PM Modi to begin Chennai, Puducherry campaign today ahead of Assembly polls

IANS | April 3, 2026 7:59 AM

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to intensify the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) campaign in the South with a two-day visit to Chennai and Puducherry starting on Friday, in the run-up to the Assembly elections scheduled in Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory.

Back BJP to ‘save Assam’, ensure development: Nitin Gadkari​

IANS | April 2, 2026 9:27 PM

Guwahati, April 2 (IANS) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday appealed to voters in Assam to support the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Assembly elections, asserting that the state’s future and development hinge on a decisive mandate in favour of the party. ​

ECI hands Malda judicial officers' harassment probe to CBI

IANS | April 2, 2026 8:55 PM

Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday evening handed over the probe into the harassment of seven judicial adjudication officers at Kaliachak in minority-dominated Malda district to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).