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New Delhi, April 2, Acting on the directions of the Supreme Court, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has written to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) requesting it to conduct an inquiry into the recent incident in West Bengal’s Malda district, where judicial officers deputed for...

Lucknow/Deoria, April 2 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday alleged that counterfeit currency was rampant in Uttar Pradesh under the Yogi Adityanath government, and indicated the involvement of a BJP MLA.His allegation came a day after a counterfeit currency racket was busted in...

Kolkata, April 2 The Election Commission of India (ECI) handed over the investigation into the harassment of seven judicial officers in Kaliachak, in the minority-dominated district of Malda, to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday evening.Earlier in the day, a division bench...

Kolkata, April 2 Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee launched a sharp attack on the BJP on Thursday, alleging that the party was fielding "rejected elements" from other parties for the Assembly polls.Addressing an election rally in Taldangra, West Bengal's Bankura district, the TMC national...

Baishnabnagar (WB), April 2 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee vowed on Thursday to first drive the BJP out of the state and then from Delhi, while alleging that the Election Commission is running the administration despite an elected government."It is my promise, I will first drive...

Bokajan/Titabar (Assam), April 2 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday termed Himanta Biswa Sarma as the "most corrupt CM" in the country and alleged that he, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, was running a "land ATM" in the state.Addressing election...

Bankura (West Bengal), April 2 – Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav launched a strong attack on the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal on Thursday, alleging that Bangladeshi infiltrators were being encouraged while Hindus faced humiliation under the rule of Chief Minister Mamata...

Kolkata, April 2 Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee launched a sharp attack on the BJP on Thursday, alleging that the party was fielding "rejected elements" from other parties in the Assembly elections.Addressing an election rally in Taldangra, West Bengal’s Bankura district, the TMC national...

Bagalkot (Karnataka), April 2 – A controversy over dual voter registration has erupted in Karnataka ahead of the Bagalkot by-elections. Alleging that the Congress is attempting to instill fear among voters due to the fear of defeat, former Deputy Chief Minister and MP, Govind Karjol, challenged...

New Delhi, April 2 AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal wrote to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday, alleging a "systematic crackdown" on party workers ahead of local body polls and seeking a meeting to discuss the issue.Citing 145 FIRs and more than 160 arrests in the last...

Erode, April 2 DMK President, Chief Minister MK Stalin, on Thursday alleged that the NDA's betrayals include "strangling" MSMEs during the ongoing West Asia crisis.Listing out the alleged betrayal of the AIADMK-BJP combine, at an election rally here, Stalin said the failure to scrap NEET and...

Kolkata, April 1 The TMC on Wednesday alleged large-scale discrepancies in voter enrolment in West Bengal, claiming multiple instances of duplicate and fraudulent entries in the electoral rolls during the ongoing publication of supplementary lists.In a representation to the office of the Chief...

Kolkata, April 1 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the Congress of failing to respond to her appeal for support to the Trinamool Congress’ movement against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, both in the state and across the country.She also...

Guwahati (Assam), April 1 Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday slammed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, alleging that "only one family is looting" everything in the resource-rich state, while the people "have nothing".In back-to-back election rallies, Vadra alleged that...

Ahmedabad, April 1 – The Aam Aadmi Party in Gujarat alleged on Wednesday that the Gujarat Police had detained its party president, Isudan Gadhvi, at the Khambhalia police station in the Devbhumi Dwarka district, where he had gone to meet party workers.AAP MLA from Visavadar, Gopal Italia, said...

Kochi, April 1 Senior BJP leader and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday alleged that "God was not safe in Kerala," referring to the state, known as "God's Own Country," and the ruling LDF's betrayal of Lord Ayyappa in connection with the Sabarimala gold smuggling cases.Speaking at a...

Mumbai, April 1 Maharashtra NCP (SP) president Shashikant Shinde on Wednesday dismissed allegations that the Sharad Pawar-led party had given a "contract" to run a smear campaign against the ruling NCP as "baseless and childish".He was reacting to allegations raised by Nationalist Congress...

Tiruchy, April 1 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin launched a strong attack on the opposition AIADMK on Wednesday, alleging that its leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) would “pledge” the state to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) if voted into power.Addressing a public meeting in Tiruchy...

Kochi, April 1 – The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dealt a significant setback to Union Minister and actor Suresh Gopi, ruling that the election petition challenging his victory from the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency is maintainable and must proceed to trial.Gopi won a historic victory in...

Kolkata, April 1 Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that newly appointed officials by the Election Commission were tasked with rejecting nominations from her party's candidates, and urged them to exercise caution while submitting their nominations.Addressing a poll...