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Bhopal, April 3 – Politics in Madhya Pradesh has intensified after a Delhi court convicted Datia Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti in a 28-year-old cooperative bank fraud case and sentenced him to three years in prison.The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi found Bharti and co-accused Raghuvir Sharan...

Perambra, April 3 – A fresh political controversy has erupted in the Perambra Assembly constituency in Kozhikode district, with the United Democratic Front (UDF) alleging that the ruling CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) is resorting to tactics that appeal to religious sentiments to regain...

Kolkata, April 3 The Election Commission has released the eighth supplementary list and stated that it has disposed of approximately 52 lakh cases under adjudication in West Bengal, expressing hope that the process will be completed within the next few days, in line with the directions of the...

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has transferred the investigation of the Malda case to the National Investigation Agency. The NIA team will arrive in West Bengal today. Yesterday, the Supreme Court took serious note of seven judicial officers who were taken hostage in the Malda...

New Delhi, April 2 The Election Commission handed over the investigation into the gherao of judicial officers adjudicating cases of Special Intensive Revision in West Bengal's Malda to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday.A spokesperson for the poll authority said an NIA team...

Kolkata, April 2 The Election Commission has processed nearly 49.63 lakh voter records so far as part of the ongoing Systematic Area Verification (SAV) of electoral rolls, officials said on Thursday.The seventh supplementary list was released on Wednesday evening, although the exact number of...

New Delhi/Kolkata, April 2 Observing that West Bengal is the "most polarized state," the Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a scathing indictment of the state administration after seven judicial officers involved in the voter revision exercise were held hostage by protesters in Malda district...

Kannur (Kerala), April 2 – Congress General Secretary and MP K. C. Venugopal alleged on Thursday that, with its imminent defeat in the Kerala Assembly elections, the CPI-M leadership is backing the creation of fake Aadhaar cards in Payyannur to facilitate fraudulent voting.He said the...

Kolkata, April 2 BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari alleged on Thursday that the gherao of judicial officers and violence in Sujapur, Malda, during the SIR exercise was "planned and organized by the TMC" under the leadership of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.Addressing a press conference...

Kolkata, April 2 – The Election Commission has exempted officials of the School Service Commission involved in the state teacher recruitment process from work related to the Assembly elections.As a result, Justice Krishna Rao praised the role of the Election Commission, stating that the new...

New Delhi, April 2 The BJP on Thursday termed the gherao and attack on seven judicial officers in West Bengal's Malda district a "black spot" in the country's history, alleging that "TMC goons" acted at the behest of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to obstruct the SIR exercise and protect...

The Election Commission has issued an advisory to all media platforms and broadcasters, prohibiting the display of election-related content during the silence period, which is 48 hours and applies to the elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and the by-elections in...

In New Delhi, the Supreme Court strongly criticized the West Bengal administration for its handling of the recent events, particularly the "deplorable" gherao and attack on seven judicial officers in Malda district during the electoral rolls revision process. The court directed a CBI or NIA...

Lucknow, April 2 Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav accused the BJP on Thursday of attempting to influence elections in various states in collusion with the Election Commission (EC) and asserted that his party is preparing to counter such "conspiracies" to establish a "PDA government" in...

Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu), April 2 As part of the ongoing crackdown on the movement of unaccounted cash and prohibited items ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, an election flying squad intercepted and inspected the vehicle of DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi in the Sivaganga district on...

New Delhi, April 2 The Supreme Court on Thursday strongly criticized the West Bengal administration for their alleged inaction regarding the "deplorable" siege and attack on seven judicial officers in Malda district during the SIR (Summary Inquiry Report) process and ordered an independent...

New Delhi, April 2 The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed serious concern over seven judicial officers involved in the SIR exercise being "held hostage" in Malda district, West Bengal, calling it "deplorable" and seeking responses from the state home secretary, DGP, and other officials for...

Kolkata, April 2 Seven judicial officers involved in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) were rescued after protesters surrounded them for several hours in Malda district of West Bengal over the deletion of names from the electoral rolls, officials said on Thursday.Security forces used batons...

Shimla, April 1 The Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha witnessed a heated debate on Wednesday when the opposition BJP demanded a discussion on the reservation roster for panchayat elections after the state government issued a notification making a change.The reservation roster is a document that...

New Delhi, April 1 – The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the proposed One Nation One Election (ONOE) Bill held a detailed consultation with Vice-Chancellors and representatives from several National Law Universities (NLUs) on Wednesday. These representatives offered key...