This is the first time that Gandhi has raised an issue in the 17th Lok Sabha
It said the election to Patkura assembly seat in Odisha will be held on July 20.
For Lok Sabha candidates, the statutory poll expenditure limit has been fixed...
Trump said his victory three years ago was a 'defining moment in American...
Prime Minister Modi will be conferred with the Maldives' highest honour "Rule...
The Congress chief met senior United Democratic Front leaders, including...
The Centre for Media Studies after releasing a report on 2019 polls...
'Mr Modi's next challenger/s will need to invent a new politics,' says...
'No, the liberals haven't lost because there weren't any liberals in the fray...
Sidharth Roy Kapur, president of the Film and Television Producers Guild of...
Throughout her campaigning, Irani asserted that people of Amethi want change...
The new Council of Ministers comprises of 25 Cabinet ministers, nine...
The focus shifts almost immediately from celebrations to the challenges faced...
'How does one square up the fact that despite the infusion of money at...
Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal, Narendra...
Modi will take oath for a second term on Thursday at 7 pm.
The Congress has often accused the media of being "biased" towards the Modi...
Many BJP leaders are of the view that most key members of the previous...
The BJP has invited them to take part in Modi's swearing-in on Thursday as a...
The BJP projected the decision of TMC's Muslim MLA to join the party as a...
Congress Legislature Party leader and Congress-Janata Dal (Secular)...
There is also a buzz about Shah joining the government. About 60 ministers...
It was not immediately known if Modi acceded to Jaitley's request.
The Congress leaders are among those invited by the prime minister to the...
Slogans of 'Rahul ji, we are with you' and 'Please do not resign' rang...
I had said that eloquence of silence is always difficult but far more...
If one were to go by the degree of clout, Jaitley was the undoubted No. 2 in...
Banerjee had on Tuesday confirmed her presence at the ceremony to be held on...
Allegations of strains on democratic and constitutional institutions across...
Patnaik's image of a "clean and honest" politician is widely regarded as the...
100-day agenda: Commerce ministry pushes for separate logistics department
In the four-paragraph letter, Jaitley said he had orally informed Modi about...
The article is in stark contrast to the TIME cover story done on Modi earlier...
The Congress MP said the party may have underestimated the impact of national...
The Congress's share has almost halved, down from 12 in 2014 to six now.
'I've seen Akshay Kumar and several A-listers shooting on the streets of UP...
Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com lists 11 Modi flagship schemes that may have...
'Mamata's arrogance did her in.'
India invited leaders of the BIMSTEC countries as well as Kyrgyz President...
Party leaders, sources said, maintained that Congress cannot afford to have a...
The TMC likened its MLAs who have joined the BJP to "rats abandoning a ship...
There are, however, several netizens who came out in support of the two actors.
The invitation to opposition leaders is seen as Modi's move to reach out to...
Mamata said she would be attending it as "constitutional courtesy".
Congress president Rahul Gandhi met Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and...
The price of petrol has risen by 83 paise per litre in the past nine days and...
Pak claimed that the Indian Prime Minister's 'internal politics' do not...
Shashi Tharoor also said that it was too premature to write the obituary for...
As the dust finally settles on the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections 2019...
The veteran star likened Modi to tall leaders of India, including Jawaharlal...
The former Bihar chief minister, who is serving a jail term after conviction...
'The anti-India biases of the Western elite can be attributed to the unease...
It took the workers of the ice cream parlour 24 hours to make 200 'Modi...
26 candidates in Amethi fray take away 60,545 votes; the difference between...
Patnaik will take oath as the chief minister for fifth time in a row at 10.30...
Sources close to both actors acknowledged the two being invited to Modi's...
President of the Kyrgyz Republic, who is the current Chair of the SCO, and...
Two state ministers have also come out in the open to demand a detailed...
Sources said that despite senior leaders making serious attempts to convince...
Else, warns rebel party MLA, the RJD will split.
Former MP Dr Ajoy Kumar on Monday offered to resign from the post of...
The jovial RJD chief, known for his earthy humours, apparently could not...
The prime minister said he was also grateful to his opponents who fought...
Agriculture, social services, education, defence and so on will be brought...
The visit to this temple town is his first since he won the Varanasi Lok...
The dates of the first Parliament session are expected to be finalised during...
In a letter addressed to the people of Rae Bareli, the Congress leader also...
The ceremony will be held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Police did not rule out the possibility of it being a 'political murder'.
A number of senior faces from the outgoing cabinet including Rajnath Singh,...
Modi and Shah were felicitated at the BJP office in Ahemdabad in the evening.
He said he requested the prime minister to be 'magnanimous' towards the...
'Reports in a section of media regarding Union Minister Shri Arun Jaitley's...
"The Prime Minister thanked the Prime Minister of Pakistan for his telephone...
Some ministers are likely to be sworn in along with Golay, who was elected as...
The BJD won 112 of the 146 assembly seats in the recently concluded assembly...
He also said he does not want any other member of the Gandhi family to...
Since much of the voting was on religious lines, Mamata's rural focus became...
Jatav youth ask tough questions about surgical strikes, expenditure on...
Nearly 137 public meetings in UP...
Kovind requested Modi to advise him about the names of others to be appointed...
They (minorities) cannot be handed over to them (Opposition), who benefit...
The meeting of the party's highest decision-making body will go into the...
Addressing her first press conference after the election results were...
Patnaik has continued his grip over Odisha with his party, the BJD, winning...
The SKM, founded in 2013, won a slender majority in the 32-member legislative...
Reddy, whose party stormed to power with a landslide victory in Andhra...
Stunned by the sudden saffron surge, daggers seems to have been drawn in the...
Lack of organisational network and a strong disconnect with the rural...
The PM had paid her a visit last month too before filing his nomination from...
The Janata Dal-United won seven seats, the National People's Party five, the...
With DMK's M K Stalin coming into his own, and the rival AIADMK too leaving...
The National Democratic Alliance, led by strong man Narendra Modi secured a...
Khalid Saifullah created Missing Voters, an app which enables people to...
'I do not think it's possible for the winners and losers to shake hands and...
'There are deliberations on whether there can be lowering of income taxes and...
The new Lok Sabha will have 300 MPs who have been elected for the first time...
Gandhi's offer may not be accepted and the party may reaffirm its faith to...
'We all wanted a strong Centre with a decisive mandate from the people, to...
AAP supremo and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had claimed before the results...
As many as 48 ministers of National Democratic Allaince government were in...
BJP sources indicated that swearing-in ceremony could take place on May 30.
Jaitley, 66, has become 'very weak' as his health has deteriorated over the...
The Naveen Patnaik-led party bagged 112 of the 146 assembly seats despite the...
His margin was just a shade lower than the 6.96 lakh record set by Pritam...
In 2014 Lok Sabha polls, where it was introduced for the first time in any...
It was a mixed outing for super rich candidates as five of them emerged...
A day after the Congress's second straight defeat in the national election,...
The new government's challenge would be to reverse the tide in FDI, boost...
Congress had won won in the assembly polls barely five months ago in the same...
In 2014 too, the Congress had lost all the 26 seats in Gujarat.
Putting up a spirited performance in the assembly by-polls despite its Lok...
The result was so disastrous for the Congress and NCP that they lost 41 seats...
The party managed only 52 seats on its own and many of its top leadership,...
'Met him this morning and sought his blessings'
The DMK combine has won 37 of the 38 LS constituencies in Tamil Nadu, and...
The Akali Dal-BJP alliance won on four seats and the AAP bagged one.
The alliance won 41 of the 48 seats leaving the Congress-NCP combine with...
BJP won 18 of the seats while the TMC won 22 of the seats.
The highest winning margin was registered by BJP candidate Subhash Chandra...
"Nathji should take the moral responsibility for the defeat as he is chief...
The BJP polled over 56 per cent of votes, more than the combined vote share...
The Congress, which had fought nine, lost all but managed to retain Kishanganj.
Among the major winners include Chief Minister Pema Khandu (Mukto seat in...
Exit polls by News 18-Ipsos, India Today-Axis and News 24-Chanakya had...
Kejriwal congratulated Modi for the BJP's victory.
The outgoing Lok Sabha had 23 Muslim MPs, the most being from Congress and...
While the TMC was able to maintain its hold on the southern and coastal parts...
Jagan maintains a cordial working relationship with the BJP leadership.This...
Apart from Kerala, in no state did the Grand Old Party scored in double digits.
Modi garners nearly 37% vote nationally, courtesy West Bengal, Odisha,...
Will it be home or defence for Amit Shah?
Lalu Prasad and his Muslim-Yadav line has completely gone off track.
The DMK has performed well in the general election and will get more seats...
The BJP won 28 of the 29 Lok Sabha seats in the state. Congress was able to...
As many as 28 out of 41 sitting women MPs, including Sonia Gandhi, Hema...
The Sikkim Democratic Front got 15 seats in the hill state, Sikkim Krantikari...
From Bollywood strong men to cricketing greats, celebrities upped the glam...
The DMK chief said it was a 'resounding victory' given to his party led...
The Bharatiya Janata Party got a thumping majority in 2019 Lok Sabha...
Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha, who joined the Congress ahead of the Lok...
The results are a ringing endorsement of Modi's popularity, his government's...
Patnaik, won his his home turf Hinjili by over 60,000 votes, while he was...
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attributed the impressive show by his party to...
As counting of the ballot for 542 Lok Sabha seats for the world's largest...
Counting's underway and the fate of the candidates is awaited.As we wait for...
Here are some the reactions.
The YSR Congress is all set to wrest power in Andhra Pradesh, with the party...
Amethi, Guna, Rohtak.... These were believed to be easy seats to win but as...
"We had not contemplated that the alliance will fare so badly. People are not...
Striking a conciliatory political tone, he also reached out to his rivals,...
