MHA extends AFSPA in Arunachal Pradesh districts and police station areas along Assam border for six months
Electors can refuse to vote under Rule 49-O, separate from NOTA, with little awareness of this option
Sangha is one of 32 constituencies in Sikkim Assembly but it does not exist on the map. In this ‘virtual’ constitueny, the contestants and the voters are Buddhists monks and nuns.
Five BJP candidates, including Chief Minister Pema Khandu, are set to win unopposed as they are the sole candidates in their respective constituencies
“This court is of the view that there is no scope for judicial interference. It is for the other wing of the government to examine the issue in accordance with the law,” the Bench said.
A Bench of Justices Yashwant Varma and Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said the pleas were dismissed in terms of its earlier decision refusing to interfere with the opening of re-assessment for another...
Navneet Rana joined the ruling BJP at the party's State unit chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule's residence in Nagpur along with her supporters, on March 27.
He was shot dead on the shrine premises by two assailants on a bike
The 84-year-old Savitri Jindal announced her decision to quit the Congress on a social media post on March 27.
An FIR has been lodged against BJP leader Dilip Ghosh and he has been booked under IPC sections for insulting West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
The 49-year-old Trinamool Congress leader was called for questioning twice earlier by the central agency, but she did not depose citing official work and sought deferment of the notice
“The people of Delhi and Punjab voted for Arvind Kejriwal with high hopes. The BJP is doing this ‘goondagardi’ not with a party but with the country,” the AAP leader said.
Court reserves order on ED’s plea for custodial interrogation of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in excise policy case.
The by-election was necessitated as the seat fell vacant after outgoing Chief Minister Manohar Lal resigned from the constituency earlier this month
The police warned locals “to abstain from posting any false content that was likely to draw strict action from the authorities.”
The Nagpur Brench of the Bombay High Court upheld the death sentence; Palatkar was convicted in the gruesome murder of five members of his family
The decision underscores the disillusionment with a system that has failed to ensure the protection, dignity and rights of the community, the Young Kuki said
Second case in which Bhatt, who was removed from service in 2015, has been found guilty
Police said the bodies of two persons — both non-tribals — were found at Ichamati and Dalda under the Shella Assembly constituency
The announcement paves the way for Ms. Rana, an independent MP whose candidacy has been fiercely opposed by local BJP leaders, to formally join the BJP and contest the SC reserved seat
The party has extended support to RLP chief Hunaman Beniwal in Nagaur and CPI(M) candidate Amra Ram in Sikar, both of whom belong to the Jat community
The purported incident occurred during Holi celebrations at Bachhora village in Indore district
According to sources, RJD is likely to offer nine seats to Congress, except Purnia, which the latter had sought for Pappu Yadav
In the constituency, Mr. Bharti would contest against RJD candidate Archana Ravidas; Mr. Paswan had won from the seat in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls
Rampur also saw fissures in SP as three candidates from the party turned up to file nomination on the last day
Ms. Malini said she was grateful to the BJP for giving her a ticket for a third time.
Mr. Rinku, the MP from Jalandhar, said he decided to join the Bharatiya Janata Party for the development of Punjab, especially Jalandhar, and accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the s...
The Union Minister has won the Nagpur seat for two consecutive terms; Nagpur goes to the polls in the first phase of voting on April 19
A photo of the man circulating on social media platforms has resulting in the Opposition demanding a probe into alleged scams ahead of the Lok Sabha election
Party workers from the Garo Hills are unhappy with the BJP central leadership’s decision to support the NPP’s candidates for the State’s LS seats, allegedly in return for the NPP’s suppor...
A partially damaged hexacopter was seized by the BSF from a wheat field near Panjgrain village in Amritsar on March 26, a spokesperson of the force said
Pranab Prakash Das, the BJD’s organisational secretary, is pitted against Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in the Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat
Cooch Behar constituency currently remains a BJP stronghold, with five of the seven Assembly segments in its kitty despite TMC’s landslide victory in the 2021 State polls.
The court observed that the new incoming member would get a period of less than one year and therefore it would be a violation of section 151 (A) of the Representation of the People Act.
The Ministry of External Affairs said that ‘fellow democracies’ should respect each other’s sovereignty and highlighted India’s ‘independent judiciary’.
IAF chief Chaudhari said that as nations increasingly rely on space-based assets for building strategic advantage, "militarisation and weaponisation of space has become an inevitable reality".
At least four trains were diverted after the coach in the Mumbai LTT Special Fare SF Holi Special caught fire
The blast triggered by a handmade crude substance took place in a lane adjacent to a religious place in the vicinity of the district hospital in Poonch town on March 26.
Prakash Ambedkar said Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi party would support the Congress’ candidate for the Nagpur Lok Sabha seat.
The Prime Minister made these remarks while speaking to Krishnanagar BJP candidate Amrita Roy over telephone
The Congress has been attacking the government on issues of price rise and unemployment and has held it responsible for people’s problems.
The premises of some senior government officials and some private persons are being covered, sources said.
Two women were among those killed in the encounter in the forest areas of Chikurbhatti and Pusbaka villages under Basaguda police station area, police personnel said.
“The situation is getting normal. We are considering revocation of the AFSPA...The government has already drawn a roadmap for the withdrawal of troops and that the process will be initiated aft...
The Uddhav-led Sena is expected to contest 20 seats. The Maha Vikas Aghadi has not yet announced the seat-sharing agreement.
