also be entering the 75th year of India's independence this year. All the Members of Parliament present here today embody the conviction held by every Indian that the toughest of challenges will deter neither us nor India. Budget session kickstarts: Ever...

(Photo by Sam Fong/The Edge) KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 12): The proclamation of state of emergency by the King earlier this morning does not entail a military coup and the civilian government will continue to function, according to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. In a nationally televised address this morning, Muhyiddin assured that there will be no curfew imposed under the emergency. He said the state of emergency is declared in order to empower the King to promulgate ordinances that may facilitate government affairs and overcome any regulations that make it difficult to deliver fast, effic...

Stepping off the poll wheel: Why simultaneous elections make sense SECTIONS Last Updated: Jan 10, 2021, 11:30 PM IST Share Synopsis Conducting elections simultaneously in India is not a new idea. The very first general elections to the Lok Sabha and the state legislative assemblies were conducted simultaneously in 1951-52. Recently, the Tamil Nadu government issued an order to deploy over 300,000 teachers in government and private schools for election duty for assembly polls in May 2021. Such poll work can typically go on for more than a month, counting the time for training, conducting the e...