Kerala, Assam, Puducherry polls draw global attention as EC hosts 38 delegates from 22 nations | India News

The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday said the Assembly elections in Kerala, Puducherry and Assam drew global attention, with 38 delegates from 22 countries witnessing India’s electoral process firsthand under the poll panel’s International Election Visitors’ Programme (IEVP) 2026.In a statement, the EC said the delegates observed the scale, precision and vibrancy of the polls,…

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Evening news wrap: Iran, US truce talks begin; Artemis II completes milestone lunar return | India News

US and Iran peace talks began in Islamabad. Nasa’s Artemis II returned safely, completing the historic lunar mission with the Orion capsule safely splashing down in the Pacific. PM Modi targeted TMC on corruption and infiltration, promising faster CAA citizenship for eligible refugees if BJP wins. White House denied agreeing to unfreeze Iranian assets amid…

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‘Only Pak can play the kind of role’: Tharoor’s swipe at Islamabad over Iran-US mediation | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday took a jibe at Islamabad as it mediates talks between Iran and the United States, highlighting allegations that Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif‘s X post was drafted by Washington.While talking to reporters, Tharoor said, ‘Do you know what kind of relationship Pakistan has with Washington… There have…

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West Bengal polls: PM Modi vows to release ‘white paper’ on alleged TMC corruption | India News

PM Narendra Modi (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sharpened the BJP’s campaign pitch in poll-bound West Bengal, focusing on issues of infiltration, citizenship and alleged corruption under the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government.Addressing a public rally in Katwa in Purba Bardhaman district, PM Modi promised that the process of granting citizenship…

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BJP, EC tried to invalidate my Bhabanipur candidature with ‘false cases’: Mamata at Keshiyari rally | India News

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister and All India Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of attempting to get her candidature from the Bhabanipur assembly seat cancelled with the help of the Election Commission of India by filing “false cases”, alleging the move was…

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TMC, BJP supporters clash during campaign in West Bengal’s Hooghly; FIR lodged | India News

BJP leader Biman Ghosh (Photo credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Supporters of the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party clashed during an election campaign on Friday in the Hooghly district of West Bengal, news agency ANI reported.Biman Ghosh, BJP’s candidate from the Pursurah Assembly constituency, alleged that four party workers sustained minor injuries in the…

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