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SC grants time to Centre to file response on plea seeking to debar politic
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The court was dealing with a plea relating to the criminalisation of politics. The petitioner Ashwini Upadhyay has sought to debar political who are charge-sheeted from contesting elections.
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"BJP trying to threaten voters": Meghalaya Congress chief
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In the last election in 2018, Congress won 21 seats, but this time the party is contesting with new faces and exuding its confidence to win the assembly elections which are slated to be held on February 27.
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Situation changed, this time Meghalaya CM will be from BJP: Assam CM
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is the convenor of the North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), was in Shillong to oversee BJP's campaigning for the Meghalaya polls, said, "Last time BJP won two seats and this time we are contesting in 60 seats. This time our government will be formed. This time t
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Not interested in any position: Shashi Tharoor rules out contesting for CW
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday dismissed contesting for the position of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) saying that he contested for the president post as he stood up for certain principles and now it is for others to 'step forward'.
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Tripura Assembly polls: Voting begins amid tight security
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The polling for the Tripura Assembly elections began amid tight security on Thursday.
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Congress will hardly win one or two seats in Meghalaya, says BJP state chi
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"This is the first time we are contesting on all 60 seats here, we get the majority and form the government," Ernest Mawrie said.
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Tripura polls: Top guns of Congress 'missing in action'; BJP looks to reta
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The CPI(M) and the Congress are jointly contesting the elections to the 60-member Tripura assembly, which will be held on February 16 but no top leaders of the Congress party were seen in any of the poll rallies or roadshows in the northeastern state.
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"BJP wave already in Nagaland...:" says party's Dimapur candidate after fi
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate H Tovihoto Ayemi, contesting from Dimapur Assembly constituency in Nagaland polls on Saturday, filed his candidature.
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Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio's assets rose by Rs 10.54 crore over last five ye
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Among the crorepati candidates, Nagaland Chief Minister and National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) candidate from Northern Angami - II seat Neiphiu Rio has emerged as one among the richest candidates contesting in this election with declared assets of Rs 46.95 crore.
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Pakistan, IMF at odds over Rs 900 billion fiscal gap
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Meanwhile, Pakistan is contesting the fiscal gap in achieving the primary deficit. Pakistani authorities have asked the IMF for incorporating flow of reduction under the revised Circular Debt Management Plan (CDMP) and reduced the amount of required additional subsidy of Rs 605 billion again
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Nagaland will re-elect BJP-NDPP alliance to sustain momentum of growth: Hi
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
BJP is keen to expand its footprint in the northeast and has made strong preparations for upcoming elections in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland. In Nagaland, BJP will contest the polls in alliance with the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP). The party will be contesting on 20
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BJP steps up Tripura campaign, Nadda says double-engine government has cha
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The BJP is contesting the polls in alliance with Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) which has fielded five candidates
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