The only facesaver for the Gowda family was Deve Gowda's another grandson...
The 43-year-old popular television actor-turned politician continued to...
The party and its president, it seemed, were also unable to articulate their...
Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi, Gandhi...
As per the preliminary estimates, the BJP has significantly improved its...
The biggest electoral upset in the state was witnessed in Anantnag with...
Actor Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena Party, which was expected to put up a strong...
The cricketer-turned-politician has sort of demolished his opponents,...
Since the formation of the CPI-M, following a split in the Communist Party of...
"Now, the time has come to take the Chowkidar Spirit to the next level. Keep...
He submitted his resignation to the Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana...
Few had imagined the BJP would be able to travel this far when it was founded...
There was broad-based rally with participation across sectors creating...
Known as an astute strategist whose non-political interests range from...
It has been virtually a ten-year wait that's coming to a happy end for the...
'This solid verdict would further strengthen his resolve to drive forward the...
The prime minister has been unstoppable as he transported the BJP to colossal...
Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, VVS Laxman and tennis sensation Sania Mirza...
The BJP has bettered its show this time as its vote share in several states...
Leaders from all political parties congratulated the saffron party and Prime...
Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the Election Commission's controversial role...
'Nevertheless, a victory is a victory, no matter how it is obtained.'
The NCP, along with other opposition parties, had repeatedly raised concerns...
'India has decided - Democracy needs to be celebrated.'
From being the third largest party in the outgoing Lok Sabha with 37 seats,...
'I am just making a creative film. It has nothing to do with propaganda.'
The Election Commission will start counting votes for Vidhan Sabha elections...
Even Priyanka's formal entry into politics could not act as a saving grace...
With trends showcasing Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic...
On being asked about the Swaraj-Qureshi meeting, the MEA sources said the two...
We asked you to tell us your reason for choosing not to vote. This is what...
Catch the latest election results and analysis as they unfold, on Lok Sabha TV.
Unlike other countries, the US does not send its election observers to India...
Here's what you wanted to know about the film.
Want a detailed break-up of the winners and losers of the Lok Sabha...
The great Indian election is over and now the wait for the results is...
Till now, the postal ballots were counted in the beginning followed by votes...
Leaders of 22 political parties had on Tuesday urged the poll panel to ensure...
Vice Admiral Singh is scheduled to take charge as the new Navy chief from...
The ministry also said it has asked the states and UTs to maintain law and...
Tej Pratap, the RJD chief's elder son said that "the numbers could swing as...
Gandhi asked the workers to believe in themselves and the Congress.
This is for the first time in a Lok Sabha election that results of voting...
Leaders of 22 opposition parties met the Election Commission and demanded...
'The BJP's use of nationalism was a major factor in its likely victory,' says...
The dinner was followed by a meeting in which nearly two dozen allies...
Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Arun Jaitley, J P Nadda and...
"K C Venugopal is a buffoon, I feel sorry for him, I feel sorry for my leader...
Lavasa said, 'My view is very clear that transparency is important ......
They also demanded that if any discrepancy is found during VVPAT...
People's mandate is sacrosanct and has to be above any iota of reasonable...
'We cannot override the CJI's order... This is nonsense'
The Election Commission on Tuesday asserted that EVMs used in the Lok Sabha...
The govt will seek a legal opinion on reopening the murder case of ex-RSS...
If anything has become clear during this campaign, it is this: Mr Modi can...
We asked you to tell us your reason for choosing not to vote. This is what...
Most exit polls have predicted a majority for the BJP-led NDA, leaving the...
Those who know Naveen Patnaik well say his final decision will depend on who...
'If democracy has succeeded, it is largely due to perfect conduct of...
Exit polls on Sunday forecast another term for Modi, with some of them...
Opposition leaders will also meet the Election Commission and raise the issue...
The Supreme Court has made it clear that random matching of VVPAT slips with...
Brokerage Edelweiss Securities said if the NDA returns to power with a clear...
The channel was mired in controversy ever since it went on air.
In 2019, the voter turnout saw a decreasing trend from the first to the...
The meeting also discussed possibilities of forming a non-BJP government...
Top gainers in the Sensex pack include SBI, Yes Bank, Tata Motors, L&T, ICICI...
Adityanath also recommended that all other SBSP members holding the rank of...
The party workers were busy overseeing the preparations for the D-Day and...
A senior TRS leader had said his party expects the Congress to not cross the...
Mayawati appeared to be opting for a wait-and watch-policy till the Lok Sabha...
Justice R Pugalendhi of the Madurai Bench directed the Makkal Needhi Maiam...
This is thrice of what agencies seized during the 2014 Lok Sabha poll...
In elections for the 230-member assembly last year, the Congress won 114...
Exit polls predict that the AAP may draw a blank in Delhi.
Most exit polls on Sunday forecast another term for Prime Minister Narendra...
Many exit polls predicted that SP-BSP alliance in Uttar Pradesh is likely to...
