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Telangana (Hyderabad) [India], April 8 (ANI): Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday approached the Telangana High Court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with a case filed against him in Assam. The petition is yet to be listed. Khera had made allegations against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma at a press conference in the national capital. Both the Chief Minister and his wife have strongly refuted the allegations. Riniki Bhuyan Sharma had lo ...Read More >
Puducherry Assembly Elections 2026: Puducherry votes on April 9, 2026. Here's your complete guide: polling timings, how to find your booth, accepted ID documents, and voter rules. Puducherry is all set to elect its new Legislative Assembly on April 9, 2026. If you are a registered voter in the Union Territory and are heading to the polling booth for the first time or simply need a quick refresher on what to carry and where to go, this comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know befor ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday criticised the BJP over its alleged action against party leader Pawan Khera, terming it a "shameless attack" and accusing the ruling party of arrogance. In a post on X, Gandhi said, "The shameless attack on Congress leader Pawan Khera by the BJP only speaks of their arrogance and guilt." She further stated that every Congress worker and citizen who believes in the Constitution stands in support of Khera. "Every C ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 8 (PTI) More than 1.5 lakh security personnel have been deployed as part of arrangements for Thursday's polling in Assam that will decide the fate of 722 candidates hoping to enter the 126-member state Assembly. Officials said 31,940 polling stations have been set up in 35 districts for the single-phase polling. Micro-observers have been deputed in sensitive polling stations. The results will be declared on May 4. While most personnel set out for the polling stations on Wednesda ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 8 (PTI) "At times, I feel like starting practising law again," West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday, targeting the BJP and the poll panel over large-scale name deletions from voter rolls under the SIR, while asserting the TMC would move court over the issue. Banerjee, who has an LLB degree, argued in the Supreme Court on February 4, urging it to intervene in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to "save democracy", alleging that We ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 8 (ANI): In the run-up to the West Bengal Assembly elections, Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission of India (ECI) of turning "Indian democracy into a cruel joke" over SIR in the state. In an X post, the party claimed that they are "selectively targeting and deleting genuine voters" in the process to "rig" the election results in their favour, calling it a "shameless bid". "Even Suprabuddha Se ...Read More >
ECI transfers Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam amid 2026 poll heat. CM MK Stalin slams the move as a "BJP plot" to manipulate the state election. With barely two weeks to go for the polling day (Apr 23) in the state, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has effected a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle in Tamil Nadu. The ECI ordered the transfer of Chief Secretary N Muruganandam, IAS, replacing him with M. Sai Kumar, IAS. Similarly, Davidson Devasirvatham, IPS has been replaced with S ...Read More >
Itanagar, Apr 8 (PTI) The BJP in Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday dismissed the Congress' demand for Chief Minister Pema Khandu's resignation, calling it premature and not grounded in any established legal principle. The Congress raised the demand after the Supreme Court ordered a preliminary inquiry by the CBI into allegations surrounding the award of contracts to the CM's family members. The state president of the ruling BJP, Kaling Moyong, said that the court's direction is part of the due ju ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that landmark rulings decriminalising adultery and same-sex consensual relationships were based on a "subjective" interpretation of constitutional morality and should be considered "not a good law."The submissions were made before a nine-judge Constitution bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant during hearings on petitions related to religious freedoms, including the Sabarimala temple issue, news agency PTI reported..Appearing for ...Read More >
Kochi, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a timely intervention on the eve of polling, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed authorities to take immediate corrective measures to ensure that election duty personnel receive their postal ballots without further delay. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas issued the directive while hearing a writ petition filed by the Kerala NGO Union, which flagged a widespread denial of voting rights to government officials deployed for election duties. The petition highl ...Read More >
Raipur, Apr 8 (PTI) The Chhattisgarh Congress on Wednesday passed a resolution strongly criticising Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his remarks against party president Mallikarjun Kharge and its MP Rahul Gandhi, and said use of abusive language has no place in a democracy. The resolution was passed during a meeting of presidents and in-charges of district units of the party in Chhattisgarh held at Rajiv Bhavan, the state Congress office in Raipur, state Congress chief Deepak Baij t ...Read More >
New Delhi: Several eminent women, social activists and public figures have come out in strong support of the Women's Reservation Bill, terming it a historic and transformative step towards ensuring greater political participation and empowerment of women in the country. Padma Shri awardee Maya Tandon told IANS that the Bill was a step that would inspire women across the country. She said that women have already demonstrated leadership abilities in various spheres and their presence in legislati ...Read More >
Dibrugarh: In a significant stride towards inclusive and gender-sensitive electoral practices, Dibrugarh district has set up 300 polling stations managed entirely by women, marking the highest number of all-women polling stations booths in Assam for the 2026 Assembly elections. According to district officials, a total of 1,322 polling stations have been established across six Assembly constituencies in Dibrugarh. Among these, the 300 all-women polling stations stand out as a major initiative ai ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the two landmark judgements on decriminalising adultery and same-sex consensual relationships were based on the subjective application of "constitutional morality" and should be declared as "not a good law". The submission was made during the hearing by a nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on the petitions related to discrimination against women at religious places, including the Sa ...Read More >
Assam elections 2026: With the Assam Assembly elections set for April 9, Jorhat district has completed all preparations to ensure a smooth, free and peaceful polling process. In the final leg of readiness, polling and presiding officers have been dispatched from Jorhat Government Boys' School to their assigned polling stations across the district. Equipped with essential election materials, these teams will oversee voting operations and ensure all arrangements are in place ahead of polling day. ...Read More >
