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Chandigarh, April 8 Former Union Minister Kumari Selja on Wednesday strongly criticized Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his remarks against Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, calling it an "unbecoming" comment and an "attack" on democratic values and political decorum.Selja...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 8 Kerala is set for a crucial Assembly election on Thursday, with 2.71 crore voters poised to cast their votes in a decisive contest that will test the ruling LDF's bid for a third consecutive term, the opposition UDF's comeback prospects, and the NDA's push to make its...

Agartala, April 8 – Women voters are set to play a decisive role in determining the electoral fortunes of six candidates in Thursday's by-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district. With the female electorate outnumbering their male counterparts by 1,374 voters...

Palakkad (Kerala), April 8 The Congress alleged that Sobha Surendran, the BJP candidate for the Palakkad constituency in Kerala, was "caught red-handed distributing" cash to voters ahead of the April 9 elections to the state Assembly.Surendran denied the allegations, calling them "fabricated"...

Kohima, April 8 Security has been tightened for the by-election to the Koridang Assembly seat in Nagaland's Mokokchung district, with a nighttime curfew in place in four villages following election-related violence that claimed one life.Six candidates are contesting Thursday's assembly...

Kollam (Kerala), April 7 Two female athletes have been injured, one critically, after a car allegedly carrying UDF workers hit them in this district, police said on Wednesday.The accident occurred on the Asramam Link Road shortly after the public campaign concluded at 6 pm on Tuesday.The...

Guwahati, August 8 The high-stakes elections to the 126-member Assam assembly will be held on Thursday, with most seats expected to witness a direct contest between the BJP-led NDA and the opposition coalition led by the Congress.The BJP is aiming for a third consecutive term in power in these...

Guwahati, April 8 The RSS on Wednesday said it has filed complaints at two police stations in Assam against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for allegedly comparing the ideology of the organization and the BJP with a "poisonous snake" at an election rally.The complaints were filed to seek...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 8 Kerala entered the mandatory silence period on Wednesday ahead of the April 9 Assembly polls, with candidates and party workers making last-ditch efforts to reach out to voters through door-to-door visits and personal contacts.After nearly a month-long campaign, a...

Kollam (Kerala), April 7 Two female athletes have been injured, one critically, after a car allegedly carrying UDF workers hit them in this district, police said.The accident occurred on the Asramam Link Road shortly after the public campaign concluded at 6 pm on Tuesday.The UDF workers were...

Chandigarh, April 8 Leaders of opposition parties in Punjab targeted the AAP government over the state's debt, accusing it of further burdening the state's finances by taking an additional loan of Rs 1,500 crore.Expressing concern over the "rising debt", they claimed that the fresh borrowing...

New Delhi, April 7 – Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a strong attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday over his alleged remarks against Congress President and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, calling the language used "abusive...

Guwahati, April 7 – The Assam Police has registered a case against Congress leader Pawan Khera, which includes multiple charges of forgery, defamation, and criminal conspiracy related to remarks targeting the family of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, officials said on Tuesday.The First...

Guwahati, April 7 – A complaint has been filed against Mallikarjun Kharge at the Basistha Police Station in Guwahati on Tuesday, alleging inflammatory remarks made during a political rally in the state’s Sribhumi district.According to the complaint lodged by Assam BJP spokesperson Ranjib Kumar...

New Delhi, April 7 The Congress on Tuesday accused Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of insulting party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and demanded an unconditional apology from him for his "deplorable conduct," which the party alleged reflects the "anti-Dalit mindset" of the BJP.Congress...

Puducherry, April 7 Political parties and their candidates made a frantic, last-ditch effort to win over voters as the campaign for the Puducherry assembly elections came to a close on Tuesday.Candidates spent the day crisscrossing the union territory to make their final appeals before the 6...

Agartala, April 7 – A multi-party contest is expected in the April 9 by-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district, which shares borders with Assam and Mizoram.A total of six candidates are contesting, including nominees from major political parties, smaller...

Jorhat (Assam), April 7 Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi alleged on Tuesday that BJP workers from other states have entered the state in large numbers to exercise their franchise in the Assembly elections.Speaking to reporters during a roadshow in Jorhat, where he is making his Assembly...

Patharkandi/Hailakandi/Silchar (Assam), April 7 Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated on Tuesday that a "change" is inevitable in West Bengal and claimed that once the BJP comes to power in the eastern state, infiltrators would be sent back to their countries.Addressing election rallies in...

Sivasagar/Guwahati, April 7 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday criticized the Congress for “not verifying” the documents on which it based its allegations against him and his family.Congress leader Pawan Khera had on Sunday alleged that Sarma's wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, has...