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3 Killed After Clashes In Sheikh Hasina's Hometown In Bangladesh
At least three people were killed in Bangladesh on Wednesday after clashes broke out between police and supporters of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, authorities said.
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Rahul Gandhi In Assam; Himanta Sarma Asks, "Why Waste Time On Him?"
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has lost political significance after repeated electoral setbacks, Chief Minister Himanta Sarma has said, suggesting that he wouldn't "waste time" meeting the Leader of Opposition during his ongoing Assam visit.
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"Rights Of Voters Being Snatched": Jairam Ramesh On Voter List Revision
Jairam Ramesh criticised the decision of the Election Commission to determine citizenship of Indian nationals, accusing them of doing "NRC through back door" over the poll-body's decision to Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls.
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BRS Urges Poll Body To Delete Certain Symbols Resembling Party's "Car"
BRS Leaders Boinipally Vinod Kumar and Soma Bharat Kumar met the State Election Commissioner on Tuesday seeking deletion of certain identical symbols from the list of free symbols as they are similar to BRS' "Car".
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Shashikant Shinde Named New Chief Of Maharashtra Unit Of Sharad Pawar's Party
Ahead of the upcoming local and civic body elections in Maharashtra, the Sharad Pawar-led NCP, on Tuesday, appointed party legislator and former Minister Shashikant Shinde as the new state party President.
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Omar Abdullah Calls Newspapers "Cowards" For Not Reporting House Arrest
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday expressed anguish over the missing media coverage in local newspapers on the issue of "the entire elected government being locked up".
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"He's Not Educated": BJP Leader Slams Tejashwi Yadav For "Sootra" Remark
BJP leader Sanjay Jaiswal on Sunday criticised RJD's Tejashwi Yadav following his remarks over the claims that Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists for Bihar elections revealed names of people from Bangladesh, Nepal, and Myanmar.
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Lawyer Shot Dead In Patna, 3rd Murder In Full Public View In A Week
A lawyer was shot dead on a road in full public view just 300 metres away from a police station in Bihar's capital Patna. This was the third brazen high-profile murder case in a week in the state where the assembly election is just months away.
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"A Sorry Model Government": TVK Chief Slams DMK Over 'Custodial' Deaths
Actor-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Sunday led a massive protest in Chennai, seeking justice for Ajith Kumar, a private security guard who died in police custody due to alleged torture.
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Chirag Paswan Gets Death Threat Ahead Of Bihar Polls, Complaint Filed
Ahead of the Bihar assembly elections, Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan received a death threat on social media, his party spokesperson Rajesh Bhatt said on Friday.
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On One Nation, One Election, Ex Top Judges' Note Against "Unbridled Power": Sources
The Election Commission of India should not be given unbridled powers in implementing the One Nation, One Election system, former Chief Justices of India DY Chandrachud and JS Khehar told a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), as per sources.
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Poll Body Has Hatched New 'Chunav Chori' Conspiracy In Bihar: Rahul Gandhi
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the Election Commission of India of "hatching a conspiracy" for "chunav chori" in Bihar, referring to the poll panel's decision to revise electoral rolls in the state ahead of the Assembly elections.
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"Shashi Tharoor As Chief Minister" Survey Cooked Up: Kerala Ex Minister
A former minister in Kerala from the Congress has dismissed a survey that indicated party colleague Shashi Tharoor is the most preferred candidate for the chief minister's post. The next assembly election in Kerala will be held in 2026.
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"First Big Victory": Yogendra Yadav On Supreme Court, Bihar Voter List Row
Political analyst Yogendra Yadav - among those challenging the Election Commission's 'special intensive revision' of Bihar's voter list - hailed "the first big victory" after the Supreme Court suggested the EC accept Aadhaar for verification.
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Fake Bihar Poll Officials Ask Woman To Take Off Chain For Pic, Flee With It
Two men, posing as poll officers involved in the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, visited the house of an elderly couple in Saran district and allegedly decamped with a gold chain, police said on Thursday.
