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After a Decade in Power, Kerala CPI(M) on Its Last Lap: Satheesan
Leader of Opposition in the Assembly V.D. Satheesan on Thursday said issues within the CPI(M) are going from bad to worse, and if it took 33 years for its decline in West Bengal, the party in Kerala appears to be heading down a similar path much faster."After a decade in...
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PM Modi Greets People of Andhra, Telangana on Telugu New Year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted people in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on the occasion of Ugadi, the Telugu New Year. He posted his Ugadi message in Telugu on social media platforms, conveying heartfelt wishes to people.This is a festival that is rooted in...
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BJP Announces Candidates for Bypolls to 5 Assembly Seats in Goa, Karnataka, Nagaland, Tripura
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Central Election Committee on Thursday finalised candidates for the upcoming Assembly by-elections in Goa, Nagaland, Karnataka and Tripura.The high-level meeting, chaired by senior leader Nitin Nabin, was held on Wednesday at the party...
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Bengal Polls: HC Chief Justice's Crucial Meet Today on Publication of 1ST Supplementary List of Judicial Adjudication Cases
Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Sujoy Paul is scheduled to chair a crucial meeting on Thursday on the publication of the first supplementary list of voters referred for judicial adjudication, which had been categorised under the "logical discrepancy" category.The first...
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ECI Seeks Fresh Report from Kolkata Police on March 14 Girish Park Violence
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought a fresh report from Kolkata Police on the violence that erupted on the streets of Girish Park in North Kolkata in front of the residence of a member of the West Bengal cabinet following clashes between ruling Trinamool...
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Gudi Padwa, a Time of Renewed Hope and the Promise of New Beginnings: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wished the citizens on the auspicious occasion of Gudi Padwa, the beginning of the Marathi new year, saying that today, as India continues its journey towards progress and self-reliance, the essence of Gudi Padwa becomes even more...
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Not surrender, responsible statecraft: Days after Sonia Gandhi, Tharoor writes, citing Nehru on India's 'silence' on West Asia
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has weighed in on the ongoing West Asia crisis, offering a nuanced defence of India's diplomatic restraint and pushing back against critics who have described the government's silence on the US-Israeli war on Iran as a moral failure, instead...
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'Heartfelt Greetings': PM Modi's Letter to Citizens of UP, Uttarakhand, Bihar on Chaitra Navratri, New Year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wrote to the people of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Delhi on the auspicious occasion of Chaitra Navratri and the New Year, marking the beginning of Yugabda 5128 and...
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Palaniswami to Meet Amit Shah in Delhi Today as AIADMK-BJP Seat Talks Intensify
AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) will reach New Delhi on Thursday as crucial seat-sharing talks between the AIADMK and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) enter their final phase ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.According to sources, Palaniswami...
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Weather Department Warns of Thunderstorms with Rain in TN, Puducherry Today
The Regional Meteorological Centre has forecast thunderstorms accompanied by rain across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Thursday, bringing much-needed relief from rising temperatures.According to officials, the weather is expected to remain partly to heavily cloudy in several...
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President Murmu to Begin 3-day Ayodhya Visit Today, Offer Prayers at Ram Temple
Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to visit Ayodhya on Thursday to take part in a series of religious ceremonies at the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, with extensive preparations and security arrangements already in place.During her visit, the President will install the Shri Ram Yantra...
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Bengal Polls: ECI Cancels 'rehabilitation' of IPS Officers, Deputes Them outside State
In a late-night development on Wednesday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) cancelled the rehabilitation of several Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in West Bengal who had been given alternative postings by the state government after being removed by the Commission...
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Odisha Congress Seeks Disqualification of Two MLAs under Anti-defection Law
The Congress on Wednesday submitted a formal petition to the Assembly Speaker seeking the disqualification of two of its MLAs under the provisions of the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, also known as the anti-defection law, for allegedly cross-voting in the recent Rajya...
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TN Polls: Vijay Rules Out Alliance with NDA, to Go Solo
Actor-turned-politician Vijay has firmly dismissed speculation of an alliance with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), announcing that his party, TVK, will contest the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections independently.The decision is set to reshape the...
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Sabarimala Row: KC Venugopal Challenges CM Vijayan to Clarify Stand on Women's Entry
The Sabarimala women's entry issue has once again taken centre stage, with K.C. Venugopal, Congress general secretary and MP, launching a sharp attack on the state government and challenging Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to clarify his position.Addressing the state...
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Cracks in CPI(M) Bastions Make Third Term Bid Tough for Pinarayi Vijayan
As Kerala heads towards a crucial Assembly election with just weeks to go, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's bid for a historic third consecutive term appears increasingly uncertain, with challenges mounting from within the Communist Party of India (Marxist) itself.Known...
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Gujarat Assembly Holds One-day Health Camp for MLAs, Journos
A one-day medical check-up camp for members of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly and journalists was organised on Tuesday at the Assembly premises, providing allopathic, ayurvedic, and homoeopathic health services.The camp was inaugurated by the Speaker Shankar Chaudhary...
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Maha Govt Proposes Sops for Land Acquisition, Allotment to Push Mumbai 3.0 Development
In a serious bid to push the development of Mumbai 3.0 around the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu (MTHL) and the Navi Mumbai International Airport, the Maharashtra government has released a government resolution (GR) sanctioning a comprehensive Land...
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China's 1962 Attack, Encroaching on India's Land Linked to Congress' Black Deeds, Says BJP MP
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Tuesday sharply criticised the Congress party over what he described as its post-Independence "black deeds", beginning with the events surrounding the escape of the 14th Dalai Lama from Tibet on March 17, 1959, during an uprising against Chinese...
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Bengal Assembly Elections: Electoral Officers to Be under ECI Surveillance on Polling Days
The roles of electoral officers at all levels will be under layer-wise surveillance on the polling days this time for the two-phase West Bengal Assembly elections scheduled next month."The Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, in his press conference on Sunday, had...
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TN Assembly Polls: CPI Firm on Six Seats as DMK Alliance Talks Hit Deadlock
Seat-sharing negotiations within the DMK-led alliance for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections have reached a critical juncture, with the CPI taking a firm stand against any reduction in its allocation.The Left party has decided it will not accept fewer than six seats,...
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'Gas Shortage, Tell People the Truth': Shiv Sena(UBT) in Saamana
The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Tuesday criticised the BJP-led government at the Centre and in Maharashtra over the 'interruption' in LPG supplies amid the Iran-Israel war, saying that while global fuel crises are a reality, the government's refusal to...
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Farmers in TN'S Dharmapuri Announce Election Boycott over Delay in Thenpennai Water Scheme
Farmers in parts of Dharmapuri district, particularly in the Harur and Pappireddipatti regions, have announced a boycott of the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, citing prolonged delays in the implementation of the Thenpennai Surplus Water Scheme.The protest centres...
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Maha Assembly Passes Freedom of Religion Bill to Curb Forced Conversions
The Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill-2026 was passed after a heated debate on late Monday night in the state Legislative Assembly. The ruling Mahayuti government strongly defended the necessity of the Bill to curb the unlawful and forced conversion, while cracks...
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BJP, Congress Win One Seat Each in Haryana Rajya Sabha Election
The ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress in Haryana on Tuesday won one seat each in elections to two Rajya Sabha seats that saw high-voltage drama amid complaints and allegations of violations of vote secrecy and cross-voting.The seats were won by BJP's Sanjay Bhatia...