A differently abled person casting his postal ballot from his house in Kovilankulam in Aruppukottai Assembly constituency on Monday. | Photo Credit: G. MOORTHY Casting of postal ballots for people aged 85 years and above and differently abled persons began in all the seven Assembly constituency of Virudhunagar district on Monday. A total of 2,008 … Read more
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: The Hindu The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday (April 12, 2026) detained seven people, including a Congress candidate for the West Bengal Assembly election, and arrested a panchayat member of the Indian Secular Front (ISF) over the gherao of judicial officers by locals in Malda protesting the … Read more
Various political parties in Tamil Nadu have made a slew of promises for the upcoming Assembly elections. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Tamil Nadu is going to polls on April 23 and political parties have made a slew of promises, many of them having women and education at their centre. At this point, an indicator-based … Read more
File photo of leader of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Asaduddin Owaisi. File | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap The leader of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party, Asaduddin Owaisi, held his first meeting in Murshidabad on Monday (April 13) following his party’s split with Humayun Kabir’s Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) shortly before the Assembly polls. Mr. Owaisi criticised both Mr. Kabir and Mamata Banerjee for failing to … Read more
Chandra Kumar Bose joined the TMC in the presence of senior leaders such as Bratya Basu and Kirti Azad on April 12, 2026. Credit: X@AITCofficial Kolkata: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s grandnephew, Chandra Kumar Bose, who quit the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2023, on Sunday (April 12, 2026) joined the Trinamool Congress. Ahead of the West Bengal … Read more
Edappadi K. Palaniswami, general secretary of the AIADMK, campaigning in Nagapattinam town on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Alliances were only for election time, whereas ideology was permanent, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami said on Sunday, asserting that minorities, particularly Muslims, need not fear the AIADMK’s association with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) … Read more
Sobha Surendran | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) candidate in Palakkad Assembly constituency, Sobha Surendran, saw her carefully amplified public image take a severe beating in the final hours leading up to polling, following cash-for-votes allegations that surfaced against her campaign. For the BJP, a campaign that began on a high-voltage … Read more
Former State president of BJP K. Annamalai at an election campaign at Tirupattur in Sivaganga district. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Former BJP State president K. Annamalai stated that the BJP was bearing the blame created by the Congress. In Karaikudi here on Sunday Mr. Annamalai campaigned in support of AMMK candidate Therboghi Pandi. There … Read more
Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin campaigning for DMK alliance candidates at Puthur in Nagapattinam district on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement DMK youth wing leader and Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday accused AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami of attempting to “subjugate Tamil Nadu” to the BJP, claiming he was acting as … Read more
Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin campaigning for DMK alliance candidates at Puthur in Nagapattinam district on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement DMK youth wing leader and Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday accused AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami of attempting to “subjugate Tamil Nadu” to the BJP, claiming he was acting as … Read more
A senior citizen casting his postal vote in his residence in Perambalur Assembly constituency monitored by officials on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The exercise of receiving postal votes from senior citizens aged above 85 and persons with disabilities from their respective homes in Perambalur district commenced on Sunday ahead of the upcoming Assembly … Read more
The upcoming Assembly election is not a battle between Tamil Nadu and Delhi, as portrayed by DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, but a battle between the people of the State, particularly women, and the DMK, senior BJP leader and NDA’s Mylapore candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan said on Friday (April 10, 2026).
