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Puducherry, April 9 A robot carrying a plate of flower petals greeted voters at a model polling booth set up at the VOC government higher secondary school in the Raj Bhavan constituency during the Assembly polls on Thursday.Moving along the corridor, the robot greeted visitors and encouraged...

Kohima, April 9 More than 59 per cent of the 22,382 voters exercised their franchise in the Koridang assembly by-election in Nagaland by 1 pm on Thursday, officials said.The voting, which began at 7 am across all 30 polling stations, has so far been peaceful, they said.The voting will...

Kohima, April 9 – Nearly 60 per cent of voters cast their ballots in the Koridang Assembly by-election in Nagaland’s Mokokchung district by 1 P.M. on Thursday, officials said.With the deployment of a large number of state and central forces, security has been significantly tightened across the...

Guwahati, April 9 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma cast his vote in Guwahati on Thursday.He was accompanied by his wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, and their two children.Sarma, who is leading the NDA in the state and seeking a third consecutive term, is contesting from Jalukbari, a seat...

New Delhi, April 9 – Congress MP Shashi Tharoor stated on Thursday that the BJP-led NDA has "no credibility" in Kerala, describing it as a "zero-seat party," even as voting began across the state with a promising turnout."I certainly don't believe that the NDA is a zero-seat party in Kerala...

Bengaluru, April 9 At least 27.83 per cent of voters in Karnataka's Bagalkot, where polling for a by-election is underway, exercised their franchise by 11 am on Thursday.Davanagere South recorded a turnout of 22.01 per cent, the Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office said on Thursday.The...

Guwahati, April 9 A voter turnout of 38.92 per cent was recorded in the first four hours of the assembly elections in Assam, where the BJP-led NDA is seeking a third consecutive term in power, while the Congress is looking to reclaim a state it lost a decade ago.Polling began at 7 am for the...

Kohima, April 9 Nearly 20 per cent of the 22,382 voters exercised their franchise in the Koridang Assembly by-election in Nagaland in the first two hours of polling on Thursday, officials said.The voting, which commenced at 7 am across all 30 polling stations, has so far been peaceful, they...

Kokrajhar, April 9 Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) chief Hagrama Mohilary and his wife Sewli, who is making her electoral debut from the Kokrajhar constituency, expressed confidence on Thursday that the NDA will retain power in Assam.Speaking to reporters after casting their votes in the...

Puducherry, April 9 Puducherry recorded a voter turnout of 17.41% by 9 am on Thursday as polling began in all 30 assembly constituencies.Voting commenced at 7 am in the Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe, and Yanam regions, with as many as 9.50 lakh voters deciding the fate of 294 candidates.With...

Agartala, April 9 Over 15 per cent of the total electorate turned out to vote in the by-election to Tripura's Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in the first two hours of polling on Thursday.A little over 46,000 voters from the constituency in North Tripura will decide the fate of six...

April 09, New Delhi – Voting is taking place in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry for the state assembly elections, as eligible voters are turning out in large numbers to cast their votes.In Kerala, over 27 million voters will decide the outcome for 883 candidates across 140 constituencies.In...

New Delhi, April 9 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to the people of Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry to exercise their franchise in large numbers in the upcoming assembly elections in the two states and the Union Territory.In separate messages in English, in addition to...

Agartala, April 9 – Voting for the by-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district commenced on Thursday morning amid tight security arrangements, election officials said.People turned out in large numbers, forming queues at most of the 55 polling stations across...

New Delhi, April 8 Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday that the Congress is committed to ensuring statehood for Puducherry, as it should not be run from Delhi, while appealing to the people of the Union Territory to give his party an overwhelming majority.A day before the polling for the Puducherry...

Agartala, Apr 8 All preparations for Thursday's by-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura have been completed to ensure free, fair, and peaceful polling, an official said.Voting will be held from 7 am to 5 pm."We have completed all arrangements for holding the...

Kochi, April 8 – In a development that highlights the legal limitations on electoral participation for those in custody, a court in Ernakulam, Kerala, on Wednesday refused to grant interim bail to filmmaker Ranjith, who is currently in jail in connection with an alleged sexual assault case...

Tirunelveli, April 8 – Actor-turned-politician Vijay intensified his campaign for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on Wednesday, addressing a massive public gathering at KTC Nagar in Tirunelveli after arriving at the Thoothukudi airport earlier in the day.Travelling nearly 30 kilometers...

Polling teams are heading to remote, riverine areas in Majuli. Election personnel have begun their journey to the remote, river-based polling stations in Majuli, the largest river island in Assam. Officials carrying ballot boxes and other election materials have departed from Afalamukh Ghat via...

Kollam (Kerala), April 7 Two female athletes have been injured, one critically, after a car allegedly carrying UDF workers hit them in this district, police said on Wednesday.The accident occurred on the Asramam Link Road shortly after the public campaign concluded at 6 pm on Tuesday.The...