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Govt approves issuance of 16th tranche of electoral bonds from April 1-10

The 15th tranche of bond sale took place from January 1 to January 10, 2021

Agri sector in need of urgent reform, modernisation: Modi at TN poll rally

PM Modi invoked Tamil classic 'Thirukkural' and said one common theme in it was respect for farmers

Campaigning for second phase of West Bengal assembly elections ends

The final day of the campaigning saw hectic canvassing for the Nandigram seat in Purba Medinipur district

Kerala assembly polls: Priyanka slams 'politics of violence' of LDF govt

Slamming the "politics of violence" of the left front, she said several youth congress workers had lost their lives over the years

Assam polls 2021: Rahul accuses BJP of doing nothing in name of development

'The public has understood that there is no relation between jumlas (rhetoric) and development,' Gandhi said

You can bring change in West Bengal by defeating Mamata in Nandigram: Shah

The campaigning in the constituency, which will go to polls on April 1, is set to end at 5 pm

Kerala Assembly polls 2021: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes out road show

A public meeting will also be held at the coastal hamlet of Valiyathura

Won't allow CAA in Tamil Nadu if DMK voted to power, says M K Stalin

Protests had broken out against the contentious Act earlier in various parts of the country, including in Shaheen Bagh in Delhi

West Bengal doesn't tolerate violence against women, says Mamata Banerjee

She also said why the BJP engages in hooliganism as they know they are facing a defeat in the ongoing assembly elections

Kerala Assembly election: Ensure only one vote for a person, HC tells EC

Considering the plea, the court said this was a serious issue concerning the rights of the citizens

BJP expels 7 Assam leaders for contesting as independent candidates

The BJP in Assam on Sunday said that it has expelled seven leaders from the primary membership of the party for six years for contesting

Best of BS Opinion: The missing foreign bogey, income volatility, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Shekhar Gupta: The missing foreign bogey

Pakistan, Bangladeshis and terrorism are missing from BJP campaign. It seems to have understood the risks of mixing of domestic political motivations with strategic national interests

BJP releases candidates' list for April 17 Rajasthan assembly bypoll

The BJP has fielded former minister Kiran Maheshwari's daughter from Rajsamand assembly seat which is among the three assembly constituencies going to bypolls in Rajasthan next month

West Bengal tops in Facebook political ad spend among poll-bound states

Besides West Bengal, Assembly elections will be held in three other states Assam, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and in the Union Territory of Puducherry

No development in 10 yrs, Mamata took Bengal back to 19th century: Rajnath

Rajnath Singh further accused Banerjee of not fulfilling her promise of putting an end to water crisis in the state

High-pitched campign for first phase election in Assam comes to end

The poll on Saturday will decide the fate of 247 candidates

Assembly polls: Twitter puts in place tech, policies to counter false info

The heightened social media activity ahead of an election, whether local or national, has been of concern for governments across the world

EC bans bike rallies in poll-bound seats 72 hours before voting day

The EC also asked its chief electoral officers to inform all stakeholders concerned, including candidates, political parties and the Commission's observers, to ensure strict compliance

Are hashtags really political ads?

A "hashtag" makes for "highly-polarised political narratives", opined a panel set up under an ex-IRS officer, Harish Kumar, to review poll expenditure limits and expenditure monitoring mechanisms