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New Delhi: After the Election Commission (EC) ordered a major reshuffle of top bureaucrats in West Bengal, the ruling Trinamool Congress on Monday staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha in protest. The incident took place during polling for 37 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states.The EC, in a letter dated March 15, announced the…

S Jaishankar (PTI file photo) New Delhi: India hailed its direct talks with Iran as the “most effective way” to resume shipping through the disrupted Strait of Hormuz, which has affected global supplies, after Tehran allowed Indian-flagged vessels to pass through the route.In an interview given to the Financial Times, Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar…

New Delhi: For the Left, its most important battle is in Kerala, as the CPM-led LDF fights to return to power in the last communist-ruled state, which goes to polls along with West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry.In Bengal – where it was once a dominant force and now has no presence in state…

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Tapuram/ Kochi: The CPM on Sunday announced that it will contest in 86 assembly seats in Kerala and named 81 candidates, including six CPM-backed independents and 10 women. Soon after, many CPM candidates hit the streets, organized rallies and started campaigning on Sunday itself. CPM state secretary, MV Govindan said that 75 of the 86…

New Delhi: By-elections to eight assembly seats – two each in Maharashtra and Karnataka and one each in Goa, Gujarat, Nagaland and Tripura – will be held on April 9 and April 23, respectively. EC said Sunday. CEC Gyanesh Kumar said by-elections in Goa, Karnataka, Nagaland and Tripura will be held on April 9; and…

Airlines like Air India, IndiGo and Akasa Air have announced fuel surcharges on both domestic and international flights, increasing airfares on all circuits and forcing many to panic book tickets for their future travel plans, reports Joy Sengupta. A representative of a travel firm told TOI that the drop in oil prices should reduce airfares….

New Delhi: Election Commission Sunday said that announcements and policy decisions before the announcement of elections are a prerogative of the office – the Center or the state government. While announcing the schedule for assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry, the panel said the code of conduct, prohibiting any fresh…

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Jewelery worth over Rs 2 crore has been allegedly stolen from Kaudia Palace, the official residence of the Travancore royal family. The Perurkada police registered a case of theft based on a complaint filed by senior family member As-Athi Thirunal Gauri Lakshmi Bai. The ornaments, kept in an iron cupboard in the bedroom of…

MUMBAI: A family property dispute that started before the Bombay High Court just two weeks after the Constitution came into force has finally ended after 76 years. On February 27, the court ordered the division of the remaining one acre (4,271 sq m) land in Yerwada, Pune, among the heirs of landowner MMH Janmohamed who…