Shahana Goswami's Santosh has been shortlisted for the best foreign film Oscars.

The bill which seeks to put in place a mechanism to hold simultaneous elections in the country has a provision for situations when election to an assembly cannot be held with those of Parliament.

What India needs more than one simultaneous election is better governance both at the central and state level. Yes, we need reforms, but our priority should be to make elections less expensive, make it more democratic, do away with freebies which are actually bribes before elections, allow only those who are educated to contest, and bring in a bill to make it impossible for criminals to contest, advocates Ramesh Menon.

The Union Cabinet has approved bills to implement 'One Nation, One Election,' aiming to hold simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha, state assemblies, and local bodies. The government plans to introduce the draft legislations in Parliament during the ongoing Winter session, with potential consultations involving state legislative assemblies. The move seeks to amend various articles in the Constitution and align the terms of Union Territory legislative assemblies with other legislative assemblies a