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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...

Kolkata, March 12 The West Bengal assembly elections are likely to be held in two phases, a senior official of the Election Commission said on Thursday.He said the final decision will be made after another round of meetings at the EC's New Delhi office."The assembly elections to 294 seats in...

Chandigarh, March 9 With the deadline for withdrawing nominations for the two Rajya Sabha seats from Haryana ending on Monday, the BJP, Congress, and an Independent candidate are in the running for the May 16 polls.BJP's Sanjay Bhatia, Congress' Karamvir Singh Boudh, and Independent candidate...

Shillong, March 9 The election for the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) in Meghalaya will be held on April 10, according to a notification issued on Monday.The last date for filing nomination papers is March 16, while March 17 has been set as the last date for withdrawing...

Kathmandu, March 5 Millions of Nepalese voted on Thursday in the country's first general elections since violent protests by Gen Z ousted the K P Sharma Oli-led coalition government. Corruption and generational change in leadership were the main issues in the politically fragile nation.The...

Kathmandu, March 5 Tens of thousands of Nepalese voted on Thursday in the crucial parliamentary elections to elect a new prime minister, six months after violent Gen Z protests ousted the K P Sharma Oli-led coalition government.The election is being closely watched by India, which hopes for a...

New Delhi, March 5 – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Nitin Nabin filed his nomination for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections on Thursday, paving the way for his entry into the Upper House.Nitin Nabin, accompanied by a group of BJP leaders and supporters, submitted his...

Kolkata, March 5 Five Rajya Sabha candidates from West Bengal – four from the ruling TMC and one from the BJP – filed their nominations on Thursday, officials said.The four TMC candidates – minister Babul Supriyo, former Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar, senior advocate Menaka Guruswamy, and actor Koel...

Mumbai, March 5 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said on Thursday that unfavourable political calculations and the candidature of NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar were the key reasons why the party could not field Priyanka Chaturvedi again for the Rajya Sabha election.Raut said that while there...

Kathmandu, March 5 Nepal, which held elections on Thursday morning, the first since a violent protest by Gen Z that ousted the K P Sharma Oli-led government last year, recorded a turnout of about six per cent by 9:30 am, according to the Election Commission.Nepalese citizens began reaching...

Kathmandu, March 5 Nepalese citizens began arriving at polling booths in all 165 constituencies on Thursday morning, under tight security, to cast their votes in the crucial general election, the first since a violent protest by the Gen Z group that ousted the K P Sharma Oli-led government last...

Kathmandu, March 5 Nepalese began arriving at polling booths on Thursday morning to cast their votes in the crucial general elections, the first since a violent protest led by young people last year, which toppled the K P Sharma Oli-led government.More than 18.9 million eligible Nepalese will...

New Delhi, March 5: The process for filing nominations for the biennial elections to the Council of States, Rajya Sabha, will begin on Thursday, with candidates set to contest 37 seats in the Upper House.The Election Commission of India (ECI) had on February 18 announced the schedule for the...

Kathmandu, March 4 Nepal has put in place foolproof security arrangements for Thursday's election, with the deployment of over 300,000 security personnel under an integrated security plan in coordination with the Nepal Army, the Election Commission said on Wednesday.Addressing a press meet...

Bhopal/New Delhi, March 3 – Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav extended his best wishes to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, including the party's President Nitin Nabin, from Bihar, on Tuesday.In response to the party's decision to appoint...

New York, March 3 – US President Donald Trump has not ruled out sending US troops into Iran “if necessary,” in a further departure from his earlier opposition to involvement in foreign wars.He told the New York Post, "Like every president says, 'There will be no boots on the ground.' I don't...

Kolkata, February 27 The Trinamool Congress announced on Friday evening the names of ministers Babul Supriyo, former Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar, advocate Menaka Guruswamy, and actor Koel Mallick as candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.The Election Commission has announced that...

Kolkata, February 26 The West Bengal government finalized the deployment of the first installment of 240 companies of central armed police forces (CAPF) in preparation for upcoming elections across 35 districts, police districts, and police commissionerates in the state.While 12 companies of...

Ranchi, February 26 Counting of votes for the civic polls to 48 urban local bodies (ULBs) in Jharkhand will take place on Friday amidst tight security, officials said.Counting of ballots will begin at 8 am, and results are expected to begin flowing after around two hours.The elections were...

Kathmandu, February 25 The Nepalese government announced on Wednesday that the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages would be prohibited seven days before the general elections on March 5.The Nepal-India border will also be sealed 72 hours before the voting begins, the Election...