Final preparations underway for Assam, Kerala Assembly polls

IANS | April 8, 2026 3:44 PM

Guwahati/Thiruvananthapuram, April 8 (IANS) With the highly anticipated Assembly elections in Assam and Kerala just a day away, polling officials and security personnel on Wednesday intensified efforts to ensure free and fair voting.

Statement war erupts in Bengal after ECI's 'straight-talk to Trinamool Congress'

IANS | April 8, 2026 3:07 PM

Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) A political slugfest erupted in West Bengal on Wednesday following a statement released by the Election Commission of India (ECI) that seemingly confronts the Trinamool Congress regarding their responsibility to ensure that the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections in the state will occur without fear, violence, intimidation, and inducement.

Cong repeat offender, has 'Dalit virodhi' mindset: BJP on Rahul's 'Bahujan' share remark

IANS | April 8, 2026 12:47 PM

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Congress, calling it "Dalit virodhi (against Dalits)" after Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi raised concerns over what he described as "systemic exclusion of Bahujan entrepreneurs" from major public sector contracts.

On poll eve, 2018 flood tragedy turns into political wrangle in Kerala

IANS | April 8, 2026 12:44 PM

Kochi, April 8 (IANS) The controversy over Kerala’s devastating 2018 floods has erupted into a sharp political slugfest, with Mathew Kuzhalnadan and Mathew T. Thomas, both candidates contesting from different constituencies, locking horns over allegations of administrative failure and ulterior motives.