The EC has appointed 90 general, 31 police and 53 expenditure observers so far in the state, where assembly elections are set to be held in 126 constituencies.
Out of 259 candidates analysed, 13% of them have declared serious criminal cases against themselves, the ADR report stated. Educational qualifications of 37% was between Class 5-12.
Addressing a rally in Assam's Dibrugarh, the Madhya Pradesh CM said the Congress has failed to carry out any developmental work in the Northeast since Independence.
The BJP said the Home Minister will address two public meetings at Margarita and Nazira in Assam Sunday. He will then leave for Bengal where he will hold a road show in Kharagpur.
Gogoi also hit out at the BJP for criticising Congress' alliance with AIUDF, saying the alliances were not based on religion but on whether one is for CAA or against it.
In the first phase, 22 sitting MLAs of the saffron party will be contesting the polls while in the second, nine sitting MLAs have been allotted the same seat.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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