Guwahati/Thiruvananthapuram, April 8: With the highly anticipated Assembly elections in Assam and Kerala just a day away, polling officials and security personnel on Wednesday intensified efforts to ensure free and fair voting. Authorities across both states have completed most of the logistical and administrative arrangements, with large-scale deployment of staff and security forces. In several parts of Assam, a notable feature of this election is the presence of women-managed polling stations, ...Read More >
A special three-day sitting of Parliament from April 16 to 18 will fast-track the implementation of 33% women's reservation in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, assuring southern states that their representation will not reduce and adding that the total number of seats in the Lower House will increase. Addressing a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally in poll-bound Kerala, Modi said no state that worked to control its population will see a drop in ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: With the Kerala Assembly election 2026 entering its final phase, a sharp and personal war of words has erupted between Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, intensifying the political heat in the state. The confrontation began when Revanth Reddy, campaigning for the Congress-led UDF here last week, mocked Vijayan using the popular film dialogue 'Nee Po Mone Vijayan', triggering loud cheers from supporters. He accused the LDF gover ...Read More >
Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee filed her nomination papers from Bhabanipur constituency in south Kolkata on Wednesday for the West Bengal Assembly elections, vowing to carry forward her fight against the deletion of names from the voters' list. Expressing sympathy for those unable to exercise their democratic rights due to complications in the electoral rolls arising out of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, Banerjee issued a stern warning. "If necessary, we would once agai ...Read More >
West Bengal is set to vote in two phases on April 23 and 29, with counting scheduled for May 4. "When even judicial officers are not safe, how can you expect that common people will be safe under TMC rule? What happened in Malda is an example of TMC's maha jungle raj," Modi said, referring to the incident where judges were allegedly held for hours during protests over voter roll revisions. He further alleged that "democracy is bleeding every day on the sacred soil of Bengal" and accused the Ma ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 8: Before a single vote is cast on April 9, Assam is already deep into its most crucial democratic exercise. Across towns, villages and remote corners, a quiet yet intense operation has been unfolding, largely unseen by voters. By the time a voter presses a button on the EVM, an intricate web of planning, coordination and pressure has already done the heavy lifting. At the centre of this effort is a system designed to leave little room for error. Officials have been mapping route ...Read More >
Jaipur, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday accused the BJP-led state government of pushing Rajasthan towards a "constitutional crisis" by failing to conduct elections to Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies for over a year. In a strongly worded statement, Gehlot said the delay and the appointment of government administrators in place of elected representatives reflect an "undemocratic mindset" and amount to a direct assault on democratic institutions. "The f ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The Election Commission of India commenced the International Election Visitors' Programme (IEVP), 2026, for the forthcoming general elections to the legislative assemblies of Assam, Kerala and Puducherry in New Delhi today. According to the Election Commission, the programme was inaugurated by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners SS Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, at the India International Institute for Democracy and Election Ma ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) stated that permission for a public meeting to be led by BRS legislative party deputy leader and former Irrigation minister T Harish Rao, scheduled on April 9 in Gollapalli village of Revalli mandal, Wanaparthy constituency, has been revoked by authorities, and the party slammed Congress led Telangana government for curbing democratic dissent. The meeting was to be addressed in support of farmers protesting against the proposed Gollapalli reservoir pr ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 8 (ANI): Welcoming the scheduled session on the Women's Reservation Bill, National Woman President of Vishva Hindu Raksha Parishad, Nadimpalli Yamuna Pathak, has hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the "historic corrective step." Speaking with ANI, Pathak called the reservation a "constitutional pathway to equal opportunity," and said that the Indian democracy will reach its true strength with powerful women's representation. She added that the step will ...Read More >
Menaka Guruswamy is a senior advocate of the Supreme Court and one of the leading voices in India's LGBTQ rights movement. Senior advocate Menaka Guruswamy on Monday made history by taking oath as a Rajya Sabha MP, becoming India's first openly queer Member of Parliament. Guruswamy was nominated by the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) along with West Bengal Minister Babul Supriyo, former Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar, and actor Koel Mallick as candidates for the upper house in February. ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said "serious and positive discussions" were underway on the implementation of two key ideological issues of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and the 'One Nation, One Election' (ONOE) or simultaneous voting for Parliament and state assemblies. Addressing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers on the occasion of the party's 47th foundation day, the PM said, "Our mission is still ongoing. Serious discussions are taking place ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 8 (ANI): Welcoming the scheduled session on the Women's Reservation Bill, National Woman President of Vishva Hindu Raksha Parishad, Nadimpalli Yamuna Pathak, has hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the "historic corrective step." Speaking with ANI, Pathak called the reservation a "constitutional pathway to equal opportunity," and said that the Indian democracy will reach its true strength with powerful women's representation. She added that the step will ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: BJP Tuesday flayed Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge for his "illiterate" barb at those supporting the governing party in Gujarat and other states, as home minister Amit Shah retorted that the country is looking to decimate the opposition party in elections for remarks it should be "ashamed of".Addressing rallies in Assam, Shah slammed Kharge for likening RSS and BJP to a venomous snake Muslims should finish off to survive. This is not language befitting democracy, he said, alleging C ...Read More >
ITANAGAR, 7 Apr: The state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dismissed the Arunachal Pradesh Committee's (APCC) demand for resignation of Chief Minister Pema Khandu on moral ground, terming it politically motivated and misleading. The party called it a 'desperate attempt' by a 'weakened' opposition to gain political relevance by misinterpreting the observations of the Supreme Court of India, stating that the SC has only directed a preliminary inquiry and no wrongdoings have been establis ...Read More >
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