The ED also identified several immovable properties in the form of land and buildings, “which appear to have been obtained through criminal activities”. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken action in several cases of alleged money laundering and corruption in West Bengal, carrying out a series of searches and seizures, … Read more
Naam Tamilar Party leader Seeman campaigning at Andipatti in Theni district on Sunda. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Questioning the logic behind stopping the farmers from entering inside the reserve forest and allowing stone quarry operators, Naam Tamilar Katchi chief coordinator Seeman assured that his party, if elected, would bring in justice to the farmers … Read more
People gather to appeal before a tribunal over issues related to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, at Alipore, in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: PTI What began as an exercise aimed at cleaning up electoral rolls, by removing duplicate, migrated, and deceased voters, and identifying “illegal immigrants”, … Read more
PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss canvass votes as part of the election campaign for NDA candidates in Tiruvannamalai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss said on Saturday that Tamil Nadu has been witnessing an anti-incumbency wave. It will be reflected on polling day, he said. Speaking to mediapersons at Arunachaleswar temple … Read more
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami and AMMK general secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran campaigning in Thanjavur on Saturday. | Photo Credit: R. Vengadesh Leader of the Opposition and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Saturday assured that the Nadanthai Vazhi Cauvery (Cauvery rejuvenation project) will be implemented once the party is voted to power. Addressing … Read more
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, during a rally in support of TMC candidate from Barjora Assembly constituency, Goutam Mishra, ahead of the State Assembly elections, in Bankura, Saturday, April 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday (April 12, 2026) alleged that the BJP government at the Centre … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public rally ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Jangipur, Murshidabad district, West Bengal, on April 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (April 11, 2026) promised to implement the Uniform Civil Code in West Bengal to end what he called the “politics … Read more
Officials explaining the electoral process to international delegates during their recent visit to Kerala: | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The just-concluded Assembly elections in Kerala saw delegates from nine nations gaining a firsthand experience of the Indian electoral process. Seventeen international delegates from Albania, Estonia, Fiji, Georgia, Kenya, Namibia, Samoa, Seychelles and Sierra Leone witnessed … Read more
Constituency Watch – Gandharvakottai | Photo Credit: Rajesh R Persistent concerns over irrigation, infrastructure gaps, and unemployment continue to sway voter sentiment in Gandharvakottai (SC) constituency in Pudukkottai district. Comprising Gandharvakottai, Kundandarkovil, Karambakkudi, Kulathur and Keeranur blocks, the constituency has pressing local issues and controversies over long-pending projects, setting the stage for a closely watched … Read more
Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin campaigns for DMK candidate S. Durairaj in the Srirangam constituency on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday called upon electorate to provide the Secular Progressive Alliance candidates a decisive victory. The Deputy Chief Minister, who campaigned for Inigo Irudayaraj in the Tiruchi East … Read more
MDMK general secretary Vaiko addressing a campaign meeting in support of DMK-led alliance candidate M.H. Jawahirullah in the Nagapattinam Assembly constituency on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Alleging that the AIADMK under Edappadi K. Palaniswami should take responsibility for the police firing during the Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi and the custodial deaths in Sathankulam, … Read more
Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh, Navdeep Rinwa addresses a press conference on ‘Special Intensive Revision (SIR)–2026’ regarding the publication of the final electoral roll, at Lok Bhawan, in Lucknow on April 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Over two crore names were removed from the electoral rolls of Uttar Pradesh as the 166-day Special … Read more
In this image posted on April 11, 2026, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee during a public rally ahead of the state Assembly elections, in Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur district. | Photo Credit: PTI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday (April 11, 2026) claimed that the BJP tried to get her candidature from the Bhabanipur … Read more
TVK Chief and actor Vijay campaign in Karaikudi in Sivaganga district on Friday. | Photo Credit: L. Balachandar Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam founder and actor Vijay, who was to address the gathering at the campaign venue near the Karaikudi Municipal Corporation office on Friday (April 10, 2026), returned without addressing the cadres as he arrived at the venue well past the … Read more
Mercy Chitra, a Chennai-based television news anchor, has been lending her voice to voter awareness messages and candidates’ campaigns. Anbana Vaakala Perumakkale, Sindhipeer, Vaakalipeer (Dear voters, think and vote) — these Tamil phrases echo through the streets from a passing campaign autorickshaw, drawing the attention of residents and shopkeepers. While the candidates command the spotlight … Read more
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal (right) addressing businessmen in Erode on Friday. Candidates for the Assembly election, M. Yuvaraja (centre) of the Tamil Maanila Congress, and S. Kirthika of the BJP were present. | Photo Credit: M. GOVARTHAN Union Minister for Commerce and Industry and BJP’s election in-charge for Tamil Nadu, Piyush … Read more
The petitioner says the system of using SMS to confirm the casting of votes will help in ensuring transparency and preventing impersonation during polling. | Photo Credit: File photo The Madras High Court on Friday (April 10, 2026) said no direction could be issued to the Election Commission of India (EC) to implement an SMS … Read more
P. Umanath. File | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam The Madras High Court, on Friday (April 10, 2026), ordered notices to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on a public interest litigation petition accusing Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s secretary P. Umanath of having violated the model code of … Read more