NEW DELHI: Srinagar police have busted yet another Al-Falah type, multi-state network of Lashkar e Taiba in a painstaking, month-long investigation launched after the arrest of two Pakistani terrorists in March for allegedly receiving, guiding and arranging logistics for foreign terrorists infiltrated into J&K, which threw up a network of overground workers (OGW) not just…
Kerala Assembly Election 2026 Polling date: The results of 2026 Kerala elections will be announced on May 4, 2026. NEW DELHI: The Kerala story is not the same this time. As the state prepares for polling tomorrow (April 9) for 140 assembly seats, it is no longer the old “every five years, change the government”…
Polling preparations are underway in Puducherry for the April 9 Assembly elections, with the Election Commission stepping up safeguards, including provisions for repoll in case of deliberate disruption of webcasting at polling stations. Officials said returning officers can recommend a repoll if such interference is detected, amid concerns over possible disturbances during voting.The Union Territory’s…
Normally, electoral processions carry a sense of frenzy and festivity. In the dance of democracy, it is one of the rare moments when voters directly meet their candidates, while party workers drum up support with boisterous slogans. Following Abhaya’s mother, the RG Kar victim’s mother who is contesting on a BJP ticket from Panihati on…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that it has the authority and jurisdiction to determine whether a practice within a religion is superstitious, pushing back against the Centre’s contention that such questions fall outside judicial scrutiny.The remarks came during the hearing of petitions linked to discrimination against women at places of worship, including the Sabarimala…
NEW DELHI: Kerala on Wednesday entered the mandatory silence period ahead of the April 9 assembly elections, with candidates and party workers making last-mile efforts to reach voters through door-to-door visits and personal contacts, as public campaigning came to an end.With high-decibel campaigning concluding Tuesday evening after nearly a month-long electioneering, a total of 2.71…
NEW DELHI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Wednesday mounted a sharp attack on the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, claiming that had chief minister MK Stalin had “full power,” the Tirunelveli event would not have been allowed to take place. In a big claim, Vijay also said that the “real Congress” was aligned…
NEW DELHI: A day before the polling in Kerala, BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday dismissed Congress allegations that he failed to disclose assets in his election affidavit, calling the charge a “sad, desperate effort” by a “scared” opposition to divert attention from development. The former union minister also claimed that it was the last…
TMC MP Derek O’Brien (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: After a short and stormy meeting with the Election Commission on Wednesday, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) came out swinging, calling Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar “a chor, a criminal” and accusing him of a “partisan attitude.” According to TMC leaders, the “seven-minute” meeting ended abruptly with the…
‘Promised 5.5 lakh jobs, gave only 94,000’: AIADMK’s Palaniswami attacks Stalin on employment AIADMK chief Palaniswami on Wednesday attacked chief minister M K Stalin over his government’s employment record, alleging that the DMK had promised to fill 5.5 lakh vacancies but had only provided job orders to 94,000 persons so far.“CM Stalin promised to fill…