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New Delhi, April 7 The Congress on Tuesday strongly criticized Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma after a police team visited the residence of party leader Pawan Khera here in connection with a case related to allegations he leveled against the BJP leader and his family, saying this is a...

New Delhi, April 7 – The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Madhya Pradesh government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) in response to multiple petitions filed by Congress leader Rajendra Bharti, who has been convicted and sentenced in a Rural Development Bank fraud case...

Kolkata, April 7 Nearly 91 lakh voters have been removed from the electoral rolls in West Bengal following the Special Intensive Revision exercise in the state, according to data released by the Election Commission.The poll panel has yet to announce the final voter base for the state after the...

Kolkata, April 7 – A total of 1,586 candidates have filed nomination papers from 152 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal, which will go to the polls in the first phase on April 23.Monday was the last day to file nominations for the first phase in West Bengal. According to an insider from...

Kolkata, April 7 – With the judicial process for voters in West Bengal concluding after midnight on Monday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has estimated that the total number of deleted voters in West Bengal has risen to approximately 91 lakh.However, the number might increase slightly...

Kolkata, April 6 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has suspended the Inspector-in-Charge (IC) of the Naihati police station, who is under the Barrackpore Police Commissionerate in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, for allegedly taking the Chairman of the Naihati Municipality, a...

New Delhi, April 6 Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday rejected separate notices from the opposition to move a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar from his post.The opposition had submitted the notices to the Lok Sabha...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 6 As part of an initiative to encourage voter participation, Cafe Coffee Day will offer a 25% discount to the first 15 customers at each of its outlets in Kerala who can provide proof of having voted, Chief Electoral Officer Ratan U Kelkar said on Monday.Voters who...

New Delhi, April 6 – The Rajya Sabha on Monday rejected a motion moved by the opposition seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.The motion, backed by 63 Members of Parliament, was not admitted by the Chairman after a detailed review under relevant constitutional...

New Delhi, April 6 With notices moved by the opposition to move a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar rejected, the Congress on Monday said "we know what happened to the last Chairman of the Rajya Sabha who accepted a petition moved by Opposition MPs".Lok Sabha...

Anand (Gujarat), April 6 – Six candidates filed a total of eight nomination papers on Monday for the by-election to the Umreth Assembly constituency in Gujarat. Polling is scheduled for April 23, according to the schedule announced by the Election Commission.The nomination process began after...

New Delhi, April 6 Election Commission officials on Monday dismissed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claim that 200 vehicles carrying CRPF personnel from BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh were sent to the election-bound West Bengal.They said the Election Commission's (EC) objective is to ensure...

Kolkata, April 6 – Kolkata Police sent a notice to Trinamool Congress MLA Ratna Chatterjee on Monday evening, requesting her to appear for questioning. This followed an incident of vandalism at a local office of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Behala (Paschim) Assembly constituency in...

New Delhi, April 6 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Monday rejected separate notices from the opposition to move a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar from his post.The opposition had submitted notices to the Lok Sabha...

Guwahati, April 6 Vehicle movement along the India-Bhutan border in Assam has been restricted from Monday, in view of the state assembly elections in the northeastern region, officials said.The restrictions will remain in place until the end of the polling process, they said.Tamulpur...

By April 9, campaigning for the Kerala Assembly elections will conclude. The Congress, BJP, and the ruling LDF have been intensifying attacks on each other. The LDF released a report claiming it has fulfilled 97% of its 2021 promises.A total of 2.71 crore voters, including 1.32 crore men, 1.39...

Kolkata, April 6 Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee urged people on Monday not to vote for the Congress, claiming it would only strengthen the BJP.Addressing a rally in Jalangi in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, the TMC national general secretary alleged that the Congress has a nexus with...

New Delhi, April 6 The Supreme Court on Monday said that around 60 lakh claims and objections of those removed from voter lists in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound West Bengal will be decided during the day, observing that central forces will remain...

Kolkata, April 6 – Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Vibhu Goel was appointed as an Additional Chief Electoral Officer (ACEO) for West Bengal on Monday, specifically to coordinate with the judges heading the 19 Appellate Tribunals set up to settle cases where voter names have...

Kolkata, April 6 Thousands of people whose names were removed from the electoral rolls queued up across West Bengal since Monday morning to present their cases before judicial officers, as tribunals for the adjudication of appeals began functioning in the state.Monday is the last day for...