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Assembly elections 2026 LIVE updates: Voting for high-stakes Assembly elections in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry will begin at 7am today. In Kerala, 2.6 crore electors will decide the fate of 883 candidates for its 140-member Legislative Assembly in a tight contest between the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). In Assam, polling for 126 seats will be held today where over 2.5 crore electors are eligible t ...Read More >
NDA leaders aware of the matter said that legislators have been asked to be in the state capital at a short notice. "The dates are not yet final but it may happen any day after April 10," said a JD(U) legislator. The BJP state president, Sanjay Saraogi, denied that any dates have been finalised for the NDA meeting. "No dates have been finalised. There is no development on this count," he said. A senior JD(U) leader said that CM Kumar, who would leave for New Delhi on April 9, will return to th ...Read More >
Voting began at 7am on Thursday across 126 assembly constituencies under tight security arrangements, with voters queuing outside polling stations ahead of time at many places. Authorities said voters who arrive at the polling station before the voting ends at 5pm will be allowed to vote even after. Over 25 million voters are eligible to vote for 722 candidates, including 59 women, in the fray. Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is contesting the election from Jalukbari, Congress state chief Ga ...Read More >
Patna (PTI): Posters declaring Samrat Choudhary, the deputy CM of Bihar, as the man who would head the new government in the state, were on Thursday put up outside the BJP office in Patna as Chief Minister Nitish Kumar left for Delhi to be sworn in as a Rajya Sabha MP. The posters, a few of which were pulled down by the party office staff, bore the label of 'Valmiki Samaj', a community of Dalits associated with scavenging work. "We do not know who has put up these posters. We can, at this mome ...Read More >
The Election Commission has scheduled polling in West Bengal in two phases - April 23 and 29 With Assam voting on Thursday (April 9), the Bharatiya Janata Party is shifting its focus to West Bengal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to hold seven major rallies this week ahead of the first phase of polling on April 23. Party insiders claim that PM Modi's campaign blitzkrieg will help the BJP convert its strong vote-share performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha election into an Assembly breakthr ...Read More >
Imphal, Apr 9 (PTI) Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh on Thursday said his government was taking all necessary measures in coordination with the Centre to take action against the perpetrators of the Bishnupur bomb attack that killed two children, amid protests in the five valley districts over the incident. Singh said the government is in constant touch with Union Home Minister Amit Shah to ensure an effective response and restore normalcy. The CM made the remarks after a meeting with r ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 9 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that the BJP had deleted over 90 lakh names from voter lists during the SIR exercise to grab power in the state and asserted that her party would still win the upcoming Assembly elections. Addressing a public rally at Minakhan in North 24 Parganas district, she said the Trinamool Congress would move court to ensure that those deleted from the electoral rolls are reinstated. "You deleted names of over 90 lakh pe ...Read More >
"I am saddened. Several voters have been deleted. Around 3.2 million of the six million doubtful cases under adjudication were included in the voter list because I moved the Supreme Court," Banerjee said. She said the remaining 2.7 million should be given voting rights. She questioned what purpose it would serve if they were included after the April 23-29 elections. "They would not be able to vote." Banerjee noted that the Supreme Court said that voters, whose names are deleted, may move the a ...Read More >
Patna: Posters declaring Samrat Choudhary, the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, as the man who would head the new government in the state, on Thursday, April 9, were put up outside the BJP office in Patna as CM Nitish Kumar left for Delhi to be sworn in as a Rajya Sabha MP. The posters, a few of which were pulled down by the party office staff, bore the label of 'Valmiki Samaj', a community of Dalits associated with scavenging work. "We do not know who has put up these posters. We can, at this ...Read More >
Patna, Apr 09 (PTI) Posters declaring Samrat Choudhary, the deputy CM of Bihar, as the man who would head the new government in the state, were on Thursday put up outside the BJP office in Patna as Chief Minister Nitish Kumar left for Delhi to be sworn in as a Rajya Sabha MP. The posters, a few of which were pulled down by the party office staff, bore the label of 'Valmiki Samaj', a community of Dalits associated with scavenging work. "We do not know who has put up these posters. We can, at th ...Read More >
