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Centre must form govt or hold polls in Manipur: BJP MLA Meetei

Centre must form govt or hold polls in Manipur: BJP MLA Meetei

Manipurโ€™s prolonged political vacuum has prompted a ruling party legislator to call for fresh elections, as the state continues under Presidentโ€™s Rule with no clarity on government formation six months after the assembly was placed under Central administration. ย  BJP MLA L Rameshwor Meetei on Thursday said the situation had reached a point where the Centre must either facilitate the formation of a stable government or allow the electorate to return to the polls. His remarks reflect growing unease within the state unit of the party, which has been grappling with an extended constitutional impasse amid the ongoing ethnic conflict.…
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Active participation of women marks Phase 1 voting in Bihar Assembly Polls

Active participation of women marks Phase 1 voting in Bihar Assembly Polls

In the initial phase of the Bihar assembly elections, several prominent political leaders voted early on Thursday. Among them was RJD leader and INDIA bloc Chief Minister candidate Tejashwi Yadav, who cast his ballot in Patna with his family, including RJD chief Lalu Prasad. Other key figures who voted early included Union minister Giriraj Singh and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha in Lakhisarai, along with Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh 'Lalan' in Patna. The contest revolves around issues from development to law and order, contrasting Nitish Kumar's governance track record with Tejashwi Yadav's emphasis on social justice. A…
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TMC launches statewide drive against BJPโ€™s โ€˜agency terrorismโ€™

TMC launches statewide drive against BJPโ€™s โ€˜agency terrorismโ€™

Theย Trinamool Congress (TMC)ย on Tuesday staged a massive protest march in Kolkata, accusing the Election Commission of conspiring toย delete genuine votersโ€™ namesย under the pretext of the ongoingย Special Intensive Revision (SIR)ย process. The rally, led by party supremoย Mamata Banerjeeย and All India General Secretaryย Abhishek Banerjee, marked the beginning of a larger campaign aimed at legally and politically countering what the party calls the BJPโ€™s โ€œagency terrorism.โ€ ย  In a significant move, the TMC Lawyersโ€™ Cell has announced a series of public meetings across all districts of West Bengal from November 11 to 20. The campaign will begin at Dorina Crossing in central Kolkata at…
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Mamata vows to protect voters as SIR begins in Bengal

Mamata vows to protect voters as SIR begins in Bengal

As the Election Commission-directed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll kicked off across West Bengal on Tuesday, Chief Ministerย Mamata Banerjeeย addressed a public meeting inย Jorasankoย after leading a massive procession in central Kolkata, promising to protect the voting rights of Bengal residents and launching a blistering attack on the BJP and the Election Commission. ย  Following the ECโ€™s instructions, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and Booth Level Agents (BLAs) began door-to-door verification and enumeration work from Tuesday morning as part of the SIR exercise. BLOs are issuing and collecting forms and carrying out additional checks to update and correct the voter…
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Cong, AAP spar over compensation for Gujarat farmers

Cong, AAP spar over compensation for Gujarat farmers

A political slugfest has erupted between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, the Opposition Congress, and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Gujarat over the quantum of compensation due to be paid to farmers who have suffered crop damage due to recent unseasonal rains. ย  While the AAP demanded that all affected farmers be paid a compensation of โ‚น50,000 per hectare without holding any assessment survey, the Congress dismissed this amount as paltry and sought a much higher payoutโ€” โ‚น50,000 per bigha (one hectare is approximately six bighas in Gujarat). ย  These compensation demands are being made at a time when…
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Dynastic politics โ€˜grave threatโ€™ to Indian democracy: Shashi Tharoor

Dynastic politics โ€˜grave threatโ€™ to Indian democracy: Shashi Tharoor

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said dynastic politics across the political spectrum pose a โ€œgrave threatโ€ to Indian democracy and asserted that it is high time India traded โ€œdynasty for meritocracyโ€. He said that when political power is determined by lineage rather than ability, commitment, or grassroots engagement, the quality of governance suffers. In an article for international media organisation Project Syndicate, the Thiruvananthapuram MP pointed out that while the Nehru-Gandhi family is associated with the Congress, dynastic succession prevails across the political spectrum. Meanwhile, BJP latched on to Tharoorโ€™s remarks, calling it a โ€œvery insightful pieceโ€ on how Indian…
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“NDA ki pehchan Vikas se hai aur RJD, Cong ki pehchan Vinash hain”: PM Modi in Saharsa

“NDA ki pehchan Vikas se hai aur RJD, Cong ki pehchan Vinash hain”: PM Modi in Saharsa

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed a massive crowd in Saharsa, calling on the women and youth of Bihar to remain vigilant against the "Jungle Raj" forces of RJD and Congress, while assuring a strong NDA government focused on progress and empowerment. Reiterating his development pitch, he said, "NDA ki pehchan vikas se hai aur RJD aur Congress ki pehchan vinash hain." ย  https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1985266602473062872 ย  Addressing the rally ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, PM Modi said, "I would also like to tell every sister and daughter of Bihar to be vigilant. These Jungle Raj people want to stop…
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Vehicle checks delay newspaper deliveries in Punjab; Oppn slams govt

Vehicle checks delay newspaper deliveries in Punjab; Oppn slams govt

Sunday morning, in some parts of Punjab, newspaper deliveries were delayed after post Punjab Police conducted vehicle checks, particularly commercial transports, during the intervening night of Saturday-Sunday. Police explained that they were checking vehicles transporting various goods because they had received an intelligence input and were acting on it. However, the opposition parties took a dig at the ruling AAP government, slamming it for checking the newspaper delivery vehicles and termed it as an โ€œattack on the mediaโ€. ย  โ€œRaids on newspaper delivery vans across Punjab are a chilling attack on press freedom,โ€ Leader of Opposition and Congress veteran Partap…
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Confident of victory in Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav announces swearing-in date of the opposition coalition

Confident of victory in Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav announces swearing-in date of the opposition coalition

INDIA blocโ€™s chief ministerial candidate of Bihar, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, on Sunday announced the swearing-in date of the new government in the state, saying he has no doubt that the opposition coalition would win. โ€œOn November 14, the results of the Bihar assembly polls will be declared, and on November 18, swearing-in will take placeโ€, the RJD leader told reporters. Tejashwiโ€™s remark came as a reaction to the arrest of Anant Singh, former Mokama MLA, who has been fielded by Chief Minister Nitish Kumarโ€™s JD(U) as a candidate in the upcoming polls. Singh was arrested on Sunday for the…
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