The final phase saw voting in all 13 seats of Punjab and an equal number of...
According to sources, Congress managers are attempting to fix a meeting...
Take a look at the famous faces who exercised their democratic right.
The incident drew strong condemnation from a number of journalists' bodies,...
He told reporters he did not ask for anything while praying as it is not his...
The chief minister said that the Congress will surely take action against...
Political parties have spent over Rs 53 crore on digital platforms like...
The 102-year-old was given a warm welcome by election staff at the Kalpa...
He, however, was quick to add that though "it is an internal matter of the...
The TMC leader said all these moves were well calculated with the "ill...
The desecration of Vidyasagar's statue during Amit Anilchandra Shah's rally,...
Devotees were not allowed to enter inside the temple premises when Modi was...
On a day Ashok Lavasa's decision to recuse from model code of conduct...
Naidu met Congress president Rahul Gandhi and discussed with him the...
Abhishek Banerjee sent a defamation notice to PM for alleged derogatory...
Polling will be held in all 13 seats in Punjab and an equal number of seats...
Ravi Shankar Prasad in Patna Sahib, Ram Kripal Yadav in Pataliputra, R K...
Rediff Labs brings you the election affidavits of all candidates in the fray...
59 constituencies across 7 states and one Union Territory will go to polls in...
According to sources, Naidu and Kejriwal discussed the scenario after the...
"The remarks made about Gandhiji or Nathuram Godse are very bad and very...
"Prime Minister Modi is not a leader, he is an actor. It would have been...
"We are disciplined soldiers of the party," Modi said on party president...
The high octane campaign marked by vitriolic attacks and counter-attacks by...
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday claimed that the Congress has...
Saumitra, in a Facebook post, had referred to Mahatma Gandhi as the "father...
The MNM chief also said that he was not afraid of being arrested but warned...
"Party disciplinary committee will submit the report within 10 days," Shah said.
Sidhu backed his wife saying 'she would never lie', while the CM said she...
Digital campaigns compared to billboards or even print ads not only have the...
Here are some of the reactions to Pragya Singh Thakur's remarks that Godse...
The BJP distanced itself from her statement saying it did not agree with her,...
" ...the military (is) being increasingly drawn into the political discourse,...
In a first such action in India's electoral history, the Election Commission...
While lashing out at Mamata Banerjee, the prime minister said he was going...
The Special Protection Group, the National Security Guard, the Central...
The Congress, a responsible political party, has never cast unwarranted...
He said, a message should go across the country, not just in Rajasthan that...
It is now clear that under the present Chief Election Commissioner, Lok Sabha...
Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com gives the lowdown on the 59 seats spread across seven...
Banerjee, also the state chief minister, said she had never seen this type of...
The EC also ordered the removal of Principal Secretary (Home) Atri...
The party released two videos as 'proof' of BJP workers vandalising the statue.
Priyanka Gandhi and other leaders, including Chhattisgarh Chief Minister...
Didi is frightened by the rise of BJP in West Bengal," the PM said.
Banerjee, clad in her trademark white saree, greeted hundreds of people who...
"The cause of action has not arisen within the jurisdiction of this court......
He rejected TMC's allegation that BJP workers vandalised a bust of...
Sharing dais with the chief minister during poll rallies, the BJP candidate...
Mayawati alleged that the prime minister had crossed all limits of decency in...
The SC termed the arrest as 'prima facie arbitrary'.
The BJP youth wing leader alleged that she was harassed and tortured inside...
Banerjee is scheduled to take out a protest rally on Wednesday to protest the...
Aiyar lost his temper at TV reporters when they questioned him over an...
There was a quarrel between Dharmendra and Raja on the polling day....
The BJP is banking on development. The opposition is raking up caste...
Bharatiya Janata Party president's Amit Shah's road show in Kolkata...
"We are here to welcome Modi ji for giving us new employment under pakoda...
In 2017, the former Union minister called Modi "neech aadmi" following which...
Parts of the city plunged into a welter of violence as his convoy was...
Amit Shah requested Adityanath to tighten the reins of the HYV's activities,...
Addressing election rallies in Neemuch, Ujjain and Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh,...
It was a sea of saffron in Kolkata on Tuesday when Bharatiya Janata Party...
Sharma was arrested on May 10 by the West Bengal Police under section 500...
She also attacked the "fashion" among politicians of visiting temples during...
'He is such a big defence expert that he alone decided that the Rafale...
Stalin said Rao had not visited Tam for forging alliances.
As many as 1,500, or 19 per cent, of all candidates contesting the Lok Sabha...
Yogi will stay in Gorakhpur till May 19 and will address at least three...
'The EC seems to have killed the joy of elections by stretching it...
The incident took place at Asawati village in the Faridabad parliamentary...
While the DMK dubbed the meeting as only a 'courtesy visit', Rao did not meet...
The Congress chief had earlier tweeted his disapproval and the party had...
Mayawati also alleged that women in the BJP are scared of their husbands...
An RJD leader said that the two brothers came together at the insistence of...
