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Assam Elections 2026: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed Congress, accusing the party of looking after its own interests and depriving Assam of development under its government. Addressing an election rally in Assam's Hojai in support of BJP's candidate Shiladitya Dev, PM Modi lauded the NDA government's efforts to maintain electricity supply in the district. Calling Assam a model state in terms of electricity, he noted that the Centre has provided Rs 70,000 to 80,000 under PM Surya ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Monday dismissed allegations of misuse of Indian Premier League (IPL) match tickets by Karnataka MLAs, explaining that tickets are booked online and attended by those who purchased them. He noted that only MLAs themselves can go, or their family members can attend the IPL matches at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, saying it is clearly mentioned as "non-transferable," so others cannot use it. Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara's ...Read More >
Hojai (Assam) [India], April 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday cautioned the public against the Congress, citing the ongoing crisis in West Asia and emphasising his government's commitment to keeping petrol and diesel prices stable. Addressing a public rally in Hojai, he said that despite a major global crisis, fuel prices have not been allowed to rise in India. In contrast, he pointed out that the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh increased petrol and diesel prices. He crit ...Read More >
Palakkad (Keralam) [India], April 6 (ANI): Thrithala Assembly constituency in Palakkad district is once again emerging as one of Keralam's most closely watched political battlegrounds, with the 2026 election shaping up as a high-voltage rematch between CPI(M)'s MB Rajesh and Congress leader VT Balram, while BJP's V Unnikrishnan looks to play a crucial third-force role. What makes this contest particularly compelling is the intense rivalry between Rajesh and Balram, which has already delivered a ...Read More >
Hojai (Assam) [India], April 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday cautioned the public against the Congress, citing the ongoing crisis in West Asia and emphasising his government's commitment to keeping petrol and diesel prices stable. Addressing a public rally in Hojai, he said that despite a major global crisis, fuel prices have not been allowed to rise in India. In contrast, he pointed out that the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh increased petrol and diesel prices. He crit ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Congress on Sunday dashed the NCP's hopes to secure an unopposed victory for deputy chief minister and party chief Sunetra Pawar in the Baramati assembly bypoll, announcing Akash More, a prominent Dhangar leader, as its candidate. The announcement was made late in the evening, after state Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal turned down Pawar's plea for support citing a policy decision by the party. "As Baramati has a significant number of Dhangar voters, the Congress wants to unite t ...Read More >
Hojai (Assam) [India], April 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed Congress, accusing the party of looking after its own interests and depriving Assam of development under its government. Addressing an election rally in Assam's Hojai in support of BJP's candidate Shiladitya Dev, PM Modi lauded the NDA government's efforts to maintain electricity supply in the district. Calling Assam a model state in terms of electricity, he noted that the Centre has provided Rs 70,000 to 80,00 ...Read More >
Ernakulam (Keralam) [India], April 6 (ANI): As Keralam prepares to vote for its 140-member Assembly on April 9, the Kalamassery constituency in Ernakulam district has emerged as one of the closely watched electoral battlegrounds in the state. Located within the greater Kochi metropolitan region, Kalamassery holds strategic importance as a key industrial and urban hub. Historically, Kalamassery has been a fiercely contested seat between the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Indian ...Read More >
The Chhattisgarh high court on Thursday convicted former assembly member Amit Jogi, son of the late former chief minister Ajit Jogi, of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ramavatar Jaggi's murder around 23 years ago, directing him to surrender within three weeks. A bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma set aside a trial court's 2007 acquittal and pronounced Amit Jogi guilty. The high court reopened the case last month. In November 2025, the Supreme Court asked ...Read More >
The Railway Board's decision to bring the Palasa-Ichchapuram section under the South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone is facing opposition in Odisha, with leaders from both the ruling BJP and the Opposition BJD demanding a rollback. The Palasa-Ichchapuram stretch, though geographically located in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district, has been administered under the Khurda Road division of East Coast Railway (ECoR), which is headquartered in Bhubaneswar, since ECoR's creation in 1996 under Prime Minist ...Read More >
