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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 9 (ANI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday slammed TVK Chief Vijay's claim that real Congress cadres, who are striving hard to save the secular fabric, are in support of his party. Rebutting the statement, Shivakumar clarified that the Indian National Congress stands firmly with the DMK, dismissing any suggestion that grassroots workers have aligned with TVK. "Vijay is an immature politician. He doesn't know maturity. I think he might ...Read More >
This assembly election - Kerala votes today - is an existential battle for the Congress and the United Democratic Front it heads. On the one hand, it faces a formidable challenge from the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front that seeks a Congress-mukt (free) Kerala; on the other hand, it must fend off a rising Bharatiya Janata Party that eyes the party's Hindu voters in its pursuit of building a pan-Indian Hindu electorate and a Congress-mukt Bharat. An embattled Congress has sought to survive this ...Read More >
Dimapur: One person lost his life in pre-poll violence at Longkhum village in Koridang assembly constituency under Mokokchung district, following a clash between supporters of rival candidates late Sunday night.Polling for the bye-election in the constituency will take place on April 9.Nagaland deputy CM Y Patton, who also holds the home portfolio, strongly condemned the death of Imrongsungba Imchen in the pre-poll violence in Longkhum village.He expressed deep sorrow at the passing of Imchen, w ...Read More >
Kohima, April 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nearly 60 per cent of voters cast their ballots in the Koridang Assembly bypoll in Nagaland's Mokokchung district till 1 P.M. on Thursday, officials said. With the deployment of a large number of state and central forces, security has been significantly tightened across the entire Assembly constituency following pre-poll violence on April 5 and 6, in which one person died, several others were injured, and a few vehicles were damaged. Voting, which commenced at ...Read More >
New Delhi/Bengaluru, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday expressed strong outrage over remarks made by AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, stating that such statements reflect the culture and ideology of the Congress party. Speaking to the media in Delhi, Joshi condemned Kharge's alleged remarks describing the RSS and BJP as a "poisonous snake" and calling for them to be "killed," terming them violent and provocati ...Read More >
Kohima, April 8 (IANS) The by-election to the Koridang Assembly constituency in Nagaland's Mokokchung district on Thursday has turned into a keen multi-cornered contest, with two veteran leaders and four first-time candidates in the fray. The by-election was necessitated by the demise of sitting MLA Imkong L. Imchen, who passed away on November 11, 2024, at a private hospital in Guwahati after a brief illness at the age of 75. The ruling People's Democratic Alliance (PDA) has fielded Daochier ...Read More >
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 8 (ANI): Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday mourned the passing of veteran leader Mohsina Kidwai. She passed away at the age of 94 due to age-related ailments. He praised her immense contribution to the party and her long-standing role as a woman politician from a minority community. Speaking to the reporters after meeting Kidwai's family, Kharge said, "She was a tall leader, and she made an immense contribution to the party. She used to att ...Read More >
Bengaluru, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday strongly condemned the remarks made by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma against AICC President and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, calling them disrespectful and unacceptable. In a statement, Shivakumar said that Kharge is a senior statesman who has dedicated several decades to public life and continues to hold a position of great resp ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 7 (ANI): With the Keralam Assembly elections due this week, Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Tuesday exuded confidence for a win for the United Democratic Front (UDF), claiming that the electorate is upset with the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) governance. Speaking to ANI, Pilot said, "The atmosphere is firmly in favour of the Congress and UDF...The public is unhappy with the rule of LDF...The public wants change...We'll get a convincing, overwhel ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 7 (PTI) TVK chief Vijay's nomination for the Perambur and Tiruchirappalli Assembly constituencies for the April 23 polls was accepted after scrutiny on Tuesday, officials said. The Returning Officer dismissed formal objections raised by the members of Pattali Makkal Katchi in Perambur, who had demanded the rejection of the actor-turned-politician's affidavit over allegations of unpaid property taxes. Vijay is making his electoral debut by contesting in two Assembly constituencies. ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday expressed confidence that the United Democratic Front (UDF) will form the next government in Keralam, citing strong anti-incumbency sentiment among voters. Speaking about his campaign experiences across the state, Tharoor said, "I participated in campaigns across 59 constituencies in Keralam. The UDF will come to power in Keralam. There is a feeling of anti-incumbency among the people. I could understand ...Read More >
Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday slammed the Congress's attitude towards alliance partners in Maharashtra, saying it should keep them together if it wants to return to power at the Centre. An editorial in the party's mouthpiece, Saamana, called the Congress's stance of maintaining distance from the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) partners on certain issues narrow-minded. It took exception to Maharashtra Congress chief Harshvardhan Sapkal expressing reservations about the Nationalist Congress Party - Sh ...Read More >
Pune, Apr 6 (PTI) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Sunetra Pawar on Monday vowed to carry forward her late husband Ajit Pawar's legacy of development as she filed nomination papers for the April 23 bypoll to the Baramati assembly seat in Pune district. She submitted the papers in the presence of her senior party colleagues Sunil Tatkare, Praful Patel, Chhagan Bhujbal, Dhananjay Munde and Hasan Mushrif as well as another Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, who heads the Shiv Sena, and BJ ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Monday ruled that an assurance given by then chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in March 2020 on payment of rent on behalf of poor tenants during the Covid-induced lockdown cannot be enforced by his statement was not followed up by any official action. The ruling by a bench of Justices C Hari Shankar and O P Shukla came on an appeal by the Delhi government against a single judge's 2021 decision, which held that the chief minister's promise to the citiz ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Actor Rakesh Bedi has reacted to Pakistani politician Nabil Gabol over claims that his character in Dhurandhar: The Revenge resembles the latter. The actor has made it clear that the character he plays bears no resemblance to the political leader and is purely coincidental. The clarification comes after Gabol shared his views on the portrayal of a character named Jameel Jamali in director Aditya Dhar's film. Reacting to the comparison, Bedi responded in a light-hearted manner during ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 6 (ANI): Veteran actor and CINTAA President Poonam Dhillon has expressed strong support for the Women's Reservation Bill, emphasising that increased representation of women in Parliament will bring greater sensitivity and focus to key societal issues. Speaking to ANI, Dhillon highlighted the positive impact of women's participation in grassroots governance. "As we have seen in the last few years, when it was implemented in the panchayat, it made a lot of diff ...Read More >
Pune: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday said that the ruling Mahayuti alliance is united in contesting the Baramati Assembly by-election and expressed hope that the poll would be held unopposed as a mark of respect to late leader Ajit Pawar. Shinde was speaking at a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) rally in Baramati ahead of Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar filing her nomination papers. He said that people of Baramati stand firmly behind Sunetra Pawar. "It is our sin ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) The Congress on Monday hit out at the Shiv Sena (UBT) over the latter's accusation that the grand old party was using regional outfits as "crutches", and not treating them as "equal stakeholders" in the Opposition alliance. Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant criticised the editorial in the Sena (UBT) mouthpiece 'Saamana', alleging that the newspaper's executive editor, MP Sanjay Raut, appears confused on several occasions between his roles as a politician and jo ...Read More >
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) on Sunday criticised PDP MLA Waheed Para over his remarks against Cabinet Minister Sakina Masood Itoo and demanded that action be taken against him in the Assembly. In separate statements issued by Provincial Presidents Showkat Ahmad Mir and Rattan Lal Gupta, the party termed Para's remarks against the senior NC leader and minister as "misogynistic" and "unparliamentary". The NC leaders said the comments made against Sakina Itoo were ina ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 5 (PTI) The Congress on Sunday picked its state unit secretary Akash More against Maharashtra Deputy CM and NCP chief Sunetra Pawar for the Baramati assembly bypoll, a move indicating a rift in the opposition over fielding a candidate in a contest necessitated by Ajit Pawar's death. While the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) had announced it won't field a candidate against Sunetra as a mark of respect for her deceased husband, another Maha Vikas Aghadi member, the Shiv Sena (UBT) has also ...Read More >
