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Chennai, March 28 TVK chief Vijay will launch his party's election campaign for the upcoming Tamil Nadu polls from Perambur here on March 30, EC sources said on Saturday.Vijay had met with Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Archana Patnaik at the Secretariat earlier in the day to submit a...

Amaravati, March 25 – Former Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday expressed strong support for the proposed amendments to the Women's Reservation Act, 2023, aimed at enabling its implementation by 2029.In a post on the social media platform ‘X’, he...

Amaravati, March 25 YSRCP supremo and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday expressed support for the Centre's proposed amendments to the Women's Reservation Act, 2023, aimed at enabling its implementation by 2029.The proposed amendments seek to ensure 33 per...

Kolkata, March 25 – In an effort to reshape the electoral arithmetic for minorities in West Bengal ahead of the assembly elections, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi accused the ruling TMC of "exploiting Muslim votes without benefiting the community" while presenting his party’s alliance with Humayun...

Kolkata, March 25 – Alleging that the TMC has gained votes from Muslim voters but has not provided adequate support to the community, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday claimed that Mamata Banerjee's politics have inadvertently benefited the BJP in West Bengal.Addressing a press...

Chennai, March 25 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has urged the Centre to convene a special session of Parliament in June to enact constitutional amendments for delimitation, increasing the number of seats, and guaranteeing that the current representation of states would continue for the...

Chennai, March 24 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday appealed to the Centre to convene a special session of Parliament in June to pass constitutional amendments for delimitation, increasing the number of seats, and ensuring that the current representation of states continues for the...

Kolkata, March 24 West Bengal's minority vote bank, the political bedrock that powered the TMC's rise and helped the party sustain through election battles in the past 15 years, is showing signs of change ahead of the 2026 assembly elections, with smaller Muslim outfits, a resurgent Congress in...

Davangere (Karnataka), March 23 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday asserted that he was 100 per cent confident that the Congress would win the by-elections to two Assembly constituencies in the state, claiming that the BJP would face defeat, similar to what they experienced in...

Chennai, March 23 – Actor-politician R. Sarathkumar met Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagenthran on Monday and submitted a formal representation seeking a defined organizational role within the party, a day after publicly expressing dissatisfaction over being "overlooked" in key...

March 21, New Delhi – Regarding the conflict in West Asia, Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor emphasized that issues related to oil and gas supply have become a "serious" global concern. He added that no one wants the war to continue and suggested that India should ideally lead an international...

Ranchi, March 19 The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, which aims to establish itself as a national political force rather than a regional party, is planning to contest over 30 seats in the upcoming elections for the 126-member Assam assembly.The party intends to appeal to the approximately 70 lakh...

New Delhi, March 17 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that several sitting MLAs of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state are likely to be denied tickets in the upcoming Assembly elections, with the party leadership opting for a mix of new faces, women, and young...

New Delhi, March 16 Representatives of denotified, nomadic, and semi-nomadic tribes announced the formation of a national federation on Monday, and demanded a separate column for these communities in the 2027 Census, according to an official statement.Community representatives also stated that...

New Delhi, March 15 – Calls for Bharat Ratna for Kanshi Ram grew on Sunday, the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati demanding the country's highest civilian honour for the Dalit icon.While Gandhi wrote a letter...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 14 Swami Satchidananda, head of the Sivagiri Mutt, said on Saturday that backward communities are being denied adequate representation in elections by political parties.He also welcomed the decision of the Kerala High Court to disqualify the leadership of the SNDP...

March 10, Kohima: Nagaland's sole Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, S. Supongmeren Jamir, has been nominated as a Member of the India-Chile Parliamentary Friendship Group established for the 18th Lok Sabha.The nomination was made by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha as part of efforts to...

Amaravati, March 8 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said on Sunday that women entrepreneurs will play a key role in strengthening economic empowerment in the state.Addressing International Women's Day celebrations at Amaravati Parade Grounds here, the chief minister greeted...

Amaravati, March 8 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday said that women entrepreneurs will play a key role in strengthening economic empowerment in the state.Addressing International Women's Day celebrations at Amaravati Parade Grounds here, the chief minister greeted...

Amaravati, March 8 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday said that women entrepreneurs will play a key role in strengthening economic empowerment in the state.Addressing International Women's Day celebrations at Amaravati Parade Grounds here, the chief minister greeted...