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Kolkata, March 20 TMC MLA Humayun Kabir, who has been suspended from the party, said that the proposal to build a new Babri Masjid in Murshidabad, at his urging, could significantly influence the political landscape ahead of the 2026 West Bengal state assembly elections. He asserted that the...

Bhubaneswar, March 19 Hundreds of women activists of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) staged a demonstration in front of the official residence of party MLA Subasini Jena on Thursday. Jena had voted in favor of the BJP-supported independent candidate, Dilip Ray, in the recent Rajya Sabha elections...

Shimla, March 19 A heated exchange took place between the ruling party and the opposition on Thursday during question hour over the regularization of outsourced employees.BJP MLA Deep Ram pointed out that he had raised this very question a year ago, but had not received a response. He demanded...

New Delhi, March 19 Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta launched 'Vidhan Sathi', an AI-enabled chatbot, ahead of the upcoming Budget Session.Gupta said the artificial intelligence (AI) tool will function as a legislative research assistant for members of the House."The Vidhan Sathi app can...

Ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor stated on Thursday that he is not a potential chief ministerial candidate, as he is not a candidate in the election, and believes that ideally, the chief minister should be chosen from among the elected MLAs.In an...

Kolkata, March 18 Three-time Trinamool Congress MLA from Amdanga, Rafiqur Rahman, urged the party leadership on Wednesday to reconsider its decision to field a new candidate from the constituency.Protests erupted after the party announced Peerzada Kasem Siddiqui as its candidate for the seat...

Kochi, March 17 MLA Eldhose Kunnappilly from the Perumbavoor assembly constituency expressed hope on Tuesday that the Congress would give him another opportunity to win from the constituency for a third time.However, his name was not included in the first list of 55 candidates announced by the...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 – The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) strongly criticised its legislators on Tuesday for voting against the directives of party president and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik in the recently concluded Rajya Sabha biennial election, stating that the day of the...

Chandigarh, March 17 The Congress said on Tuesday that it would issue show-cause notices to MLAs who allegedly cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha elections in Haryana, warning of strict disciplinary action."We are going to issue a show-cause notice to them," Congress general secretary in charge of...

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...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 The opposition BJD on Tuesday praised its Rengali MLA, Sudarshan Haripal, for refusing to accept money to vote against the party in the Rajya Sabha elections, and instead remaining loyal to former chief minister Naveen Patnaik.Addressing a press conference at the party...

Farrukhabad (UP), March 17 A powerful explosion rocked the residence of former Samajwadi Party MLA Vijay Singh here on Tuesday evening, leaving at least five people injured, with one of them in critical condition, police said.Singh is currently serving a life sentence in connection with the...

New Delhi, March 17 Allegations of "horse trading" of MLAs erupted as Rajya Sabha elections saw cross-voting in Bihar, Odisha and Haryana, with the opposition Congress suspending three of its legislators in Odisha and warning some of its MLAs of strict action in Haryana.The ruling NDA won all...

Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting and senior BJP leader Dr. L Murugan congratulated BJP President Nitin Nabin on being elected to the Rajya Sabha today. In a social media post, the Minister wished him continued success in his new role. Dr. Murugan also expressed confidence...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 Voting for the four Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha ended at 6 pm on Monday, as at least five MLAs from the opposition BJD and Congress reportedly voted in favour of the BJP-backed Independent candidate, Dilip Ray.The polling for the Rajya Sabha elections was held in the...

Kolkata, March 16 Members of the BJP staged a protest outside the Girish Park police station in north Kolkata on Monday to protest the arrests of their supporters in connection with the clashes that occurred ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally here on March 14.Around 300 BJP workers...

New Delhi, March 15 The Delhi Police has denied claims of political interference in the release of criminals after a video of an inspector making such remarks surfaced on social media.Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest) Akanksha Yadav clarified on Sunday that the officer's comments were...

Bhubaneswar, March 15 – Amid growing accusations of horse-trading in the run-up to the Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha, the main opposition party, Biju Janata Dal (BJD), issued show-cause notices to two of its MLAs on Sunday for their mysterious absence from meetings convened by party president...

Bengaluru, March 15 Two individuals were arrested for allegedly attempting to bribe Odisha Congress MLAs, who are staying at a resort near here, as part of the BJP's "Operation Lotus," Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar claimed on Sunday.He alleged that the BJP has planned...

Kolkata, March 15 The Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur has signed an agreement with Malda Dakshin MLA Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury to implement development initiatives in her constituency.An institute spokesperson said on Sunday that the recent signing marked a collaboration between the...