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Davanagere: In a significant show of strength ahead of the by-election, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar jointly campaigned in the minority-dominated areas of Davanagere South Assembly constituency, drawing a large crowd and enthusiastic response from voters. A massive public meeting was organised at Akhtar Raza Circle in the city, where both leaders sought votes for Congress candidate Samarth Shamanur. As Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar arrived at the venue, the ...Read More >
After BJP, the Communist Party of India (CPI (M)) on Monday on Monday levelled serious allegations against the Himachal Pradesh government and chief secretary Sanjay Gupta accusing them of facilitating land mafia activities and benami land deals in the state. They also sought a probe by special investigation team (SIT). However, chief secretary termed the allegations as "baseless". The CPI (M) raised the issue of violation of Section 118 of the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act cit ...Read More >
Rahul Gandhi accused Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma of corruption and alleged that the BJP leadership is operating a "land ATM" to benefit corporates. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday launched a sharp attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, alleging that he is the "most corrupt Chief Minister" in the country and accusing the BJP leadership of facilitating corporate interests at the cost of the public. Addressing an election rally in support of party candidate Raton Engti for the ...Read More >
Arambag (West Bengal) [India], April 3 (ANI): BJP MP Biplab Kumar Deb on Thursday criticised West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, claiming that she disregards the Supreme Court, High Court, and law and order. Speaking on the Malda hostage crisis, Deb called it "very unfortunate" and attributed it to provocation by the TMC. "They don't understand the Supreme Court, nor the High Court, nor law and order, nor the dignity of the Chief Minister... The Election Commission is an independent body; it works ...Read More >
Srinagar: The killing of a 29-year-old man in an alleged encounter with the Army in Ganderbal has led to concern in several quarters, including from Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who asked for a transparent and time-bound probe. A day after the Army claimed to have killed a "local terrorist" during an overnight operation in Arahama village on the outskirts of Srinagar, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti also backed the chief minister's scepticism on the official narrative. The family of the killed man, R ...Read More >
In this image posted on April 2, 2026, LoP in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi waves, as others look on, during a public meeting, in Assam. Picture: X/@INCIndia via PTI GUWAHATI In its manifesto for the April 9 Assembly elections in the State, the Congress has promised Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for six communities, the formation of an Anti-Corruption Commission to probe scams by the Himanta Biswa Sarma government, a white paper on Assam's financial condition, and an Urban Flood ...Read More >
Shimla, Apr 2 (UNI) In a major breakthrough against drug trafficking, Shimla district police have seized one of the largest consignments of chitta (heroin) reported this year, intensifying the ongoing anti-narcotics drive in the hill town. Police Chief of Shimla Saurav Singh said that the seizure was made on Thursday morning in connection with Case No. 54/26 dated March 24, 2026, registered under Section 21 under NDPS Act under the police station Boileauganj. The operation was carried out by t ...Read More >
Gangtok, Apr 1 (PTI) Sikkim Governor Om Prakash Mathur and Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Wednesday commenced the self-enumeration exercise under Census 2027, officials said. Mathur and Tamang completed the process here via the newly launched online census portal in the presence of State Census Directorate officials. "Census 2027 will lay a strong foundation for the development journey of the coming decade," the governor said. "Accurate and comprehensive data is the foundation of effecti ...Read More >
New Delhi: Acting on the directions of the Supreme Court, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has written to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) requesting it to conduct an inquiry into the recent incident in West Bengal's Malda district where judicial officers deputed for electoral roll revision work were allegedly gheraoed and attacked. In a communication addressed to the Director General of the NIA, the poll panel referred to the apex court's order passed in a suo motu writ petition c ...Read More >
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday blamed Union home minister Amit Shah for the hostage-taking of judicial officers during protests in West Bengal's Malda against voter deletion as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), and demanded his resignation. She claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wanted to derail the April 23-29 assembly elections and impose President's rule. "Amit Shah entirely did it...the entire conspiracy... using the ECI [Election Commission of India]. He has t ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on the West Bengal administration for its "complete failure" and inaction over the "highly deplorable" gherao and attack on seven judicial officers in Malda district during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The court ordered an independent probe by the CBI or NIA and directed deployment of Central forces at all locations where objections to exclusion from electoral rolls are being adjudicated by appellate tribunals ...Read More >
Srinagar- The killing of a 29-year-old man in an alleged encounter with the Army in Ganderbal has led to concern in several quarters, including from Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who asked for a transparent and time-bound probe. A day after the Army claimed to have killed a local terrorist during an overnight operation in Arahama village on the outskirts of Srinagar, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti also backed the chief minister's scepticism on the official narrative. The family of ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov on Thursday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties in areas of investment, energy and industrial cooperation. Manturov, on a two-day visit to India, also held talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. The Russian embassy said Modi and Manturov discussed "specific steps to implement agreements reached" during the India-Russi ...Read More >
