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March 15, New Delhi: The Election Commission of India announced the schedule for the 2026 Legislative Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal during a press conference on Sunday.Polling will begin on April 9 in a single phase for Assam, Kerala, and...

Guwahati, March 15 The Aam Aadmi Party announced its first list of 14 candidates on Sunday, including its state vice-president Anurupa Dekaraja, for the Assam assembly elections to be held on April 9.All the constituencies included in the list are located in the Brahmaputra valley.Dekaraja...

Bengaluru, March 15 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Sunday that he has written to the Centre, urging it to explore alternative measures, including importing LPG from other countries, to address the shortage of cooking gas being reported in parts of the state.Speaking to reporters...

The Election Commission will announce the schedule for the upcoming state assembly elections in four states and one Union Territory at 4 PM today. The elections are scheduled for Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry.The term of the 294-member Legislative Assembly of West...

New Delhi, March 15 – The Election Commission of India will hold a press conference at 4 p.m. on Sunday at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.During this, the Commission is likely to announce the election schedule for four states – Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu – and one Union Territory...

Patna, March 14 Bihar Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar on Saturday directed officials to review and strengthen security arrangements on the assembly premises and at legislators' residential complexes.The directive came a day after the state assembly had received a hoax bomb threat via email.The...

Shimla, March 14 Amid tight security, 31 Haryana Congress MLAs staying at two resorts in Kufri, near Shimla, visited the nearby tourist destination of Chail on Saturday.In an attempt to keep its members united, the Congress moved its Haryana MLAs to Himachal Pradesh ahead of the polling for...

Kolkata, March 14 – In West Bengal, days before the schedule for the Assembly election is announced, the battle lines appear clear, with the ruling Trinamool Congress and the state’s principal Opposition, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in a direct contest for power, while the Left and the...

In Jammu and Kashmir, the Cabinet on Friday approved an 18 percent increase in fares for all passenger vehicles. Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired a Cabinet meeting in Jammu yesterday, during which several important decisions were made. The proposals...

Bengaluru, March 13 The Karnataka Municipalities and Certain Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which proposes to align the provisions for advertising with those of the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024, regarding the levying and collection of fees for advertising, was tabled in the...

Mysuru, March 13 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday that he will remain in politics until his "last breath," and will continue to serve the people as much as he can.He also appealed to the people of his Varuna assembly segment here to support and nurture his son and Congress...

Bhubaneswar, March 13 The ruling BJP in Odisha on Friday issued a directive, asking all its MLAs to be present in the assembly for voting in the Rajya Sabha elections on March 16.Government whip Saroj Pradhan, in a statement, asked the party MLAs to be present on the assembly premises from 9...

Bengaluru, March 13 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar challenged the opposition BJP to officially take a stand as a party against the five guarantee schemes, and to formally make a statement in the Legislative Assembly asking the government to withdraw them.He said that if the BJP...

Patna, March 13 The Bihar Assembly received a bomb threat via email on Friday morning, which later turned out to be a hoax, officials said.The email threat was received at 11:11 am, prompting Secretary Khyati Singh to inform Speaker Prem Kumar, they added.Kumar took note of the threat and...

Mumbai, March 13 – Senior BJP MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar demanded in the Legislative Assembly on Friday that the state government should release a White Paper on all agricultural schemes, including the PoCRA (Nanaji Deshmukh Krishi Sanjivani Yojana), to dispel rumors and misunderstandings spreading...

Chandigarh, March 13 – In an attempt to maintain party unity, the Congress moved its Haryana MLAs to Himachal Pradesh ahead of the polling for two Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana on March 16, according to sources.The key contenders in the election are BJP's Sanjay Bhatia, Congress' Karamvir Singh...

Raipur, March 13 – In a symbolic move towards rehabilitation and mainstream integration, 78 surrendered Maoists from the Sukma district visited the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly in Raipur on Friday.The group, consisting of former cadres who once operated in the dense jungles of Bastar...

Bengaluru, March 13 Ruling Congress MLA H A Iqbal Hussain defended his statement criticizing the state budget presented by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on March 6, saying his loyalty lies with his constituents.The MLA representing the Ramanagara assembly segment faced backlash from his party...

Kannur (Kerala), March 13 – Fresh questions have emerged in the case concerning the black flag protest against Kerala Health Minister Veena George, following the report indicating no visible injuries, even as the five student activists arrested in connection with the incident were released from...

Patna, March 13 – Ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections, the Bihar Legislative Assembly received a bomb threat on Friday.According to an official, the threat was sent via email, warning of a plan to blow up the Assembly premises.Taking immediate cognizance of the matter, Assembly Speaker Prem...