Alappuzha (Kerala), Apr 6 (PTI) Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Monday held a massive roadshow in Haripad in the coastal district ahead of the April 9 Kerala Assembly polls, campaigning for NDA candidate Sandeep Vachaspati. Hundreds of NDA workers, many wearing party headgear and carrying BJP flags, joined the roadshow. Supporters raised slogans and waved cut-outs of Shah and Vachaspati as the procession moved through the town. The roadshow began from Gandhi Square and ...Read More >
Raipur, April 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a landmark verdict that has sent ripples across Chhattisgarh's political landscape, the High Court has sentenced former MLA Amit Jogi, son of the state's first Chief Minister, late Ajit Jogi, to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 in the sensational 2003 murder case of senior NCP leader Ram Avatar Jaggi. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma pronounced the sentence after hearing the CBI's appeal, a ...Read More >
New Delhi: The West Bengal Assembly elections are just round the corner, and the political parties and their heavyweight candidates in fray are giving the final push to attract voters. The election will take place in two phase on April 23 and April 29 to elect 294 members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The votes will be counted and the results will be declared on May 4. Key candidates in the Bengal elections Mamata Banerjee She is undoubtedly the biggest name in this list. Since May ...Read More >
The Maharashtra Congress on Monday (April 6, 2026) said it will consider withdrawing from the Baramati assembly bypoll if a first information report (FIR) is registered in the plane crash that killed former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. State Congress spokesperson Atul Londhe, in a statement, rejected claims that the April 23 by-election should be held unopposed, and accused the BJP of adopting a "convenient" political stance. The Congress on Sunday (April 5, 2026) fielded its state unit s ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 6: Renowned doctor and Padma Shri awardee Mani Chhetri has passed away, his family members said on Monday. He was suffering from old age-related ailments. The Padma Shri awardee doctor breathed his last at 10:15 PM on Sunday at his home in Ballygunge Place. He was 105 years old. According to the family, he had suffered a head injury fifteen days ago. After this, the eminent cardiologist's physical condition deteriorated rapidly. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took to social media ...Read More >
RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh High Court has overturned the 2007 acquittal of Amit Jogi, son of the state's first Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, sentencing him to life imprisonment for the 2003 murder of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma accepted the CBI's appeal, reversing the May 31, 2007, verdict of the Raipur trial court. The court found Amit Jogi, a former MLA, guilty under Section 302 (Murder) and Section 120-B (Criminal C ...Read More >
RAIPUR: In a major development in the 2003 murder of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi, the Chhattisgarh high court has convicted former MLA Amit Jogi and sentenced him to life imprisonment, overturning his earlier acquittal in the case. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma set aside the 2007 trial court verdict that had given Jogi the benefit of doubt, and directed him to surrender within three weeks. The case relates to the killing of Ramavatar Jaggi, ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court, on Monday, directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the alleged irregular allotment of public contracts by the Arunachal Pradesh government to companies owned by relatives the state's chief minister Pema Khandu. The CBI will submit a report within 16 weeks as to whether an independent investigation is warranted, the Court directed. The agency will examine contracts awarded from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2025. H ...Read More >
Alleges suspicious movement of funds and unauthorised vehicles in the constituency The chief election agent of V. Sivankutty, General Education Minister and LDF candidate in Nemom constituency, has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India (EC) alleging suspicious movement of funds and unauthorised vehicles in Nemom constituency. According to the complaint, large volumes of parcels were being delivered to the BJP election offices via postal and private cargo services. "We strong ...Read More >
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's remarks on AJP candidate Kunki Chowdhury's mother over beef eating and "anti-national" claims spark controversy ahead of elections. Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's remarks against Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) candidate Kunki Chowdhury's mother over alleged beef eating and for being "anti-national and anti-Sanatani" have put the young leader in the spotlight ahead of the April 9 assembly polls. On Thursday, Sarma alleged that the candidate's mother, Sujata Gur ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Indian National Congress on Sunday announced Akash Vijayrao More as its candidate for the upcoming Baramati Assembly by-election, setting up a direct contest against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar. Who Is Akash More? More, currently serving as secretary of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee, has a political lineage. His father, Vijayrao More, was a former Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council. A lawyer by profession, More had previously contested th ...Read More >
