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Idukki (Kerala), April 4 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi raised local issues, including agriculture, land rights, and human-animal conflict, to target the ruling LDF at an election rally in Kattappana here on Saturday.Addressing the gathering as part of his campaign for the April 9 assembly...

Jammu, March 31 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday condemned the decision to remove security from the National Conference (NC) headquarters, calling the move "unacceptable" given that it comes less than a month after an assassination attempt on party president Farooq...

Chennai, March 27 Actress Ranjana Nachiyar, who recently joined the DMK, claimed on Friday that she was targeted by members of the TVK "virtual warriors" for leaving the Vijay-led party.They allegedly "assassinated" her character in some videos and even "abused" her, she claimed, and...

Kolkata, March 25 The TMC has demanded that the election panel remove Surajit Roy as the returning officer for the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency, alleging he has close links with BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, who is locked in an intense fight with incumbent MLA and CM Mamata Banerjee in the...

Guwahati, March 18 – Assam Pradesh Mahila Congress President and senior leader Mira Borthakur launched a sharp attack on former party colleague Pradyut Bordoloi on Wednesday, following his resignation from the Congress, alleging that his decision to leave the party was driven by "selfish...

New Delhi, March 17 Senior JD(U) leader K.C. Tyagi said on Tuesday that he has left the party and will soon decide on his next course of action.Tyagi has been associated with the JD(U) since its formation in October 2003, following the merger of the Samata Party and the Janata Dal.He has...

Lucknow, March 11 Seer Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati announced on Wednesday an 81-day statewide campaign, starting May 3, to advocate for granting the cow the status of "rashtra mata" (national mother) and for a nationwide ban on cow slaughter.Addressing a gathering in the capital, the...

Patna, March 11 Nishant Kumar, son of JD(U) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, described the party as a family on Wednesday, stating that its members would collectively work to serve the people.The engineering graduate, in his late 40s, joined the party on Sunday in the presence of...

Guwahati, March 10 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Tuesday that Assamese Muslims are "politically opposed" to Miya Muslims, and a section of the former are now supporting the BJP.He maintained that Assamese Muslims have, over time, stated that while their religions may be...

Guwahati, March 5 – The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), led by Badruddin Ajmal, in Assam, suffered a setback on Thursday when its MLA from Cachar district in Southern Assam, Karim Uddin Barbhuiya, resigned ahead of the upcoming state assembly elections.In a statement shared on...

Kolkata, February 27 Swapna Barman, the athlete who brought international accolades to India in heptathlon, joined the Trinamool Congress at the party headquarters here on Friday.Barman, who belongs to the Rajbongshi community of North Bengal, received the Trinamool Congress flag from state...

Hyderabad, February 25 – Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao strongly condemned the killing of a two-month-old infant during the Kummera Mallanna Jatara in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district and demanded action against the perpetrators, regardless of their political...

Chennai, February 16 – Actress Trisha, responding to a derogatory comment made about her by state Bharatiya Janata Party President Nainar Nagendran, issued a statement through her lawyer on Monday to clarify her political stance, stating that "disrespect should and always will be called out."...