FMCG CEOs indicate that the market should stabilise post the general...
State Chief Minister Kamal Nath, former Union minister Suresh Pachouri and...
Referring to infiltrators as "termites", who are eating into the resources of...
In January this year, permission was denied for the BJP president's chopper...
Several candidates have a low level of literacy, but know just enough about...
'Traders have been the worst hit because of the government's policies, but...
Mahajan is the first woman MP to win a record eight consecutive elections. In...
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BJP candidate was attacked in West Bengal, EVM glitches were reported in New...
Ghosh suffered minor injuries when a group of women allegedly attacked her...
Throughout the day, he visited various polling stations in Bhopal to track...
Polling was held on Sunday for 59 Lok Sabha seats in the sixth and...
Modi said he relied on his 'raw wisdom' to dispel the doubts of the defence...
"To all casteist leaders I would like to say my only caste is poor, my only...
BJP hopes to win 23 seats; TMC all of Bengal's 42 seats.
The UP CM didn't deign to attend the actor's nomination.
Rahul Gandhi took to Instagram to share the moment, along with a message...
'In his election speeches, Nitish has been parroting Modi, praising him like...
Here are some of the political leaders' who await their fate.
The elections in this phase are seen as a big test for the Bharatiya Janata...
The wanted to suppress the news, save the accused for the sake of the vote...
However, Balbir Singh Jakhar, in a press conference, denied it saying his son...
Fourteen persons were killed in the firing on a demonstration against land...
Rahul said that although Modi repeatedly attacked him, his father Rajiv...
Total of 59 seats spread across 6 states and one Union Territory will go to...
The Leh deputy commisioner who drew army headquarters's attention is a highly...
Rediff Labs brings you the election affidavits of all candidates in the fray...
Army sources, however, said preliminary investigations indicate that the...
The Congress distanced itself from the 'so what' remarks of Pitroda about the...
AAP sent a notice to the BJP and Gambhir demanding an apology for the...
Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Lekhi, told the bench that the...
He also dismissed the possibility of a fractured mandate and claimed the...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again led the BJP's campaign holding...
The remarks reflect the "arrogance" of the Congress, he said addressing a...
The polling for the sixth phase on May 12 covers 6 states and one Union...
The AAP chief also said that Congress president Rahul Gandhi would be to...
While the saffron party may not get a majority, the National Democratic...
Lalu Prasad Yadav's sons have set aside their differences and doing all they...
The article also said that the opposition Congress party has little to offer...
'People want to see Mr Sinha win again because he has always been there for...
The Arvind Kejriwal-led party believes that art appeals to everyone and there...
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi rejected the contention of the...
The FIR was registered after the chief judicial magistrate of Leh directed...
According to the EC, no mismatch has been reported since the practice of...
The East Delhi AAP candidate said that "obscene and derogatory" remarks...
He also took on the prime minister over unemployment, taunting Modi for a...
Vice Admiral Vinod Pasricha (Retd), who was commanding the ship during the...
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said retired Indian Navy Vice Admiral Vinod...
He said that out of anxiety of losing the general elections, the chief...
The Supreme Court had observed that issues of national economic interest;...
Priyadarshini Scindia, wife of sitting Guna MP Jyotiraditya Scindia, started...
Residents said that the Congress leader was a spitting image of her grand...
'Legalised election betting would drive black money and satta operators out...
In a short video of the incident, the woman is seen telling police personnel...
Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker has taken the political plunge!Well, not...
A video of the purported incident is also in circulation on social media, as...
'Being a Delhi girl, I challenge you to fight the last two phases on the...
Modi's attack on the late prime minister comes on the heels of his allegation...
'I know speaking such kind of words from a public platform is not right....
'The petition has become infructuous as the Election Commission has taken...
The days of coalition governments are here to stay, said the Congress general...
Yadav had moved the top court challenging the decision of Returning Officer...
Nirahua, a Bhojpuri star and the BJP's candidate, is drawing huge crowds in...
The EC directed the state's Chief Electoral Officer to ensure that wide...
Modi had hit out at Rahul Gandhi, saying: "Your father was termed 'Mr Clean'...
Former US President Barack Obama is first on the list.
Those complaining to the Election Commission about violation of model...
She dared PM to fight the polls on issues like development rather than...
Mamata said the saffron party could not build even a small Ram temple in the...
Senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for petitioners, told the bench that...
'BJP sarkaar 5 saal mein Ram Mandir bhi nahi bana paayi. Ab Ram Mandir nahi...
Congress MP Sushmita Dev said that speeches given by Modi and Shah are also...
District Collector Alok Ranjan Ghosh said that the Sector Officer Awadesh...
The Congress candidate from Thiruvanathapuram said that the Centre has...
'When you look at the content of Modi's speeches, the word 'Modi' is what he...
The Aam Aadmi Party's Party's East Delhi candidate Atishi talks on her...
The notices were served under the anti-defection law.
With this phase, election will be over in 424 seats and polling in the...
