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Kathmandu, April 10 – Rubi Kumari Thakur, 26, was elected as the Deputy Speaker of Nepal's House of Representatives (HoR) on Friday, becoming the youngest person ever to hold the position as the country's politics witnesses a generational shift.A lawmaker in the lower house elected through the...

Dibrugarh (Assam), April 10 A search operation was reportedly conducted at the residence of Lurinjyoti Gogoi, president of the Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) and a candidate in the Assembly elections, on Friday, in connection with an incident that occurred on election day, a police officer said...

Kannur (Kerala), April 10 Multiple incidents of violence were reported in various parts of the Taliparamba constituency here, with a CPI(M) worker allegedly stabbed and Congress-led UDF workers attacked after the Assembly election polling concluded on Thursday night, police said.In...

Guwahati, April 9 The Assam unit of the Congress said on Thursday that it has filed a police complaint against its Udalguri candidate, Suren Daimari, who announced his resignation from the party and "withdrew" his candidature a day before the polls.In a statement, the opposition party said the...

Meghalaya State BJP leader and Minister of Arts and Culture, Sanbor Shullai, has indicated his willingness to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha by-election for the Shillong seat if directed by the party leadership.He stated that as a disciplined worker of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he would...

Guwahati, April 8 A day before the polls in Assam, Congress candidate for the Udalguri seat, Suren Daimari, announced on Wednesday that he has quit the party and "withdrawn" his candidature. However, the Congress said that he had not yet submitted his resignation letter to the party.A senior...

Malda (WB), April 7 Congress candidate from Malda's Malatipur assembly seat, Mausam Benazir Noor, has declared assets worth over Rs 2.5 crore in her nomination affidavit, stating that no criminal case is pending against her.Noor's annual income increased from Rs 7.23 lakh in the 2020-21 fiscal...

Kolkata, April 7 – BJP candidate Dalim Roy, contesting from the Maynaguri Assembly constituency in the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, was injured while campaigning on Monday evening, the party announced on Tuesday.It is learnt that he suddenly suffered a serious head injury while...

Kozhikode (Kerala), April 5 Home Minister Amit Shah held a massive roadshow in the Beypore assembly constituency on Sunday, where thousands of people turned out to greet the BJP leader during his campaign for the NDA ahead of the April 9 elections in the state.Shah, who arrived at the Calicut...

Guwahati, April 4 Opposition Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) candidate Kunki Chowdhury filed a police complaint on Saturday, alleging that deepfake defamatory videos about her family had been circulated on social media, following Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's claims about her mother's eating...

Kolkata, April 3 BJP candidate Shankar Ghosh, who is seeking re-election from the north Bengal city constituency of Siliguri, holds a doctorate in Botany and is a teacher by profession, according to his poll affidavit.A former CPI(M) leader before he joined the BJP prior to the 2021 assembly...

April 03, Kathmandu – In Nepal, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has decided to nominate its Vice President, Dol Prasad Aryal, as the candidate for Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR).This decision was made during a parliamentary party meeting of the RSP held at Singhadurbar on...

Ahmedabad, April 3 – The Congress on Friday announced Bhrugurajsinh Chauhan as its candidate for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly by-election in the Umreth constituency.In a statement, the party said that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge had approved his candidature.Chauhan has held...

Ahmedabad, April 3 The Congress announced Bhrugurajsinh Chauhan as its candidate for the April 23 by-election to the Umreth assembly constituency in Gujarat's Anand district.He will be contesting against BJP's Harshad Parmar, the son of MLA Govind Parmar, who died on March 6 after a brief...

Kolkata, April 3 – Mofakkarul Islam, the mastermind behind the harassment of judicial officers in Kaliachak, West Bengal’s Malda district, was arrested at Bagdogra airport in the Darjeeling district on Friday while attempting to flee the state.Islam, a lawyer by profession, has been actively...

The BJP has announced its candidate for the Maharashtra state assembly by-elections. The party has nominated Akshay Shivajirao Kardile to contest from the Rahuri assembly constituency. The by-elections in Maharashtra are scheduled for April 23rd, with vote counting taking place on the 4th of the...

Shillong, March 31 The opposition Voice of the People Party announced Batskhem Myrboh as its candidate for the by-election to the Shillong Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday.The decision was made by the VPP's State Executive Committee, according to party leaders.The seat became vacant...

Chennai, March 31 TVK candidate for the Poonamallee Assembly constituency, Prakash alias Kutty, was booked in an alleged case of sexual harassment on Tuesday, police said.Police in the neighbouring Tiruvallur district booked him under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita following...

Chennai, March 30 It was the perfect start to his journey from an ordinary man to a politician, 30-year-old R Sabarinathan, TVK's candidate for Virgumbakkam, said about his brief but heartwarming moment on stage with Vijay that went viral.The viral video from the candidate announcement event...

Chennai, March 30 It was the perfect start to his journey from an ordinary man to a politician, 30-year-old R Sabarinathan, TVK's candidate for Virgumbakkam, said about his brief but heartwarming moment on stage with Vijay that went viral.The viral video from the candidate announcement event...