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches Haldia to address his first public rally in Purba Medinipur. He will hold three public rallies in three districts in West Bengal on Thursday, with Purba Medinipur and Asansol being strongholds of the saffron party. The rallies have been delayed due to bad weather and heavy rains across south Bengal. The first rally will be held at a rally at the industrial township of Purba Medinipur district's Haldia, followed by Paschim Bardhaman's Asansol and the ...Read More >
Top NCP (SP) leaders are appealing to the Congress party. They want the Congress to withdraw its candidate for the Baramati assembly bypoll. This bypoll is being held following a tragic plane crash. The leaders believe an unopposed election would be a fitting tribute. The final decision rests with the Congress party. Pune, Top NCP (SP) leaders, including Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule and Rohit Pawar, on Thursday appealed to the Congress to withdraw its candidate against NCP president Sunetra Parwa ...Read More >
Kerala voters' mood: While the ruling LDF seeks a historic third term, UDF aims for a comeback, and NDA attempts to break the bipolar trend The political mood in Kerala ahead of the April 9, 2026 Assembly elections is a high-stakes standoff between a quest for a historic "triple" by the Left and a strong "pendulum" push for change by the opposition. While the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) seeks a historic third term, the United Democratic Front (UDF) aims for a comeback, and the National ...Read More >
Pune, Apr 9 (PTI) Top NCP (SP) leaders, including Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule and Rohit Pawar, on Thursday appealed to the Congress to withdraw its candidate against NCP president Sunetra Parwar in the Baramati assembly bypoll. Sharad Pawar said that since the bypoll is being held in the backdrop of the tragic plane crash that claimed Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar's life, he would advise the Congress not to be a part of the contest. "Congress is a national party, and we cannot di ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 9 (PTI) NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Thursday met Maharashtra Congress president Harshvardhan Sapkal, urging the party to withdraw its candidate from the Baramati bypoll to facilitate the unopposed election of his aunt, NCP president Sunetra Pawar. A day earlier, Sunetra Pawar had spoken to Sapkal to request him to ensure that his party's candidate withdraws his nomination against her in the April 23 bypoll, according to sources. The Congress had said that it would withdraw from the ...Read More >
In a post on X, Gogoi wrote, "Reading about the Golden visa in Dubai. It is a long-term residence visa which enables investors to live in the United Arab Emirates." The controversy stems from claims made by All India Congress Committee (AICC) Media and Publicity Department Chairman Pawan Khera, who alleged that documents suggested that Sarma's wife holds multiple active passports, raising questions over possible violations of Indian law. The issue gained traction after senior Congress leader P ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid the hectic campaigning for the two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold three consecutive rallies in three districts on Thursday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will also arrive in Kolkata on Thursday, with a packed campaign schedule for Friday and Saturday. The Prime Minister will start his campaign with his address at a rally in the industrial township of Haldia in the East Midnapore district. Thereafter, he wil ...Read More >
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday urged voters in Assam to remove the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in the state, terming it the country's most corrupt, and attacked chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for enriching himself instead of working for the people. He referred to a mood change in the state and said it reflected in his interactions with voters. Kharge cited feedback from the ground and added that it indicates that Congress will come to power and win 72-73 of the ...Read More >
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Nuclear power currently contributes 3 per cent of India's electricity generation. New Delhi: India took a significant step towards energy independence on 6 April 2026, when the indigenously designed and built Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam attained first criticality. This moment marked the start of a sustained and controlled nuclear chain reaction in the 500 MWe reactor, a technology India has pursued for decades. With this achievement, the country formally entered the sec ...Read More >
West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 Opinion: Elections are scheduled in two phases - April 23 and April 29 - with counting on May 4. West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 Opinion: As the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 approaches, one key question stands out: can the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cross the 100-seat mark? Current surveys suggest a close contest, but the numbers point to a tough climb. Polls show tight fight A C-Voter survey shows a narrow gap, with the All India Trinamool Cong ...Read More >
