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Shimla, March 15 A day before the Rajya Sabha elections, 31 Haryana Congress MLAs, who were staying at two resorts near Shimla, left for an undisclosed destination amid tight security and through the rain and hail that lashed the state capital and adjoining areas on Sunday evening.The Congress...

Agartala/Kohima, March 15 – The Election Commission (EC) announced on Sunday that by-elections would be held for two Assembly constituencies in two northeastern states – Tripura and Nagaland.Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, while announcing the election schedule for four states...

Kolkata, March 15 Senior Congress leader Pradip Bhattacharya welcomed the Election Commission's decision to hold a two-phase election in West Bengal on Sunday, but expressed concern about whether voters would be able to exercise their franchise freely and without intimidation.The former head...

New Delhi, March 15 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the election schedule for four states and one Union Territory (UT) on Sunday, while elaborating on the measures undertaken by the poll body to ensure free, fair, and transparent Assembly elections."Elections in Assam and...

Kolkata, March 15 – The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, clarified on Sunday about the possibility of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership asking him to contest from two Assembly constituencies simultaneously in the upcoming state elections...

New Delhi, March 15 The CBI questioned actor and TVK chief Vijay at its headquarters here on Sunday in connection with the Karur stampede case, officials said.This was the third round of questioning for Vijay. He had been questioned twice in January, they said.The actor had initially been...

Kochi, March 15 Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, V D Satheesan, said on Sunday that the Congress would announce its candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in different phases shortly after the election notification is issued.Speaking to reporters here, Satheesan said...

The Election Commission will announce the schedule for the upcoming state assembly elections in four states and one Union Territory at 4 PM today. The elections are scheduled for Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry.The term of the 294-member Legislative Assembly of West...

Patna, March 15 JD(U) national working president Sanjay Kumar Jha asserted that all NDA candidates in Bihar for the Rajya Sabha elections, including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, will "win by a large margin".Jha made this assertion on Saturday, ahead of the March 16 elections.Six candidates –...

Shimla, March 14 Amid tight security, 31 Haryana Congress MLAs staying at two resorts in Kufri, near Shimla, visited the nearby tourist destination of Chail on Saturday.In an attempt to keep its members united, the Congress moved its Haryana MLAs to Himachal Pradesh ahead of the polling for...

Shimla, March 14 Amid tight security, 31 Haryana Congress MLAs staying at two resorts in Kufri, near Shimla, visited the nearby tourist destination of Chail on Saturday.In an attempt to maintain party unity, the Congress moved its Haryana MLAs to Himachal Pradesh on Friday, ahead of the...

Bhubaneswar, March 14 BJD president Naveen Patnaik accused the BJP of "horse trading" in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha on Saturday, and asserted that such a practice is an "offence" in a democratic process.His comments came amid concerns about cross-voting in the biennial...

Guwahati, March 13 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that by granting land rights to tea workers within garden housing lines, the BJP-led government is ending a "historic injustice" towards the community.Addressing the Congress, Modi said the opposition party never adequately...

Bhubaneswar, March 13 The ruling BJP in Odisha on Friday issued a directive, asking all its MLAs to be present in the assembly for voting in the Rajya Sabha elections on March 16.Government whip Saroj Pradhan, in a statement, asked the party MLAs to be present on the assembly premises from 9...

New Delhi, March 13 The BJP on Friday alleged that attempts by Bangladeshi infiltrators to "seize" the rights of tribal communities have led to unrest in parts of Meghalaya and vowed to support the indigenous communities of Garo Hills in the state.Two people were killed in police firing at...

Guwahati, March 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that by offering land rights to tea garden workers, the BJP-led government is ending a "historic injustice" towards the community.Lashing out at the Congress, Modi said the opposition party never looked after the tea garden...

Patna, March 13 The Bihar assembly received a bomb threat via email on Friday, officials said.Speaker Prem Kumar took note of the threat and held a meeting with senior officials of the assembly secretariat, they said.Kumar instructed officers to inform the Chief Secretary and the DGP about...

Guwahati, March 13 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that a single vote cast in the right direction has the power to shape the future of generations, asserting that the BJP government in the state has taken historic steps to honor the sacrifices made during the Assam...

New Delhi, March 12 The Election Commission appointed returning officers for all 294 assembly constituencies in West Bengal, which is going to polls.For the first time in West Bengal, the election panel has upgraded returning officers of 152 constituencies to sub-divisional magistrates (SDMs)...

New Delhi, March 12 The Election Commission appointed returning officers (ROs) for all 294 assembly constituencies in West Bengal, which is heading for elections.Officials said that at the insistence of the Election Commission, the West Bengal government has now provided officers of...