With these decisions, Modi has been given a clean chit in eight matters.
Senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for Dev, said that the poll panel has...
Go and vote just like mumma and papa did, says Ziva
'The condition in Bengal is such that if you chant Jai Shri Ram, you would be...
The fifth phase of the Lok Sabha election witnesses several high-stake...
'Many of Akshay's well-wishers feel this controversy has come up because of...
Tej Bahadur through his plea sought direction to allow him to contest the Lok...
She also tagged a video in which an elderly women is seen alleging that her...
Rediff Labs brings you the election affidavits of all candidates in the fray...
There will be total of 51 seats going to polls spread across 7 states in the...
'This is the first time in the world that the prime minister of a country is...
Here are some of the big political leaders' who await their fate on Monday.
He also dismissed the charge that the attacker was an AAP supporter as...
Singh asserted that the people have made up their minds to vote out the...
At a rally in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, Modi targeted the former prime...
51 constituencies across 7 states go to the polls in the fifth phase of the...
Hordes of cows rampage through the fields, eating everything in sight.This is...
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala sounded another note of caution on the nature of the...
Priyanka Gandhi also said farmers were in debt, and about 12,000 of them had...
The EC concluded that Modi has not violated the model code or its advisory on...
This is the second time Kejriwal has been slapped in a public rally.
Voters in Rae Bareli said they feel an emotional connection with the Gandhi...
'Who sent Masood Azhar back to Pakistan? Who bowed down to terror and...
Some 1,100 years ago, Uthiramerur had an election system similar to what...
Addressing a rally in Krishnanagar in West Bengal, Shah reportedly said when...
Bajpai said he quit the AAP as he felt "suffocated" over the "misbehaviour...
The polling body said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not violate the...
It said there is no part of the country that he did not visit during the 125...
A day after the Congress claimed that six surgical strikes were carried out...
He accused the BJP of starting a "factory of lies" and using huge cash to...
The actor said he would like to continue contributing in his small way to...
The SC agreed to hear next week a review plea filed by 21 Opposition leaders...
'Neither the Centre nor the state is helping us, rather they are coming up...
The film was earlier set to release on April 11 but was banned by the...
CLSA says any correction in the market due to poll related uncertainty could...
During her campaigning, Priyanka halted at a village in the parliamentary...
During a poll rally in Barmer on April 21, Modi had said India is no more...
Before hitting the campaign trail, Sunny Deol offered prayers at the Gurdwara...
Giving a clean chit to Gandhi, EC officials said the "complaint was examined...
Tearing into the BJP and terming the ongoing elections as a fight of...
'We have done nothing wrong and I don't understand why they are sending a...
The poll panel has given clean chit to PM Modi for two of his speeches.
Firms seem to have adopted a wait-and-see approach on their plans until...
the MLA claimed she was asked to walk behind Kejriwal's car while other MLAs...
The core BSP campaign continues to be 'cadre-based' and personal connect,...
Gandhi has been given 48 hours to respond to the notice, failing which it...
The EC takes action for her remarks on former anti-terror squad chief Hemant...
'Commission is of the considered view that in this matter no such violation...
The irony of Akshay skipping voting did not go unnoticed on Twitter, as just...
"I am a farmer's son and I was here to raise the voices of farmers and...
'Ours is a diverse culture and we ought to respect each other's customs....
Bollywood votes!
TMC demanded 'strong action' for the 'unfounded, inappropriate and illegal'...
Elections are here and we want to know what you wore when you cast your vote!
'He has attacked our enemies in their own backyard.'
He also accused TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee of nepotism, insisting she wants...
Deol reminded voters of the patriotic character he played in Gadar and...
Stars step out to cast their vote.
Sachin Tendulkar, Vinod Kambli and Mahesh Bhupathi were among those who...
Rediff readers shared their election style. Scroll down to take look.
With a substantially weakened Left Front and the Congress, political...
943 candidates are contesting 71 seats spread across 9 states.
'If you have affinity only towards yourself, then what type of nationalism is...
Amid their campaign schedule, the Congress party chief and his sister shared...
The BJP's rediscovery of its allies, including the PM touching the feet of...
BJP banks on Modi, Congress on its candidate Manvendra Singh in Barmer,...
'The oddest thing about this general election campaign so far is that one...
In an apparent bid to offset BJP candidate Pragya Thakur's controversial...
BJP Delhi president Manoj Tiwari said the 'AAP is loosing elections' that is...
The fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections will go to polls on April 29. The...
The CPI says its candidate Kanhaiya Kumar is getting 'excellent' support from...
Kejriwal said the AAP would not have 'dreamt' of forming an alliance with the...
Media reports claimed that Prime Minister Modi would hold a press conference...
'The country needs to honour the sacrifice of Karkare and not allow deviant...
Had it been an election of digital campaigns, the cost of the 2019 election...
'Akshay fits the image of the hero of the masses.'
'I called my mother here, to spend some time with her, but I was not able to...
