Bhubaneshwar: Amid fear of cross-voting and horse-trading charges, Odisha will witness voting for the Rajya Sabha elections after a gap of 12 years on Monday, as five candidates are in the fray for four seats in the Upper House of the Parliament. The Rajya Sabha elections this time have turned out to be a prestige…
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) working president Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday said his party will contest the upcoming Kerala assembly polls as part of the ruling Left Democratic Front, which is locked in a contest with the Congress-led United Democratic Front. The former Bihar deputy chief minister made the announcement after a meeting with legislators…
New Delhi: LPG refill bookings have declined to about 77 lakh from 88.8 lakh earlier, indicating some easing of panic buying, even as the government said there is no shortage of petrol, diesel or cooking gas, and supplies remain stable despite the West Asia conflict. In a daily update on the impact of the West…
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Sunday announced the schedule of assembly elections for four states and one UT under which polling will be held on a single day in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry on April 9, in two-phases in West Bengal on April 23 and 29, and in Tamil Nadu on April 23. Addressing…
Guwahati: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday alleged that the Congress, during its previous 15 years of rule in Assam, “pocketed” Rs 150 crore per annum from the state healthcare budget. Inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for healthcare projects worth Rs 2,092 crore in Assam, Shah said the BJP works for affordable healthcare…
New Delhi: The Election Commission will announce dates for assembly polls in Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal and Puducherry on Sunday evening. The poll authority has convened a press conference at 4 pm to announce the schedule. The terms of these legislative assemblies are ending on different dates in May and June. Final electoral…
New Delhi: Ahead of the assembly polls schedule announcement by the Election Commission, the Congress on Sunday took a swipe, saying since 2014, the MCC has come to stand for “Modi’s Code of Campaigning, which will be full of defamation, abuses, intimidation, fear-mongering, and spreading the virus of lies.” The opposition party also claimed that…
Kolkata: Four persons were arrested on Saturday evening in connection with a clash between TMC and BJP activists that took place at Girish Park area in north Kolkata, half an hour before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally at Brigade Parade ground. BJP activists, on their way to the rally, and TMC pelted stones at each…
New Delhi: Amid the escalating conflict in West Asia, Iranian ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, on Saturday said Iran has “allowed some ships” to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic trade route. He, however, did not specify the number of vessels that have been allowed to pass through. During an interactive session held…
Karur: In an unprecedented tragedy that unfolded in Tamil Nadu a school bus crossing railway tracks was hit by a train. Two students died in the tragic collision, according to police. Spine-chilling visuals coming from Sembankuppam, Cuddalore District, revealed a completely battered school bus left behind in the aftermath of the heart-dropping crash on Tuesday…
