Manoranjan Bharati

1 week ago | sports.ndtv.com | Manoranjan Bharati

As a tribute to Operation Sindoor - the military operation carried out in response to the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, that claimed the lives of 26 civilians - the IPL 2025 Governing Council and the BCCI had invited all three service chiefs of the Indian Armed Forces to attend the IPL final on June 3 in Ahmedabad. However, NDTV has learned that all three service chiefs would not be present there for the game.

1 week ago | ndtv.com | Manoranjan Bharati

Congress's Gaurav Gogoi, the deputy leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, who is facing BJP allegations about aiding Pakistan, today said the allegations are just BJP propaganda ahead of the assembly  election in Assam.  "Propaganda is the bread and butter of the BJP. They always indulge in character assassination... We are used to this. We expect this from the BJP," Mr Gogoi told NDTV in an exclusive interview.

Jun 13, 2024 | ndtv.com | Manoranjan Bharati |Rohit Paul

New Delhi: Speculation over Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's electoral debut had reached a crescendo ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, only to be completely deflated when she decided against contesting. The buzz has started gathering steam again, however, with sources telling NDTV on Thursday that the Congress leader may be a candidate for the bypoll from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency if Rahul Gandhi vacates the seat.

Mar 29, 2024 | ndtv.com | Mukhtar Ansari |Manoranjan Bharati |Rohit Paul

New Delhi: After some consternation over the Rashtriya Janata Dal unilaterally announcing the names of candidates for the four constituencies going to polls in the first phase, the opposition Mahagathbandhan, or Grand Alliance, in Bihar has finalised seat-sharing for the Lok Sabha elections. One constituency will still, however, witness a friendly fight between Lalu Yadav's RJD and the Congress, who are also allies in the INDIA alliance.

Sep 21, 2023 | ndtv.com | Manoranjan Bharati

New Delhi: The Women's Reservation Bill, once implemented, will redraw the electoral map of India. The census and delimitation exercise that will precede the implementation of reservation, is expected to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats from 543 to a whopping 753. The biggest jump, as expected, will be in Uttar Pradesh, which already sends the largest number of MPs to Parliament.