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Voting Begins In Key Kerala Local Body Polls
Voters in seven districts of Kerala began casting ballots on Tuesday in the first phase of crucial local elections, viewed by many as a key indicator ahead of next year's state legislative assembly contest.
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Beginning Of The End? Shashi Tharoor Misses 2 Key Congress Meets In A Row
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's strained ties with the party leadership may be headed for a climax. The four-time Thiruvananthapuram MP has missed back-to-back party meetings
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Assam Passes Landmark Bill Granting Land Rights To 3 Lakh Tea Garden Workers
In a historic move, the Assam Assembly this evening passed a landmark bill aimed at granting land rights to tea garden workers, despite opposition MLAs raising concerns over the details of the legislation.
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'Bengal Neglected, Didn't Respect Bankim Chattopadhyay': Great Grandson
The upcoming winter session of parliament is likely to see a political googly with the Centre keen to hold a discussion on Vande Mataram, the national song penned by Bengal icon Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay as the nation marked its 150th anniversary.
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Opinion | A 'Diet Coke' Moment: Why A Congress Group Is Suddenly Turning 'Minimalist'
Since 2014, a series of defeats in Lok Sabha and in most of the assembly polls have shaken the Congress's self-belief and faith in ideology. But a new crop of leaders is coming up now.
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Ahead Of 2026 Assam Polls, Nellie Massacre Resurfaces Over Differing Reports
Ahead of the 2026 Assam Assembly polls, the issue of the Nellie massacre has returned to the spotlight, with the ruling party leaving no stone unturned to make the Tiwari Commission report public.
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Deaths, Suicide Claims, Resignations: What's Pushing Poll Officers To Edge
At least nine Booth-Level Officers - foot soldiers in the contentious revision of voter lists before a flurry of Assembly elections next year - have died, by suicide or otherwise, across the country over the past week, including in poll-bound West Be
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Jharkhand Minister's "Lock Up" Poll Officials During SIR Comment Sparks Row
A minister of the Congress in Jharkhand, Irfan Ansari, has sparked a massive row asking people to "lock up" the electoral officers when they visit homes as part of the voter list revision exercise
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Karnataka Minister G Parameshwara's Hint On 'Race' For Chief Minister Post in State
Karnataka's home minister G Parameswara has indicated that he, too, is in the race for the Chief Minister post in case there is a leadership change in the state.
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Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Dissolves All Organisational Units After Bihar Poll Drubbing
The Jan Suraaj Party failed to open its account in the Bihar assembly polls, with most of its candidates losing their deposits.
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"We Know Our Limitations": Himanta Sarma On NDA Target For Assam Polls
The Assam unit of the BJP on Friday decided to contest the 2026 assembly elections in the state with its alliance partners and set a target for the NDA to win 103 seats in the 126-member House.
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Congress Forms Panel To Start Seat-Sharing Talks With DMK For 2026 Polls
Putting an end to weeks of speculation, the Congress has announced a five-member committee to initiate seat-sharing talks with the DMK in Tamil Nadu ahead of the 2026 Assembly election.
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Amid SIR, Safari, Lunch For Top-Performing Poll Officers In UP's Pilibhit
The Pilibhit administration has announced a set of incentives, including a family safari and lunch, for booth-level officers who fills up the maximum number of digitised forms in their respective assembly constituencies.
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'Hope They Fulfil Promises': Tejashwi Yadav's 1st Remarks After Bihar Poll Drubbing
In his first comments after his party's drubbing in the Bihar elections, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has congratulated JDU leader Nitish Kumar for taking oath as the chief minister and said he hopes the new government will fulfil expectations.
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In Nitish Kumar's Bihar, Old Guard Is The New Guard
In Bihar, the old guard is the new guard. The narrative by some experts that a new generation of younger leaders would take over yesteryear's Bihar from the experienced hands of leaders like Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav has turned out wrong.
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Voting Begins In Key Kerala Local Body Polls
Voters in seven districts of Kerala began casting ballots on Tuesday in the first phase of crucial local elections, viewed by many as a key indicator ahead of next year's state legislative assembly contest.
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Beginning Of The End? Shashi Tharoor Misses 2 Key Congress Meets In A Row
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's strained ties with the party leadership may be headed for a climax. The four-time Thiruvananthapuram MP has missed back-to-back party meetings
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Assam Passes Landmark Bill Granting Land Rights To 3 Lakh Tea Garden Workers
In a historic move, the Assam Assembly this evening passed a landmark bill aimed at granting land rights to tea garden workers, despite opposition MLAs raising concerns over the details of the legislation.
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'Bengal Neglected, Didn't Respect Bankim Chattopadhyay': Great Grandson
The upcoming winter session of parliament is likely to see a political googly with the Centre keen to hold a discussion on Vande Mataram, the national song penned by Bengal icon Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay as the nation marked its 150th anniversary.
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Opinion | A 'Diet Coke' Moment: Why A Congress Group Is Suddenly Turning 'Minimalist'
Since 2014, a series of defeats in Lok Sabha and in most of the assembly polls have shaken the Congress's self-belief and faith in ideology. But a new crop of leaders is coming up now.
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Ahead Of 2026 Assam Polls, Nellie Massacre Resurfaces Over Differing Reports
Ahead of the 2026 Assam Assembly polls, the issue of the Nellie massacre has returned to the spotlight, with the ruling party leaving no stone unturned to make the Tiwari Commission report public.
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Deaths, Suicide Claims, Resignations: What's Pushing Poll Officers To Edge
At least nine Booth-Level Officers - foot soldiers in the contentious revision of voter lists before a flurry of Assembly elections next year - have died, by suicide or otherwise, across the country over the past week, including in poll-bound West Be
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Jharkhand Minister's "Lock Up" Poll Officials During SIR Comment Sparks Row
A minister of the Congress in Jharkhand, Irfan Ansari, has sparked a massive row asking people to "lock up" the electoral officers when they visit homes as part of the voter list revision exercise
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Karnataka Minister G Parameshwara's Hint On 'Race' For Chief Minister Post in State
Karnataka's home minister G Parameswara has indicated that he, too, is in the race for the Chief Minister post in case there is a leadership change in the state.
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Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Dissolves All Organisational Units After Bihar Poll Drubbing
The Jan Suraaj Party failed to open its account in the Bihar assembly polls, with most of its candidates losing their deposits.
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"We Know Our Limitations": Himanta Sarma On NDA Target For Assam Polls
The Assam unit of the BJP on Friday decided to contest the 2026 assembly elections in the state with its alliance partners and set a target for the NDA to win 103 seats in the 126-member House.
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Congress Forms Panel To Start Seat-Sharing Talks With DMK For 2026 Polls
Putting an end to weeks of speculation, the Congress has announced a five-member committee to initiate seat-sharing talks with the DMK in Tamil Nadu ahead of the 2026 Assembly election.
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Amid SIR, Safari, Lunch For Top-Performing Poll Officers In UP's Pilibhit
The Pilibhit administration has announced a set of incentives, including a family safari and lunch, for booth-level officers who fills up the maximum number of digitised forms in their respective assembly constituencies.
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'Hope They Fulfil Promises': Tejashwi Yadav's 1st Remarks After Bihar Poll Drubbing
In his first comments after his party's drubbing in the Bihar elections, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has congratulated JDU leader Nitish Kumar for taking oath as the chief minister and said he hopes the new government will fulfil expectations.
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In Nitish Kumar's Bihar, Old Guard Is The New Guard
In Bihar, the old guard is the new guard. The narrative by some experts that a new generation of younger leaders would take over yesteryear's Bihar from the experienced hands of leaders like Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav has turned out wrong.
