GUWAHATI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday released its first list of 88 candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, scheduled for April 9, 2026. The party has held back one name for Sissiborgaon constituency.One of the biggest highlights of the announcement is the inclusion of Pradyut Bordoloi, the former Congress MP who joined the … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday announced its list of 88 candidates for the upcoming Assam assembly elections, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma set to contest from his traditional Jalukbari seat.The name of the candidate from Sissiborgaon constituency has been withheld. Under the new seat sharing arrangement, BJP will contest 89 seats, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has dismissed speculation about his chances of becoming Kerala’s next chief minister, saying he is not even in the race as he is not contesting the upcoming assembly elections.In an interview with PTI, the Thiruvananthapuram MP made it clear that the chief minister should ideally be chosen from among … Read more
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted people on the start of Navratri and the traditional Indian New Year, celebrated across the country in different forms.Extending wishes for Nav Samvatsar, Navratri, Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, Cheti Chand, Navreh and Sajibu Cheiraoba, the prime minister said these occasions mark the arrival of a new year, … Read more
KOLKATA: Within three days of announcing poll dates on March 15, Election Commission (EC) has transferred 60 senior IAS and IPS officers in Bengal. Seventeen of them were named election observers in other states.In latest orders since the Model Code of Conduct came into force, EC Wednesday transferred 13 IAS officers, who were serving as … Read more
The NIA’s suspicion that the seven arrested foreigners brought in drones from Europe via Myanmar has not been confirmed Border Porous, Area Out Of Junta’s Control The NIA’s suspicion that the seven arrested foreigners brought in drones from Europe via Myanmar has not been confirmed Border Porous, Area Out Of Junta’s Control The NIA’s suspicion … Read more
NEW DELHI: India has made significant progress in reducing child deaths over the past three decades, but deaths among newborns are a cause for concern, the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation Report 2025 shows, reports Anuja Jaiswal.The country’s under-five mortality rate has declined from 127 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990 … Read more
NEW DELHI: Questioning maintainability of the plea filed by ED and its officers against West Bengal govt and CM Mamata Banerjee for allegedly obstructing a search of political consultancy firm I-PAC, the state and its CM told Supreme Court on Wednesday the agency cannot claim it has a “fundamental right” to probe a case and … Read more
CEC Gyanesh Kumar has sent out a clear message to the election machinery in poll-going states – particularly officers brought in to replace the administrative and police brass seen as “pliable” or “partisan” towards the party in office – that they must maintain 100% neutrality while imposing strict checks on poll violence and voter intimidation. … Read more
NEW DELHI: Meta Platforms, earlier known as Facebook, has moved the Delhi high court seeking a stay on a Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) order. It was fined Rs 10 lakh as penalty for the alleged unauthorised sale and listing of walkie-talkies on Facebook Marketplace.Unlike Amazon and Flipkart, Facebook is not an e-commerce platform but … Read more