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Kolkata, April 10 The Election Commission has rejected the nomination of Trinamool Congress candidate Abhinav Bhattacharya from the Krishnanagar Uttar constituency in West Bengal, citing provisions under the Representation of the People Act, a senior official said on Friday.The Returning...

Kolkata, April 10 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday cancelled the nomination of Avinabha Bhattacharya, a candidate from the Trinamool Congress in the Krishnanagar (Uttar) Assembly constituency in the Nadia district of West Bengal, for the upcoming two-phase state assembly...

New Delhi, April 7. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has raised serious concerns about the inclusion of Dalit, Adivasi, and Other Backward Class (OBC) entrepreneurs in India's public works and infrastructure contracts.Posting on Facebook, he asked, "Last year, out of the Rs 16,500 crore worth of...

New Delhi/Itanagar, April 6 – Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu welcomed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigation, as directed by the Supreme Court, and assured full cooperation with the central agency.In response to this development, the opposition Congress demanded...

Itanagar, April 6 Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday welcomed the CBI preliminary inquiry ordered by the Supreme Court into allegations surrounding the awarding of contracts to the CM’s family members, asserting that his government had “nothing to hide”.Khandu, in a...

Puducherry, April 6 – Strengthening his campaign for the April 9 Puducherry Assembly elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the All India N.R. Congress–BJP government of overseeing a serious public health crisis, alleging widespread production and distribution of counterfeit medicines...

New Delhi, April 6 The Supreme Court on Monday directed the CBI to register within two weeks a preliminary inquiry into allegations of preferential awarding of contracts for public works in Arunachal Pradesh to firms allegedly owned or related to the family members of Chief Minister Pema Khandu...

Itanagar, April 6 The Arunachal Pradesh unit of the Congress demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday, following the Supreme Court's direction for a CBI investigation into the alleged awarding of public works contracts to firms linked to family members.In a statement...

New Delhi, April 6 The Congress on Monday criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Supreme Court directed the CBI to launch an initial investigation into contracts allegedly awarded to Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu's family members, saying that the claim of "Na khaunga...

Important cases listed before the Supreme Court on Monday (April 6)* The Supreme Court will hear a batch of petitions related to the special intensive revision of the electoral roll in West Bengal.* The Supreme Court will hear a case initiated on its own regarding the incident of judicial...

Kochi, March 31 – Senior Congress legislator Ramesh Chennithala demanded an apology from Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and State Cooperation Minister V.N. Vasavan on Tuesday, following the Kerala High Court's stay of proceedings related to a controversial software deal in the...

Lucknow, March 30 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Samajwadi Party, alleging that before 2017, "big mafia" controlled the distribution of supplementary nutrition in the state.Questioning the earlier arrangement, the chief minister said, "Who...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Friday accused the LDF of a ₹700 crore scam in the procurement of software for thousands of primary cooperative societies in Kerala.Addressing a press conference, Chennithala alleged that the tender for providing...

New Delhi, March 25 – Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma on Wednesday targeted the previous AAP government and then Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over gross violations in the construction of a sprawling mansion, widely known as 'Sheesh Mahal', as well as the destruction of green cover for its...

Shimla, March 18 In response to the proposal to outsource eight units of the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC), its employees announced a symbolic protest on Wednesday during the ongoing Assembly session.In a communication addressed to the HPTDC management, the union...

Chennai, March 17 – The Madras High Court on Tuesday reserved orders on petitions challenging the eligibility criteria in a major surveillance tender floated for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.The case has drawn attention due to concerns that the conditions could restrict fair...

Hyderabad, March 13 Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao has demanded a probe by central agencies into the alleged irregular allocation of government contracts to KLSR Infratech Private Limited, a company he claims is linked to Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy as a...

Tamil Nadu election: NDA alliance set to achieve a resounding victory, ousting the corrupt and anti-Tamil Stalin government and forming the next government - Union Minister Piyush Goyal in an interviewDuring a press interaction at a private hotel in Trichy, Union Minister Piyush Goyal stated...

New Delhi, March 9 In an effort to generate revenue, the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) plans to lease several commercial spaces inside the busy Kashmere Gate ISBT on a two-year license period, officials said on Monday.According to officials, around 20 spaces have been identified at the...

Shimla, March 9 A complaint was filed against Rajya Sabha member Anurag Sharma, alleging that he concealed property details and violated election rules during the nomination process, officials said on Monday.Congress candidate Anurag Sharma was elected to the lone Rajya Sabha seat from...