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PM chairs CEC meet in Delhi to finalise 1st list of candidates for LS polls

At the meeting, Party President JP Nadda along with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and representatives and Chief Ministers of 16 states are present

Deciphering Naveen Patnaik: What is Odisha CM's political grammar?

The Odisha CM was once seen as the quintessential outsider, partly because of his struggle with the Odia language. Now he stands on the cusp of history

Shahjahan arrested after 55 days; PM Modi to visit Bengal on Friday

The political slugfest could impact the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in the state. With 42 seats at stake, the BJP is keen to hold on, even add, to its 2019 tally of 18 seats

'Abki baar 400 paar' slogan for LS polls given by people, not BJP: PM Modi

He lashed out at the Congress and accused the grand old party, which has ruled at the Centre for decades, of destroying the traditional manufacturing prowess of the country

Trinamool Congress suspends Sandeshkhali accused Sheikh Shahjahan for 6 yrs

Shahjahan was apprehended after being on the run for 55 days amidst violent protests in the region led by the local women

They act as BJP's cell: Samajwadi chief Akhilesh Yadav on CBI summons

Yadav was talking to reporters on the sidelines of the PDA conference in which office-bearers of backward, minority and Dalit cells of the party were present

What central projects have we stalled, questions Tamil Nadu CM Stalin

Stalin, on his part, referred to Modi's frequent visits to Tamil Nadu, saying "the fear of defeat on his face is evident and it manifests as anger."

Akhilesh unlikely to appear before CBI for probe in illegal mining case

The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister has, however, assured all help to the CBI in the probe, the leader said

Saxena threatened officers to stall bus marshal scheme: Delhi CM Kejriwal

The bus marshal scheme worked well for eight years but in 2023, officers started raising objections saying civil defence volunteers could not work as marshals, he said

Demolishing houses of poor is truth of BJP's 'anyay kaal': Priyanka Gandhi

Vadra said Hassan risked his life to save the workers trapped inside the Uttarkashi tunnel.

Unlike 2019, Oppn offers strong alternative to BJP in 2024: Binoy Viswam

However, Viswam criticised the Congress party's move to field Rahul Gandhi from the Wayanad constituency, terming it as a "strategic misstep."

Six Congress MLAs disqualified by Himachal Pradesh's Assembly speaker

They had also abstained from voting on the Budget in the assembly, defying a party whip to vote in favour of the government on the Finance Bill, which led to their disqualification

Who is Shajahan Sheikh, arrested TMC leader at centre of Sandeshkhali storm

TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh was arrested this morning by the West Bengal police from a house in North 24 Parganas's Minakhah on Thursday morning

BJP raises allegations of pro-Pakistan slogans in Karnataka Vidhana Soudha

Rajya Sabha member Syed Nasir Hussain has denied the allegations, clarifying that his supporters were chanting "Nazir saab zindabad" not "Pakistan zindabad"

Presidential nod to Lok Ayukta Bill indicates Kerala Guv stand wrong: Min

His reaction comes in the wake of media reports that the President approved the amended Bill

Sitharaman flays Cong MP on demand for separate nation for southern states

Earlier this month, the Bengaluru Rural MP Suresh said the southern states will be forced to demand for a separate nation if the alleged 'injustice' was not rectified

Uttarakhand CM to attend BJP's Central Election Committee meeting today

The meeting will be also attended by State President Mahendra Bhatt

Bengal police arrested Shajahan after court cleared the decks, says TMC

The BJP dubbed the arrest as scripted and claimed he was in the safe custody of West Bengal Police

Kharge expresses grief over Jharkhand train accident, seeks impartial probe

Earlier in the day, President Droupadi Murmu expressed grief and offered her condolences on the loss of lives and people injured in the train accident in the Jamtara district of Jharkhand

BJP can get seats in two digits in Kerala if it is two zeroes: Tharoor

BJP has been wooing the Christian community, with the Prime Minister himself having met Christian religious leaders from the state multiple times, both in Delhi and Kerala, during his visit there