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Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: CPI(M) releases list of 81 candidates, CM Vijayan to seek mandate from Dharmadam

New Delhi, March 15 -- Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan, on Sunday, released the list of 81 candidates, including six party-backed independents, who would contest in... Read More


Four Congress-run panchayat members defect to Trinamool

Malda, March 15 -- Ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has intensified efforts to strengthen its organisation in the Malatipur Assembly constituency. In a fre... Read More


Anit Thapa's BGPM moves early, names candidates for hill constituencies

Darjeeling, March 15 -- Hours after the official announcement of the schedule for the forthcoming Bengal assembly election, Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM), an ally of the TMC, announced i... Read More


'Political misdeed': PM writes to Birla on now-defeated resolution

New Delhi, March 15 -- In a sharp attack at the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the resolution brought against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla was driven by motives of self-interest a... Read More


Condensed voting period, delayed counting in 5 state Assemblies

New Delhi, March 15 -- The election schedule for five Assemblies announced on Sunday has thrown out quite a few surprises -- fewer phases, a condensed 20-day voting period, but longer gaps between the... Read More


Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim flags BJP as threat for Bengali community

Kolkata, March 15 -- Ahead of the announcement by the Election Commission of India on the schedule for Legislative Assembly polls in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress Minister and Mayor of Kolkata, Firh... Read More


CPI(M) announces 81 candidates; CM Vijayan, 11 ministers in fray

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and 11 of his cabinet colleagues were among the 81 candidates announced by the ruling CPI(M) on Sunday for the April 9 Assembly p... Read More


'Confident that BJP will again form govt in Assam'

Guwahati, March 15 -- Union Home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said he is confident that the BJP will return to power in Assam under the leadership of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma with the "large... Read More


Mayawati attacks BJP, Cong and SP on Kanshi Ram's 92nd birth anniversary

Lucknow, March 15 -- Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Sunday paid tributes to party founder Kanshi Ram on his 92nd birth anniversary and launched a sharp attack on Opposition parties, saying ... Read More


Can BJP-backed Independent spring a surprise in Rajya Sabha polls?

Chandigarh, March 15 -- The BJP seems to be hopeful of springing a surprise in the March 16 Rajya Sabha election for two seats from Haryana by altering the legislative arithmetic to secure victory for... Read More