Sarma brings three decades of electoral experience, having led several successful campaigns for both the Congress and the BJP after switching sides in 2015. However, this is the first time the 57-year-old is contesting as a sitting chief minister, raising the stakes significantly. In contrast, Gogoi, 43, the son of former chief minister Tarun Gogoi, has won three successive Lok Sabha elections since entering politics in 2014. This election marks his Assembly debut, as he leads a Congress attemp ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) The Maharashtra Congress on Monday said it will consider withdrawing from the Baramati assembly bypoll if a first information report (FIR) is registered in the plane crash that killed former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. State Congress spokesperson Atul Londhe, in a statement, rejected claims that the April 23 by-election should be held unopposed, and accused the BJP of adopting a "convenient" political stance. The Congress on Sunday fielded its state unit secretary, Ak ...Read More >
Kerala's Aranmula constituency is set for a competitive Assembly election, with key candidates focusing on development, health sector performance, and religious issues to sway voters. IMAGE: Kerala health minister Veena George (second from right) interacts with people during election campaigning in Aranamula assembly constituency in Kerala, March 31, 2026. Photograph: Courtesy Facebook Key Points Incumbent minister Veena George of CPM-led LDF is seeking a third consecutive term, campaigning on ...Read More >
Pune: Sunetra Pawar, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, on Monday visited Katewadi along with her son Parth Pawar to seek blessings from Ajit Pawar's mother, Asha Tai, ahead of filing her nomination for the Baramati Assembly seat. Apart from this, the Deputy CM along with her sons also visited the Hanuman Temple in Kanheri to seek blessings and also watered a tree planted in memory of Ajit Pawar and paid their respects. The by-election was necessitated following the demise of Deputy Chief Mini ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Senior leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), including Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, AAP Punjab President Aman Arora, and AAP Punjab Chief Spokesperson Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha over the failure to raise Punjab's key issues in Parliament. They highlighted that critical matters, including ₹8,500 crore RDF dues, ₹60,000 crore GST losses, and ₹1,600 crore flood relief, were not taken up, despite repeated c ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 6 (ANI): Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, tensions flared in the Behala Paschim Assembly constituency after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Indranil Khan alleged that Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers vandalised the party's election office. Khan, accompanied by BJP leaders, reached the Parnasree Police Station to file a complaint against the alleged attackers. Also Read | Chennai Weather Forecast for April 6: IMD Warns of High Humidity and ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin urged voters to back the DMK decisively, calling the election a battle for state autonomy, while highlighting welfare schemes and targeting the opposition during a rally in Viralimalai Viralimalai (Tamil Nadu): DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday said that the April 23 electoral contest in the state is a decisive battle for state autonomy, and argued for sending the "Delhi Team" back home. This electio ...Read More >
While interacting with mediapersons at the residence of Randhawa here, Bittu said, "The state government ordered an inquiry under the supervision of the chief secretary, but neither the chief secretary nor any other senior officer ever visited the family. We cannot hope for justice in such a situation." He said, "The government should answer why the police have not arrested Bhullar's 75-year-old father Sukhdev Singh Bhullar and PA Dilbag Singh who are accused in the case?" Taking on the Punjab ...Read More >
KOCHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday appealed to the Christian community to back the NDA, urging it to help form the next govt in Kerala."On the occasion of Easter, I appeal to brothers and sisters, especially followers of Jesus, to stand with the NDA and help build a prosperous Kerala," he told a public meeting in Kolenchery, Ernakulam, while campaigning for T20 candidate Babu Divakaran.Shah's outreach comes amid concerns among sections of the Christian community ov ...Read More >
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