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Idukki (Kerala) | Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday raised local issues including agriculture, land rights and human-animal conflict to target the ruling LDF at an election rally in Kattappana here. Addressing the gathering as part of his campaign for the April 9 assembly elections, Gandhi alleged that the agriculture and plantation sectors had collapsed under the LDF government. Idukki is a district with a large number of farmers and plantation workers "If they were truly Left, workers ...Read More >
Idukki (Kerala), Apr 4 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday raised local issues including agriculture, land rights and human-animal conflict to target the ruling LDF at an election rally in Kattappana here. Addressing the gathering as part of his campaign for the April 9 assembly elections, Gandhi alleged that the agriculture and plantation sectors had collapsed under the LDF government. Idukki is a district with a large number of farmers and plantation workers "If they were truly Le ...Read More >
Jorhat (Assam) [India], April 4 (ANI): Jorhat has emerged as the focal point of Assam's political battleground, with Gaurav Gogoi turning the constituency into a high-stakes arena that goes far beyond a routine Assembly election. His decision to contest here has injected fresh energy into the race and positioned Jorhat at the centre of a larger power struggle shaping the state's political future. Once a prominent colonial and administrative hub during British rule, Jorhat is now widely recogni ...Read More >
Sivasagar (Assam) [India], April 4 (ANI): As the 2026 Assam Assembly elections heat up, the Sibsagar (Sivasagar) constituency has emerged as one of the most-watched battlegrounds. Incumbent MLA and Raijor Dal chief Akhil Gogoi is looking to retain his stronghold in the historic Ahom capital, but the challenge has taken a complex turn with a "friendly contest" between the ruling NDA allies. Also Read | Ashok Kharat Viral Videos Case: Godman Impregnated Victim, Gave Her Abortion Pills, Say Polic ...Read More >
Ratna Debnath on the Panihati campaign trail. Shortly after 8am, Ratna Debnath greets BJP workers as she enters the party office in Bengal's Panihati, and readies for another day of door-to-door campaigning before the April election. To the rest of India, however, she is the mother of 'Abhaya', the 31-year-old junior doctor who was raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August 2024. Look at Ratna and it seem as if she still hasn't stopped crying. But she has a ...Read More >
Guwahati: Congress leader Pawan Khera sharply criticised the BJP's election manifesto at a Barpeta press conference on April 3, calling it a recycled document that vanishes after the polls, and accused Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of shielding individuals in the Zubeen Garg case, promising immediate action and reforms if Congress returns to power. Khera said Congress's manifesto was developed with extensive public feedback and included specific timelines to ensure every promise is fulfill ...Read More >
LUCKNOW UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that only the BJP-led NDA can free Assam from infiltrators and prevent demographic change. "The Congress and AIUDF have attempted to distort Assam's culture and change the demography. NDA's double-engine government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will drive out infiltrators and not allow the state's demography to change. The Congress and the AIUDF conspiracy will not be allowed to succeed," he said addressing a poll rally in favour of ...Read More >
Barpeta: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday entered the electoral arena in Assam. Addressing a public rally in Barpeta in support of NDA candidate Deepak Kumar Das, he strongly targeted the Congress and UDF. He said, "Congress has already fled the field before the elections, and the time has come to throw the UDF into the Bay of Bengal". He appealed to the people of Assam to once again form a Bharatiya Janata Party government and said that infiltrators must be driven out and the demograph ...Read More >
Chennai, April 4: DMK MP Kalanidhi Veeraswamy questioned TVK chief Vijay's understanding of geopolitics following his recent remarks on the reported LPG shortage in Tamil Nadu, highlighting that the state government has already engaged the Central government on the issue. Speaking to ANI on Friday, Veeraswamy said, "The CM wrote to PM Modi bringing to his notice about the shortage of LPG cylinders in Tamil Nadu, and we had an all-party meeting, when the Parliament was in session," emphasising th ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 4 (ANI): DMK MP Kalanidhi Veeraswamy questioned TVK chief Vijay's understanding of geopolitics following his recent remarks on the reported LPG shortage in Tamil Nadu, highlighting that the state government has already engaged the Central government on the issue. Speaking to ANI on Friday, Veeraswamy said, "The CM wrote to PM Modi bringing to his notice about the shortage of LPG cylinders in Tamil Nadu, and we had an all-party meeting, when the Parliament was ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Mofakkerul Islam, accused of leading the protests in Malda on April 1 that resulted in the gherao of seven Special Intensive Revision (SIR) judicial officers for over nine hours, was produced before the court on Friday. He was arrested by the West Bengal CID yesterday at Bagdogra airport in Darjeeling district. Also Read | Delhi Shocker: 18-Year-Old Arrested for Stabbing Man to Death in Shalimar ...Read More >
