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Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 – The frequent use of the term “class traitor” by the CPI(M) in Kerala is now attracting sharp scrutiny, as a series of recent defections expose what critics describe as a deeply inconsistent political stance.In the past few weeks, the phrase has been repeatedly...

The Lok Sabha has extended the tenure of the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining legislation related to the "one nation, one election" concept until the first day of the last week of the 2026 monsoon session. The bill aims to introduce simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and State...

New Delhi, March 18 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday bid farewell to Members of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha who are set to retire upon the completion of their terms, acknowledging their contribution to parliamentary proceedings and public life.The proceedings in the Upper House...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 CPI state secretary Binoy Viswam has asserted that the Sabarimala gold theft scandal will backfire on the Congress-led UDF and BJP, shielding the ruling LDF from any electoral fallout in the upcoming polls in Kerala.Viswam also said that he does not believe there...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 A day after some party MLAs cross-voted in favor of the independent candidate Dilip Ray, backed by the BJP, in the Rajya Sabha elections, the opposition BJD issued a show cause notice to six lawmakers on Tuesday, asking them to explain their actions, which were considered a...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 – The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) strongly criticised its legislators on Tuesday for voting against the directives of party president and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik in the recently concluded Rajya Sabha biennial election, stating that the day of the...

Chennai, March 17 The MDMK, an ally of the ruling DMK, released its manifesto for the upcoming assembly elections on Tuesday.The manifesto addresses several regional and social issues, including state autonomy, the welfare of fishermen, the abolition of the post of Governor, the permanent...

Chandigarh, March 17 The Congress said on Tuesday that it will issue show-cause notices to its MLAs who allegedly cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha elections in Haryana, warning of strict disciplinary action."We are going to issue a show-cause notice to them," said B K Hariprasad, the Congress...

New Delhi, March 17 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has deployed a total of 1,111 Central Observers across five states and a Union Territory, along with bye-elections in six states, to ensure the conduct of free, fair, and inducement-free elections, officials said on Tuesday.According...

New Delhi, March 17 The Election Commission (EC) has deployed 1,111 observers for the state assembly elections and assembly bypolls to be held next month.While elections for the assemblies of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry are scheduled, assembly by-elections in several...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi congratulated the BJP's Rajya Sabha election candidates and the independent candidate supported by the party on Monday, even though the official announcement has not yet been made.Manmohan Samal, the president of the BJP's Odisha...

Kannur (Kerala), March 16 – A rebellion appears to be brewing within the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Kannur against the party's decision to field P.K. Shyamala, the wife of party state Secretary M. V. Govindan, as the LDF candidate from the Taliparamba seat in the April 9...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 16 Former leader of the opposition in the Maharashtra legislative council, Ambdas Danve, has received multiple threatening calls in the last four days, leading to the registration of a non-cognisable (NC) offense against an unidentified person at a local police...

New Delhi, March 16 The Election Commission of India on Monday directed the Tamil Nadu government to appoint new police superintendents in four districts.The EC made the decision after reviewing the state's preparedness for upcoming assembly elections, which will be held in a single phase on...

Kollam (Kerala), March 16 RSP, a UDF ally, announced four candidates for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections on April 9.Although the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) has sought five seats, the decision on the fifth seat is still under discussion, according to party leaders.RSP state...

Coimbatore, March 16 Actress and political activist Gautami launched a sharp attack on the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government in Tamil Nadu, alleging that women in the State do not feel safe under the leadership of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin.She made the remarks while addressing...

Kolkata, March 16 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Monday the replacement of key police officers in West Bengal, including the acting Director General of Police (DGP) Peeyush Pandey and Kolkata Police Commissioner Supratim Sarkar.According to the Commission's order, Siddh...

New Delhi, March 15 The stakes are high for the BJP in the upcoming elections to five state assemblies, with West Bengal being the major test case for the saffron party.In the 2021 West Bengal assembly elections, the BJP emerged as the main opposition, winning 77 seats in the 294-member...

Puducherry, March 15 Puducherry CEO P Jawahar on Sunday appealed to all political parties in the union territory to abide by the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), which has come into immediate effect, following the announcement of dates for the Assembly elections.The elections for the 30 Assembly...

The Election Commission has announced by-elections for eight Assembly constituencies spread across six states. The constituencies are Ponda in Goa, Umreth in Gujarat, Bagalkot and Davanagere South in Karnataka, Rahuri and Baramati in Maharashtra, Koridang in Nagaland, and Dharmanagar in Tripura...