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3 Killed After Clashes In Sheikh Hasina's Hometown In Bangladesh
At least three people were killed in Bangladesh on Wednesday after clashes broke out between police and supporters of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, authorities said.
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Rahul Gandhi In Assam; Himanta Sarma Asks, "Why Waste Time On Him?"
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has lost political significance after repeated electoral setbacks, Chief Minister Himanta Sarma has said, suggesting that he wouldn't "waste time" meeting the Leader of Opposition during his ongoing Assam visit.
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"Rights Of Voters Being Snatched": Jairam Ramesh On Voter List Revision
Jairam Ramesh criticised the decision of the Election Commission to determine citizenship of Indian nationals, accusing them of doing "NRC through back door" over the poll-body's decision to Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls.
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BRS Urges Poll Body To Delete Certain Symbols Resembling Party's "Car"
BRS Leaders Boinipally Vinod Kumar and Soma Bharat Kumar met the State Election Commissioner on Tuesday seeking deletion of certain identical symbols from the list of free symbols as they are similar to BRS' "Car".
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Shashikant Shinde Named New Chief Of Maharashtra Unit Of Sharad Pawar's Party
Ahead of the upcoming local and civic body elections in Maharashtra, the Sharad Pawar-led NCP, on Tuesday, appointed party legislator and former Minister Shashikant Shinde as the new state party President.
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Omar Abdullah Calls Newspapers "Cowards" For Not Reporting House Arrest
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday expressed anguish over the missing media coverage in local newspapers on the issue of "the entire elected government being locked up".
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"He's Not Educated": BJP Leader Slams Tejashwi Yadav For "Sootra" Remark
BJP leader Sanjay Jaiswal on Sunday criticised RJD's Tejashwi Yadav following his remarks over the claims that Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists for Bihar elections revealed names of people from Bangladesh, Nepal, and Myanmar.
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Lawyer Shot Dead In Patna, 3rd Murder In Full Public View In A Week
A lawyer was shot dead on a road in full public view just 300 metres away from a police station in Bihar's capital Patna. This was the third brazen high-profile murder case in a week in the state where the assembly election is just months away.
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"A Sorry Model Government": TVK Chief Slams DMK Over 'Custodial' Deaths
Actor-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Sunday led a massive protest in Chennai, seeking justice for Ajith Kumar, a private security guard who died in police custody due to alleged torture.
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Chirag Paswan Gets Death Threat Ahead Of Bihar Polls, Complaint Filed
Ahead of the Bihar assembly elections, Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan received a death threat on social media, his party spokesperson Rajesh Bhatt said on Friday.
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On One Nation, One Election, Ex Top Judges' Note Against "Unbridled Power": Sources
The Election Commission of India should not be given unbridled powers in implementing the One Nation, One Election system, former Chief Justices of India DY Chandrachud and JS Khehar told a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), as per sources.
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Poll Body Has Hatched New 'Chunav Chori' Conspiracy In Bihar: Rahul Gandhi
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the Election Commission of India of "hatching a conspiracy" for "chunav chori" in Bihar, referring to the poll panel's decision to revise electoral rolls in the state ahead of the Assembly elections.
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"Shashi Tharoor As Chief Minister" Survey Cooked Up: Kerala Ex Minister
A former minister in Kerala from the Congress has dismissed a survey that indicated party colleague Shashi Tharoor is the most preferred candidate for the chief minister's post. The next assembly election in Kerala will be held in 2026.
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"First Big Victory": Yogendra Yadav On Supreme Court, Bihar Voter List Row
Political analyst Yogendra Yadav - among those challenging the Election Commission's 'special intensive revision' of Bihar's voter list - hailed "the first big victory" after the Supreme Court suggested the EC accept Aadhaar for verification.
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Fake Bihar Poll Officials Ask Woman To Take Off Chain For Pic, Flee With It
Two men, posing as poll officers involved in the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, visited the house of an elderly couple in Saran district and allegedly decamped with a gold chain, police said on Thursday.
