Pushkar Singh Dhami addressed public gatherings in Hoshiarpur, discussing Punjab's severe drug problem. He accused the Aam Aadmi Party government of failing to control drug trafficking effectively. Dhami outlined the BJP's five-point strategy to combat the drug menace and emphasized the campaign's
Describing Pakistan as a “puppet” regime, India has criticised the country’s “falsehoods” and “deceit” at the UN, warning that continued terrorism by Islamabad will have consequences. India exercised its Right of Reply on Friday (September 25, 2026) night
Congress announced on Saturday that it will stage protests across Maharashtra on September 28, demanding the dismissal and arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The party alleged that 13 crore voters were removed from electoral rolls across the country during the Special Intensive
Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday protested against a reference to a 2000 autonomy resolution made in a fresh one moved by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah seeking statehood for the Union Territory, The Telegraph reported
After receiving Supreme Court instructions, the Lok Sabha Speaker's office has requested responses from 20 rebel MPs. These MPs, who left the Trinamool Congress and joined NCPI, sought additional time to respond. The Supreme Court criticized the delay in handling the disqualification petition filed
BJP is set to increase the denial of tickets to sitting MLAs in Uttar Pradesh for upcoming elections. The party aims to ensure greater representation of youth, women, and dedicated members. Feedback is currently being collected to assess anti-incumbency against sitting MLAs after two government
Ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, the drug issue is becoming central for opposition parties. The Shiromani Akali Dal is organizing a women-centric campaign aimed at addressing the drug problem. The BJP has launched statewide mobilization campaigns focused on drug-free Punjab with
A significant political clash is brewing between the BJP and various opposition factions concerning the Election Commission of India. Accusations of turmoil within the Commission are leading to rising calls for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Opposition groups
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The BJP spent ₹286.99 crore on West Bengal Assembly elections, which is more than half of the total of ₹529.38 crore that the party spent on the recent Assembly polls in four States and one Union Territory, according to expenditure statements filed with the Election Commission of India (ECI)
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In a recent development, notable figures in Delhi, including LK Advani, Jagdeep Dhankhar, and S Jaishankar, received notices about inconsistencies in their voter registration forms. Field verification teams have cross-checked the details and confirmed their inclusion in the final electoral roll
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has dismissed allegations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar as political campaigns. He emphasized that the Election Commission operates based on consensus or majority opinion among its members
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Twelve years on from the launch of the Make in India campaign on September 25, 2014, a look at 12 metrics spanning growth, investment, employment, and exports shows that the manufacturing sector’s share in India’s economic growth, employment
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The Cockroach Janta Party political campaign on Thursday said it would launch a nationwide agitation if Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar does not resign within 48 hours. “We will not withdraw such a protest without Gyanesh Kumar resigning,” said the campaign’s founder Abhijeet Dipke
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Akhilesh Yadav has called for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar due to alleged discrepancies. Internal conflicts have reportedly arisen within the Election Commission regarding procedural changes. Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi raised concerns
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Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema slammed the Centre over the the Enforcement Directorate's search operations in the state, accusing it of misusing probe agencies ahead of the state assembly polls. AAP workers on Thursday staged a protest outside the GMADA office and raised slogans
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Rahul Gandhi, the leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, on Thursday said that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar should resign from his post and “turn approver”. The Congress leader also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah “will be investigated” for
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BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi challenged Rahul Gandhi's claims about the Election Commission's functioning and decision-making processes. Trivedi questioned Gandhi's reliance on unverified media reports without substantial evidence. He also highlighted Congress's historical electoral failures
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Eight MLAs of the United Democratic Party in Meghalaya joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday. This took the BJP’s tally in the 60-member Assembly to 10 from two, making it the second-largest party in the House. The United Democratic Party is left with four legislators
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Divisions within the Election Commission of India have reportedly delayed the annual Summary Revision of electoral rolls for 2026-27, potentially affecting the timely inclusion of new 18-year-old voters. According to ET, the exercise has not resumed since the 2024 cycle amid the Special Intensive
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Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav admonished the recent demolition drive in Ayodhya by the Uttar Pradesh Government and alleged that poor families are being uprooted and deprived of their homes and livelihood. He promised to compensate them if his party returns to power in Uttar Pradesh
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The Supreme Court addressed the delay regarding the disqualification of 20 rebel Trinamool MPs during a hearing. A three-member bench urged the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to expedite the decision process. Justice Bagchi referred to the three-month resolution period that has already lapsed for these
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Vivek Joshi, one of India’s three election commissioners, raised an internal alarm in May about the “gradual centralisation” of voter lists, The Indian Express reported in its investigation about divisions within the top leadership of the Election Commission on Wednesday.Vivek Joshi
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Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal has raised concerns about Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's support within the Election Commission. He claims that two Election Commissioners objected to irregularities during the Special Intensive Revision process
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Asarul Sheikh was returning from Kerala in the last week of August when he was stopped by the police from a railway station close to his home in Bengal’s Murshidabad district. The police accused the migrant worker of being a Bangladeshi and took him to the Lalgola detention centre 15 km away
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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in Delhi over the deteriorating law and order situation in the national capital after a 17-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped at a park in Kalkaji in New Delhi
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Nationalist Citizens Party of India has recently appointed 27 new national office-bearers, including seven former TMC MPs. This organizational announcement follows the resignation of 20 TMC Lok Sabha MPs who recently joined the NCPI. Key appointments include former TMC MPs as Vice Presidents and
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Mayawati will chair a significant all-India meeting in Lucknow to discuss the party's electoral strategies. This meeting is set to focus on preparations for upcoming Assembly elections in several states. Ram Gopal Yadav of the Samajwadi Party has expressed his interest in contesting the Rajya Sabha
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The Calcutta High Court recorded the West Bengal government's submission that five of the six cases challenged by Congress' Nandigram bypoll candidate Milan Pradhan had been closed. The court verbally observed that Pradhan should contest the polls
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The Election Commission on Tuesday said that the polls for 12 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal will be held on October 16. Ten seats are in Uttar Pradesh. For nine of them, the elections have been necessitated as the terms of the sitting MPs will end on November 25
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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has accused BJP Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari of targeting the Opposition similarly to Mamata Banerjee. He stated that Adhikari is using state power against Opposition parties, mirroring Banerjee's tactics. Chowdhury pointed out the inconsistency of TMC candidates in the
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“There is my friend, my sister,” said Pinky Kumari, her face lighting up with a smile. She was pointing to a photograph on display at an art exhibition in Shahbad Dairy, a low-income neighbourhood in North Delhi, on September 6. The photograph showed Srishti Gupta, a 28-year-old artist
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The autumn session of the J&K Assembly began amid protests, with BJP MLAs disrupting Question Hour over alleged governance failures, while NC and Congress legislators raised slogans demanding the restoration of statehood. Other opposition members joined the protests
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Opposition parties have formed a 21-member panel to protest the drug menace. They will launch an indefinite sit-in at Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's home. This action follows alleged attacks on those raising concerns about drug abuse. The committee demands an FIR against a minister and police
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According to results available so far, Independents have won seven posts, while Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), CPI(M) and Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) have secured one each. Elections for the posts were held in 273 urban local bodies on Monday after heads of 32 of the 305 bodies covered under the
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