Sonitpur: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said, "Congress has always promoted infiltration and riots, whereas the BJP drives out such elements. Earlier, infiltrators used to take away the rights of the youth and consume the ration meant for the people of Assam, but now the double-engine government guarantees that every citizen receives their due." Addressing a public rally in support of BJP candidate Ritu Baran Sarma from the Barchala Assembly constituency in the Assam Assembly elections, he urge ...Read More >
Guwahati: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on a campaign trail in poll-bound Assam, on Friday accused the previous Congress regime of "facilitating" infiltration and credited the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government with driving out such elements. Addressing his second poll rally in Assam's Barchalla, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said: "Congress always promoted infiltration and riots, whereas the BJP drives out such elements. Earlier, infiltrators used to take away the right ...Read More >
Balurghat (West Bengal) [India], April 3 (ANI): Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Friday cast serious doubts over the timing and intent behind the arrest of alleged Malda violence mastermind Mofakkirul Islam, claiming it was a move to shield him from a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe. Addressing reporters, Majumdar said,"The NIA investigation is going on as per the instructions of our Election Commission and Chief Election Commissioner. Before that, the CID arrested him (Mofakkirul I ...Read More >
Mumbai: After Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha made his first comments since being removed as his party's Rajya Sabha deputy leader, actor Disha Patani's sister Khushboo Patani came out in his support, praising him for raising important issues in Parliament and urging him to start his own political party. Raghav Chadha took to Instagram to share a video questioning his party's decision, stating that he has always championed issues faced by the common people. "I would like to tell those w ...Read More >
Jorhat, Apr 3: Amid the intensifying election atmosphere in Assam, former Tinsukia MLA and Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha secretary Raju Sahu on Friday launched a sharp attack on the BJP government, alleging that the tea industry in the state is being pushed towards decline. Addressing a press conference at the Congress Bhawan in Jorhat, Sahu claimed that despite winning elections with the support of tea garden workers and having leaders from the tea community in positions of power, the ruling dispe ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) A day after being removed as the AAP's deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha, MP Raghav Chadha said he has been "silenced, not defeated", prompting the party to accuse him of shying away from raising issues against the Centre in Parliament and instead engaging in "soft PR". In a video posted on X earlier in the day, Chadha said his own party had sought to prevent him from speaking in Parliament. "I would like to tell those who have snatched away my right to speak in Parliamen ...Read More >
NOIDA: Dunkin' is done in India. Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd, the country's leading quick service restaurant operator, has decided not to renew its franchise agreement with the American coffee and doughnut chain, and will wind down its Indian stores in a phased manner before December 31, 2026, bringing a 15-year partnership to a quiet, loss-laden close. The decision, approved by JFL's board on March 30, 2026, ends a relationship that began with a Multiple Unit Development Franchise Agreement signed ...Read More >
PM Modi's tea garden visit had political weight, as Tea Tribes form 17-18% of Assam's population and influence 26-32 Assembly constituencies. Assam assembly election: In poll-bound Assam, Narendra Modi made a symbolic and culturally resonant visit to the lush tea gardens of Upper Assam during the premium first flush season. Walking through the verdant stretches of the renowned Monohari Tea Estate in Dibrugarh district, the Prime Minister spent time with women tea pluckers, joining their daily r ...Read More >
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], April 3 (ANI): A group of 30 tea garden workers from the Manohari tea estate in Dibrugarh have set off on a pilgrimage to Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya and Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the estate on April 1. Speaking about the initiative, Rajan Lohia, Trustee of the Late Jhabarmal Lohia Charitable Trust, said, "PM Modi wanted that tea workers should see other parts of the country. Under this initiat ...Read More >
