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The Election Commission has found that 171 votes were cast at a booth where only 90 people were eligible to exercise their franchise in Halflong Assembly constituency of Dima Hasao district. (Representational Photo: AFP)

A booth with 90 voters in Assam polled 171 votes, officials fired

The district election officer suspended five poll officials of the booth, set up at 107(A) Khotlir LP School, and...

6 April 2021 4:14 AM IST

The report said as AFA inspectors combed through Dassault accounts in 2017, they raised an eyebrow when they came across an item expenditure costing 508,925 euros entered under the heading gifts to clients. (Photo: PTI)

French Portal: 1Million Euros gifted to middleman for Dassault

CBI and ED are investigating Defsys Solutions run by Sushen Gupta in the AgustaWestland case

6 April 2021 4:08 AM IST

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. (Twitter/ @MahaDGIPR)

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh resigns

Bombay High Court had directed the CBI to probe into allegations of corruption and misconduct levelled by Param Bir...

5 April 2021 3:14 PM IST

Adhir Ranjan calculated move, however, has raised eyebrows of the Left and ISF which see the Trinamul and the BJP as common enemies in the poll battle. (Photo: PTI)

Congress offers support to Mamata Banerjee if 22 TMC candidates pull...

WB Congress chief Adhir Ranjan, made the conditional offer to the TMC chief in wake of her open letter to UPA...

5 April 2021 4:48 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election campaign rally in support of BJP alliance party candidates of United People Party Liberal (UPPL) ahead of the third phase of Assam Assembly Elections, at Laupara in Baksa district. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi urges militants to join mainstream in Assam

Modi appealed to militants to lay down their arms and join the mainstream in order to build a peaceful and Aatmanirbhar...

4 April 2021 4:31 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a roadshow in support of BJP candidates ahead of the third phase of West Bengal Assembly polls, at Baruipur Paschim in South 24 Parganas. (Photo: PTI)

BJP will win 50 of 60 seats in West Bengal: Shah

He made the startling claim at two BJP rallies in North Bengal where he set a target before his party of bagging another...

3 April 2021 4:59 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a public meeting, in Cooch Behar district. (Photo: PTI)

Mamata to PM: Don't need your advice, will win Nandigram

When I have contested from Nandigram, I will indeed win there and blacken your face, she said

3 April 2021 4:08 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election campaign rally in support of his party candidates, during the ongoing West Bengal assembly polls, at Joynagar in South 24 Parganas district. (Photo: PTI)

BJP will win 200+ in West Bengal: Modi

Calls TMC shool (thorn) for West Bengal, asks if Mamata will contest from another seat

2 April 2021 4:52 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrives at a polling station during the second phase of West Bengal Assembly Polls, at Boyal in Nandigram. (Photo: PTI)

Clashes and drama at Nandigram; Mamata stranded at booth, dials Guv...

80 percent voting in second phase despite violence, allegations of booth capturing

2 April 2021 4:40 AM IST

Pakistans Cabinet on Thursday rejected the recommendation of the Economic Coordination Committee to import cotton and sugar from India. (Photo: AP)

U-turn: Pakistan Cabinet refuses trade with India, raises J&K

Qureshi links trade resumption to Article 370 restoration

2 April 2021 4:32 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Minister of State Vellamvelly Muraleedharan and BJP candidate E Sreedharan (R) waves at the crowd during an election campaign rally for Assembly polls in Palakkad constituency. (Photo: PTI)

As Judas betrayed Jesus, LDF has deceived people of Kerala: PM Modi

The Prime Minister also raised the Sabarimala issue accusing the LDF government of unleashing lathis on innocent...

31 March 2021 6:53 AM IST

Asserting that adopting modern practices in the agriculture sector is imperative, Modi said in every aspect of life, newness and modernisation are essential. (Photo: PTI)

Modi pushes for modernising agriculture

PM Modi also hailed the world's largest vaccination programme being carried out in India against the Covid-19

29 March 2021 4:01 AM IST