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March 21, 2026 10:03 PM

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BJP Releases First List of Candidates for Puducherry Assembly Elections

The Bharatiya Janata Party has released its first list of candidates for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly elections, naming nominees for 9 of the 10 seats allotted to it. The list includes Home Minister Namasivayam from Mannadipet, State President V.P. Ramalingam from Raj Bhavan, Minister John Ku...

March 21, 2026 9:50 PM

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Muslims Celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with Devotion and Fervour

Muslims across Telangana are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan fasting, with devotion and fervour. The month-long fasting, charity, and spiritual reflection culminate in Eid-ul-Fitr, symbolising the revelation of the Quran.   Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla and Chief Minister Revanth R...

March 21, 2026 9:35 PM

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BJD Suspends Six MLAs for Cross-Voting in Odisha Rajya Sabha Elections

The Biju Janata Dal has suspended six of its Members of the Legislative Assembly for cross-voting during the recent elections to four Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha. The MLAs suspended are Chakramani Kanhar from Baliguda, Naba Kishore Mallick from Jayadev, Souvic Biswal from Choudwar-Cuttack, Subasin...

March 21, 2026 6:39 PM

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Kolkata Police Homicide Branch Takes Over R.G. Kar Hospital Lift Accident Case

The homicide branch of the Kolkata Police Detective Department has taken over the investigation into the lift accident at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, which claimed the life of Arup Bandopadhyay on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.   Police have arrested five individuals, inclu...

March 21, 2026 4:58 PM

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Tripura to Get Health University, Announces CM Dr. Manik Saha

Chief Minister of Tripura, Dr. Manik Saha, announced that a Health University will soon be established in the State. He made this statement while inaugurating a training workshop for dental surgeons, nursing officers, and community health officers at Pragya Bhavan in Agartala on the occasion of Worl...

March 21, 2026 1:58 PM

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ECI sets up 19 Appellate Tribunals in West Bengal for voter roll appeals

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has constituted 19 Appellate Tribunals in West Bengal to hear appeals related to the inclusion or exclusion of voters in the electoral rolls as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in the state.   The ECI said the decision was taken in complian...

March 21, 2026 1:48 PM

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Kerala CEO says Media Certification Committee begins work for assembly elections

Keralam Chief Electoral Officer Ratan U Kelkar has said that the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee has started its work as part of the assembly elections. He informed that the certification of political advertisements given in visual and social media and monitoring of paid news in connect...