assembly polls

Kottayam (Kerala), March 17 As Kerala prepares for the April 9 Assembly polls, the southern Kottayam district is witnessing a father and his son contesting as NDA candidates in two constituencies with a significant Christian voter base.They are none other than veteran politician P C George and...

Kochi, March 17 – The issue of women's entry into Sabarimala has once again come to the forefront, with K.C. Venugopal, a general secretary of the Indian National Congress and a Member of Parliament, launching a sharp attack on the state government and challenging Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan...

Chennai, March 16 The TVK on Monday dismissed claims of talks with the AIADMK-BJP to form an alliance for the Assembly polls as "false" and alleged that the ruling DMK was behind the rumors to create confusion.CTR Nirmal Kumar, the party's deputy general secretary, said that false news was...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and 11 of his cabinet colleagues were among the 81 candidates announced by the ruling CPI(M) on Sunday for the April 9 Assembly polls in the state.The list was released by CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan at a press...

Kolkata, March 13 The first supplementary electoral rolls, following the EC's publication of the final voter list in the SIR exercise on February 28, are expected to be released before the end of next week, poll panel sources said on Friday.The list will cover some of the nearly 60 lakh voters...

New Delhi, March 5 Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi was appointed as the new governor of West Bengal on Thursday, replacing C V Ananda Bose, who abruptly resigned earlier in the day, a move that has sparked a fresh confrontation between the BJP and its rivals here and in the state.The appointment...

Kolkata, March 6 Union Minister Giriraj Singh has criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and accused the Trinamool Congress supremo of betraying the state and its people by granting Indian citizenship to illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.While addressing a press conference in...

Kolkata, March 4 People across West Bengal smeared each other with "gulal" and sprayed colors on Wednesday as they celebrated Holi, with festivities continuing a day after Doljatra.The celebrations began in the late morning, with groups of people joining the festivities amid the playing of...

Itanagar, February 22 Arunachal BJP chief Kaling Moyong appealed to the people of Assam on Sunday to vote for good governance, development-oriented policies, and democratic values for nation-building, rather than supporting family-based politics.Moyong made the remark while participating in...

Guwahati, February 19 Former Assam Congress president Bhupen Borah, who is set to join the BJP, said on Thursday that when he raised the issue of his humiliation in the party with Rahul Gandhi, he was told by him that he too felt humiliated.Borah, who resigned on Monday in a setback for the...

Guwahati, February 19 Former Assam Congress president Bhupen Borah, who is set to join the BJP, said on Thursday that when he raised the issue of his humiliation within the party with Rahul Gandhi, he was told by him that he too felt humiliated.Borah, who resigned on Monday in a setback for...

Kolkata, February 16 – The Trinamool Congress issued a directive through WhatsApp on Monday, instructing its councillors in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to exclusively speak in Bengali during the ongoing budget session of the civic body.The TMC move aims to intensify the party's...

New Delhi, February 13 Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated an Ayushman Arogya Mandir health clinic in the Fatehpur Beri area on Friday, marking a significant step in expanding primary healthcare services across the city.With this launch, the total number of such clinics has increased...

Rejinagar, February 11 Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir began construction of the much-hyped mosque – modeled after Ayodhya’s Babri Masjid – in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Wednesday.Kabir, who recently launched Janata Unnayan Party (JUP), announced that the mosque in Rejinagar...