Elections
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West Bengal polls: Azharuddin backs Congress’ Adhir Ranjan in Baharampur
Kolkata: Telangana Minister Mohammad Azharuddin on Saturday, April 18, campaigned for Congress nominee Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in the Baharampur assembly constituency in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district. Ahead of a roadshow in the…
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Modi is biggest feminist, best time to be a woman: Kangana
Live Updates Ended Oppn will weaken: Asaddudin Owaisi 16 Apr 2026 · 22:45 IST BJP MP Kangana Ranaut hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi India’s biggest feminist that no one has seen. “He…
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Country set to take historic step on women’s empowerment: PM Modi
New Delhi: As the Special Session of Parliament for amendments to Nari Shakti Vandam Adhiniyam is set to begin on Thursday, April 16, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it a “historic step”…
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Tamil Nadu CM burns copy of delimitation bill, terms it ‘black law’
Chennai/Namakkal: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday, April 16, burnt a copy of the delimitation Bill and dubbed it a “black law” and alleged it seeks to make the Tamil…
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Parliament special session on women’s quota bill amendments today
New Delhi: A three-day special sitting of the extended Budget session of Parliament is set to begin on Thursday, April 16, with discussions centred on proposed Constitutional amendments linked to the implementation…
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Southern states won’t lose representation in delimitation: Govt official
Hyderabad: All states are likely to see a 50 per cent increase in their representation in the Lok Sabha after the proposed delimitation exercise, amid concerns that population-based redistribution could affect the…
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EC to deploy 2,407 central force companies for first phase of Bengal polls on Apr 23
Kolkata: The Election Commission will deploy 2,407 companies of central armed police forces for the first phase of the West Bengal assembly polls on April 23, with the highest number of personnel…
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CEC Gyanesh Kumar is compromised, working for BJP, claims TMC leader
West Bengal: All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) National Spokesperson Saket Gokhale alleged that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar is “compromised” and openly working for the ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),…
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Tamil Nadu polls: TVK Vijay announces waiver of crop loans
Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu): TVK chief Vijay on Tuesday, April 14, assured waiver of crop loans for farmers and slammed the DMK government over the alleged closure of MSMEs in the state. Addressing…
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BJP unveils manifesto, says Tamil Nadu ‘fed up’ with DMK
Chennai: The people of Tamil Nadu are “fed up” with the DMK and want to get rid of “family rule”, former BJP national president and Union Minister J P Nadda said on…
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For Murshidabad’s migrant workers, it’s not roti, kapda, makaan – it’s about existence
Murshidabad: For years, elections for Minarul Sheikh were about the familiar litany of roads, jobs, ration and the hope that something might change. This time, standing outside his mud-walled house at Beldanga…
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Kolkata cardiologist offers discount for patients who chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’
Kolkata: A city-based cardiologist, who believes that a change in the political regime in West Bengal would help the state recover from its “current dip”, is offering a Rs 500 discount on…
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SC refuses to entertain plea against deletion of names from Bengal voter list
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, April 13, declined to entertain a plea by a group of 13 people seeking its intervention in the deletion of their names from the voter…
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Kerala polls: Congress leader urges EC to release constituency-wise data
Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader V D Satheesan has written to the Election Commission urging it to immediately publish detailed polling data related to Kerala Assembly elections held on April 9. In a…
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BJP ‘struck Rs 1,000-crore deal’ to unseat TMC: Bengal CM
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged the BJP has “struck a Rs 1,000-crore deal” to unseat the Trinamool Congress from power in the state. She made the claims…
