Assembly Polls
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18% candidates contesting Assembly polls in five states have criminal cases, says study
Among these states, Telangana has the highest number of candidates with criminal cases.
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Congress asks Election Commission to stop ‘misuse’ of central agencies ahead of Assembly polls
The Enforcement Directorate has conducted raids on party leaders in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.
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Assembly elections: Mizoram records 77.73% turnout as voting ends
In Chhattisgarh, the 20 constituencies that are part of the first phase of the election registered a turnout of 71.11%.
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Trending
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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Unnatural sex between husband and wife not rape, woman’s consent immaterial: Madhya Pradesh HC
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
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EC issues notices to Himanta Biswa Sarma, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for alleged poll code violations
The panel sought a response from Sarma on an allegedly inflammatory speech, and from Vadra on alleged false statements about Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Congress asks EC to take action against Amit Shah, Himanta Biswa Sarma for communal speeches
A party delegation submitted complaints about the Union home minister and Assam chief minister to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar.
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Why the BJP is giving tickets to MPs in the upcoming state elections
The party has always been more powerful at the Centre due to Modi’s popularity. But his ministers being nominated for Assembly polls is not a regular feature.
Abhik Deb
Video
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Five poll-bound states’ Assemblies met for less than 30 days a year in current term, report shows
The average days of sittings have reduced significantly between 1952 and 2022 in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Chhattisgarh.
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Omicron: Decision on holding Assembly polls after UP visit next week, says Election Commission chief
The Allahabad High Court has requested the Election Commission to postpone the polls because of the spread of the new variant.
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‘Who tapped the phones and why,’ asks Amit Shah after TMC releases alleged recording of BJP leaders
Shah claimed that there was nothing secretive about the conversation between Mukul Roy and Shishir Bajoria.
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The Reel
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry
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PC Chacko quits Congress ahead of Kerala polls, says ‘no democracy left’ in party
The senior leader also alleged there was groupism within the party.
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Election Commission expected to announce dates for Assembly polls in 4 states, Puducherry today
Elections will be held for 294 seats in West Bengal, 234 in Tamil Nadu, 140 in Kerala, 126 in Assam and 30 in Puducherry.
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Telangana: KCR elected leader of legislature party, likely to take oath as CM on Thursday
Rao’s Telangana Rashtra Samithi won 88 seats out of 119 in the Assembly elections.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Kolkata beat Mumbai in a thriller at Wankhede for the first time in 12 years
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh, Aryan and five other Indians enter finals
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Cricket, ICC rankings: India remain No 1 in ODIs and T20Is, ranked second in Tests
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Watch, ICC Men's T20 World Cup: Sean Paul and Kes combine to create tournament's official anthem
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Four Indians move to semi-finals with comprehensive wins