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A ten-member TMC delegation comprising Derek O'Brien, Mohammed Nadimul Haque, Dola Sen, Saket Gokhale, Sagarika Ghose, Vivek Gupta, Arpita Ghosh, Santanu Sen, Abir Ranjan Biswas and Sudip Raha after meeting with the full bench of Election Commission of India (ECI), in New Delhi, Monday, April 8, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Congress, TMC, BJP Teams Meet EC

The TMC leaders also sat on a dharna outside the poll panel office and were later detained by the Delhi police

09 Apr 2024 1:45 AM

EC Makes New Electoral Bonds Data Public

According to the latest dataset released by the EC, the BJP is the biggest beneficiary of the electoral bonds scheme

18 Mar 2024 2:08 AM

Voting will take place in Delhi on May 25. Among other metros, Chennai will vote first on April 19, followed by Bengaluru on April 26, Hyderabad on May 13, Mumbai on May 20 and Kolkata in the final phase on June 1. (AFP)

7-phase LS polls over 44 days to start April 19, results on June 4

UP, Bengal, Bihar to have 7-phase voting; 4 state polls with LS

17 Mar 2024 2:02 AM

Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar. (PTI)

New Faces for Election Commission Amidst Controversy

The selection of the two officers comes a day before the Supreme Court is to hear petitions challenging the selection process of ECs

15 Mar 2024 1:47 AM

The Supreme Court on Monday had ordered the SBI to disclose the details of electoral bonds to the election commission by Tuesday evening.

SBI hands over electoral bonds details to EC

Bank gives raw data to EC; poll panel races to place the details on its website today

13 Mar 2024 12:38 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Seen ‘reform, transform, perform’ in 5 years: PM

Modi speaks on last day of the session before Lok Sabha polls

11 Feb 2024 1:35 AM

President Droupadi Murmu addresses the joint session of Parliament on the opening day of the Budget session, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. (PTI Photo)

President Murmu says Ram Mandir, eco reforms key achievements

In a departure from tradition, the economic survey was not tabled in Parliament ahead of the Union Budget

01 Feb 2024 12:22 AM

Yechury refuses invitation to attend Ram mandir inauguration event

The Left party, in a statement, said the religious ceremony had been converted into an instrument for political gain

27 Dec 2023 2:21 AM

Villagers show their ink-marked fingers after casting votes for the Rajasthan Assembly elections, in Ajmer, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Tight contest in MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, predict exit polls

A hung Assembly stares at Mizoram, where the incumbent MNF may score well but not well enough to form a government

01 Dec 2023 12:54 AM

Some who got the alert message include Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, TMC MP Mahua Moitra, and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi among others. (Twitter)

State Behind Apple Attack: Opposition; Will Probe, Says Govt

Apple said individuals in 150 countries have been sent such mail and some alerts may be false

01 Nov 2023 1:16 AM

Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (AP/PTI)

Jaishankar hits back at Canada at UN amid row

Jaishankar stressed that respect for territorial integrity and non-interference in internal affairs cannot be exercised in cherry-picking

27 Sep 2023 12:14 AM

Police officials at the residence of Punjab gangster Sukha Duneke who was killed in inter-gang rivalry in Canada, in Moga district, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Indian gangster Sukha shot dead in Canada

His name was among 43 of NIA’s most-wanted terrorists

22 Sep 2023 12:46 AM

President Droupadi Murmu with Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi proceeds to address the joint sitting of Parliament on the opening day of the Budget Session, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore

'Fearless, decisive' government ensuring development: Prez Murmu

My government always kept the country's interest paramount, showed the will to completely change the policy-strategy, President said

31 Jan 2023 12:36 PM

The Centre on Thursday ordered the blocking of eight YouTube channels, including one operating from Pakistan, for allegedly using "fake and sensational thumbnails" and spreading disinformation related to India's national security, foreign relations and public order. (ANI)

Government blocks eight YouTube channels over misinformation

The blocked 7 Indian & 1 Pakistan-based YouTube news channels had a cumulative viewership of over 114 cr and were subscribed by 85.73L users

19 Aug 2022 8:49 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation on the occasion of the 76th Independence Day at the Red Fort, in New Delhi, Monday, Aug 15, 2022. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore)

PM Modi sets 25-year target to join developed nations

Says corruption, nepotism two major challenges before nation

16 Aug 2022 6:53 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs the 7th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog at Rashtrapati Bhawan Cultural Centre, in New Delhi, Sunday, Aug 7, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Modi tells CMs to slash imports, boost exports

Telangana CM K. Chandrashekar Rao and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar skip the meeting

08 Aug 2022 1:20 AM

Outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind posing with the new President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. (AFP)

Droupadi Murmu: My being President is success for all poor

Reaching the post of President is not my personal achievement, it is the achievement of every poor (person) in India, President said

25 Jul 2022 11:57 AM

PM Modi, Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, Congress MPs Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh, Union MoS Anupriya Patel, AAP MP Sanjay Singh, BJP MP Jayant Sinha, Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Nitin Gadkari, cast their votes for the election of the President, at Parliament House in New Delhi (PTI)

99% MPs, MLAs vote in Presidential election: Murmu tipped to win

NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu, who is pitted against the united Opposition candidate, Yashwant Sinha, is the clear favourite to win

19 Jul 2022 6:59 AM

Locals at a crowded wholesale market on Avenue Road on 'World Population Day', in Bengaluru, Monday, July 11, 2022. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak)

By 2023, India number 1 in population, overtaking China

The global population is growing at its slowest rate since 1950, having fallen under one per cent in 2020

11 Jul 2022 11:20 AM

A man checks the debris of the burnt private residence of prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, July 10, 2022. (AP)

Amid escalating Colombo crisis, India vows it will 'stand with people of Sri Lanka'

Several Indian political parties urged the government to proactively help crisis-ridden Sri Lanka

10 Jul 2022 11:58 PM

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