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], April 3 (ANI): Jharkhand Minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey on Friday alleged that people in Assam feel "betrayed" by the BJP government, claiming that promises made over the last decade have not been fulfilled and that policies introduced during this period have adversely impacted tea gardens in the region. Speaking to ANI during her visit to Dibrugarh and nearby areas, Tirkey said, "I have been visiting Dibrugarh and nearby areas, and I can say that people here feel betray ...Read More >
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], April 3 (ANI): A group of 30 tea garden workers from the Manohari tea estate in Dibrugarh have set off on a pilgrimage to Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya and Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the estate on April 1. Speaking about the initiative, Rajan Lohia, Trustee of the Late Jhabarmal Lohia Charitable Trust, said, "PM Modi wanted that tea workers should see other parts of the country. Under this initiat ...Read More >
The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday exchanged several barbs amid the high-stake contest in Assam where the assembly elections are scheduled on April 9. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, who was in Assam for a campaign rally, accused the Himanta Biswa Sarma government of being corrupt and alleged a "mafia rule" in the state. The Congress leader, an MP from Wayanad, also raised Zubeen Garg's death and said seeking justice for a respected figure is a political duty rathe ...Read More >
Jagiroad: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday predicated shift in tea tribe-Adivasi vote in favour of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) He campaigned for Digboi candidate Bharat Nayak. Click here to track live developments on state elections Addressing the gathering, Soren criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party, targeting both the Centre led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the State government. He alleged that tea garden communities have been neglected under the present dispensa ...Read More >
Assam polls: "What is condition of labourers in tea gardens"? asks Jharkhand CM Golaghat (Assam) [India], April 2 (ANI): Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday criticised the 'double-engine government' in Assam and questioned, 'What is the condition of the labourers in the tea gardens'? His remarks came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited a tea garden in Assam's Dibrugarh, where he interacted with workers and plucked tea leaves during his visit to the poll-bound state. ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram | Ettumanoor | Chalakudy: Kerala has sprawling chains of outdoor eateries, which are closely linked to the daily life of Malayalees, both as enterprising food vendors and devout customers. Apart from the traditional chain of restaurants, "bar attached" and otherwise, the mushrooming popular 'thattukada' (small roadside food cart) chains and 'veettile oonu' (licensed homely meal outlets run from many houses) network daily cater to the local population's increasing habit of eati ...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 >
Guwahati: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday released the party's manifesto for the 2026 Assam assembly election in Karbi Anglong, while AICC leader Pawan Khera released it almost simultaneously in Tezpur. The manifesto promises Scheduled Tribe status for tea tribes and five other communities.BJP, in its manifesto released earlier, said it will actively pursue the central govt to implement the recommendation of the Group of Ministers in respect of ST status to the six communities of Koch R ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Hyderabad police commissioner V.C. Sajjanar on Thursday warned of strict action against food adulterators, who put the health of the people in Hyderabad at risk. "Adulteration is not just a business but an attack on society," Sajjanar said during an emergency meeting with business operators organised by 'Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team' at the old police commissionerate office in Basheerbagh on Thursday. About 200 representatives from businesses dealing in meat, milk, ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha Thursday passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill by voice vote. The Bill proposes to amend 784 provisions of 79 Central Acts administered by 23 ministries, decriminalise 717 provisions and amend 67 provisions to facilitate ease of living. The Lok Sabha had passed it on Wednesday. Replying to the discussion on the Bill, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said that it will help in the ease of doing business and ease of living by decriminalising mi ...Read More >
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