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Kolkata, April 9 Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Nand on Thursday directed senior officers to maintain strict vigilance and conduct night patrols from 10 pm to 2 am in preparation for the upcoming assembly elections.In a meeting with senior officers, including joint commissioners and deputy...

Thiruvananthapuram/Guwahati/Puducherry, April 9. Polling in Thursday's Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry saw a high turnout under largely peaceful conditions, with heavy deployment of security forces, as only isolated incidents of law and order were reported.The Union...

Kolkata, April 9 – The National Investigation Agency has applied to the court for the custody of the 47 accused arrested in the Kaliachak incident, an official of the central investigation agency said.About 12 First Information Reports have already been filed in this incident. Incidentally...

Coimbatore (Chennai) April 9 Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday criticized the DMK government in Tamil Nadu, accusing it of creating "false excuses" to block the implementation of one-third reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies.He said that the Centre intends to add...

Guwahati, April 9 Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday thanked the people for turning out in large numbers to vote for a change in the state.People voted with the hope of a "New Bor-Asom" (New and Greater Assam) and new leadership, Gogoi said in a statement."It...

Kohima, April 9 An estimated 80.62 per cent voter turnout was recorded as polling for the by-election to the Koridang assembly seat in Mokokchung district of Nagaland when voting ended at 5 pm on Thursday, the Election Commission said.The polling process remained largely peaceful, officials...

Diphu (Assam), April 9 A police complaint was filed by the Karbi Anglong district administration of Assam on Thursday regarding a video shared on social media, purportedly showing the voting process inside a polling station, officials said.The video was reportedly shot inside a polling station...

Puducherry, April 9 Puducherry witnessed brisk polling on Thursday, with 72.4% of the electorate casting their votes by 3 pm, according to the Election Commission.As the NDA is striving to retain power, the opposition Congress-led alliance is pushing to wrest control from the AINRC-led front...

Polling is taking place for the state assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, and the Union Territory of Puducherry. Voters are casting their votes for 126 seats in Assam, 140 seats in Kerala, and 30 seats in Puducherry. The Election Commission has made elaborate security arrangements to ensure...

Polling has begun for the state assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, and the Union Territory of Puducherry. Voting is taking place for all 126 seats in Assam, 140 in Kerala, and 30 seats in Puducherry in a single phase. Polling began at 7 this morning amid tight security. The Election Commission...

Guwahati/Jorhat/Rangia/Kokrajhar, April 9 Despite overcast skies and intermittent rain, people across Assam turned out in large numbers on Thursday to vote in the assembly elections, with enthusiasm visible from first-time voters to octogenarians.Heavy showers lashed parts of the state, while...

Chennai, April 9 – Vijay, the actor-turned-politician and leader of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), is set to intensify his election campaign with a major public outreach programme in Karaikudi on Friday.This visit is part of his ongoing statewide campaign ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly...

Kolkata, April 8 – The escort vehicle of Congress candidate Adhir Chowdhury, contesting from the Baharampur Assembly constituency, was hit by a truck on Wednesday evening while he was returning from Kandi to Berhampore in the Murshidabad district.The Election Commission has sought a report on...

New Delhi, April 8 Political activist Yogendra Yadav on Wednesday alleged that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is being used to "rewrite" voter lists, terming it a "targeted" exercise that may influence electoral outcomes in several constituencies.Addressing a...

New Delhi, April 8 Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi criticised the rejection of the opposition's notice to move a motion in Parliament to remove Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that the decision undermines constitutional processes and weakens accountability...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 8 An Election Commission team visited Palakkad on Wednesday to investigate a complaint that BJP candidate Sobha Surendran allegedly gave money to influence voters ahead of the April 9 Assembly elections, Kerala CEO Rathan U Kelkar said.The Congress alleged that a...

Kolkata, April 6 The Election Commission has issued fresh guidelines to strengthen the postal ballot voting process, mandating CCTV surveillance, deployment of central armed police forces, and stricter observer supervision at facilitation centers and postal voting centers, a senior official said...

Kolkata, April 8 The Election Commission on Wednesday directed that civic, green, and student police personnel will not be deployed for any election-related duties during the West Bengal Assembly polls, an official said."They shall not be allowed to perform any duty in uniform," the poll panel...

Palakkad (Kerala), April 8 The Congress alleged that Sobha Surendran, the BJP candidate for the Palakkad constituency in Kerala, was "caught red-handed distributing" cash to voters ahead of the April 9 elections to the state Assembly.Surendran denied the allegations, calling them "fabricated"...

Mumbai, April 8 – In a scathing attack on the BJP-led government at the Centre, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said on Wednesday that while Pakistan has regained prominence on the global map due to the US-Iran ceasefire, India's international standing has diminished under the current leadership...