Ruling Mahayuti coalition to declare remaining candidates by March 28
The commando who has been posted at the Ram Janmabhoomi complex in Ayodhya for about 6 months for security duty was injured while he was cleaning weapons at his post
Another meeting likely to be held today
Local workers in some places have been protesting against the party’s picks, terming them outsiders
Congress has fielded Devendra Singh Yadav from Bilaspur, an accused in coal levy money laundering case
The BJP leader appeared to question the parentage of the West Bengal CM and TMC chairperson while commencing his campaign from Bardharman Durgapur
Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju and Sarbananda Sonowal file nomination papers from Arunachal West and Dibrugarh constituencies
Sonam Wangchuk said that women’s groups will start their fast on March 27 and will be followed by youth, then monks
PM lauded her for raising voice against local Trinamool Congress leaders accused of sexual assault and land grab at Sandeshkhali in West Bengal
The Orissa High Court had imposed on a man that he shall not be involved in any political activity while ordering his release on bail
Let the displaced vote using Aadhaar cards and other valid documents as many of them would have lost their voter identity cards, 10 tribal MLAs said
Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah dismissed CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's claim and stated that Mr. Sarma was playing 'mind games' to divert attention from real issues.
The recombinant vector vaccine has been designed specifically for combating the classical swine fever virus in pigs and wild boars
The elections to Tripura West Lok Sabha constituency and byelection to Ramanagar Assembly seat will be held on April 19, while voting for Tripura East Lok Sabha seat will take place on April 26.
Mr. Sonowal, who had represented the constituency in 2004 as an AGP candidate, will contest against United Opposition Front, Assam (UOFA) nominee Lurinjyoti Gogoi.
The six rebel Congress MLAs who joined the BJP last week are Rajinder Rana, Sudhir Sharma, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal, Ravi Thakur, Chaitanya Sharma and Davinder Bhutto.
As per an ASI order of April 7, 2003, Hindus are allowed to worship inside the Bhojshala complex every Tuesday, while Muslims are allowed to offer namaz at the site on Fridays
The decision has been taken keeping in interests of all sections of society, and Punjab, Sunil Jakhar said on X
Aam Aadmi Party Goa chief Amit Palekar asserted that he and his party colleagues in the State are ready to face any inquiry by any agency.
Police said the accused is a tailor from the same locality of Goregaon village in Badalpur of Thane district in Maharashtra.
National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma has urged Congress leader Sonia Gandhi to “take action” against two of its leaders for using “derogatory” language against another woman.
A group of aspirants intend to challenge the move in High Court
He claims people will vote for the saffron alliance on account of the work done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last 10 years
All the welfare schemes provided by the Centre will directly reach the people if a ‘double engine’ government is formed in Odisha, the Union Education Minister said
The Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum, however, asked the members of the community to exercise their franchise
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announces assistance of ₹1 lakh each and free treatment to every injured person; the blaze took place in the garbha griha (sanctum sanctorum) of the temple early morn...
Polls for the four Lok Sabha seats are on June 1. By-elections to six Assembly constituencies, that fell vacant after disqualification of six Congress legislators from the State legislative assem...
The party which performed poorly in the 2017 and 2022 Assembly elections, claims to be the sole representative of the Sikh community
Beniwal, who had resigned as an MP after being elected an MLA, is now pitted against BJP candidate Jyoti Mirdha at Nagaur in Rajasthan
A total of 10,800 bottles of cough syrup were recovered from a truck in Sambalpur town and 26 people were arrested
Mizoram should learn ways to collaborate with the NDA government like other north-eastern States to usher in development,” Vanlalhmuaka, BJP’s state president and candidate, said.
Kharabela Swain made the announcement a day after the BJP re-nominated its incumbent MP in the seat Pratap Sarangi, a former Union Minister
“Inflation, taxes, unemployment and corruption are at its peak. This time people will ensure victory for the Samajwadi Party candidates. If we win Uttar Pradesh, the BJP will be wiped out,” h...
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South Goa seat is currently held by Francisco Sardinha of the Congress.
Bharat Chandra Narah, a former Minister, quit as the chairman of the party’s State media cell on Sunday
The blaze took place in the 'garba griha' (sanctum sanctorum) of the temple,
Mr. Panigrahy, known for his organisational skills, had joined saffron party this month
The step was taken after talks with religious leaders to maintain law and order, police officials said
It also directs that no person should let loose animals like pigs and dogs roam in public places
About 84% of the national parks in the country have been established in areas inhabited by Scheduled Tribes, it was pointed out at a rights symposium in the United States
Former Chief Minister Manohar Lal too had attended a function to commemorate Raja Hasan Khan Mewati’s martyrdom on March 9 in Nuh, with 44 Ulemas sharing the dais in a first such instance
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Former Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay is the BJP’s candidate from Tamluk; the party has fielded Arjun Singh from Barrackpore, and Tapas Roy from Kolkata Uttar, both of whom quit the TMC to join t...
Sources said that the central force officials who were present during the January 5 attack also accompanied the CBI team to support corroborating facts
The Samajwadi Party had earlier named Yashveer Singh as its candidate from Bijnor
Congress’ choice for Udhampur Lok Sabha seat was also questioned as he had supported the accused in the Kathua gang rape case.
Months after being rescued from bonded labour and trafficking rings in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar, survivors are still recovering from the trauma of being beaten, drugged, and forced into working...
The Kargil Democratic Alliance and the Leh-based Apex Body, both separate groupings of various political, social and religious organisations representing the two districts, are jointly spearheadi...
Mr. Jindal represented Kurukshetra constituency in the Lok Sabha between 2004-14.