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The official notification will be released on the Commission's website at upsc.gov.in. Candidates can submit their applications at upsconline.nic.in.

The central election panel of the BJP has decided on the candidates that the party will field in West Bengal, sources have told NDTV. Names have been decided for 27 of the 42 constituencies in the state, said party sources.

Indians are not as happy in 2019 as they were in 2018 and the country figures at 140th place, seven spots down from last year, on this year's UN World Happiness Report released Wednesday which is topped by Finland for the second year in a row.

The Holi festival is synonymous with powdered colours, 'bhaang' and the arrival of spring in India. However, it is much more than just that.

Three police personnel were injured in a grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore district.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati, after announcing on Wednesday that she would not contest next month's national election, dropped a broad hint that the decision doesn't rule her out of the race for prime minister. A person can become a parliamentarian within six months of holding the office of prime minister or minister, she pointed out in tweets that urged BSP workers not to lose heart.

Online application process will begin on March 23. Candidates can submit their application on or before April 12.

As the country celebrates Holi, the festival of colours, the Election Commission used the occasion to remind voters to participate in the "Desh Ka Mahatyohar" or the great Indian festival of elections, starting next month.

Holi is an ancient Indian spring festival that celebrates love, color, and the triumph of good over evil. Traditionally, this was a major Hindu religious festival in North India, but the fun, vibrancy, unity, and joy associated with Holi has spread to non-Hindus in South Asia and various communities around the world.

Lok Sabha Election Updates: A week after the Trinamool Congress announced its candidates for all 42 seats in West Bengal, the candidates have hit the ground to campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his counterpart in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, and Union MinisterVK Singh were among the politicians who decided not to celebrate Holi today as a mark of respect to the CRPF soldierswho were killed in the Pulwama terror attack.

The United States has asked Pakistan to take sustained, verifiable and irreversible action against the perpetrators of terrorism, while warning the country that another terror attack on India will prove to be "extremely problematic".

Three personnel of the Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF) were allegedly shot dead by their colleague on Wednesday, at a camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur. The CRPF jawan, who fired at his colleagues, is also critically injured after he tried to kill himself.

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan has said the leaders of his political party, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), will not indulge in horse-trading in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

In a bid to pacify the resentment over denial of tickets to some leaders, BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced a Rajya Sabha berth for Berhampur MLA Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik.