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    BJP trying religious polarisation in Nagaon: INC candidate Pradyut Bordoloi
    Assam

    BJP trying religious polarisation in Nagaon: INC candidate Pradyut Bordoloi

    Nagaon, April 24: Congress candidate for Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency in Assam, Pradyut Bordoloi, alleged that the ruling BJP is trying religious polarisation in Nagaon, which has become a Muslim majority constituency after delimitation by the Election Commission of India last year.Out of a total...
    Ajmal to move SC against closure of govt madrassas in Assam
    Assam

    Ajmal to move SC against closure of govt madrassas in Assam

    Guwahati, Apr 24:AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal has said he will move the Supreme Court against the Assam government's decision to close the state-run madrassas.The sitting Dhubri MP expressed hope that the apex court will order the reopening of all closed madrasas in Assam.The "UP government announced...
    Indians can now get multiple entry Schengen visa with longer validity as EU eases norms
    International

    Indians can now get multiple entry Schengen visa with longer validity as EU...

    New Delhi, April 23: Frequent Indian travellers to Europe will now be able to apply for multiple-entry Schengen visa for up to five years, with the European Commission effecting certain changes in the existing rules.The European Union's ambassador to India, Herve Delphin, described the new visa...
    Gukesh wins Candidates, becomes youngest ever challenger for world title
    Sports

    Gukesh wins Candidates, becomes youngest ever challenger for world title

    Toronto, April 22: India's 17-year-old Grandmaster D Gukesh scripted history by winning the Candidates Chess Tournament in Toronto to become the youngest ever challenger to the world title, bettering a record created by the legendary Garry Kasparov 40 years ago. Gukesh played out an easy draw with...
    Repolling underway at 11 polling stations in Manipur amid tight security
    North East

    Repolling underway at 11 polling stations in Manipur amid tight security

    Imphal, April 22: Following the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) order, repolling is underway at 11 polling stations in the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha constituency amidst tight security on Monday morning.The decision about fresh polling was taken following a directive from the Election Commission,...
    Iran-Israel conflict: Oil, LNG prices to shoot up if Tehran blocks Strait of Hormuz
    International

    Iran-Israel conflict: Oil, LNG prices to shoot up if Tehran blocks Strait of...

    New Delhi, April 21: Oil and LNG prices are likely to shoot up if Iran is to block Strait of Hormuz, through which countries like India import crude oil from Saudi Arabia, Iraq and UAE, leading to a spike in inflation, analysts said on the Iran-Israel conflict. The Iran and Israel conflict has...
    Polling official, IRBn personnel die due to cardiac arrest during Arunachal elections
    North East

    Polling official, IRBn personnel die due to cardiac arrest during Arunachal...

    Itanagar, Apr 21: A polling official and a constable of the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRBn) died due to cardiac arrest during simultaneous assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Arunachal Pradesh on April 19, a top poll official said.Three others have been admitted to hospitals after suffering heart...
    SC seeks Centre, Assam’s reply on fresh plea challenging CAA rules
    Assam

    SC seeks Centre, Assam’s reply on fresh plea challenging CAA rules

    New Delhi, Apr 19: The Supreme Court on Friday sought replies of the Centre and the Assam government on a plea challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024, meant to operationalise and regulate the process of grant of Indian citizenship to non-Muslim migrants who came from Pakistan,...
    Women voters outnumber men in all 5 Assam LS seats where voting is underway
    Assam

    Women voters outnumber men in all 5 Assam LS seats where voting is underway

    Guwahati, Apr 19: Women, who outnumber male voters in all the five Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam going to polls in the first phase, came out in large numbers to exercise their franchise on Friday. Women were seen queuing up before polling stations from 5 am and most of them said they...
    Assam: Direct, triangular contests to decide fate of 35 candidates in 5 LS constituencies
    Assam

    Assam: Direct, triangular contests to decide fate of 35 candidates in 5 LS...

    Guwahati, Apr 18: Voting will be held amid tight security, with 60 companies of security forces deployed across the five constituencies.The BJP is contesting in all five seats, the Congress in four and supporting the Assam Jatiya Parishad contestant in one, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in two, and the...
    15 crorepati candidates in fray for 5 Lok Sabha seats in Assam
    Assam

    15 'crorepati' candidates in fray for 5 Lok Sabha seats in Assam

    Guwahati, Apr 17: Of the 35 candidates in the fray for the five Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam going to the polls on April 19, fifteen are 'crorepati' with the richest being independent woman candidate Diluwara Begum Chowdhury from the Kaziranga seat.The five Lok Sabha constituencies going to the...
    Centre’s priority is to bring peace in Manipur by taking all communities on board: Shah
    North East

    Centre’s priority is to bring peace in Manipur by taking all communities on...

    Imphal, April 15: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that the BJP-led central government’s priority is to establish peace in the ethnic strife-affected Manipur.This Lok Sabha election is between forces trying to break Manipur and those keeping it united, Shah said at a public meeting in...
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