election campaign

Chennai, March 13 The ruling DMK will hold a meeting of district secretaries to discuss the upcoming Assembly elections on March 16, party general secretary Duraimurugan said on Friday.The session, to be chaired by DMK President M K Stalin, will be held at Kalaignar Arangam in Anna Arivalayam...

Kolkata, March 12 – Two senior leaders of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) – Politburo member Md Salim, and central committee member Sujan Chakraborty – are unlikely to contest the upcoming state assembly elections, which are scheduled later this year.The matter was discussed at a...

Trichy (Tamil Nadu), March 11 Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran on Wednesday criticised Chief Minister M K Stalin for comparing the 2026 Assembly election to "Tamil Nadu vs Delhi," and said the election was a battle between "people's rule vs DMK's dynastic rule."He was addressing the NDA...

Tezpur (Assam), March 10 Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren appealed to the tribal community of Assam to exercise their democratic rights responsibly in the upcoming assembly elections on Tuesday.Soren addressed a public rally in the Biswanath district, where the newly-formed Jai Bharat...

Chennai, March 10 – Former Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji will appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on March 17 in connection with the investigation into the stampede in Karur that claimed several lives during a political rally last year.The CBI is investigating the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 – On Monday, the wife of Kerala Transport Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar leveled infidelity allegations against him after he dismissed rumors circulating on social media about the matter.Speaking to a news channel, Bindhu Menon said that there had been marital issues...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 8 Senior BJP leader Sobha Surendran began her election campaign here on Sunday, amid reports that she may contest the upcoming Assembly elections from the constituency.Surendran launched the campaign by painting a mural in Palakkad town.In response to a question...

Hyderabad, March 7 Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy and Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Saturday criticized the TMC government in West Bengal over the alleged "insult" to President Droupadi Murmu in West Bengal.Kishan Reddy said he was deeply disturbed by what happened during...

New York, March 4 – War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday that the US has killed the mastermind of failed plots to assassinate President Donald Trump, while a Pakistani man is on trial here, charged in one of the schemes.Hegseth said at a press conference in Washington, “Yesterday...

Kathmandu, March 4 Voting will take place on Thursday for the general elections, the first to be held after a Gen Z youth-led protest ousted the K P Sharma Oli-led government in Nepal last year.More than 18.9 million eligible Nepalese voters will exercise their franchise to elect 275 members...

Chandigarh, March 2 The Punjab BJP's core committee held a meeting here on Monday in preparation for the upcoming 'Badlav' rally organized by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on March 14 in Moga.The committee, led by Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar, discussed the preparations for the rally...

New Delhi, February 27 – Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will lead the Left Democratic Front's campaign in the Kerala Assembly elections, CPI(M) general secretary M. A. Baby said on Friday, even as he reiterated that the party has not declared a Chief Ministerial candidate.Speaking after a...

Kochi, February 27 The Kerala High Court on Friday extended until March 2, the earlier undertaking given by the state government that no messages highlighting the achievements of the state government would be disseminated.With this direction, Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas listed the matter for...

Chandigarh, February 26 Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address a 'Badlav' rally in Moga, Punjab, on March 14, state BJP working president Ashwani Sharma said on Thursday.Addressing the media here, Sharma said that everyone in Punjab sees the BJP as a reliable and credible alternative to...

Pathanamthitta (Kerala), February 25 Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala claimed on Wednesday that the personal details of government employees and pensioners, for sending messages about the state government's achievements, were sought by an official in the CMO.Describing this as a...

Mumbai, February 24 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held a meeting of its core committee on Tuesday to formulate its strategy for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections for seven seats in Maharashtra, scheduled for next month.The meeting was held at 'Varsha', the official residence of Chief...

Kochi, February 24 The Kerala High Court on Tuesday observed that the emails and messages allegedly sent by the CMO to officials highlighting the achievements of the state government constituted an intrusion of privacy.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas made this observation while hearing a plea by...

Chennai, February 24 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Subrahmanya Swamy temple in Tirupparankundram, Madurai, during his visit to Tamil Nadu on March 1, a senior BJP leader said on Tuesday.The Prime Minister is scheduled to address an NDA rally in Madurai at Mandela Nagar, following...

Kathmandu, February 24 Nepal's Acting Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari said on Monday that the results of the general elections scheduled for March 5 will be announced within 24 hours of collecting the ballot boxes.A total of 18.9 million eligible voters will exercise their...

Kochi, February 23 A petition has been filed before the Kerala High Court seeking to prevent the CMO from sending emails and messages, allegedly aimed at government officials, highlighting the achievements of the state government, claiming that this constitutes an election campaign.The...