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BJP leader Puneet Tyagi resigned amid allegations of sexual exploitation by a Mumbai actress. Despite denying the claims, he stepped down to protect the party's image. The actress accused him of prolonged exploitation and mental distress, but no ...

While media reports indicate that a bill for simultaneous elections is likely to be introduced in Parliament during the upcoming winter session, the government is yet to make an announcement on it.

Two more international flights receive bomb threats, increasing the number of such hoax alerts that Indian airlines have received to 27 in four days ...

Shiv Sena sources deny reports of Sameer Wankhede contesting in the Maharashtra assembly election from Dharavi or any other seat, calling them pure conjecture.

Ministers of Nayab Singh Saini's cabinet, including veteran leader Anil Vij, were also sworn in at the ceremony.

New Delhi withdrew some of its diplomats from Ottawa and expelled several Canadian diplomats following Canada's designation of some Indian diplomats as "persons of interest" in the investigation into the killing of Khalistan activist Hardeep Singh .. ...

The decisions come before the Maharashtra and Jharkhand state assembly elections scheduled for November, but Vaishnaw said they have nothing to do with the polls ...

While Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar defended the integrity of EVMs, stating that they were foolproof, the Congress raised concerns over alleged election irregularities in Haryana. A senior leader suggested using paper ballots for ...

Our latest survey found nearly a halfway split on key questions of electoral politics, such as EVMs, exit polls and media bias. Read on for more details.

The government has recommended 7 names for appointments, with the swearing-in ceremony scheduled today.