New Delhi/Kolkata, Apr 2 (PTI) Observing that West Bengal was the "most polarised state", the Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a stinging indictment of the state administration after seven judicial officers engaged in SIR exercise were held hostage by protesters in Malda district and directed a CBI or NIA probe into the incident. Slamming the administration for its "complete failure" and inaction over the "deplorable" gherao and attack on the officers during the Special Intensive Revision(SI ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday took serious exception to an incident in West Bengal's Malda district where judicial officers deputed for work relating to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were allegedly gheraoed and attacked, observing that it was a "brazen attempt" to browbeat the judiciary and a direct challenge to the authority of the apex court. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Panchol ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The budget session of the Parliament will reconvene from April 16 to likely pass bills to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 816 seats.Government is looking to introduce at least two bills -- including constitutional amendments -- in the current session of Parliament to roll out reservation for women of one-third seats in the next Lok Sabha poll and assembly elections to be held after it.The move promises to change the country's political landscape and put an authorita ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 2 (PTI) The killing of a 29-year-old man in an alleged encounter with the Army in Ganderbal has led to concern in several quarters, including from Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who asked for a transparent and time bound probe. A day after the Army claimed to have killed a local terrorist during an overnight operation in Arahama village on the outskirts of Srinagar, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti also backed the chief minister's scepticism on the official narrative. The ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 2 (PTI) National Conference leader and Lok Sabha member Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Thursday demanded a time-bound probe into the allegations of a fake encounter in Ganderbal in which a man was gunned down. The Army on Wednesday said a local terrorist was killed in an overnight encounter in Arahama in the Valley's Ganderbal district. He said the allegations levelled by the family were "gravely serious" and the police's silence is "unacceptable". "We demand a time-bound and indepe ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 2 (ANI): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday dismissed the allegations levelled by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) of Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) influence on the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing them of "misleading" the people. He said that the BJP believes in "impartial, independent and fair democracy". Also Read | Assembly Elections 2026: Election Commission Bars Opinion Polls During 48-Hour Silence Period ...Read More >
Tirupattur (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 2 (ANI): An independent candidate from the Jolarpet Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu filed his nomination in a unique manner on Thursday, drawing attention by submitting his deposit amount entirely in coins. Mohan Raj (26), son of Ramamoorthy and a resident of Sunnambukuttai near Natrampalli, arrived at the Natrampalli Taluk Office carrying Rs 10,000 in coins neatly arranged in a basket. Accompanied by his friends and supporters, he submitted his nomina ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 2 (PTI) National Conference leader and Lok Sabha member Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Thursday demanded a time-bound probe into the allegations of a fake encounter in Ganderbal in which a man was gunned down. The Army on Wednesday said a local terrorist was killed in an overnight encounter in Arahama in the Valley's Ganderbal district. "The family of Rashid Ahmad Mughal, killed in the Ganderbal encounter, says he was an innocent civilian with zero links to militancy. His own clothes ...Read More >
Mysore/Mysuru: Following the launch of first phase of Census 2027, that began on Apr. 1 and will be held up to Apr. 15, through digital self-enumeration on exclusive online portal, Deputy Commissioner (DC) G. Lakshmikanth Reddy, also the Principal Census Officer, has appealed to the residents of Mysuru district to participate in the census in large numbers. Addressing media persons at the Court Hall of his Office in Siddarathanagar yesterday, DC Reddy said, after the conclusion of self-enumerat ...Read More >
Kolkata: Just three weeks ahead of the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly election, protests over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls spread across several districts of the state on Thursday, April 2, with agitators blocking roads and highways over the deletion of names from poll lists. Protesters burned tyres, blocked roads and held silent marches in Malda, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar and Purba Bardhaman, where voting will be held on April 23. A day earlier, seven judicia ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 2 (ANI): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday dismissed the allegations levelled by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) of Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) influence on the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing them of "misleading" the people. He said that the BJP believes in "impartial, independent and fair democracy". "All these allegations are wrong. It is an attempt to mislead the people. BJP believes in an impartial, in ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 2 (PTI) Just three weeks ahead of the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly election, protests over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls spread across several districts of the state on Thursday, with agitators blocking roads and highways over the deletion of names from poll lists. Protesters burned tyres, blocked roads and held silent marches in Malda, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar and Purba Bardhaman, where voting will be held on April 23. A day earlier, seven judicial o ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The BJP on Thursday termed the gherao and attack on seven judicial officers in West Bengal's Malda district a "black spot" in the country's history, alleging "TMC goons" acted at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's behest to obstruct the SIR exercise and protect Rohingyas. The remarks came as the Supreme Court came down heavily on the West Bengal administration over its alleged inaction, describing the incident as "deplorable" and indicative of "complete failure" of governan ...Read More >
Assam Assembly Elections 2026: As campaigning intensifies in the state, all eyes will remain on the decisive districts that will determine who forms the next government in 2026. Assam Assembly Elections 2026: As the Assam Legislative Assembly Election 2026 approaches, political attention is sharply focused on a handful of decisive districts that have historically shaped the outcome of the state's 126 assembly seats. While every constituency counts, electoral trends suggest that victory in Assam ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Terming West Bengal as the "most polarised state", the Supreme Court on Thursday slammed the administration for its "complete failure" and inaction over the "deplorable" gherao and attack on seven judicial officers in Malda district during the electoral rolls revision drive and directed a CBI or NIA probe besides deployment of central forces in the poll-bound state. In a scathing indictment, the top court said the incident "also exposes complete failure of the state admin ...Read More >
"The national enumeration exercise was initiated with the enumeration of the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, through the option of self-enumeration, upholding the proud tradition of commencing the national count with the First Citizen of India," a government statement said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also completed his self-enumeration on Wednesday and appealed to citizens to participate in the Census process. "Today marks the beginning of the first phase of Census 2027, relating to ...Read More >
Keralam Assembly Elections 2026: Opinion polls do not indicate a clear lead for LDF. Surveys show very tight race between LDF and UDF, with some even giving UDF a slight advantage. Keralam Assembly Elections 2026: Kerala has long alternated between the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) every five years. This pattern has created an assumption that the ruling party is always vulnerable to anti-incumbency. After two consecutive terms in office (2016-2026), Pinarayi ...Read More >
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