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Darjeeling, March 29 – In Darjeeling, the fading graffiti demanding "We Want Gorkhaland" now shares space with signs for roads, tourism, and welfare schemes – a reflection of how the politics of the hills is shifting from the aspiration for statehood to the demands of everyday governance.For...

Guwahati, March 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted on Saturday that the NDA, led by the BJP, will return to power in Assam for the third consecutive term by winning more than 90 seats in the 126-member assembly.Shah made the statement as he began his two-day visit to the poll-bound...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 28 The Congress on Saturday expelled a councillor from the Palakkad Municipality from the party following a complaint of sexual assault against him.The Palakkad District Congress Committee (DCC) president, A Thankappan, said that Prashob C Valsan, a councillor from the...

Guwahati, March 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asserted that the BJP-led NDA will return to power in Assam for the third consecutive term by winning more than 90 seats in the 126-member assembly.Shah made the statement as he began his two-day visit to the poll-bound state with a...

Bengaluru, March 28. Questioning the Congress's strategy, BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, on Saturday asked how long the party could maintain Muslim support by invoking fear of the BJP.Addressing the media at the BJP state office...

Guwahati, March 28 Acknowledging that there was a "mistake at some level" in the nomination papers of the Congress's Barpeta candidate, senior leader Jitendra Singh on Saturday said a "technical error" should not be grounds for outright rejection of candidature, and that the party was preparing...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar said on Saturday that the objective of the election process should be to ensure 100 per cent voter participation.The Governor also believed that the State Election Commission should serve as a model for election panels in...

Chennai, March 28 Popular film director Sundar C is set to make his electoral debut in the April 23 elections to the Tamil Nadu Assembly as a candidate of the Puthiya Neethi Katchi, a constituent of the AIADMK-led NDA, from the Madurai Central constituency.PNK founder-president A C Shanmugam...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 Kerala Minister V Sivankutty, the LDF candidate for Nemom in the April 9 elections, said on Saturday that his rival and BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar can arrange a public debate on development in the constituency.Chandrasekhar had earlier challenged...

New Delhi, March 27 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday alleged that the West Bengal government had openly facilitated infiltration and said it was obvious that the state where the highest number of such people have been granted citizenship will see the most names removed during the Special...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 Various political parties, including prominent ones like the BJP and Congress, have submitted a list of their key campaigners to the Election Commission, which includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul, and daughter Priyanka, as...

Chennai, March 27 AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday criticised the DMK over its seat-sharing negotiations, saying the ruling party was treating its allies "unfairly."Chief Minister M K Stalin, who has been claiming that the alliance led by his DMK was based on principles, had yet...

In Kolkata, on March 27, Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee stated that there is a strong possibility that the BJP-led central government will increase the prices of cooking gas and transport fuel after the assembly elections on April 29.Addressing an election campaign for the TMC...

Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu), March 27 Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran announced on Friday that he would contest from the Sattur Assembly constituency in the Virudhunagar district in the April 23 elections.He would be switching from the Tirunelveli constituency, where he won in the 2021...

Chennai, March 27 VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan said on Friday that discussions on seat-sharing within the DMK-led alliance have concluded and dismissed reports of any deadlock or internal friction.Addressing reporters after signing the formal agreement, Thirumavalavan said, "There is no such...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 The Election Commission on Friday claimed that the entire video of Congress leader V D Satheesan's interview to a TV channel was removed by mistake, as the police only sought removal of some comments linked to the video.Kerala Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Rathan U...

Bengaluru, March 27 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said on Friday that the central government's decision to cut excise duty on petrol and diesel was aimed at the upcoming elections.The government has reduced excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 10 per litre each, a move aimed...

Sonowal campaigns in Barak Valley, highlights growth agendaUnion Minister and BJP's star campaigner Sarbananda Sonowal intensified the party's election campaign in Assam's Barak Valley, calling for comprehensive development across the state.Addressing 'Vijay Sankalp Sabha' gatherings in the...

March 27, New Delhi – Balendra Shah, a senior leader of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, is set to be sworn in as Nepal's youngest Prime Minister.Popularly known as ‘Balen’, he was projected as the party's prime ministerial candidate during the campaign leading up to the March 5 general election...

Jamnagar, March 26 – The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday criticised both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress over their governance record in Gujarat, alleging that the two parties have failed to address key public issues over the past three decades.Addressing the ‘Vijay Vishwas...