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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a telephonic conversation with his Maldivian counterpart, Abdulla Shahid, on January 5. Jasishankar wished a happy New Year to the country. Meanwhile, both the leader promised each other to strengthen bilateral cooperation. Notably, India is developing a 6.74-km-long bridge and causeway link to connect Maldives' capItal Male with neighbouring islands of Villingli, Gulhifalhu, and Thilafush at a cost… read-more

The Election Commission has confirmed to conduct fresh polls at the four polling booths of Assam's Ratabari, Sonai and Haflong constituencies on April 20. Reportedly, the decision was taken after an EVM was retrieved from a BJP candidate’s wife's car in Ratabari, while a Haflong polling booth showed 171 votes, outnumbering 90 eligible voters. Moreover, three people got injured in a violence at the polling booth in Sonari constituency.

Assam's Congress chief Ripun Bora has threatened to boycott the assembly elections after EVMs were allegedly spotted in Patharkandi's BJP candidate Krishnendu Paul's car. Tweeting a video showing a white SUV carrying the EVMs, Bora called it the "open loot and rigging of EVMs." Meanwhile, the Congress has demanded immediate action from the Election Commission. Priyanka Gandhi also tweeted about the same, accusing the BJP of usually being… read-more

Ahead of the Bihar elections' vote counting on November 10, Congress has asked its workers to be positioned near the counting booths to keep a close watch on EVMs as they fear "foul play". Keeping the exit poll predictions in mind, the party has also asked its senior leaders, Randeep Surjewala and Avinash Pande, to coordinate with allies. Some other senior Congress leaders from different states have also reached Patna.