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    West Bengal Law & Order: SC Directs Investigation into Judicial Harassment

    Kolkata, April 2 – A total of 18 people, including Maulana Shahjan Ali, a candidate from the All India Secular Front (AISF) in the Mothabari Assembly constituency in the minority-dominated Malda district of West Bengal, have been arrested on Thursday afternoon in connection with the harassment...
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    Bagalkot By-Election: Allegations of Voter Intimidation and Dual Registrations

    Bagalkot (Karnataka), April 2 – A controversy over dual voter registration has erupted in Karnataka ahead of the Bagalkot by-elections. Alleging that the Congress is attempting to instill fear among voters due to the fear of defeat, former Deputy Chief Minister and MP, Govind Karjol, challenged...
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    BJP and Aam Janata Party Seek Votes in Name of Religion

    Kolkata, March 29 Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday accused the BJP and Humayun Kabir’s Aam Janata Unnayan Party of seeking votes in the name of religion while ignoring basic issues such as livelihood and food.Addressing a rally in support of the TMC candidate in the Naoda Assembly...
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    Kerala Election: CPI(M) Claims Jamaat-e-Islami Role in IUML Leader's Withdrawal

    Kozhikode (Kerala), March 27 CPI(M) leader and CITU national general secretary Elamaram Kareem on Friday alleged that IUML leader M K Muneer was not fielded in the April 9 Assembly elections due to the intervention of Jamaat-e-Islami.The CPI(M) has been alleging links between the UDF and...
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    Maharashtra Politics: Probe Launched After Alleged Police Action in Zilla Parishad Election

    Mumbai, March 23 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Monday termed the alleged police action against some elected members of the Satara Zilla Parishad last week as a "murder of democracy", accusing authorities of misusing power to influence the local body...
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    Allegations of Harassment Target AAP Government Amidst Officer Death Inquiry

    Chandigarh, March 22 The Shiromani Akali Dal and Congress on Sunday claimed that a PCS officer was subjected to mental harassment by the Moga deputy commissioner to ensure that AAP candidates were elected as chairperson and vice-chairperson of the Baghapurana Panchayat Samiti.Shiromani Akali...
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    Temple Targeting: ISI Strategy Ahead of Elections

    New Delhi, March 21 The spy networks that Indian agencies have been uncovering in recent months were not just focused on providing sensitive information about the Indian armed forces. Within the espionage network, there were a group of people who were specifically instructed to focus solely on...
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    SIT Charges 39 in Karnataka Video Circulation Case

    Bengaluru, March 18 An SIT investigating the circulation of explicit videos and photographs linked to multiple allegations of sexual abuse has filed a charge sheet against 39 individuals in a court in Hassan, sources said on Wednesday.Poornachandra Tejaswi M G, who was an election agent for...
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    Political Fallout: FIRs Registered Against Congress Leader

    Guwahati, March 12 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that 3-4 FIRs have been registered against senior Congress leader Pawan Khera for allegedly attempting to contact militant groups to influence election results.Sarma made the allegations a day after the Congress...
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    Kakdwip BLO Faces Threats After Voter Name Removal

    Kolkata, March 10 – A Booth Level Officer (BLO) in Kakdwip, West Bengal, approached the state administration on Tuesday after receiving threats from a voter in his area following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, in which his name was removed from the voter list.BLO Manindranath...
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    Nepal's Inquiry into Protests Faces Potential Electoral Impact

    Kathmandu, March 8 – Nepal’s investigation panel, which was looking into the September protests by Gen Z and its aftermath, in which over 70 people were reportedly killed and led to the fall of the K. P. Sharma Oli government, finally submitted its report to interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki...
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    Statewide Campaign Faces Roadblocks as BJP Challenges Police Actions

    Chennai, February 19 – The Tamil Nadu branch of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the state police of delaying and denying permission for its planned 25,000 street-corner meetings, alleging partisan interference in favor of the ruling DMK government.Party spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad...
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    Supreme Court to Consider Plea Against Assam CM Over Viral Video

    New Delhi, February 10 The Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to consider listing a plea by Left leaders seeking action against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over a viral video allegedly showing him aiming and firing with a rifle at members of a particular community.Referring to the...
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