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Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) candidate from Thiruparangundram Assembly constituency, Rajan Chellappa, on Wednesday, assured that several development schemes underway for the benefit of every household in the constituency will be implemented after the victory of the AIADMK-BJP alliance. Speaking at an election campaign held in the Nagamalai Pudukkottai area ahead of State Legislative Assembly elections 2026, he said, "I say this w ...Read More >
Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu Elections 2026: The high-voltage campaign for the assembly elections in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry drew to a close, setting the stage for a crucial electoral showdown on April 9. Political parties made their final push with aggressive rallies, roadshows and outreach programmes, as top national and regional leaders fanned out across constituencies to consolidate support. With 299 seats across two states and one Union Territory going to polls, the elections are ...Read More >
CM N Chandrababu Naidu welcomed the recognition of Amaravati as the state's sole capital, expressing gratitude towards President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a post on X, Naidu said, " On behalf of my people of Andhra Pradesh, I express profound gratitude to President Droupadi Murmu Ji for her gracious assent to the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Act, 2026, fulfilling the long-cherished dream of our capital. I thank the Union Government led by Prime Minister Na ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) candidate from Thiruparangundram Assembly constituency, Rajan Chellappa, on Wednesday, assured that several development schemes underway for the benefit of every household in the constituency will be implemented after the victory of the AIADMK-BJP alliance. Speaking at an election campaign held in the Nagamalai Pudukkottai area ahead of State Legislative Assembly elections 2026, he said, "I say this w ...Read More >
Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Chief MK Stalin criticised the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and its general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami. Addressing an election rally at Cuddalore Manjakuppam ground on Tuesday, CM Stalin said Palaniswami said that he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to cover up his mistakes and that "the AIADMK has now become a Sangh organisation and has become 'Amit Sha ...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: 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 >
As the incumbent CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) looks to retain its Kerala bastion in the face of perceived "anti-incumbency", and a resurgent Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) eyes a return to power after a decade, an analysis of their candidate lists reveals a diverging strategy between the two major coalitions. With Kerala headed to the Assembly elections on April 9, a comparison of the LDF and the UDF's candidates in the polls in 2021 and 2026 shows that while the Left has ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Just a day remaining for the crucial assembly elections that could prove decisive in shaping the course of Kerala politics, the ruling Left is vouching for Pinarayi 3.0 while the Congress camp insists the UDF is set for a comeback. As the open campaigning came to a close with a high-octane 'kottikalasham' across the state on Tuesday, the LDF and the UDF are confident of securing a majority, even as the NDA is hopeful of winning double-digit seats. However, notwithstanding t ...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 >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 8 (ANI): The war of words between the Congress and BJP over allegations levelled against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his wife further escalated on Tuesday with the leaders of two parties continuing to target each other. Assam Police carried searches at the Delhi residence of Congress leader Pawan Khera after Sarma's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma filed an FIR against him. Khera had made the allegations at a press conference relating to "passports" of ...Read More >
Kochi: Munnar town turned into a spectacle of colour and sound on Sunday as the NDA held a high-energy rally for its Devikulam candidate S Rajendran ahead of BJP Tamil Nadu leader K Annamalai's visit. Hundreds of workers poured into the hill town, accompanied by folk performances and rhythmic percussion. More than a show of strength, the rally highlighted Rajendran's enduring grassroots appeal and the shifting political undercurrents in Idukki. Once seen as a largely bipolar battleground, Iduk ...Read More >
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 8 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday alleged that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is using abusive language in broad daylight and questioned the silence of the Election Commission. The Congress leader also said that no action was being taken against the Assam CM. "... He is using words we can't even speak, and he is speaking publicly. He is the Chief Minister; this means he has no regard for the people of the state, the country ...Read More >
Jorhat (Assam) [India], April 8 (ANI): Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Tuesday alleged that the Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma-led BJP government has been engaging in "hooliganism and corruption" during their ten-year rule. He further claimed that "Assam will meet the same fate as Manipur" in case Himanta Biswa Sarma becomes the Chief Minister when the assembly election results are announced on May 4. "Himanta Biswa Sarma has done nothing in the past several years, and during the B ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 8 (ANI): Keralam Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar on Tuesday said that 1.46 lakh trained polling personnel will be dispatched to all the polling stations for the Kerala assembly polls scheduled to be held in a single phase on April 9, with vote counting scheduled for May 4. Around 2.7 crore electors are expected to participate in the election. He further informed that FIRs in election-related activities have been registered against 180 people. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday condemned the "derogatory" language by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma against Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. "The use of vulgar and derogatory language by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma against Congress President and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge ji is entirely condemnable, shameful, and unacceptable" He also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Mod ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): AIADMK candidate for the Madurai North constituency, P Saravanan, carried out election campaigning in the K Pudur area on Tuesday, appealing to voters to support the AIADMK-BJP alliance in the 2026 Tamil Nadu polls. P Saravanan also highlighted the "strength" of the AIADMK-led NDA alliance for the upcoming polls and alleged that the DMK government has failed to deliver results-oriented schemes to the people of the state. "I humbly request you to vot ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): With less than two weeks to go for the Tamil Nadu assembly polls, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Thamizhachi Thangapandian on Tuesday asserted that the DMK will "never bow its head to this three-language formula, which is unnecessary". The DMK MP also said that the people of Tamil Nadu will teach them (BJP) a "right lesson" when the elections are held in the State. Talking to ANI, Thangapandian said, "...We don't see any point for the necessity ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) and Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) on Monday inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up a dedicated indigenous testing centre to conduct trials and certification of full-body scanners and other security screening equipment for all airports in India. An official release from the Ministry of Civil Aviation said the MoU was signed in New Delhi in the presence of Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, Aviation Sec ...Read More >
Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK Chief MK Stalin alleged that the BJP-led Central government's policies like One Nation, One Election, GST and constituency reshuffle posed a "threat" to the state's rights, and it was "only the DMK which can stop them". The DMK President also highlighted the schemes of the government and alleged that AIADMK has "ruined" Tamil Nadu. "Palaniswami said that he joined the BJP to cover up his mistakes. BJP had not impl ...Read More >
SHILLONG/TURA, April 7: From a barber's modest home in Tura to the remote borders of Mahendraganj, this year's MBoSE SSLC toppers have shattered the myth that academic excellence is a luxury of the Shillong elite, proving that grit and digital self-learning are the new equalisers in Meghalaya's education landscape. The merit list reveals a significant shift in the state's academic geography. Vishal Kumar, who secured the second rank from Embee Rosebud School in Tura, serves as the face of this ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The 2026 Assam Assembly elections are shaping up as a defining political contest, a clash of experience and emerging leadership, legacy and new energy. At the centre of this battle are two high-profile constituencies, Jorhat, where Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi has turned the race into a prestige fight, and Jalukbari, the long-standing stronghold of chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.The broader contest will see the ruling BJP-led NDA, comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party, Asom Gana P ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 8 (ANI): The war of words between the Congress and BJP over allegations levelled against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his wife further escalated on Tuesday with the leaders of two parties continuing to target each other. Assam Police carried searches at the Delhi residence of Congress leader Pawan Khera after Sarma's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma filed an FIR against him. Khera had made the allegations at a press conference relating to "passports" of ...Read More >
As Puducherry heads for Assembly polls on April 9, the battle for its 30 seats is increasingly being shaped by competitive populism, with all three major players -- the ruling All-India NR Congress (AINRC)-led NDA, the Congress alliance, and actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam -- rolling out expansive welfare promises in a high-stakes triangular contest. At the forefront is the ruling AINRC alliance, though only the BJP among the constituents has unveiled a manifesto packed with voter-focuse ...Read More >
Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu), Apr 7 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday took strong exception to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remark that free bus travel scheme for women could undermine financial viability of projects like metro rail, and claimed that Modi doesn't seem to care for women. The remark came as he was addressing a poll campaign in support of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance candidates here on Tuesday night. Stalin said, according to the prime minister, the fr ...Read More >
Guwahati: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that with BJP-led NDA governments in Assam, West Bengal, and Tripura, infiltration would be completely stopped. Shah addressed three election rallies in Assam's Sribhumi, Hailakandi, and Lakhipur. He said that only the BJP can protect Assam from illegal influx and preserve its cultural identity. Expressing confidence that the BJP will form the government in West Bengal, he said, "Infiltrators have been identified, and each and every one w ...Read More >
The contest pits the Left Democratic Front (LDF), United Democratic Front (UDF), and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) against each other. Kerala election 2026: As the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections approach, the Nemom constituency in Thiruvananthapuram is set to witness a high-stakes triangular battle, making it one of the most closely watched seats in the state. The contest pits the Left Democratic Front (LDF), United Democratic Front (UDF), and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ag ...Read More >
CUDDALORE: Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president M K Stalin made a clarion call for the formation of "Dravidian Model 2.0" govt after the 2026 assembly election.Sharing the stage with VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan and DMDK general secretary Premallatha Vijayakanth to exhibit the solidarity of the alliance, Stalin said under the current DMK regime, Tamil Nadu's growth rate jumped from a dismal 0.07% during the previous AIADMK regime to a robust 11.19%, earning the state the moniker of " ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 7 (UNI) The political atmosphere in Baramati has reached a fever pitch, with personal allegations and counter-allegations hitting an all-time high, ahead of the assembly by-poll. The atmosphere is charged following a sharp exchange between Parth Pawar and the Congress party. While the Mahayuti alliance attempted to ensure an unopposed election for Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar, the Congress party disrupted these plans by fielding Akash More as their candidate. This move sparked immediate ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The high-voltage campaign in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry ended on Tuesday evening, with all political parties going all out for the final show of strength ahead of voting on April 9.For 299 seats across two states and a union territory, the Bharatiya Janata Party roped in Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah, defence minister Rajnath Singh, and several state chief ministers for campaigning. Meanwhile, Congress also put the weight of its top leaders behind the party t ...Read More >
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