'This court has not granted bail...wrong forum has been chosen'
The BJP had replaced Raj from the North West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency...
The EC said 'there are several scenes depicting a major opposition party as...
"Decision will be taken soon. The commission is examining the matter,"...
One of Modi's foremost critics will contest if he is the common candidate of...
Surjewala alleged that the prime minister makes a joke of everything.
Complaints of electronic voting machine malfunctioning poured in from several...
'Priya as well as my father (Sunil Dutt) has done a good job for this...
The PM appealed to people to come out in large numbers to exercise their...
Raj said on Monday that he had tried to talk to BJP chief Amit Shah and Prime...
The high-pitched election speeches skipped corporate issues, unlike during...
The third phase will see the maximum number of seats going to the polls in...
Rediff Labs brings you the election affidavits of all candidates in the fray...
The third phase of Lok Sabha elections scheduled for Tuesday will see the...
Dikshit will take on BJP's sitting MP Manoj Tiwari and Aam Aadmi Party's...
An Independent candidate and three others had on Saturday raised objections...
The allegations against her are baseless. Nothing against her or Swami...
Modi and Shah addressed rallies away from the four major urban centres of...
The joint statement was issued by retired DGPs Julio Ribeiro, Prakash Singh,...
The people of West Bengal have lost faith in the state police and therefore...
'Nyay scheme will cost between 1.2-1.5 per cent of GDP at its peak.''Our...
Addressing BJP workers in Bhopal on Thursday night, Thakur had claimed that...
'Yes, I am a rebel, I am the son of Laluji and his blood is in me,' Tej...
She will give a tough fight to the Congress there, he said.
In the third phase of the Lok Sabha election on April 23, 116 seats spread...
"Hemant Karkare falsely implicated me. He died of his karma. I told him, he...
She was unhappy at the reinstatement of some party workers in Uttar Pradesh...
The by-elections to 18 assembly constituencies will decide if the ruling...
It is fine as long as there is no reference to the candidate or constituency...
Thakur, 48, also set the tone for her high-profile poll battle in Bhopal...
The exercise to add the inmates' names to the electoral roll was initiated in...
BJP leaders Bhupendra Yadav and G V L Narsimha Rao were addressing the media.
As the second phase of polling commenced on Thursday amid heightened...
He blamed policies of the Congress-led governments for the Kashmir issue...
She further accused the EC of being biased and 'wrongly favouring' BJP leaders.
Kumble and his wife Chethana took to Twitter and drive his followers exercise...
There is buzz that the PM, confident of an election victory, will introduce...
The country is all set for the second round of elections on April 18 in the...
23 of the DMK's 24 candidates are crorepatis!
Arrested in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, she was given a clean chit by the...
Both the incidents occurred in Maoist affected Kandhamal district where the...
Pon Radhakrishnan is also a Union minister of state.His opponent is the...
Bharti also targeted Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, saying by choosing to...
The cash was neatly packed in 94 packets and envelops on which the ward...
'Has the Supreme court even remotely said that PM Modi is not chowkidar?'
Shobha Warrier reports from Thiruvananthapuram where a former UN diplomat is...
She dubbed the I-T raids as "anti-democratic, deliberately planned and tested".
The candidate is from the DMK's ruling family, and the sky is the limit --...
Pick your constituency from the dropdown menu to see the list of candidates,...
The chief minister will also pray at the nearby Hanuman Garhi temple on...
The BJP urged the EC to take 'suo motu cognisance' and take suitable action.
Modi also stepped up attack on Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, saying it was the...
Official sources indicated that the searches were held following 'some...
Polling in Vellore was scheduled on April 18.
Abdullah termed the gag order as an attempt by the EC to please the BJP.
The Centre on Tuesday issued a 'Leave India' notice and cancelled the...
In presence of Union minister Jasvantsinh Bhabhor, MLA Ramesh Katara says who...
Poonam Sinha is likely to file nomination on April 18.
'We will be voting keeping in mind the brunt we bore because of...
Rajbhar said the seat-sharing talks with the BJP remained unsuccessful.
Tharoor suffered head injuries while performing a ritual at a temple in...
'They thought he can separate the Muslim votes and win, but the Kerala mind...
Following the SC rap for EC, the poll panel on Monday afternoon took action...
In some Bihar constituencies, candidates named Ram are fighting each other.
Here's list of a few controversial remarks made by our politicians this year.
'Since 2002, we have not received any justice and we are still fighting for it.'
'Modi's speech was like one of our sour food preparations; Rahul's was sweet.'
A ceiling fan, a bungalow, a broom and a mango -- these are just some of the...
Modi said the country is suffering because of terrorism for the last 40 years...
The party also declared sitting MP Praveen Nishad as its candidate from Sant...
During the hearing, the bench asked the counsel for EC as to what action they...
The scuffle took place near Borivali station where Matondkar was campaigning.
Reacting to the charge by Banerjee, the Congress held her responsible for the...
