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Assam votes on April 9: BJP eyes hat-trick, Congress aims to wrest power
Guwahati: The high-stakes elections to the 126-member Assam assembly will be held on Thursday, April 9, with most seats slated to witness a direct contest between the BJP-led NDA and the opposition…
- India
Pakistan-brokered US-Iran ceasefire a severe setback for Modi: Congress
New Delhi: Taking a swipe at the government, the Congress on Wednesday, April 8, said the role played by Pakistan in bringing about the ceasefire between the US and Iran is a…
- Kerala
Keralam BJP leader booed after ‘Pakistan’ jibe during political debate
Kerala/Keralam: The poll campaign concluded for the 2026 Keralam Assembly Elections, but a purported video of a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from Kozhikode yelling Islamophobic statements during a panel discussion…
- India
Assam Assembly poll campaign ends amid accusations and promises
Guwahati: The campaign, fraught with accusations and promises galore, for the elections to the 126-member Assam Assembly ended at 5 pm on Tuesday, April 7. The polls will be held on April…
- Bangalore
HC directs to re-verify rejected postal ballots in Sringeri Assembly constituency
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has directed to re-verify the 279 rejected postal ballots polled in Sringeri Assembly constituency during the 2023 election. The court has also said that the Returning Officer…
- India
Parliament rejects Oppn bid to remove chief poll commissioner, gives no reason
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan on Monday, April 6, rejected the impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, with no reasons cited for…
- Hyderabad
War of words: Telangana CM disputes Pinarayi Vijayan’s claims on Keralam growth
Hyderabad: Responding to Keralam Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s scathing remarks on Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s election campaign in support of the United Democratic Front (UDF) last week, the latter stated…
- India
Babri politics makes Murshidabad Bengal’s most volatile poll battleground
Beldanga: Three adjoining assembly seats in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district have turned into the most volatile theatre of the 2026 poll battle, with the proposed Babri Masjid-style mosque at Rejinagar reshaping loyalties,…
- India
AIADMK chief Palaniswami, leaders file nominations on last day for Apr 23 polls
Chennai: AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami, BJP leaders L Murugan, Tamilisai Soundararajan, Vanathi Srinivasan and DMDK leader Premalatha Vijayakanth were among the prominent leaders who filed their nomination papers on Monday, April…
- Politics
BJP’s 47th foundation day: Nabin calls to fulfil ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’
New Delhi: BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Monday, April 6, called upon party workers and leaders to connect people across the country with complete dedication and commitment and fulfil Prime Minister…
- India
New Rajya Sabha members take oath
New Delhi: NCP-SCP leader Sharad Pawar and Union Minister Ramdas Athawale were among 19 new Rajya Sabha members who took oath here on Monday, April 6. The oath was taken in the…
- India
‘Attempt to divert attention’: BJP on Pak Minister Khwaja Asif’s remark
New Delhi: A day after Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif warning of a retaliatory strike on Kolkata in the event of any “future misadventure” by India has triggered strong reactions across India’s…
- Telangana
No question of going back to BRS: Eatala Rajender shuts down rumours
Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Eatala Rajender on Sunday, April 5, shut down rumours of returning to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), asserting that “changing parties is not as easy as…
- India
Bengal polls: Owaisi all guns against CM Mamata on Muslim representation
Patna: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday criticised West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for “unsatisfactory” representation of Muslims in the government sector in the state, and questioned their socio-economic conditions during the…
- India
Assam CM’s wife holds three passports, has properties in Dubai: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday, April 5, alleged that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife possesses passports of three countries and that he concealed information about her properties, but the…