Pune: Bigg Boss fame Abhijeet Bichukale has filed his nomination as an independent candidate for the Baramati Assembly by-election, adding a new twist to the contest. The bypoll was necessitated following the accidental demise of former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. The election battle in Baramati is now gaining momentum with multiple candidates entering the fray. Bichukale, who is known for contesting elections frequently, said he will fight this election with full determinatio ...Read More >
Rini Sampath's campaign confirmed that 4,500 people signed her petition to qualify for the ballot. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Rini Sampath is the first South Asian on the ballot for Washington, DC Mayor * Her campaign focuses on fixing basic city services and lowering living costs * Her candidacy reflects growing South Asian political participation in the US Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Washington: Rini Sampath, a Tamil Nad ...Read More >
Guwahati, April 4: The Congress manifesto has come under strong criticism from the family members of late singer and cultural icon Zubeen Garg and they have called upon all political parties not to politicize the death of the celebrated musician. The Congress, in its State Assembly election manifesto, promised to give justice to Zubeen in 100 days if voted to power. Zubeen's uncle Manoj Borthakur told The Assam Tribune that there is no short cut in the Indian legal system. The case is being h ...Read More >
BHOPAL: Hours after a Delhi court sentenced Congress' Datia MLA Rajendra Bharti to three years in jail in a bank fraud case on Thursday, the Madhya Pradesh assembly secretariat hurriedly opened its office around midnight, issued a notification on Bharti's disqualification from the assembly and declared the seat vacant.The disqualification, however, has triggered a political row, with the opposition party terming the "midnight" move a "blatant violation of the democratic process". The Delhi court ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the political turmoil continued over the removal of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha from the post of Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Friday, left no stone unturned to criticise the party and its Convener Arvind Kejriwal, calling the latter "insecure" and AAP as "liphafa party". BJP National Spokesperson Shazia Ilmi said she was neither surprised nor did she found anything unusual in this. "This is the Aam Aadm ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lawmaker Raghav Chadha, once seen as key member of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convenor Arvind Kejriwal's inner circle, has come under fire from top-rung party leaders and also from Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi as they labelled him as a "coward and frightened" politician, who "compromised" his values for political gains. The heated political exchange and barb-trading began on Friday, after Raghav Chadha shar ...Read More >
In a letter to Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on the occasion of the state's foundation day, Modi described Biju Patnaik as a towering figure whose life continues to inspire generations. "This is the soil that nurtured the great Biju Patnaik, whose life epitomises strength, courage and an unwavering commitment to nation-building. Biju Babu's multifaceted persona inspires us all," the Prime Minister wrote. The remarks come amid a controversy sparked by Dubey, whose comments alleging l ...Read More >
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Palakkad: A teenage girl and her mother suddenly rushed out from the sit-out of their house on the Murikkavu road, hurrying toward an approaching campaign vehicle of UDF, their excitement hard to contain. As the vehicle slowed, the candidate Ramesh Pisharody leaned forward, smiling warmly and extending his hands to greet them. For the two, it was a moment of delight -- sparked as much by his celebrity appeal as by his presence as a candidate. Such scenes are becoming a familiar sight across the ...Read More >
Kozhikode (Keralam) [India], April 2 (ANI): Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Thursday expressed confidence in the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prospects for the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, predicting a "surprising" outcome for the 'lotus' and its allies. "It is going very well. There will be a lot of surprises when the results come. With a good number of 'lotus' and their allies, people will be happy," Suresh Gopi said. Also Read | Kerala Lottery Result Today 3 PM Live, Karunya Plus KN-617 ...Read More >
Kozhikode (Keralam) [India], April 2 (ANI): Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Thursday expressed confidence in the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prospects for the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, predicting a "surprising" outcome for the 'lotus' and its allies. "It is going very well. There will be a lot of surprises when the results come. With a good number of 'lotus' and their allies, people will be happy," Suresh Gopi said. The BJP MP conducted a roadshow in Dharmadam, the home constituency of ...Read More >
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