In the historic village of Basarke Gillan, a unique and deeply meaningful event from the life of Guru Amar Das is remembered through Gurdwara Sanh Sahib. This place attracts hundreds of devotees every day. During the time of Guru Amar Das, there was a small mud room in the fields of the village. It was built by villagers as a shelter from rain and heat. This simple place later became part of an important moment in Sikh history. According to the lore, when Bibi Amro took Guru Amar Das to Khadoor ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Tuesday to present him with a Bastar 2.0 development blueprint, aimed at transformation of the once Naxal-infested region into a hub for infrastructure expansion, innovation-led growth, start-ups and tourism. Bastar was recently declared as free from Left-wing extremism after all CPI(Maoist) leaders of standing were either eliminated or chose to surrender. The region, which had borne the brunt of Naxal ...Read More >
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have filed complaints against each other with the Election Commission, alleging hate speech, threats and derogatory remarks as campaigning intensifies ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections. The controversy centres on comments involving the BJP's Panihati candidate, the mother of the RG Kar hospital doctor who was raped and murdered last year, and TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee. In a complaint to Chief Election Commissioner Gy ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: The stage is set for the 126-seat Assembly elections in Assam on Thursday. An Opposition front, comprising Congress, Raijor Dal, Assam Jatiya Parishad, CPM, CPI(M-L) and All Party Hill Leaders Conference, will take on the might of the ruling BJP-led NDA, which is seeking a third straight term in power. The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the Bodoland People's Front are the two other NDA entities. The NDA had an aggressive campaign, wooing voters by promising to drive out the "infiltrato ...Read More >
Countering the points raised by Vijayan's letter to him earlier in the day, Revanth Reddy dashed off a reply, raising questions over Kerala's claims on poverty eradication and governance. "You tweeted that by late 2025, Kerala is set to become the first state to completely eradicate extreme poverty. We are in April 2026. In your letter, you speak of 64,006 families still receiving micro-plans. I ask plainly: has extreme poverty been eradicated? Was the November 1, 2025 declaration independently ...Read More >
PMMY was built on a revolutionary idea that the Indian state could trust its most marginalised citizens with credit, when the formal banking system hesitated Financial inclusion has been at the forefront of the agenda of the Narendra Modi government. In the last decade, India witnessed a silent transformation where millions of ordinary citizens stepped into entrepreneurship with newfound confidence and agency. At its heart lies an initiative launched on April 8, 2016, by the prime minister, the ...Read More >
Patna: Bihar is likely to get a new govt around mid April, shortly after the end of 'kharmas', the inauspicious period that concludes on April 14.Some NDA leaders said on Wednesday the swearing-in could be pushed further. "The govt formation may be deferred till April 20, the auspicious day of Akshay Tritiya," they said.According to NDA sources, the broad formula for the BJP-led govt in Bihar has almost been finalised. The final shape is expected to emerge during CM Nitish Kumar's Delhi visit be ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (UNI) Delhi Lieutenant Governor Sardar Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday visited Vasudev Ghat on the Yamuna, located opposite to the ISBT, Kashmere Gate, and conducted a detailed review of the sanitation arrangements, infrastructure development, and ongoing works related to the river's rejuvenation. According to officials, the primary objective behind LG and CM's visit was to assess the progress of Yamuna riverfront development and review departm ...Read More >
West Bengal Assembly Elections: BJP Likely to Announce First List of Candidates This Week More than ₹40 lakh crore in collateral-free loans have been sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana over the past eleven years, marking a major expansion of formal credit access for India's small businesses and micro entrepreneurs. The flagship micro-credit programme, launched on April 8, 2015, has issued over 58 crore loans so far, helping individuals start or expand small enterprises across sec ...Read More >
According to the state government, Dhami sought central assistance for a project linked to the Haridwar Ganga Corridor and requested approval of about ₹325 crore for the first phase of works. The proposed phase includes the undergrounding of electricity lines and automation of the power system in view of the upcoming Kumbh in 2027. He also requested approval for an additional amount of around ₹425 crore for the second phase of the project. The chief minister told the Union minister that prep ...Read More >
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