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Congress likely to hold meet on Sunday to finalise remaining LS candidates

The sources said the names of the candidates that would be discussed during Sunday's CECs meeting would include those to be fielded from Delhi and Maharashtra

Congress likely to hold meet on Sunday to finalise remaining LS candidates
Updated On : 28 Mar 2024 | 5:13 PM IST

LS polls: Cong to declare remaining candidates for Jharkhand seats by Apr 1

The Lok Sabha polls will be held in four phases for the 14 seats in Jharkhand, starting May 13

LS polls: Cong to declare remaining candidates for Jharkhand seats by Apr 1
Updated On : 28 Mar 2024 | 2:25 PM IST

Delhi HC dismisses PIL to remove Kejriwal from Delhi CM post after arrest

"There may be practical difficulties but that is something else. Where is the legal bar?" the court asked

Delhi HC dismisses PIL to remove Kejriwal from Delhi CM post after arrest
Updated On : 28 Mar 2024 | 2:10 PM IST

Revised MGNREGS wage rates below Rs 400/day promised by Congress: Ramesh

The Congress' 'Shramik NYAY' announcement guarantees a nationwide minimum wage of Rs 400 per day to put an end to wage stagnation

Revised MGNREGS wage rates below Rs 400/day promised by Congress: Ramesh
Updated On : 28 Mar 2024 | 1:00 PM IST

FIR lodged against BJP leader Dilip Ghosh for remarks against CM Mamata

He expressed regret for his remarks on Wednesday, acknowledging that both his party and the general public had reservations about his choice of words

FIR lodged against BJP leader Dilip Ghosh for remarks against CM Mamata
Updated On : 28 Mar 2024 | 12:23 PM IST

BJP's move to field Navneet Rana from Amravati invites wrath of allies

Rana had won the 2019 Lok Sabha election as an independent candidate against the undivided Shiv Sena's then MP Adsul from the Amravati constituency

BJP's move to field Navneet Rana from Amravati invites wrath of allies
Updated On : 28 Mar 2024 | 12:05 PM IST

Kerala police file 2 cases amid protests against BJP's Kollam candidate

An officer of Kundara police station, where the cases have been filed, said that the accused persons have been summoned for recording their statements

Kerala police file 2 cases amid protests against BJP's Kollam candidate
Updated On : 28 Mar 2024 | 11:27 AM IST

Mahua Moitra to campaign in Bengal's Krishnanagar today, skip ED summons

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

Mahua Moitra to campaign in Bengal's Krishnanagar today, skip ED summons
Updated On : 28 Mar 2024 | 10:46 AM IST

ED issues fresh summons to Uttarakhand Cong leader Harak Singh Rawat

Rawat is a former forest minister of the state who quit the BJP ahead of the 2022 Uttarakhand assembly polls and joined the Congress

ED issues fresh summons to Uttarakhand Cong leader Harak Singh Rawat
Updated On : 28 Mar 2024 | 9:37 AM IST

CM Reddy destroyed irrigation sector in Rayalaseema, says Chandrababu Naidu

Naidu alleged that water was not supplied to even a single acre in the past five years and claimed that Reddy encouraged the free flow of spurious liquor

CM Reddy destroyed irrigation sector in Rayalaseema, says Chandrababu Naidu
Updated On : 28 Mar 2024 | 9:23 AM IST

Congress releases list of 16 candidate for 4 states ahead of LS elections

Earlier, the Congress released its sixth list of five candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu

Congress releases list of 16 candidate for 4 states ahead of LS elections
Updated On : 28 Mar 2024 | 7:53 AM IST

Arunachal CM Pema Khandu, 4 others set to get elected to assembly unopposed

The counting of votes for the Assembly polls will take place on June 2, while the Lok Sabha election results will be declared on June 4

Arunachal CM Pema Khandu, 4 others set to get elected to assembly unopposed
Updated On : 28 Mar 2024 | 6:57 AM IST

LS polls: Filing of nominations for 1st phase of elections in UP concludes

Eight parliamentary constituencies -- Saharanpur, Kairana, Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor, Nagina, Moradabad, Rampur and Pilibhit -- will vote in the first phase on April 19

LS polls: Filing of nominations for 1st phase of elections in UP concludes
Updated On : 28 Mar 2024 | 6:33 AM IST

Kejriwal's arrest: ED had no reply to questions asked in HC, claims AAP

The party's reaction came after Kejriwal did not get immediate relief from the Delhi High Court, which refused to interfere with his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case

Kejriwal's arrest: ED had no reply to questions asked in HC, claims AAP
Updated On : 27 Mar 2024 | 10:28 PM IST

Kejriwal's arrest will benefit AAP electorally in Lok Sabha polls: Atishi

She said the upcoming Lok Sabha polls have become a 'People vs BJP' election

Kejriwal's arrest will benefit  AAP electorally in Lok Sabha polls: Atishi
Updated On : 27 Mar 2024 | 8:38 PM IST

Lok Sabha polls: 38 candidates file nomination for first phase in Assam

The constituencies going to the polls in the first phase are Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur and Kaziranga

Lok Sabha polls: 38 candidates file nomination for first phase in Assam
Updated On : 27 Mar 2024 | 8:30 PM IST

Wangchuk announces 'border march' to highlight ground realities in Ladakh

The activist ended his 21-day-long hunger strike in support of the demand for statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution on Tuesday evening

Wangchuk announces 'border march' to highlight ground realities in Ladakh
Updated On : 27 Mar 2024 | 8:06 PM IST

If President's Rule imposed in Delhi, will be political vendetta: Atishi

AAP leaders on several occasions ruled out Kejriwal's resignation, insisting that he will run his government from inside the jail

If President's Rule imposed in Delhi, will be political vendetta: Atishi
Updated On : 27 Mar 2024 | 8:05 PM IST

LS polls: Congress likely to announce candidates for 4 Jharkand seats

The names are likely to be announced after the party's Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting in New Delhi

LS polls: Congress likely to announce candidates for 4 Jharkand seats
Updated On : 27 Mar 2024 | 7:34 PM IST

Delhi CM Kejriwal likely to be produced before Delhi court on Thursday

The federal probe agency had arrested Kejriwal last Thursday in connection with an excise policy-linked money laundering case

Delhi CM Kejriwal likely to be produced before Delhi court on Thursday
Updated On : 27 Mar 2024 | 7:16 PM IST