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Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 Campaigning for the April 9 Kerala Assembly elections will end on Tuesday evening as the three political alliances, led by the ruling CPI(M), Congress, and BJP, made last-ditch efforts to win over the majority of support from the 2.71 crore voters in the state.The...

Puducherry, April 7 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M K Stalin has alleged that the Centre has shown no interest in granting full statehood to Puducherry, despite the union territory’s legislative Assembly passing resolutions 14 times urging such a move.Addressing a rally here and...

New Delhi, April 6 Election Commission officials on Monday dismissed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claim that 200 vehicles carrying CRPF personnel from BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh were sent to the election-bound West Bengal.They said the Election Commission's (EC) objective is to ensure...

Agartala, April 6 Veteran CPI(M) leader Manik Sarkar on Monday claimed that the ruling BJP in Tripura has failed to fulfill its election promises, alleging that democratic rights have been weakened under its government.Addressing a rally for the upcoming Dharmanagar by-election, the former...

Pathan campaigns for TMC candidate in CacharIn Assam's Cachar district, Trinamool Congress candidate Shahjahan Laskar received a major boost as Berhampore MP and former cricketer Yusuf Pathan campaigned in his support.The campaign began with a large roadshow from Sonai playground, where...

Rampur (UP), April 6 Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday criticized the Congress and the Left, saying that those who are embracing each other in Delhi are busy "oppressing" each other in the politically sensitive state of Kerala.Addressing a BJP Foundation Day programme here, Naqvi...

Kochi, April 6 – Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar launched a Gen Z-themed voter awareness song in Malayalam in Kochi, aimed at encouraging young voters to take an active role in the electoral process.The initiative uses a lively video format, where groups of youngsters convey the...

Kollam (Kerala), April 6 A case has been registered against two suspected members of the CPI(M) on Monday for allegedly obstructing Congress candidate Aisha Potty's vehicle and verbally abusing her at Ezhukone, police said.The accused have been identified as Prasad of Kuzhimathikkadu and...

Kolkata, April 6 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has rejected the request from former Kolkata Police Commissioner and the current Additional Director General (ADG) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal, Supratim Sarkar, for relief from being sent as a central...

Kolkata, April 5 – Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, the Kolkata Police and the Static Surveillance Team (SST) seized a large sum of unaccounted cash during a routine check operation in the Netaji Nagar Police Station area on Sunday.According to police, the seizure took place at...

Agartala, April 5 – The Director General of Police (DGP) of Tripura, Anurag Dhankar, said on Sunday that the Centre has not sent additional central forces to the state for the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections.Voting for the 28 seats of the tribal council will...

The Election Commission has stated that seizures related to cash, liquor, drugs, and other inducements have exceeded 650 crore rupees in the lead-up to the upcoming state assembly elections and by-elections across multiple states. These seizures include cash, liquor, narcotics, precious metals...

Guwahati, April 5 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma strongly responded to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks on alleged corruption on Sunday, questioning the credibility of the accusations and asserting that such statements were politically motivated.Addressing a public gathering...

Puducherry, April 5 AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswami said on Sunday that his party would make all efforts to secure full statehood for Puducherry.Addressing a rally here, campaigning for the AIADMK and other constituents of the NDA in the April 9 Assembly polls, he said his party...

Guwahati, April 5 – Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing him of corruption and divisive politics, while asserting that the people of the state would hold him accountable.Addressing a public rally in Assam’s...

New Delhi, April 5 The neutrality of elections cannot be guaranteed if those who conduct the polls are dependent on the contestants, said Justice BV Nagarathna of the Supreme Court, in a veiled criticism of the Election Commission.The Supreme Court judge raised a critical concern regarding the...

Chennai, April 5 – The Congress party is likely to announce its candidate for the Melur Assembly constituency soon, with the decision expected later on Sunday as the deadline for filing nominations approaches.The delay has sparked intense speculation and internal discussions within party...

Kozhikode, April 5 – With just days left for the election in Kerala, Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a high-energy roadshow in the Beypore Assembly constituency on Sunday, signaling a strong final push by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to...

New Delhi, April 5 Supreme Court Judge Justice BV Nagarathna highlighted that the Election Commission is the primary institution entrusted with maintaining the integrity of elections, stating that if those conducting elections depend on those contesting them, the neutrality of the process cannot...

New Delhi, April 5 Asserting that the BJP is opposed to infiltrators and is not against Muslims, senior party leader and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari expressed confidence in the party's electoral prospects in Assam and West Bengal on Sunday.Assembly elections in Assam are scheduled for April...