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Aizawl, March 31 The Mizoram opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) warned on Tuesday of legal action against those engaging in "indecent and derogatory" online targeting of female candidates in the upcoming Aizawl Municipal Council elections.Expressing concern over the trend of female...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 Veteran Congress leader A K Antony alleged on Tuesday a tacit understanding between the ruling CPI(M) and the BJP in Kerala, claiming that both sides were working to prevent the UDF from returning to power.Addressing a press conference, Antony said there were clear...

New Delhi, March 31 Leander Paes' decision to switch to the BJP after a five-year association with the Trinamool Congress brought the spotlight back on sportspersons in politics on Tuesday.While some rose to become cabinet ministers, others had mixed electoral results and are still finding...

Kannur (Kerala), March 31 – Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the CPI(M) and BJP of forming a partnership in Kerala, claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants the ruling LDF to win the upcoming April 9 Assembly elections in the southern state.Addressing an election rally, Gandhi...

Kolkata, March 31 Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday, alleging that the Election Commission's actions under the Systematic Voters' Registration (SIR) exercise pose a risk of disenfranchising genuine voters in West Bengal.In...

New Delhi, March 31 – Indian tennis star Leander Paes formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday, adding a significant boost to the party’s campaign ahead of the high-stakes West Bengal Assembly elections.Paes, along with senior BJP leaders, formally joined the party in New...

New Delhi, March 31 Indian tennis legend Leander Paes joined the BJP here on Tuesday, ahead of the West Bengal elections.He joined the party in the presence of senior party leaders, including Union minister Kiren Rijiju.The tennis star had recently met BJP chief Nitin Nabin in Kolkata...

Guwahati, March 31 – Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 'Sankalp Patra' (manifesto) for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections at an event held at Vajpayee Bhawan in Guwahati on Monday.The launch programme was attended by Assam Chief Minister...

Guwahati, March 30 – A joint operational group meeting between the Army and the Assam Rifles on Monday reaffirmed the prevailing stability in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Nagaland, officials said.Defence spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Mahendra Rawat said that under the aegis of Spear Corps and...

Kolkata, March 30 – At a time when the majority of the 294 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal, which will go to the polls in two phases next month, are set to witness four-cornered contests, the three hill constituencies of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and Kurseong are headed for a five-cornered...

Aizawl, March 30 A total of 68 candidates, including 28 women, are contesting in the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections, a senior official said on Monday.Polling for the 19-member AMC will take place on April 21, and the votes will be counted on April 27.Mizoram State Election...

Kolkata, March 30 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) issued a notification on Monday for the two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal, scheduled for April 23 and April 29.The notification stated that polling will begin at 7 a.m. on both days. In the first phase, polling will take...

Aizawl, March 30 The opposition Mizo National Front expressed confidence in its prospects in the upcoming elections to the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC), scheduled for April 21.Speaking at the party's manifesto launch event, MNF MLA R Lalthangliana said the party would contest all 19...

Kathmandu, March 30 Nepal's President Ramchandra Paudel has called sessions of both houses of parliament on April 2, following a recommendation from the newly formed government led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah.Paudel has called the session of the House of Representatives (HoR) and the...

Jammu, March 30 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday that he would like the opposition to win the upcoming assembly elections in four states and one Union territory, but added that the final decision rests with the people.Assembly elections will be held in West Bengal...

New Delhi, March 30 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the people of Puducherry will not allow the Congress and the DMK to come to power, as the two parties prioritize "family first" over public interest.Addressing BJP booth-level workers in the Union Territory virtually, he said...

New Delhi, March 30 – Union Minister J.P. Nadda launched a scathing attack on the Congress-led INDIA Bloc in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, accusing it of lacking commitment to democratic principles, parliamentary decorum, or meaningful debate.Speaking during proceedings in the Upper House, Nadda...

Chennai, March 30 TVK chief, actor-politician Vijay, filed his nomination on Monday to contest the Assembly elections from the Perambur constituency in Chennai.This is Vijay's first election, and he has chosen to contest from Perambur in north Chennai, which has a large working-class population.

New Delhi, March 30 – The Press Council of India advised the media on Monday to strictly adhere to the provisions of Section 126A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, as well as its own guidelines on pre- and post-election polls, in view of the upcoming general elections to the...

In Kerala, as the assembly elections approach on April 9, there is a sense of tension among some young voters – between disillusionment and a sense of duty.For some, the act of voting itself feels increasingly meaningless.Archit, a 23-year-old integrated MBA student from Kollam, recently...