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New Delhi, March 30 – Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta congratulated Abhinav Borgohain, Sujal Sharma, and Riya Pandey on Monday, who secured the top three positions at the state-level 'Viksit Bharat' Youth Parliament 2026, organized at the Vidhan Sabha, according to an official.Gupta...

New Delhi, March 30 – The Press Council of India advised the media on Monday to strictly adhere to the provisions of Section 126A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, as well as its own guidelines on pre- and post-election polls, in view of the upcoming general elections to the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 25 Former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan, who resigned from service in 2019 due to the "denial of freedom of expression" to the people of Kashmir, alleged on Wednesday that the Centre has refused to process his resignation, thereby preventing him from contesting the...

Kolkata, March 24 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed on Tuesday that the first supplementary list of voters referred for judicial adjudication would not have been published unless she had approached the Supreme Court in the matter.At the same time, Banerjee also launched a...

Kolkata, March 24 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the purported BJP stamp on a communication from the Election Commission proved beyond doubt which party was controlling the poll watchdog from behind.A political row erupted on Monday after a letter from the...

New Delhi, March 24 – Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Atishi, wrote to Speaker Vijender Gupta on Tuesday, accusing him of “silencing” the opposition through repeated suspensions and expulsions, and asserting that AAP MLAs will resume participation in House proceedings only after...

New Delhi, March 23 Rajya Sabha MP, Jaya Bachchan, raised strong objections to the growing VIP culture in the national capital on Monday, saying it disrupts the lives of ordinary citizens and also affects the dignity of elected representatives.Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Jaya Bachchan...

Kolkata, March 21 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday launched a strong attack on the BJP-led central government, accusing it of attempting to undermine voting rights through the Systematic Voters' Registration (SV) campaign, and described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the...

New Delhi, March 19 AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal voiced his support for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, stating that she is fighting to protect democracy and accusing the BJP of using the Election Commission (EC) to win the upcoming state assembly elections.The former...

First-time voters are showing great enthusiasm ahead of the Assam Assembly election.With the announcement of the election dates for the Assam Assembly election, first-time voters in the Bongaigaon district of Assam are eager to participate in the democratic process.Young voters, including...

New Delhi, March 18 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday praised the contributions of the 59 members retiring from the Rajya Sabha between April and July, calling Parliament "an open university" and urging outgoing legislators to remain active in national life.Addressing the Upper House...

New Delhi, March 15 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the election schedule for four states and one Union Territory (UT) on Sunday, while elaborating on the measures undertaken by the poll body to ensure free, fair, and transparent Assembly elections."Elections in Assam and...

Patna, March 14 – Newly appointed Governor of Bihar, Lieutenant General (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain, expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after taking oath at Lok Bhavan in Patna on Saturday.Speaking shortly after the oath ceremony, the former Army officer said he felt honored to be...

Nepal Ambassador Shankar Prasad Sharma expressed confidence that the new government in Nepal will further strengthen ties with India following the recent elections in the country. Mr. Sharma stated that the elections for the House of Representatives in Nepal were conducted peacefully and on...

New Delhi, March 13 – Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar highlighted the importance of innovation in strengthening the democratic and electoral process, an official said on Friday.Addressing trainee officers of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) and the Royal Bhutan Service (RBS) at the...

Raipur, March 13 – In a symbolic move towards rehabilitation and mainstream integration, 78 surrendered Maoists from the Sukma district visited the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly in Raipur on Friday.The group, consisting of former cadres who once operated in the dense jungles of Bastar...

Hyderabad, March 11 – Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao on Wednesday termed Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar's "clean chit" to MLAs Danam Nagender and Kadiyam Srihari in the anti-defection case as an open attack on democracy.He reacted strongly on 'X'...

Bengaluru, March 10 Four bills were tabled in the Karnataka Assembly on Tuesday, including one proposing a return to paper ballots for local body elections amid concerns over the credibility and voter privacy of electronic voting machines (EVMs).The Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj...

Kolkata, March 10 – The West Bengal Police on Tuesday refuted allegations made by Suvendu Adhikari, the leader of the opposition in the state assembly, regarding the handling of postal ballots by reserve officers of the state police for the upcoming assembly elections.In a post on X, the West...

Kolkata, March 10 – Asserting that no eligible voter's name would be removed from the electoral rolls in West Bengal, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday said the EC's priority was to ensure free, fair, and peaceful polls in the state, amid preparations for the upcoming assembly...