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Pune: In the backdrop of the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, leaders from the Pawar family have appealed for an uncontested by-election in the Baramati Assembly constituency. Baramati MP Supriya Sule of the Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) urged the Indian National Congress to withdraw its candidate. Sule is also the cousin of the late deputy chief minister. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), she said an uncontested election would be a fitting tr ...Read More >
Guwahati, April 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Assam Chief Minister and BJP candidate from Jalukbari, Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Thursday visited the revered Maa Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati to offer prayers. The visit comes on the day of voting for the high-stakes Assam Assembly elections, as CM Sarma sought divine blessings before the polling process began. Accompanied by his wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, the Chief Minister performed rituals at the temple and interacted briefly with priests. The Kamakhya Tem ...Read More >
Kottayam (Kerala), Apr 9 (PTI) Congress candidate Chandy Oommen, son of former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, wore black attire as a mark of protest while arriving to cast his vote along with his family in the crucial Assembly election at Puthuppally on Thursday. At around 10.30 am, Oommen, accompanied by his mother and sister, reached the polling station. This is the first Assembly election being held after the death of Oommen Chandy in 2023. Chandy Oommen, who had won the Puthuppally by-elec ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 9 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday offered prayers at the Kamakhya Devi temple in Guwahati before casting his vote in the ongoing polling of the state assembly polls. Sarma, who was accompanied by his wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, said that he prayed for the prosperity of the state at the Kamakhya Devi temple. "It is polling day today in Assam. I had the fortune to have a darshan of Maa Kamakhya on the polling day. May Assam flourish and p ...Read More >
Sivasagar (Assam): Raijor Dal president and candidate from Sibsagar constituency, Akhil Gogoi, cast his vote for the 2026 Assam Assembly election on Thursday, claiming that he will win with a margin of about 50,000 votes. Speaking to ANI, Akhil Gogoi expressed happiness after voting in his own constituency, as at the time of polling for the 2021 elections, he was in jail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. He said, "This is the first time for me to vote in my local constituency, bec ...Read More >
Karad: In a deeply emotional end to a prolonged struggle, Neelam Tanaji Shinde from Vadgaon (Umbraj) in Karad taluka passed away in the United States after battling critical injuries for 14 months following a horrific accident. Her death has left her family and thousands of Indians, including NRIs in America, in profound grief. Neelam had met with a severe accident in the US on February 14, 2025, suffering a critical head injury. She underwent emergency surgery and was admitted to the intensive ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 9 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anil K Antony on Thursday cast his vote in Thiruvananthapuram as voting is underway in the state for the assembly election. He called the polls "one of the decisive elections in Keralam's history." Also Read | Nashik Shocker: Women Allege S*xual Assault, Forced Religious Conversion, Pressure to Pray and Consume Beef at Popular MNC; Probe Launched. Speaking to ANI, Antony said, "This election is going to b ...Read More >
Telangana police on Tuesday arrested Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) deputy floor leader in the assembly, T Harish Rao, and other senior party leaders while they were en route to Parigi town in Vikarabad district to express solidarity with farmers protesting against land acquisition for a proposed industrial park. Accompanied by former ministers P Sabitha Indra Reddy and Errabelli Dayakar Rao and several other BRS leaders, Harish Rao was leaving in a convoy of vehicles to Parigi, when they were in ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 9 (ANI): Governor of Keralam, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, cast his vote on Thursday at a polling station in Thiruvananthapuram during the ongoing Keralam Assembly elections. After casting his vote, Governor Arlekar told the media that he was "very happy" to have participated in the electoral process and appealed to all citizens of the state to come out in large numbers to perform their "sacred duty." "I am very happy that I have voted, and I request ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 9 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday offered prayers at the Kamakhya Devi temple in Guwahati before casting his vote in the ongoing polling of the state assembly polls. Sarma, who was accompanied by his wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, said that he prayed for the prosperity of the state at the Kamakhya Devi temple. "It is polling day today in Assam. I had the fortune to have a darshan of Maa Kamakhya on the polling day. May Assam flourish and p ...Read More >
Jorhat, Apr 9: Congress candidate from the Jorhat Assembly constituency and state Congress chief, Gaurav Gogoi, cast his vote on Thursday morning alongside his mother, Dolly Gogoi, at a key polling station in the constituency. The mother-son duo exercised their franchise at polling station number 52, located at Devicharan Barua Higher Secondary Girls' School. Both Gaurav Gogoi and his mother stood in queue with other voters and followed due procedure while casting their votes. Speaking after ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Assembly election 2026 got off to an emphatic start on Thursday, with a steady stream of voters and prominent personalities arriving early at polling booths across the state. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Leader of the Opposition VD Satheesan of Congress, and Bharatiya Janata Party state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar were among the key leaders who cast their votes and shared their views on the electoral battle underway. Casti ...Read More >
