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Over 5,000 join DMK under former AIADMK minister Benjamin's leadership; Stalin asks cadres to stay poll-readyMore than 5,000 members from various political parties joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) under the leadership of former AIADMK min...- "They are not Japanese, predominantly Pakistani Muslim rape gangs": Rupert Lowe reignites UK Grooming Gang inquiry debateBritish MP Rupert Lowe has reignited debate over grooming gangs, challenging the term "Asian grooming gangs" and calling them "Pakistani Mu...
- SC points Congress' Meenakshi Natarajan to EC remedy in nomination disputeThe Supreme Court has indicated it generally does not intervene in rejected nomination cases before elections. Candidates usually seek reme...
- Delhi court issues notice to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Sarma for remarks on 'Miya Muslims'A Delhi court has issued a notice to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. This follows a plea by activist Harsh Mander seeking an FIR....
- ‘They won’t get more than 5-7 thousand votes’: BJP’s Panda targets TMC in FaltaRepolling is underway in Falta Assembly constituency. BJP candidate Debangshu Panda stated voting is peaceful and voters are participating....
- Why did TMC candidate Jahangir Khan withdraw from Falta just 2 days before repoll?Why did TMC's Jahangir Khan withdraw: Just days before the Falta repoll in West Bengal, TMC candidate Jahangir Khan abruptly withdrew from ...
- From bhajans to bhaashans: Political slogans are the new club bangersKolkata nightclubs are playing remixes of political slogans. Mamata Banerjee's 'Humba humba' is a hit. This trend is expected to spread acr...
- Government bill puts Vande Mataram at par with anthem, disruption punishableThe Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to include Vande Mataram under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971. This move ...
- Bengal awaits May 4 results; TMC looks to retain power, BJP aims historic win after record turnoutWest Bengal awaits election verdict on Monday after intense campaigning, with the TMC aiming to retain power against a BJP push for a histo...
- EC orders fresh polls at all 285 booths in Bengal’s Falta constituencyFresh elections will be held in Falta Assembly Constituency on May 21, 2026. The Election Commission of India ordered the new polling acros...
- West Bengal Elections 2026 Phase 2: How to find your booth, polling time and key guidelinesWest Bengal Elections 2026 voting: WB gears up for the second phase of polling on April 29, with authorities emphasizing voter turnout and ...
- TMC files complaint against BJP for allegedly arranging free Special Trains from Surat to West Bengal ahead of pollsIn a letter addressed to the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, TMC MP Derek O' Brien claimed that the BJP, including its Gujarat Unit, ...
- Guwahati court denies non-bailable arrest warrant against Congress leader Pawan KheraThe order was passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Kamrup Metro, on April 7, a day before Khera applied for anticipatory bail bef...
- SC to hear on Monday pleas related to SIR of electoral rolls in West BengalThe Supreme Court will hear petitions concerning West Bengal's electoral roll revision on Monday. This revision is crucial for upcoming ass...
- Up to 80% poll-related FIRs filed in 2017 pending trialAs per state-wise data compiled until November 2021, of the 1,279 FIRs filed for electoral offences in the 2017 election in Uttar Pradesh, ...
- Supreme Court dismisses plea to make electoral offences cognisableA bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra refused to entertain a PIL filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay that sought to make electoral offe...
- Election Commission proposes making paid news an electoral offenceIt also wants a ceiling on the campaign expenditure of political parties that is used as a ruse to pump in unlimited resources.
- Opinion: Majority favour making paid news electoral offenceThere were a range of recommendations regarding the enforcement mechanisms that should be put in place to monitor and restrict the prolifer...
- Don't withdraw cases related to poll offences after elections: Election CommissionThe EC has asked the Home and Law Ministry to circulate the instructions to state govts so that cases related to electoral offences are pur...
- EC wants paid news to be made electoral offence"Since there is no law (to deal with paid news), we have made a proposal to the Law Ministry to make it an electoral offence," V S Sampath ...
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