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Hyderabad, March 11 Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has alleged that the Speaker of the Telangana Assembly made the decision on the disqualification petitions against defecting MLAs under pressure from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao (KTR) accused the Congress...

New Delhi, March 11 A few students and faculty members of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) have raised concerns over a recent referendum conducted by the JNUSU, which asked students to vote on whether the university's vice chancellor should be removed following her alleged casteist remarks.A...

Kathmandu, March 11 The counting of votes under the proportional representation category in Nepal concluded on Wednesday, with the Rastriya Swatantra Party receiving the highest number of votes, according to the Election Commission.The House of Representatives (HoR) in Nepal has a total of 275...

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 – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said on Tuesday that the Election Commission of India (ECI) will make the final decision on the number of phases in the West Bengal Assembly elections, depending on the law and order preparedness at the ground level in the...

Kolkata, March 10 Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar stated on Tuesday that no eligible voter's name would be removed from the electoral rolls and that the Election Commission's priority is to ensure free, fair, and peaceful elections in West Bengal.Addressing a press conference in...

Today, the Rajya Sabha commenced its session with Union Ministers presenting reports from various ministries and departments. Members of the House also presented reports from parliamentary committees.During Zero Hour, TMC MP Derek O'Brien demanded a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision...

New Delhi, March 10 The proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned till noon on Tuesday as opposition members stormed into the well of the House, raising slogans against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission, and protesting against "vote theft".During the...

New Delhi, March 10 Proceedings in the Lok Sabha were adjourned until noon on Tuesday as opposition members stormed into the well, raising slogans against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission, and protesting against "vote theft".As the Lok Sabha convened in the...

Kathmandu, March 10 The Rastriya Swatantra Party has won 125 of the 165 seats through direct voting in Nepal's parliamentary elections, as vote counting under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system concluded on Tuesday, putting the RSP in a position to form a majority government.However, the...

Kolkata, March 10 Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar faced protests on Tuesday when a group of people raised "go back" slogans and showed black flags to him during his visit to the Dakshineswar Kali Temple near here on Tuesday morning.A similar protest was held outside the Netaji Subhas...

New Delhi, March 9 Former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad strongly supported the proposal for simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies on Monday, saying that such a move would be in the interest of the country, save time, improve governance, and expedite development...

Kolkata, March 9 TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday challenged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to resign if he is serious about promoting politicians with "clean images."Speaking at a sit-in protest against the alleged large-scale deletion of names in the SIR by the...

Kolkata, March 9 – Amit Malviya, the chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s IT Cell and the party's national observer for West Bengal, on Monday, raised concerns about a potential violation of Election Commission guidelines by a West Bengal government official.In a post on X, Malviya...

Kathmandu, March 9 Nepal's Election Commission began counting votes shortly after the general elections concluded on March 5. However, it took almost four days to complete the process under the direct voting system and five days for the proportional system.The House of Representatives (HoR) in...

Kolkata, March 9 All registered political parties, except the ruling Trinamool Congress, have sought single-phase or at most two-phase polling for the crucial Assembly elections in West Bengal, which are scheduled later this year.They made this demand during their interaction with the full...

Kolkata, March 9 Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar faced "go back" slogans and was shown black flags on Monday morning when he visited the revered Kalighat temple in south Kolkata.Police personnel present at the spot brought the situation under control, allowing the CEC to proceed with...

Kolkata, March 8 Some people waved black flags and raised slogans against the Election Commission on Sunday evening as Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, who arrived on a three-day visit to West Bengal, was travelling by road from the Kolkata Airport to his hotel.Ruling Trinamool...

Kolkata, March 8 Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar arrived in Kolkata on Sunday evening for a three-day visit to review preparations for the West Bengal state assembly elections, as part of a full bench meeting of the Election Commission.During the visit, the commission will hold a...

Kolkata, March 8 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls conducted in the state, which is heading for elections, was intended to help the BJP in the upcoming Assembly elections.Addressing party workers from her...