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Jaipur, April 2 – Rajasthan Congress President Govind Singh Dotasra, on Thursday, launched a sharp attack on the state government, accusing it of deliberately delaying the panchayat and urban body elections due to the fear of defeat.He alleged that the OBC Commission was not constituted on...

Gangtok, March 26 – The Citizen Action Party (CAP) announced on Thursday that it will boycott the upcoming Urban Local Bodies (ULB) elections in Sikkim if they are conducted on a party basis, reiterating its long-standing demand for non-party grassroots democratic processes.CAP spokesperson...

Chennai, March 25 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has urged the Centre to convene a special session of Parliament in June to enact constitutional amendments for delimitation, increasing the number of seats, and guaranteeing that the current representation of states would continue for the...

Chennai, March 24 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday appealed to the Centre to convene a special session of Parliament in June to pass constitutional amendments for delimitation, increasing the number of seats, and ensuring that the current representation of states continues for the...

Agartala, March 22 Tripura Congress president Asish Kumar Saha said on Sunday that the party will contest the upcoming tribal council elections independently.Polling for the 28-member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) is scheduled for April 12, while counting of votes...

New Delhi, March 16 Aiming to implement the Women's Reservation Act before the delimitation exercise is completed, the government is likely to introduce a bill to amend the law, most probably during the ongoing Budget session of Parliament.Government sources said that feelers have been sent to...

Bengaluru, March 9 – Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, alleging that India’s sovereignty and independent decision-making are being compromised due to the Central government’s handling of relations with the US.In a strongly...

Kolkata, March 8 Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal, continued her sit-in protest against alleged arbitrary deletions in the post-SIR voter list on Sunday, with the TMC supremo accusing the BJP of "misusing the Vanish Commission to erase legitimate voters from electoral rolls."This...

Kolkata, March 2 The Trinamool Congress on Monday announced a 60-day mass outreach program aimed at connecting with voters in 84 assembly constituencies with a majority of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe members across West Bengal, while accusing the BJP of depriving the state of funds and...

New Delhi, February 24 The Union Cabinet is believed to have approved on Tuesday the proposal by the Kerala government to change the state's name to Keralam, sources familiar with the development said.The move came ahead of the Kerala assembly elections, expected to be held in April-May.The...

New Delhi, February 24 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) held a 'National Round Table Conference' with State Election Commissioners on Tuesday at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, marking the first such meeting in 27 years.The conference is being chaired by Chief Election Commissioner...

New Delhi/Gandhinagar, February 23 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) will hold a 'National Round Table Conference' with State Election Commissioners on Tuesday at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, marking the first such meeting in 27 years, officials said on Monday.The last such conference...

New Delhi, February 18 The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered fresh elections in the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) and also called for the constitution of an independent ad-hoc administrative committee to oversee its functioning.The matter was listed at Item No. 4 before Court 14...

Chennai, February 18 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday proposed amendments to the Constitution to strengthen federalism at the Centre and state autonomy, calling for a "structural reset" of the country's federalism.Presenting the first part of the Justice Kurian Joseph...

Dhaka, February 14 – Following the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) victory in the general elections, citizens across the country have expressed optimism that Bangladesh is poised to enter a more peaceful phase after months marked by unrest and a deteriorating law and order situation.The...