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Agartala, March 29 – Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha announced on Sunday that the state has once again secured the top position nationwide in participation in Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s monthly radio programme.Speaking after attending the 132nd episode of the programme at...

Agartala, March 29 The elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) on April 12 will see a multi-party contest, with all major political parties fielding candidates.The BJP and the Tipra Motha Party (TMP) have fielded candidates separately in all 28 seats of the...

Chennai, March 28 The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu completed the seat-sharing process with its allies on Saturday for the April 23 Assembly elections, identifying the constituencies to be contested by the Congress, Left parties, VCK, and DMDK, among others.The DMK leads the Secular Progressive...

In Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 The promise of greater political representation for women, amplified after the passage of the Nari Shakti Vandan Act, appears distant in Kerala's April 9 assembly elections, where candidate lists reflect a familiar pattern of underrepresentation.Despite women...

Chennai, March 24 The ruling DMK is likely to sign a seat-sharing agreement with its alliance partner VCK on Tuesday, for the April 23 elections, Transport and Electricity Minister S S Sivasankar has said.The DMK, which is leading the Secular Progressive Alliance, finalized an agreement with...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 The CPI (M) in Kerala on Monday criticized the Election Commission's decision not to consider voter list inclusion applications submitted after March 15, saying this amounts to an "infringement of the constitutional right to vote."The ruling party also urged the EC...

Chennai, March 23 With just one week left for nominations to begin for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the major Dravidian parties have intensified negotiations with their respective allies regarding seat-sharing.Tamil Nadu BJP in-charge Piyush Goyal arrived here on Monday to...

Chennai, March 22 The ruling DMK has offered five seats to its ally, CPI (M), for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the Left party's State Secretary P Shanmugam said on Sunday.The seat-sharing talks between the DMK and CPI (M), which have been ongoing for the last 20 days, saw a new...

Hyderabad, March 19 Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha said on Thursday that she would announce the launch of her proposed party after finalizing an auspicious time and asserted that her fight would be with "Daddy, Modi, and Chinna (junior) Modi," an apparent reference to her father and...

New Delhi, March 18 "There is no retirement in public life," and politicians continue to serve society until their death, AIADMK leader M Thambidurai said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.Participating in the farewell discussion, he congratulated the members who had completed their terms and...

Kannur (Kerala), March 17 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan conducted a massive roadshow in his assembly constituency, Dharmadam, on Tuesday, launching his campaign for the high-stakes April 9 elections.Hundreds of party workers gathered at the international airport in Mattannur to...

The Lok Sabha has lifted the suspension of eight opposition MPs today after the House unanimously passed a motion in this regard. The motion was moved by Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, proposing the immediate termination of the suspension of the members.The MPs involved are...

New Delhi, March 16 – Eight suspended opposition MPs are likely to receive relief with a proposal to lift the ban on them expected to be presented in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, according to a political source aware of the decisions taken at a meeting of all political parties chaired by Speaker Om...

Agartala/Kohima, March 16 – The official notifications for the by-elections on April 9 for two Assembly constituencies in the northeastern states of Tripura and Nagaland were issued on Monday, officials said.According to the notifications issued by the election authorities in the two states...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 – Kerala began the first full day of intense campaigning on Monday, with political parties launching a 25-day high-voltage campaign ahead of the April 9 elections for the 140-member Kerala Assembly.The opposition alliances are still finalizing their candidates, but...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 – The stage is set for a tough battle in Kerala after political parties rushed to finalize candidates following the Election Commission's announcement of the Assembly election schedule on Sunday, with Left parties being the first to release their lists.With the...

Suri (WB), March 15 Criticizing the Election Commission for unilaterally declaring the election schedule in West Bengal without publishing the supplementary list of cleared voters under the adjudication by judicial officers, the CPI (M) on Sunday questioned the curtailing of the rights of those...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 12 Monalisa Bhonsle, the young woman who gained fame during the Prayagraj Kumbh Mela last year and who married a man of her choice here, said on Thursday that the reports of her being underage were "false and incorrect".Her statement came a day after her wedding to a...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 – The controversy surrounding Mammootty continued on Monday, even after the superstar called CPI (M) district secretary in Wayanad, K. Rafeek, to clarify the circumstances that led to the storm on social media.What began as a brief exchange at a disaster...

Thrissur, March 7 The Kerala government has nominated former Congress leader A V Gopinath to the Guruvayur Devaswom Board, which manages the famous Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple.Sources said Gopinath, a former MLA, is likely to be appointed as the new chairman of the board.According to a...