Assembly elections
- India
Elections winding down, oil at USD 120: Is India going to increase fuel prices?
Hyderabad: The government has said it clearly and more than once that there is no plan to raise petrol or diesel prices. But with Assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala…
- India
Kolkata Port voter drop raises uncertainty for TMC stronghold
Kolkata: A sharp decline in the number of voters following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has injected an element of uncertainty into the Kolkata Port Assembly constituency, considered a…
- India
EC vows free, fair polls in West Bengal: CEC Kumar
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday, April 20, asserted that the Election Commission will leave no stone unturned in holding free, fair and transparent polls in West Bengal where…
- India
HM Shah to lead BJP roadshows in Tamil Nadu today
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to lead a series of high-profile roadshows across Tamil Nadu on Sunday, April 19, spearheading the BJP’s campaign in the crucial final phase…
- Elections
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…
- Chennai
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…
- Hate Crime
Kerala BJP leaders face backlash for Islamophobic campaigns
Kochi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates contesting the Guruvayur and Aluva constituencies faced backlash after their targeted campaigns urging voters to elect a “Hindu MLA” instead of Muslims in the upcoming Kerala…
- India
Nearly 91 lakh names deleted from Bengal electoral rolls after SIR exercise
Kolkata: Nearly 91 lakh voters have been deleted from the electoral rolls in West Bengal following the Special Intensive Revision exercise in the state, according to data released by the Election Commission.…
- 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
BJP celebrates 47th foundation day with hopes to clinch power in Telangana
Hyderabad: Former Haryana Governor and Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya on Monday, April 6, said that nobody believed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would one day form the government at the Centre,…
- 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…
- Featured News
West Asia war overshadows state election campaigning in India
Anxiety is writ large on the faces of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bigwigs as the dragging on of the war in West Asia and devastating blows suffered by Israel have taken…
- India
ECI reshuffles Officers-in-Charge of several police stations in Kolkata
Kolkata: Ahead of the Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has transferred the Officers-in-Charge (OCs) of several police stations in Kolkata, said an official on Sunday. It has been learnt…
- India
‘Superstar of 2026 election’ is DMK manifesto: CM Stalin
Virudhunagar: Calling the DMK’s election manifesto the “superstar of the 2026 polls,” Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday, April 5, asserted that while anyone can give promises, the public…
- India
Azharuddin campaigns in Keralam, uses cricket pitch for Congress push
Hyderabad: Former India cricket captain and Telangana Minister Mohammad Azharuddin on Saturday, April 4, criss-crossed Malappuram district as part of the Congress’ campaign for the Keralam Assembly elections, joining local youth in games of…
