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Guwahati, April 9 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Thursday that the police were fulfilling their duty by investigating Congress leader Pawan Khera in connection with a case filed by the Chief Minister's wife regarding allegations against her of possessing multiple passports...

Puducherry, April 9 Puducherry has registered a record 89.87 per cent polling, the highest so far since 1964 when the first Assembly election was held following the merger of the territory with India after its independence, a top official said here on Thursday and termed the turnout as historic...

Erode (Tamil Nadu), April 9 DMK leader Kanimozhi stated on Thursday that AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami had betrayed Tamil Nadu by forming an alliance with the BJP, and that people will reject the combine in the April 23 elections.She criticized the AIADMK general secretary for supporting...

Naya Gaon (Mohali), April 9 Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal expressed confidence on Thursday that the people of Punjab have made up their minds to bring his party to power in 2027, citing "immense public support".Badal further claimed that the Aam Aadmi Party would not win...

Guwahati, April 9 – A record 85.64% of the 2.50 crore electorate cast their votes in the Assam assembly elections on Thursday, with the ruling BJP stating that the high turnout was "historic," while the opposition Congress claimed it indicated "a desire for change."Voting in the single-phase...

Kohima, April 9 A total of 82.21 per cent of 22,382 voters exercised their franchise in the by-election to the Koridang assembly constituency in Nagaland's Mokokchung district on Thursday, officials said.As many as 18,400 votes were cast by the close of voting. The polling, which began at 7...

Chennai, April 9 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday dismissed claims that the "real Congress" is backing a newly formed political outfit and reiterated that the entire INC stands with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin.At an election rally in Maraimalai Nagar, a...

Patna, April 9 – Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav launched a scathing attack on the ruling alliance in Bihar, led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the BJP, alleging a complete breakdown of law and order in the state.Citing a brutal murder in Forbesganj, under the Araria district...

New Delhi, April 9 As Assam voted on Thursday, and West Bengal will on April 23 and 29, one contentious issue that dominates all is that of infiltration – especially of Bengali-speaking Muslim migrants – from Bangladesh.Issues of identity, migration, and language in West Bengal and Assam are...

New Delhi, April 9 Voting in the by-elections, which were largely peaceful, took place in four assembly constituencies in Karnataka, Tripura, and Nagaland on Thursday, with voter turnout ranging from 68 to over 82.The by-elections were held for the Bagalkot and Davanagere South constituencies...

Thiruvananthapuram/Guwahati, April 9 Assam registered a record voter turnout of over 85 per cent while Kerala witnessed an impressive polling with more than 78 per cent in the assembly elections on Thursday, according to the latest Election Commission figures, as the ruling dispensations in the...

Kolkata, April 9 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that her government had failed to achieve self-sufficiency in fish production, accusing him of misrepresenting facts.Addressing a public rally in Agarpara in North 24...

April 9, Kohima: The by-election to the Koridang Assembly Constituency in Mokokchung district in Nagaland concluded peacefully today.Official data showed an average voter turnout of 82.21 percent, with 18,400 of 22,382 registered voters casting their ballots.Voting took place under tight...

Guwahati, April 9 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Thursday that the ongoing state assembly elections have evolved into a "people's movement" aimed at safeguarding Assam's identity, culture, and land.In a post on X, Sarma asserted that the electoral exercise goes beyond a...

Puducherry, April 9 Except for minor incidents, the election for the assembly in the union territory of Puducherry was peaceful, with a voter turnout of 86.92%, officials said.While this turnout was considered high in decades, it may further increase as the vote count was being consolidated...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 Senior BJP leader Prakash Javadekar expressed confidence on Thursday that the party is on track to make history in the Kerala Assembly election.Javadekar, who is the in-charge for BJP in Kerala, wrote on 'X' that he was returning to Pune after 50 days of intensive...

Guwahati, April 9 Polling for all 126 Assam assembly constituencies ended at 5 pm on Thursday, with an estimated voter turnout of 85.21 per cent, surpassing the previous figure of 82.04 per cent in the 2021 elections, officials said.The poll percentage was expected to rise further as people...

On Thursday, voting concluded at 6 pm in Kerala, with a high turnout recorded in the election to form the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly. The ruling LDF, led by the Congress-led UDF, and the BJP-led NDA all campaigned intensively.According to the Election Commission, the turnout was 77.45%...

Gangtok, April 9 The ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) and its ally BJP launched a joint campaign on Thursday for the upcoming local body elections in the Himalayan state.Elections have been announced for all 63 wards in nine local bodies in Sikkim, including 21 under the Gangtok Municipal...

New Delhi, April 9 India still has the largest number of poor people in the world, and four out of five Indians earn less than ₹171 per day, Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha Leader Derek O'Brien said on Thursday, as he shared a "fact-check" on claims made in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech...