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Seoul, April 10 – South Korea's National Assembly is set to handle an additional budget bill on Friday aimed at coping with the economic fallout from the ongoing war in the Middle East.The additional budget, intended to ease the burden of rising oil prices and protect small businesses and...

New Delhi, April 10 The Congress will hold a meeting of its working committee on Friday, during which the party's top leadership is expected to deliberate on the government's move to amend the women's reservation law, the proposed delimitation exercise, and the West Asia conflict, sources said...

Thiruvananthapuram/Guwahati, April 9 Assam recorded a record voter turnout of over 85.64 per cent, while Kerala witnessed impressive polling with more than 78 per cent in the assembly elections on Thursday, according to the latest Election Commission figures. The ruling parties in both states...

On Thursday, Kerala recorded over 78% voter turnout – four percentage points higher than in the 2021 Assembly elections – in a crucial election that will determine whether the ruling LDF secures a rare third consecutive term, or if the opposition UDF makes a comeback. The BJP also seeks to gain...

Agartala, April 9 – Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha asserted on Thursday that the defeat of the Tipra Motha Party (TMP) in the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections is certain, alleging corruption, falsehood, and divisive politics by the regional party in recent...

Srinagar, April 9 PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti welcomed the ceasefire between the US and Iran on Thursday, calling it a significant and positive step towards peace and stability in the region.She recalled the vision of former J-K chief minister and PDP founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed that solutions...

Naya Gaon (Mohali), April 9 Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal expressed confidence on Thursday that the people of Punjab have made up their minds to bring his party to power in 2027, citing "immense public support".Badal further claimed that the Aam Aadmi Party would not win...

Guwahati, April 9 – A record 85.64% of the 2.50 crore electorate cast their votes in the Assam assembly elections on Thursday, with the ruling BJP stating that the high turnout was "historic," while the opposition Congress claimed it indicated "a desire for change."Voting in the single-phase...

Chandigarh, April 9 Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Thursday urged Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to make the draft anti-sacrilege law public and consult with the people, all political parties, and religious organizations.The AAP government has convened a special session of the Punjab...

Chennai, April 9 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday dismissed claims that the "real Congress" is backing a newly formed political outfit and reiterated that the entire INC stands with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin.At an election rally in Maraimalai Nagar, a...

Thiruvananthapuram/Guwahati, April 9 Assam registered a record voter turnout of over 85 per cent while Kerala witnessed an impressive polling with more than 78 per cent in the assembly elections on Thursday, according to the latest Election Commission figures, as the ruling dispensations in the...

Puducherry, April 9 Except for minor incidents, the election for the assembly in the union territory of Puducherry was peaceful, with a voter turnout of 86.92%, officials said.While this turnout was considered high in decades, it may further increase as the vote count was being consolidated...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 Senior BJP leader Prakash Javadekar expressed confidence on Thursday that the party is on track to make history in the Kerala Assembly election.Javadekar, who is the in-charge for BJP in Kerala, wrote on 'X' that he was returning to Pune after 50 days of intensive...

Thiruvananthapuram/Guwahati/Puducherry, April 9. Polling in Thursday's Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry saw a high turnout under largely peaceful conditions, with heavy deployment of security forces, as only isolated incidents of law and order were reported.The Union...

Guwahati, April 9 Polling for all 126 Assam assembly constituencies ended at 5 pm on Thursday, with an estimated voter turnout of 85.21 per cent, surpassing the previous figure of 82.04 per cent in the 2021 elections, officials said.The poll percentage was expected to rise further as people...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 – At 6 p.m. on Thursday, the official conclusion of what is often called the ‘festival of democracy’ arrived as polling across Kerala came to a close.However, in several booths, the spirit of democracy lingered a little longer, with voters patiently waiting to...

Chandigarh, April 9 – The BJP's Punjab President, Sunil Jakhar, has written a letter to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, demanding that the draft of the proposed law to prevent the desecration of holy religious scriptures and consecrated idols, along with the Assembly Select Committee report, be...

Agartala, April 9 Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha stated on Thursday that the Tipra Motha Party's defeat in the upcoming tribal council elections is "inevitable" as the outfit has "failed" to serve the people.Addressing an election rally in Kalacherra, South Tripura district, Saha accused...

Chennai, April 9 DMK leader Kanimozhi Somu has described the Women's Reservation Bill as a "political gimmick" and said that the late-night sessions were "merely a spectacle."She stated that the BJP can never gain power in Tamil Nadu as long as the Dravidian ideology remains the state's...

In Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparations for the upcoming 100-day intensive campaign under the "Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir" initiative. Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that the campaign, aimed at eradicating drug...