Overseas delegates to witness Assembly elections

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New Delhi: As many as 43 delegates from 23 countries, including representatives from five foreign missions here, will be visiting Assam, Kerala and Puducherry to witness the assembly elections up close. The delegates are part of the International Election Visitors' Programme-2026, the Election Commission said Tuesday. In the first phase, the delegates of the programme will visit Assam, Kerala and Puducherry April 8-9. In the second phase, the delegates will visit...

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Iran faces 8pm deadline from US: White House

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Washington: Iran has until 8 p.m. Eastern Time (5.30 am IST Wednesday) to “make a deal” with the United States, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday, underscoring a hard deadline set by President Donald Trump amid escalating tensions. “The Iranian regime has until 8 PM Eastern Time to meet the moment and make a deal with the United States. Only the President knows where things stand and what he...

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Gunmen attack building housing Israeli Consulate in Istanbul

Istanbul: Three assailants opened fire at police outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul Tuesday, sparking a gunfight that left one attacker dead, Turkish officials said. The two other assailants were captured with injuries. Two police officers sustained slight injuries in the clash, Istanbul Gov. Davut Gul told reporters. The assailants were carrying long-barrelled weapons. Interior Minister Mustafa Cifti wrote on X that the attackers had travelled to Istanbul...

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EC bars exit polls from April 9 to April 29 evening

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New Delhi: Exit polls can neither be held nor disseminated from 7 am of April 9 till 6.30 pm of April 29 for the five assembly elections taking place this month, the Election Commission has said. It has also cautioned that conducting or broadcasting exit polls in the period is violative of section 126A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and is "punishable with imprisonment up to a period...

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