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Guwahati, April 11 Journalists in Guwahati expressed concern on Saturday over the "attacks on the media" during the recently held state assembly elections, according to a statement.At a protest meeting at the Gauhati Press Club, attended by around 150 journalists, it was decided that memoranda...

Kannur (Kerala), April 11 An all-party meeting convened by the Additional District Magistrate (ADM) on Saturday, in the wake of post-poll violence in the Payyannur constituency here, decided that strict action would be taken to curb further provocations and that cases would be registered in all...

Kalyani, April 11 An improvised explosive device detonated on the rooftop of a school building in the Nadia district of West Bengal, a state heading to elections, on Saturday, police said.No casualties were reported in the incident that occurred at the Ghordagacha Madhyamik Shiksha Kendra in...

Dhaka, April 11 – Rumeen Farhana, an independent lawmaker from Bangladesh, has criticized the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government for appointing individuals linked to the party to key positions, including the Governor of Bangladesh Bank and Vice Chancellors of several public...

Kolkata, April 11 – The BJP wrote a letter to the office of the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Saturday, highlighting the illegal appointment of contractual staff as sector officers/assistants in the Kasba Assembly constituency in Kolkata.In the letter, the party stated: "It has come...

Kolkata, April 11 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday appealed to the tribal population of West Bengal to use the upcoming Assembly elections next month as an opportunity to seek retribution against the Trinamool Congress and the Mamata Banerjee-led state government for the recent insult...

Murshidabad (WB), April 11 TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday labelled political rivals as "agents" of the BJP and promised to restore voting rights of disenfranchised citizens within a month of returning to power.Addressing a rally here, Banerjee identified three...

Jangipur (WB), April 11 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday promised to implement the Uniform Civil Code in West Bengal to end what he called the "politics of appeasement", while asserting that the BJP would not allow Bengalis to become a minority in the state.Addressing a rally in...

Kolkata, April 11 – Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday criticised the BJP for proposing to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in West Bengal, claiming that the saffron camp seeks to deprive people of their rights.Addressing an election rally in Keshiary, West Midnapore...

Kolkata, April 11 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, kept her eyes closed while women in various parts of the state were being tortured and humiliated by goons backed by the ruling Trinamool Congress, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday."The entire country was deeply...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 11 CPI general secretary Binoy Viswom said on Saturday that there was a political motive behind the controversy surrounding the marriage of Monalisa Bhosle, a young woman who gained prominence during the Prayagraj Kumbh Mela and later married her friend, a Muslim man...

Chennai, April 11 – In a significant development ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, actor-turned-politician Joseph Vijay has cancelled his scheduled campaign rally in Cuddalore district, which was set to begin at 2 P.M. on Saturday, citing safety concerns.The rally, part of a day-long...

Kochi, April 11 K V Thomas, the Special Representative of the Kerala government in New Delhi, said on Saturday that the CPI(M)-led LDF will return to power for a third time, and the Congress-led UDF will not form a government due to the alleged "internal conflicts" within it.Thomas, a former...

April 11, New Delhi – Supporters of Hungary's opposition Tisza Party rallied late into the night, expressing optimism in the final hours of campaigning ahead of a crucial national vote.Crowds gathered in Miskolc, lighting torches and chanting slogans as party leader Peter Magyar addressed the...

Thiruchuli (Tamil Nadu), April 10 DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi on Friday criticised AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami for his personal attacks against her, asserting that she had been legally acquitted by the courts and remains "innocent".Addressing an election rally here, the...

Kolkata, April 10 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday dismissed the allegations raised by the Trinamool Congress on Thursday, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of having a secret agreement with former Trinamool Congress legislator Humayun Kabir to divide minority voters in West Bengal...

Chennai, April 10 – In a significant development within the Indian National Congress, Alka Lamba, President of the All India Mahila Congress, has ordered the removal of Hzeena Syed from her position as President of the Tamil Nadu Pradesh Mahila Congress, citing alleged anti-party activities...

Kathmandu, April 10 – Rubi Kumari Thakur, 26, was elected as the Deputy Speaker of Nepal's House of Representatives (HoR) on Friday, becoming the youngest person ever to hold the position as the country's politics witnesses a generational shift.A lawmaker in the lower house elected through the...

Guwahati, April 10 The Election Commission on Friday ordered a re-poll in a polling booth in the Karimganj (North) constituency in Assam's Sribhumi district.The re-poll has been ordered at booth number 239 at Babyland High English School.The re-poll will be held on Saturday from 7 am to 5...

Barasat, April 10 Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that fish production in West Bengal has significantly increased during her tenure, as she sought to rebut Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assertion that the state lags in aquaculture.Banerjee was addressing an election rally in...