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Guwahati, April 9. Initial polling trends indicate a steady voter turnout across key regions as voting progressed on Thursday across 126 Assembly constituencies in Assam.According to data recorded up to 11:00 a.m., Assam reported an approximate voter turnout rate (VTR) of 38.92 per cent...

Guwahati, April 9 A voter turnout of 38.92 per cent was recorded in the first four hours of the assembly elections in Assam, where the BJP-led NDA is seeking a third consecutive term in power, while the Congress is looking to reclaim a state it lost a decade ago.Polling began at 7 am for the...

Guwahati, April 9 – Assam Chief Minister and BJP candidate from Jalukbari, Himanta Biswa Sarma, visited the revered Maa Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati on Thursday to offer prayers.The visit took place on the day of voting for the high-stakes Assam Assembly elections, as Chief Minister Sarma...

Puducherry, April 9 Puducherry recorded a voter turnout of 17.41% by 9 am on Thursday as polling began in all 30 assembly constituencies.Voting commenced at 7 am in the Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe, and Yanam regions, with as many as 9.50 lakh voters deciding the fate of 294 candidates.With...

New Delhi, April 9 – Voters in Assam turned out in large numbers on Thursday to cast their ballots in the state assembly elections, with political leaders hailing the exercise as a celebration of democracy.The main contest is between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is seeking a...

Guwahati, April 9 A voter turnout of 17.87 per cent was recorded in the first two hours of the assembly elections in Assam, where the BJP-led NDA is seeking a third consecutive term in power, while the Congress is striving to reclaim a state it lost a decade ago.Polling began at 7 am for the...

Guwahati, April 9 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma appealed to all voters on Thursday to exercise their franchise in the assembly elections and take the state to new heights.Polling for all 126 Assam assembly constituencies began at 7 am to decide the electoral fate of 722 candidates...

New Delhi, April 9 On the day of the Assam election, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge urged people on Thursday to unite and defeat the "politics of division, exclusion, and indifference" with the power of their vote.In a post on X, he asked voters in Assam to choose a path of unity...

Puducherry, April 9 Voting for the Assembly election commenced amid tight security across the union territory of Puducherry on Thursday, with 9.50 lakh voters set to decide the electoral fortunes of the ruling NDA, determined to retain power, and the opposition INDIA bloc, which is steadfast in...

New Delhi, April 9 As Kerala votes to elect its new government, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday urged the people of the state to vote for one that listens, cares, and delivers.In a post on X, Kharge said that Kerala's strength lies in its unity in diversity, and asked them...

Agartala, April 9 – Voting for the by-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district commenced on Thursday morning amid tight security arrangements, election officials said.People turned out in large numbers, forming queues at most of the 55 polling stations across...

New Delhi, April 9 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to voters, especially the youth and women, in Assam and Kerala to come out in large numbers and exercise their franchise as the high-stakes elections begin.Polling for the high-stakes Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala...

Washington, April 9 – An Indian-American Congressman has warned President Donald Trump that any move to withdraw the United States from NATO without congressional approval would be illegal and would weaken national security.In a letter sent after Trump’s White House meeting with NATO Secretary...

Agartala, Apr 9 Voting for the by-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district began at 7 am on Thursday amid tight security, an official said.A total of 46,142 voters will decide the fate of six candidates in the by-election.Female voters (23,758) outnumber...

Guwahati, April 9 Polling for all 126 Assam assembly constituencies began on Thursday to decide the electoral fate of 722 candidates, officials said.In this high-stakes election, the ruling BJP is aiming for a third consecutive term in office, while the Congress seeks to regain power after...

Palakkad (Kerala), April 8 Police on Wednesday registered a case against representatives of the BJP-led NDA in the Palakkad constituency, alleging that they bribed a voter ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections.The First Information Report (FIR) was registered by the Palakkad Town South police...

Palakkad (Kerala), April 8 The Congress on Wednesday alleged that BJP candidate Sobha Surendran was "caught red-handed" distributing cash to voters in Palakkad ahead of the April 9 Assembly elections, sparking claims and counter-charges during the silent campaign period in Kerala.Surendran...

Kohima, April 8 – The by-election to the Koridang Assembly constituency in Nagaland’s Mokokchung district on Thursday has turned into a fiercely contested multi-party race, with two veteran leaders and four first-time candidates vying for the seat.The by-election was necessitated by the death...

Itanagar, April 8 The BJP in Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday dismissed the Congress' demand for Chief Minister Pema Khandu's resignation, calling it premature and not based on any established legal principle.The Congress raised the demand after the Supreme Court ordered a preliminary inquiry by...

New Delhi, April 8 As the US and Israel, and Iran agree to a two-week ceasefire, the Congress on Wednesday criticized the government for its "missteps" since the outbreak of the conflict and said that it must consult with the opposition for a unified approach to restore India's role as a...