Thiruvananthapuram, February 24 The Kerala government on Tuesday decided to increase the upper age limit for applying to Public Service Commission recruitments by four years.The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, according to a CMO release...
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New Delhi, February 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed a high-powered election committee, led by former Supreme Court judge Sudhanshu Dhulia, to consider a plea seeking postponement of the Kerala State Bar Council elections.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya...
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New Delhi, February 24 In an effort to improve transparency, the Election Commission has ordered that from now on, the random assignment of state police personnel to polling stations on election day will be carried out in the presence of central police observers deployed in the constituencies...
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Chennai, February 24 The Ministry of Home Affairs has allocated an initial 50 companies of the CAPF to Tamil Nadu as a proactive security measure ahead of the 2026 state assembly elections.Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik said the initial batch of 50 companies of the Central Armed...
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Kolkata, February 23 – The West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has begun distributing a letter written by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Bengali and Hindi, to voters as part of its campaign ahead of the upcoming state assembly elections.In the letter, the Prime Minister...
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New Delhi, February 22 "The Kerala Story 2" is a "propaganda" film aimed at creating polarization ahead of the upcoming state assembly elections, CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas said, questioning whether local BJP leaders would dare to demand a "beef ban."The film, which has sparked...
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Kolkata, February 19 – Ahead of the upcoming state assembly elections, the West Bengal government carried out another reshuffle in the state police administration on Thursday, transferring four IPS officers holding key positions in politically sensitive districts.A notification issued by the...
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Shimla, February 17 Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu announced on Tuesday that Congress MLA from Kullu, Sunder Thakur, will soon be appointed as a minister.The information was shared in the House during the discussion on the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG), as Thakur and Leader of Opposition...
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Guwahati, February 17 Assam Finance Minister Ajanta Neog presented an interim budget of ₹62,294.78 crore for the financial year 2026-27 on Tuesday, ahead of the upcoming state assembly elections.Presenting her last budget before the state goes to polls, Neog said that according to RBI data...
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On February 16, the Assam Congress faced a significant setback when Bhupen Borah, the former state unit chief, resigned ahead of the state assembly elections. However, after the high command rejected his resignation, he requested more time to reconsider his decision.Besides, Abdur Rashid...
Guwahati, February 16 Three-time Assam Congress MLA Abdur Rashid Mandal joined another opposition party, Raijor Dal, just months ahead of the state assembly elections.This development comes hours after the former president of the state Congress, Bhupen Kumar Borah, resigned from the party...
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Guwahati, February 15 Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is scheduled to visit Assam on a two-day trip starting February 18 to participate in a series of party meetings ahead of the state assembly elections, a state leader said on Sunday.Vadra, a Congress general secretary and...
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Thiruvananthapuram, February 14 – Kerala's transport ambitions have entered a decisive phase, with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan formally seeking the Centre's support on Saturday to implement a Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), even as "Metro Man" E. Sreedharan unveiled a rival railway...
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New Delhi, February 12 Trinamool Congress MP Derek O' Brien on Thursday criticized the BJP, invoking Gujarat-based entrepreneur Karsanbhai Patel, the founder of Nirma, suggesting that those who join the party are politically "cleansed".Participating in the debate on the 2026-27 Budget in the...
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