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Curtains down on Assam's high-voltage campaign for April 9 Assembly polls

Guwahati, April 7 -- The high-voltage campaign, fraught with accusations and promises galore, for the elections to the 126-member Assam Assembly ended at 5 pm on Tuesday. The polls will be held on Ap... Read More


Kerala streets burst into colour as parties make final sprint ahead of poll silence

Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 -- Before falling silent at 6 pm on Tuesday, the streets across many Assembly constituencies in Kerala came alive, with supporters of different parties turning out in large... Read More


Women constitute 49.98% of electoral roll of Assam, but only 8.17% of total candidates

Guwahati, April 7 -- Women nearly equal their male counterparts in the electoral rolls of Assam and outnumber them in 16 out of the 35 districts, but they constitute a mere 59 out of the 722 candidate... Read More


Sabarimala hearing: Legislature, not courts, must drive social reform, Centre tells SC

New Delhi, April 7 -- The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that issues of social reform arising from religious practices fall within the domain of the legislature and not the judiciary, as a n... Read More


Gramin Vikas Bank cheating case: Former MLA Rajender Bharti seeks stay on conviction

New Delhi, April 7 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on an appeal filed by former Congress MLA Rajender Bharti challenging his conviction and three-year sentence in the Gramin Vikas Ban... Read More


Community infrastructure benefits low-income communities: Ministry

Jakarta, April 7 -- Minister of Public Works Dody Hanggodo said that the Community-Based Infrastructure (IBM) program directly benefits the lowest-income communities. "We all agree that Community-Bas... Read More


Who Can Steer Tamil Nadu?

New Delhi, April 7 -- Workers in the textile mills in Tiruppur can tell more about the economy before economists do. A delayed shipment, fewer overtime shifts, a pause in hiring or unsold inventory ar... Read More


CBI calls Arvind Kejriwal's recusal plea 'frivolous', flags 'theatrics' in Delhi HC

India, April 7 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday in the Delhi High Court opposed former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's application seeking recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharm... Read More


"Pinarayi Vijayan's expiry date is over:" Revanth Reddy alleges "godfather PM Modi is protecting him from all cases"

Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 -- Telangana Chief Minister and Congress leader A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Keralam Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, asserting that the latter'... Read More


Delhi High Court rejects plea against removing defamatory content on Hardeep Puri's daughter

New Delhi, April 7 -- The Delhi high court on Monday refused to entertain a separate petition challenging a single judge's order directing the removal of all existing allegedly defamatory content link... Read More