Mumbai: Ahead of the crucial Baramati Assembly by-election, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Rohit Pawar met Maharashtra Congress President Harshwardhan Sapkal in Mumbai on Thursday, urging the party to withdraw its candidate from the contest. Pawar's appeal was aimed at ensuring that Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar is elected unopposed from the Baramati constituency. In a detailed post on X, Rohit Pawar stated that an uncontested election in Baramati would reflect the co ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday, April 9, appealed to all voters to exercise their franchise in the Assembly polls and take the state to new heights. In a post on X, Sarma said that each voice and vote matters in the path of building a better Assam. "On the occasion of this festival of democracy, I urge everyone to come out and vote in large numbers to strengthen democracy and take Assam to new heights," the incumbent chief minister said. ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission (EC) over the latter's decision to replace the state's Chief Secretary ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls. He accused the constitutional body of acting 'one-sided' and allegedly working at the behest of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In a post on X, Stalin on Wednesday said, "I strongly condemn the Election Commission, which is fully active in the electoral ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 9 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anil K Antony on Thursday cast his vote in Thiruvananthapuram as voting is underway in the state for the assembly election. He called the polls "one of the decisive elections in Keralam's history." Speaking to ANI, Antony said, "This election is going to be one of those decisive elections in Keralam's history...After this election, you will see BJP emerge as a prominent pole in Keralam." Polling for the 2 ...Read More >
Jorhat (Assam) [India], April 9 (ANI): Assam Congress president and party candidate from Jorhat assembly constituency, Gaurav Gogoi, on Thursday cast his vote for the 2026 Assembly elections, and said that the people are voting for a new Assam. Gaurav Gogoi told ANI, "People are electing a republican, democratic, and empowered Assam." Speaking to reporters outside the polling booth, Gogoi stated, "Today, it is an important day for Assam, and people of Assam are coming forward to make a decisio ...Read More >
Puducherry [India], April 9 (ANI): Puducherry Chief Minister and All India NR Congress (AINRC) founder, N Rangaswamy, cast his vote for the ongoing Puducherry Assembly Elections, maintaining his long-standing tradition of riding his motorcycle to the polling booth. The CM is contesting from the Thattanchavady and Mangalam Assembly constituencies. Speaking to the media after casting a vote, he said, "In both constituencies, I will win. More than numbers, forming the government is important to me ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday said that the companies, which benefit from local infrastructure and resources, should allocate a significant portion of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds for the development of regions they operate in. During a meeting with the representatives of companies, the chief minister highlighted the need for a structured approach, stating that the government has appointed a dedicated special chief secretary to streamline CSR fund u ...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 >
Lucknow: While inaugurating the 6th Uttar Pradesh Agricultural Science Congress 2026 held in Lucknow, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath presented a comprehensive and forward-looking vision for the overall development of the agriculture sector. He clearly stated that the time has come to take agriculture from production to productivity, from productivity to profitability, and ultimately from profitability to prosperity. The vision of an Atmanirbhar Viksit Bharat will be realised only when the farme ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Ahead of the April 23 election for the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly, the Election Commission of India on Wednesday replaced the state's chief secretary, N Muruganandam, with senior bureaucrat M Sai Kumar and DGP (armed police, vigilance and anti-corruption) S Davidson Devasirvatham with Sandeep Mittal, a 1995-batch IPS officer, a decision that drew an angry reaction from CM M K Stalin.The move follows multiple complaints from the opposition, alleging that the state's administrative ma ...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 >
LG Sandhu and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta visited Vasudev ghat and nearby areas along the Yamuna bank to take stock of the government's summer and monsoon preparations. During the visit, Sandhu instructed the Delhi Development Authourity to undertake the rejuvenation of the entire stretch of floodplains from Palla to Kalindi Kunj, in a time-bound manner with specific timelines. The entire stretch of river in the national capital is approximately 55 kilometres. "While Vasudev Ghat, along with o ...Read More >
Mumbai, Commercial operations on the first phases of Mumbai Metro corridors 9 and 2B began on Wednesday morning, a day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the mass-transit routes, officials said. While the Metro 9 marks the first direct connectivity between a suburb in Mumbai and a part of Thane city in the metropolitan region, the Line 2B will provide the first metro connectivity on the Harbour Line in Mumbai. The 5.6-km elevated Phase 1 stretch of Metro Line 9 comp ...Read More >
Guwahati, April 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Assam Minister Pijush Hazarika has launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Pawan Khera, accusing him of "peddling lies" regarding alleged fictitious companies and addresses, while sharing a screen-recorded video to demonstrate how easily such entities can be created online. In a post on X late on Wednesday, Hazarika shared a video showing the step-by-step process of registering a company named "Pawan Peda LLC" through the website of the Wyoming Secretary of ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission (EC) over the latter's decision to replace the state's Chief Secretary ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls. He accused the constitutional body of acting 'one-sided' and allegedly working at the behest of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In a post on X, Stalin on Wednesday said, "I strongly condemn the Election Commission, which is fully active in the electoral ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Polling in the Kerala Assembly elections saw a turnout of over 16 per cent after the first two hours of voting on Thursday. According to Election Commission (EC) figures, polling till 9 am recorded a turnout of 16.23 per cent with the highest being in Ernakulam district with 17.8 per cent. Constituency-wise, the highest polling percentage till 9 am was seen in Thripunithura with 20.59 per cent, according to EC data. The ruling LDF is fighting to retain power and secu ...Read More >
Agartala, Apr 9 (PTI) Over 15 per cent of the total electorate turned out to vote in the byelection to Tripura's Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in the first two hours of polling on Thursday. A little over 46,000 voters of the constituency in North Tripura will decide the fate of six candidates in the bypoll that has been necessitated by the death of Assembly Speaker and local MLA Biswa Bandhu Sen of the BJP last December. An official said 15.63 per cent voting was recorded till 9 am. The po ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 36 industrial projects with a combined investment of '40,811 crore, at Bhuinpur near Begunia in Khurda district. The projects spanning green energy equipment, metals and downstream industries, textiles, plastics, tourism, food processing, defence manufacturing, IT, automobiles and cement, are expected to generate over 59,000 employment opportunities. Addressing a function on the occasion, the ...Read More >
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