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BJP releases first list of 47 candidates for Kerala Assembly polls

Nemom is the only constituency in Kerala that has so far been won by the BJP, when O Rajagopal won the seat in the 2016 Assembly election

Several district election officers of poll-going Assam likely to be changed

The state has 35 districts. A DEO is a senior administrative official, typically the district magistrate or collector, appointed by the Election Commission

The fading 'Red Corridor': Maoist surrenders surge ahead of Mar 31 deadline

Mass surrenders and shrinking strongholds signal a turning point in India's decades-long Maoist insurgency, though experts say underlying grievances persist

Young voters, big stakes in battle for Bengal amid job, welfare promises

As Bengal heads into Assembly polls, parties intensify outreach to young voters with welfare promises and competing employment narratives

Assembly elections in five states from April 9, results on May 4

EC announces April polling for five states and Puducherry, with Bengal voting in two phases and results scheduled for May 4

AAP announces names of first 14 candidates for Assam assembly polls

AAP announces its first list of 14 candidates for the Assam Assembly elections, with state vice-president Anurupa Dekaraja to contest from Guwahati Central

West Bengal 2026 Assembly polls: List of key BJP leaders in the battlefield

As the BJP gears up to challenge the TMC in the West Bengal assembly elections, leaders such as Suvendu Adhikari and Dilip Ghosh are set to play pivotal roles in the party's campaign

Mamata Banerjee raises monthly honorarium for purohits, muezzins by ₹500

With the revision, the beneficiaries will now receive Rs 2,000 per month

Strategic setback to India's diplomacy: Cong slams govt on Chabahar port

Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh alleged that continuity in governance is an essential reality that is never acknowledged by the "self-obsessed" PM

Modi building false narrative about Bengal, acting as BJP campaigner: TMC

She further alleged that the prime minister had ignored the concerns of farmers, noting that he did not visit the site of the farmers' protest near New Delhi in 2022

'Countdown has begun, change in Bengal inevitable': PM Modi in Kolkata

Addressing a rally in Kolkata ahead of West Bengal Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the TMC government of lawlessness and announced infrastructure projects worth ₹18,680 crore

Datanomics: The age divide in politics as Nepal readies youngest PM

Balendra Shah's rise at 35 highlights a growing generational shift in politics even as South Asia and India remain dominated by older leaders

Bill defining 'transgender', proposing graded punishments introduced in LS

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill was introduced by Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Virendra Kumar

Odisha Congress shifts MLAs to Karnataka resort ahead of Rajya Sabha polls

Nine Congress MLAs have been moved to a Karnataka resort amid fears of cross-voting and horse-trading ahead of the closely contested Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha

BJP ensured peace in NE, Congress worked for 'selfish interests': PM Modi

Modi alleged Congress endangered national security by handing over the land of indigenous people to infiltrators

193 Opposition MPs sign notice seeking motion to remove CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Over 190 opposition MPs sign notice seeking removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging partisan conduct and electoral roll irregularities

Rahul attacks PM Modi over LPG shortage, cites Epstein and Adani cases

Rahul made the remarks after several opposition MPs, including himself and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, staged a protest in the Parliament House complex over the shortage of commercial LPG cylinders

India's energy security compromised due to 'flawed' foreign policy: Rahul

Rahul Gandhi said the PM Modi is unable to function as the prime minister of India as "he is trapped"

Datanomics: Quick glance at India's history of no-confidence motions

Discussion on a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla began in the House, with historical data showing most such motions in India have targeted state governments

Akhilesh seeks debate on West Asia, questions Centre's foreign policy

The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister also claimed that several journalists who had accompanied Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his recent trip to Israel were now stranded in the region