Lok Sabha polls: 77.35% turnout in second phase in 5 seats in Assam
An estimated 77.35 per cent of 77.26 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the second phase of polling in five Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam, election officials said on Saturday. The final...
View ArticleCong accuses CPI(M) of hijacking poll machinery to discourage voters
A day after polling concluded for the 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala, the Congress on Saturday alleged that voters were harassed and the election machinery was hijacked by the ruling CPI(M) in the state...
View ArticleBJP eying anti-incumbency, Modi wave in Odisha to defeat BJD, says Tomar
The BJP will benefit from the anti-incumbency against the Biju Janata Dal government, which is in power for an unbroken 24 years in Odisha, and a strong Modi wave to dethrone Naveen Patnaik from the...
View ArticleShivraj Chouhan set for Delhi journey after PM hints at bigger role
Madhya Pradesh's longest-serving chief minister and BJP stalwart Shivraj Singh Chouhan is likely to play an important role in national politics with Prime Minister Narendra Modi telling an election...
View ArticleTMC alleges BJP-CBI-NSG conspiracy in Sandeshkhali raid, writes to EC
The Trinamool Congress alleges the Sandeshkhali raid was a bid to smear TMC's image during ongoing polls
View ArticleLS polls: Cong may discuss Amethi, Raebareli seats in today's CEC meeting
According to party sources, leaders of the UP Congress and the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in charge of UP, Avinash Pandey, have also been called for a meeting today
View ArticleLS polls: Varsity students keen to vote, say it's only way to change nation
First-time voters from higher education campuses of the city expressed their resolve to exercise their franchise in the Lok Sabha polls on grounds that the real issues' confronting the student...
View ArticleWait for few more days: Kharge on Cong candidates for Amethi, Rae Bareli
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said that the names of party candidates for prestigious Amethi and Rae Bareli seats in Uttar Pradesh will be announced in a "few days". Addressing a...
View ArticleMake Modi PM for third time to end terrorism and Naxalism: HM Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said if Narendra Modi continues to be the prime minister for the third consecutive term, he would end terrorism and Naxalism from the country and also make...
View ArticleLS polls: Large number of Sikhs, including DSGMC members, join BJP
A large number of Sikhs, including members of the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee, joined the BJP on Saturday. Citing a host of measures taken by the government to help the minority...
View ArticleLok Sabha elections: Gopal Rai inaugurates AAP's 'war room' for Delhi
The Aam Aadmi Party's "war room" for the Lok Sabha polls in Delhi was inaugurated by senior party leader Gopal Rai on Saturday. The party has fielded candidates on four of the seven Lok Sabha seats in...
View ArticleLok Sabha election: Nearly half of the Bengaluru voters give polls a miss
Despite EC's efforts to enhance voter participation, Bengaluru saw a notable drop in voter turnout during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, with only around half of eligible voters casting their votes
View ArticleEC orders re-polling at one booth in Chamarajanagar LS segment in Karnataka
The Election Commission said on Saturday that re-polling will be conducted at a polling station in Hanur which falls under Chamarajanagar Parlimentary Constituency in Karnataka on April 29. In a letter...
View ArticleUnemployment rate highest in country under Modi govt: Priyanka Gandhi
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday hit out at the Narendra Modi government over jobs and inflation, saying the unemployment rate is the highest in the country. Addressing a campaign...
View ArticleSunita Kejriwal holds maiden poll roadshow, says nobody can break Delhi CM
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is a "sher" (lion) and nobody can break him, said his wife Sunita Kejriwal as she held her maiden Lok Sabha poll roadshow in support of the AAP's East Delhi...
View ArticleCongress-led INDIA bloc plans to have five PMs in 5 years if elected: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday targeted the Congress-led INDI alliance, saying it is mulling to have five prime ministers in five years if voted to power. Addressing a rally at Kolhapur in...
View ArticleModi's 'factory of lies' won't work forever, says Congress chief Kharge
Rejecting the BJP's claims that the Congress' election manifesto resembled that of the Muslim League, party president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday asserted that "Modi's factory of lies" won't work...
View ArticleBJP a 'washing machine' clearly at full spin in Goa, alleges Congress
The Congress on Saturday accused the BJP of accommodating corrupt leaders and taking no action in cases against them once they join the ruling party. The allegations came as Prime Minister Narendra...
View ArticleLS polls: Phase 2 turnout reaches 66.7%; both phases see dip since 2019
The voter turnout in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections has touched the 66.7 per cent mark, which is less than the figures of the 2019 parliamentary polls, according to sources. Both phases of the...
View ArticleCentre never gave relief funds to Tamil Nadu in past, alleges AIADMK
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday alleged that the Central government never provided the disaster relief funds as sought by the Tamil Nadu government whenever the state was...
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