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Milan Pradhan, the Congress candidate for the upcoming Nandigram Assembly bypoll in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district, has moved the Calcutta High Court seeking urgent interim protection against coercive action in five other cases registered against him during the 2007 anti-land acquisition movement. Pradhan, who was arrested late last week …

In a major employment facilitation drive, Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits across central government ministries and departments during the 20th edition of the Rozgar Mela. Addressing the recruits virtually through video conferencing, the Prime Minister congratulated the selected candidates and their …

Political friction between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party escalated across Jammu and Kashmir as the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) staged fierce demonstrations outside its party headquarters at Shaheedi Chowk in Jammu. Led by JKPCC President Tariq Hameed Karra and working president Raman Bhalla, scores of …

Political temperatures in Jammu and Kashmir are set to climb as the Legislative Assembly convenes for its Autumn Session in Srinagar from September 21. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), serving as the principal opposition party in the House, has drawn up an aggressive legislative offensive to hold the Omar Abdullah-led …

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), registered a dominant victory in the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections 2026, capturing three out of the four central panel positions. ABVP nominee Yash Dabas was elected President after securing 24,576 votes, defeating …

Tensions flared in Ludhiana on Saturday when senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu was detained by Punjab Police outside the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) gate. The incident occurred as Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s official cavalcade was arriving to inaugurate the annual two-day …

High-stakes political drama unfolded in West Bengal ahead of the crucial October 6 assembly by-elections as Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, the candidate fielded by the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress faction for Murshidabad’s Rejinagar constituency, announced his withdrawal from the contest, only to stage a dramatic reversal within a matter of hours. …

In a major political and electoral development ahead of the October 6 West Bengal Assembly by-elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has frozen the traditional ‘Flowers & Grass’ symbol and the party name ‘All India Trinamool Congress’. The interim order strips both rival camps of the identity associated with …

In a key organisational move aimed at strengthening its digital infrastructure ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Subhash Yaduvansh as its state social media in-charge. The decision was formally announced in an official list featuring 13 …

In a massive welfare push fulfilling signature pre-election guarantees, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay announced the formal rollout of two flagship social sector initiatives. The state government confirmed that the ambitious ‘Thaaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam’—providing a 1-gram gold ring to newborn babies delivered in government hospitals—will officially launch …