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Hyderabad, March 17 Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar on Tuesday expressed his disapproval of comments made by BRS Working President K T Rama Rao regarding his decision in the disqualification petitions against MLAs from the opposition party.Rama Rao, who spoke in the...

Guwahati, March 17 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would "extend due respect" to Congress leader Pradyut Bordoloi if he chooses to join the party, amid growing political activity ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.Speaking...

Kolkata, March 16 The Election Commission (EC) has cancelled the contract of the agency that supplied webcams during the 2021 West Bengal assembly and 2024 Lok Sabha elections after detecting major irregularities in the footage, and has selected three new vendors for the supply of equipment, a...

Guwahati, March 15 – Fresh internal tensions have emerged within the Assam Congress, with senior party leader and Nagaon MP Pradyut Bordoloi reportedly writing to the party high command, alleging a connection between a party MLA and a person accused of attacking his convoy during the 2024 Lok...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 – Expressing confidence ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and veteran Congress leader V.D. Satheesan said on Sunday that the United Democratic Front (UDF) is poised for a decisive victory and expects to win more than 100 seats in...

Kolkata, March 15 As the BJP prepares for the West Bengal assembly elections as part of its effort to challenge the ruling TMC, several leaders, such as Suvendu Adhikari, are expected to play key roles in shaping its high-stakes campaign.From securing just about 4 per cent of the vote share in...

Kolkata, March 15 From securing just about 4% vote share in the 2011 assembly elections to emerging as the principal opposition with over 38% vote share in 2021, the BJP has significantly expanded its political presence in West Bengal. The party currently has 12 Lok Sabha MPs and more than 65...

Kolkata, March 15 The CPI(M) is fighting an existential battle in the electoral scene in West Bengal, pinning its hopes on a slight upward trend in its vote share in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls compared to the 2021 state assembly polls.STRENGTHS:The party is exuding confidence over the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 After 10 years in opposition in Kerala, the Congress-led UDF is fighting for its political survival in the upcoming Assembly elections, aiming to unseat the LDF.However, this will not be an easy task, as the Left Front is relying heavily on its development...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 – Even as recent electoral trends in Kerala have favored the opposition, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) reiterated on Friday its confidence that the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) will retain power with a massive majority in the upcoming Assembly...

New Delhi, March 13 – Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar highlighted the importance of innovation in strengthening the democratic and electoral process, an official said on Friday.Addressing trainee officers of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) and the Royal Bhutan Service (RBS) at the...

Hyderabad, March 11 – The BJP in Telangana has described the judgment of Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar as a mockery of the Constitution, dismissing petitions seeking to disqualify BRS MLAs who had defected to the ruling Congress party.State BJP president, N. Ramchander Rao...

Hyderabad, March 11 Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar on Wednesday dismissed petitions seeking the disqualification of two BRS MLAs for allegedly switching to the ruling Congress, bringing to an end the issue involving a total of 10 legislators from the opposition party...

Hyderabad, March 11 – Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao on Wednesday termed Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar's "clean chit" to MLAs Danam Nagender and Kadiyam Srihari in the anti-defection case as an open attack on democracy.He reacted strongly on 'X'...

Hyderabad, March 11 Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by BRS seeking the disqualification of two MLAs, Danam Nagender and Kadiam Srihari.Prasad Kumar toldBRS had filed petitions against Nagender and Srihari, along with eight...

Bengaluru, March 10 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar hosted a dinner party at a five-star hotel in the city on Tuesday to celebrate the completion of six years as the Congress state president.Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his cabinet colleagues, and many MLAs attended the dinner...

New Delhi, March 9 Former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad strongly supported the proposal for simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies on Monday, saying that such a move would be in the interest of the country, save time, improve governance, and expedite development...

Kolkata, March 9 – The Kolkata Police Commissioner recently directed the anti-rowdy officers of every police station in the city to submit a "rough register" (a special diary or ledger) to their respective Deputy Commissioners of Police, containing the names and details of miscreants in their...

Erode (Tamil Nadu), March 8 In response to Chief Minister M K Stalin, AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday alleged that the ruling DMK is "dependent" on its ally, the Congress party.Addressing a rally here in Perunthurai, Palaniswami said that the Congress and DMK have been engaged in...

Erode (Tamil Nadu), March 8 In response to Chief Minister M K Stalin, AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday alleged that the ruling DMK is "subservient" to its ally, the Congress party.Addressing a rally here in Perunthurai, Palaniswami said that the Congress and DMK had been engaged...