Elections to the Karnataka Assembly will be conducted on May 12 and the results will be declared on May 15, the Election Commission of India (ECI) declared on Tuesday. The Gazette notification for the election will be issued on April 17. The last date for filing of nominations is April 24 and the last date of withdrawal of candidature is […]
» Read moreTwo journalists died on the spot as a SUV (sports utility vehicle) rammed their bike in Bhojpur district of Bihar on Sunday night. Family members of the journalists and locals alleged that they have been “murdered” by a former village Mukhia (village head). Journalists Navin Nishchal and his associate, Vijay Singh, who worked for Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar, were hit […]
» Read moreTwo Army jawans and two policemen lost their lives in a fresh exchange of fire between militants and security forces in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Another security personnel wounded in the gunfight is undergoing treatment at a hospital. His condition is stated to be stable, a police spokesperson said. An encounter broke out in the Arampora […]
» Read moreThe Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Friday decided to pull out of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The decision was announced by TDP president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu during a teleconference with party polit bureau members in Amaravati in the morning. The polit bureau also took a decision to move its own no-confidence motion against […]
» Read moreRajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu adjourned the House minutes after it assembled on Friday, after asking the members not to test the patience of an already disillusioned people. Mr. Naidu hinted that he would be compelled to take an extreme view of the persistent two-week disruptions if they were not brought to an end and appealed to all sections of […]
» Read moreSidelined AIADMK leader and R.K. Nagar MLA T.T.V. Dhinakaran on Thursday announced his new political party – Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK). At a public meeting organised at Melur, near Madurai, Mr. Dhinakaran also introduced the party flag that has black, white and red stripes and an image of former Chief Minister and AIADMK former general secretary Jayalalithaa at the […]
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