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- India
EC officials threatening Bengal govt officers: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday launched a blistering attack on the Election Commission, alleging that its officials were “threatening” officers of her government and “acting under political influence”…
- India
SIR in Bengal may lead to deletion of 1.2 crore ‘illegal voters’: Union minister
Bongaon: Union minister and BJP MP Shantanu Thakur on Thursday claimed that around 1.2 crore “illegal voters” could be removed from West Bengal’s electoral rolls through the EC’s special intensive revision (SIR),…
- India
SC issues notices to X, Assam BJP over viral Islamophobic video
The Supreme Court has issued notices to micro-blogging platform ‘X’ and Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Assam Unit over a plea seeking the removal of a controversial AI-generated video posted by the latter.The…
- India
Karur stampede: Vijay’s TVK moves SC challenging HC order to set up SIT
New Delhi: Tamil actor Vijay’s political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court order constituting a SIT to probe the Karur stampede that killed 41…
- Bangalore
Shoe attack on CJI: Bengaluru BJP leader and ex top cop lauds ‘courage’ of attacker
Former Bengaluru police commissioner and BJP leader Bhaskar Rao has triggered a political storm by publicly backing suspended lawyer Rakesh Kishore, who attempted to attack Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai…
- Hyderabad
Jubilee Hills By-election: EVMs to get colour photos of candidates
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) C Sudharshan Reddy on Tuesday said Election Commission’s new measures, including affixing colour photographs of candidates on EVMs, would be in place for the November 11…
- Hyderabad
Residents protest against allotment of land for graveyard in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The allotment of 7,500 square yards of land for a Muslim graveyard in Erragadda has turned into a major election controversy just before the Jubilee Hills by-election. On Tuesday, October 7,…
- India
Congress accuses EC of alliance with BJP after Bihar poll dates
New Delhi: As the Election Commission announced the dates for the Bihar Assembly polls, the Congress on Monday alleged the poll body was in an “alliance” with the BJP and asserted that…
- India
Hold Bihar elections soon after Chhat in minimal phases: Parties to ECI
New Delhi/Patna: Political parties in Bihar told the Election Commission on Saturday to hold assembly elections “immediately after” the Chhat festival to ensure increased voter participation and in as few phases as…
- India
Congress alleges deleted votes in Bihar exceed victory margins of last polls
New Delhi: Alleging several irregularities in the final voters list in Bihar, the Congress on Saturday claimed that the number of voter names deleted exceeds the victory margin of the last assembly…
- Andhra Pradesh
Indigenous manufacturing, consumption must rise massively: Andhra CM
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said that indigenous manufacturing and consumption of products must increase massively. Addressing a meeting on Khadi products organised by Andhra Pradesh BJP…
- Hyderabad
SIR allows BJP to ‘harass’ voters: Asaduddin Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) carried out by the Election Commission in Bihar will provide an opportunity to BJP to “harass” voters. He…
- India
Ex-BJP MP Pragya Thakur faces flak over hate speech in Bhopal
Former BJP MP and Hindutva activist Pragya Singh Thakur, known for making provocative statements, has once again stirred controversy with remarks calling for “cutting enemies in half” and urging Hindu women to…
- Hyderabad
Telangana min urges all parties to support 42 pc BC reservations in HC
Hyderabad: Backward Classes (BC) Welfare minister Ponnam Prabhakar has appealed to all political parties to have their counsels file their affidavits before the Telangana High Court bench headed by the chief justice…
- India
BJP ruined healthcare system in UP, people losing faith in govt hospitals: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday accused the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh of destroying the state’s healthcare system, alleging that even the major government hospitals are unable to provide…