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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...

Itanagar, March 7 The long-awaited Rime bridge over the Hijum river in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh has been completed, ending years of isolation, an official said on Saturday.The 15-meter bridge has been constructed under the Chief Minister's Comprehensive State Road Development...

Mumbai, March 6 Senior Shiv Sena leader Anandrao Adsul has expressed his displeasure at his party for not nominating him as its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.Shiv Sena's Jyoti Waghmare filed her nomination papers on Thursday, making her the sole candidate of the party...

New Delhi, March 6 – Former Indian Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, has been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor (L-G) of Delhi, the President's office announced.Taranjit Singh Sandhu will replace former Delhi L-G Vinai Kumar Saxena, who has been holding the position since May...

Kolkata, March 5 The ruling TMC and the opposition BJP filed nominations on Thursday for five Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal, setting the stage for a largely predetermined Upper House election, which nonetheless carries political symbolism ahead of the high-stakes assembly polls.Four...

Kolkata, March 3 Senior BJP leader Rahul Sinha asserted on Tuesday that his candidature for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from West Bengal was a testament to the party’s recognition of dedicated workers.Sinha also said he would raise issues of “misgovernance” by the ruling Trinamool...

Sandeshkhali (WB), March 2 Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday criticized the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal over the law and order situation, and alleged that it was sheltering infiltrators.Addressing a 'Poriborton Yatra' rally in...

Mumbai, March 2 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray denied any deadlock in MVA talks for the Rajya Sabha elections on Monday, asserting that the single winnable seat should go to his party due to its numerical strength.The Rajya Sabha elections for the seven seats in Maharashtra will be...

Chennai, March 2: Negotiations between the AIADMK and the BJP regarding seat allocation ahead of the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections are being primarily driven by "win-ability" rather than simply the number of constituencies each party is allocated.The BJP, a key partner in the...

Bhubaneswar, February 28 BJD president Naveen Patnaik announced senior party leader Dr Santrupt Misra and doctor Datteswar Hota as its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections on Saturday.Misra had unsuccessfully contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Cuttack and currently serves...

Hyderabad, February 27 Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao said on Friday that the Kejriwal government was brought down under the guise of the "so-called liquor scam", and the political casualty of that narrative was the BRS, in both the Assembly and Lok Sabha...

Mumbai, February 23 – In a moving yet resolute address following her unanimous election as the NCP's national president, Sunetra Pawar declared on Thursday that the welfare of Maharashtra and the expansion of the party are now her primary priorities.Speaking to party workers at the national...

Patna, February 26 Bihar Minister Vijay Choudhary said on Thursday that it was the collective responsibility of politicians across party lines to "prevent" and "control" liquor consumption in the dry state.He was speaking in the Legislative Council during the ongoing Budget session...

Kolkata, February 26 – According to an initial estimate by the Election Commission of India (ECI), approximately 2,500 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) would be needed if the Bengal Assembly elections are held in a single phase.The proposal for a single-phase election had...