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- Hyderabad
Telangana HC serves notices to BRS MLA, Speaker on defection case
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has issued notices to Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender and Speaker of the Assembly Gaddam Prasad Kumar, asking them to reply to the petition filed by Bharatiya Janata…
- Top Stories
It may split votes: Opposition criticises Owaisi–Humayun Kabir poll tie-up
New Delhi: Opposition leaders on Monday, March 23, criticised the alliance between the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Humayun Kabir, saying such moves could divide votes…
- Hate Crime
Punjab police drag Dalit woman by hair, assault her in broad daylight
Chandigarh: In an alleged case of police brutality, a Dalit woman was assaulted and dragged by her hair in Punjab’s Jalandhar by a police officer on Friday, March 20. The incident came…
- India
Assam Minister Nandita Garlosa joins Congress ahead of polls
Guwahati: Assam Minister Nandita Garlosa joined the Congress on Sunday, March 22, after being denied a BJP ticket, and she will contest the upcoming assembly polls from Haflong constituency in Dima Hasao…
- India
AIMIM to contest Bengal elections with Humayun Kabir’s party
Hyderabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi, on Sunday, March 22, announced that the party will contest the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections in alliance with Humayun Kabir’s Aam…
- India
Former Puducherry minister quits BJP after being denied poll ticket
Puducherry: BJP functionary and a former minister in the AINRC-led coalition government, AK Sai J Saravanankumar has quit the national party, days after being denied a poll ticket to contest the April…
- India
BJP names one more candidate for April 9 Puducherry polls
New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday, March 22, named one more candidate for the April 9 Assembly polls in Puducherry, fielding M Arulmurugan from Karaikal South. On Saturday, the BJP had released…
- Hyderabad
Raja Singh writes to Amit Shah, seeks security for family
Hyderabad: Former BJP leader and Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah claiming that he has been receiving death threats repeatedly through phone calls and…
- Kolkata
SIR fallout gives TMC edge in Bengal polls, says Sagarika Ghose
Kolkata: TMC’s Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose said anti-incumbency in West Bengal, which was localised, has largely been obscured by the fallout of the SIR exercise, giving the party a distinct edge…
- Telangana
BJP announces Telangana Assembly siege to protest Congress govt’s failures
Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced that it will lay siege to the State Assembly on Monday, March 23, protesting what it calls the failures of the Congress government. The…
- Hyderabad
Petition filed in HC against Speaker’s verdict on Danam Nagender
Hyderabad: A petition has been filed in the Telangana High Court challenging the recent decision of the Assembly Speaker regarding Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender and his party affiliation. It may be recalled…
- India
Those targeting Bengal go to hell: CM Mamata lashes out at Eid gathering
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led Centre, accusing it of trying to snatch away voting rights through the SIR, describing Prime Minister…
- India
4 arrested over Iftar leftovers dumped near temple in UP
Shravasti: Four people were arrested here on Friday for allegedly dumping leftovers of non-vegetarian food in a freshwater drain near an ashram’s temple, police said. The incident took place near Sonpathri Ashram…
- Hate Crime
Varanasi iftar party row: Owners claim youth forcibly took boat
Varanasi: In a significant development, the owners of the boat where 14 youth held an iftar party have claimed that their canoe was forcibly taken against their will. The statements made by…
- India
RG Kar rape victim’s mother eyes BJP ticket in West Bengal polls
Kolkata: The mother of RG Kar victim on Thursday, March 19, said she wants to contest the West Bengal Assembly election as a BJP candidate, asserting that she aims to take the…