The Congress president accused the AAP of taking a U-turn over alliance talks.
The Thiruvananthapuram MP was performing the 'thulabharam' ritual when he got...
Asserting that he did not name anyone, the Samajwadi leader said that he...
'The Dalit vote traditionally went to the Congress, but everyone knows by now...
What happens when two former ministers go up against each other? No sparks...
'A lot of people ask me about joining politics and I tell them that just...
Singh said it is the principle of BJP not to promote nepotism and fight...
'Anti-incumbency against sitting MPs and the government is a big issue here....
'Today is a special day for me! Dharamji is here in Mathura to campaign for a...
The Congress suggested there was cash stashed in the trunk.
'We do not think the EC is doing enough to address issue of EVM malfunctioning'
Modi said the wave in favour of the BJP was stronger this time than in 2014.
Sibal threw the ball in Kejriwal's court saying, "He knows better".
The Chennai Super Kings all-rounder's wife, Rivaba, had joined the BJP on...
'Winning this election will take us a step closer to realising our dreams'
'There was news in some quarters that Modi himself will enter the fray from...
"We particularly want Bajrang Bali because he is linked to my own Dalit...
He said a tie-up between the two parties could have caused a 'damage' to the...
The minister said the Opposition's false campaign on Rafale did not carry...
The prime minister pointed out that such infamous incidents occurred during...
The poll body had on Thursday said since NaMo TV was sponsored by the BJP,...
'A loss of seats for the Trinamool in this election will weaken its hold in...
A Ganesh Nadar meets M Radha, the first transgender candidate in the fray for...
Sharma said Jai Ram Thakur's sarcastic comments forced him to resign from the...
The AAP said the tie-up can only be done on 33 Lok Sabha seats across four...
Siliguri Police Commissioner B L Meena confirmed that the Congress had sought...
Congress complained against Modi, Shah, Irani; the BJP against Rahul Gandhi.
'We are not Mahatma Gandhi's children that we keep giving and not get...
Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Amethi Lok Sabha...
The BJP MP in her plea alleged that Gandhi has attributed his personal...
Despite its harmful effects, leaders and party workers consume khaini to keep...
Irani has said she did not complete her Bachelor of Commerce (Part-I) -- a...
The EC said any political content has to be permitted by the local media...
Govt effort to curb black money in polls futile if identity of donors not...
Sources said that a security breach was alleged when the laser light was seen...
Officials clarified that the food packets were procured from Namo Food Shop...
As round one of the seven-phase Lok Sabha election began in 91 constituencies...
The Congress topped the list of pages with the highest spends for the week...
Before filing her nomination papers at the Collectorate Rae Bareli, the UPA...
How many seats will the TDP win?How many seats will the YSR Congress win?
Ambrose D'Mello, the Independent candidate from Bengaluru South, has been on...
The richest candidate in the first phase is from Chevella.The poorest...
Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and Odisha will be held...
I should not stay in a party where I am being insulted, ignored and betrayed,...
'Secrecy allowed in the electoral bonds scheme legalises anonymity'
The polling body said any such film that subserves purpose of any political...
'Modi ji, first there was love for Nawaz Sharif and now Imran Khan is your...
Both the leaders are expected to join the BJP during the scheduled rallies of...
He said other parties would be afraid of right-wing backlash in case of...
"I have seen a rare quality in Prime Minister Narendra Modi," he said.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has sent a letter to the Pilibhit District...
Sixty-six former bureaucrats in a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind said...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly condemned the attack.
'The chowkidar took away your money by demonetisation and GST. The keys to...
Since 1979, the BJP has not fielded any Muslim candidate from any...
The apex court said it will hear the matter on Tuesday and possibly can pass...
The party has always advocated abrogation of Article 370 and has also been...
The EC currently follows a system of random counting of VVPAT slips in one...
The manifesto also vowed to carry out caste-based census in 2020-21.
Modi: Journey of a Common Man is blatant propaganda, feels Utkarsh Mishra.
Three days before the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya...
For some of the business majors, the fund outgo for the 2019 elections has...
Vadra said that he will also be present with his mother-in-law Sonia Gandhi...
"The CEO has sought a report in this regard from the local administration,"...
The campaign's main theme song 'Main hi toh Hindustan hoon' has been penned...
It said it won't respond to the averment to prove its image.
He said he has always held the Congress and the Nehru-Gandhi family in...
She wondered why PM Modi is not removing his own cabinet secretary or the...
Taking a swipe at the Opposition, Jaitley said people have to decide between...
"The Congress has failed despite ruling for so many years," she said.
Modi alleged that Banerjee has let loose goons in the state, dashing the...
Taking strong objection to Gandhi's remarks, Swaraj tweeted: "Rahulji -...
The actor-turned-politician hit out at the BJP leadership, alleging there's...
Sonia Gandhi alleged the current government was not ready to respect dissent,...
The Election Commission's decision is "unfortunate", highly arbitrary,...
"The victory margin will be huge since there is an alliance between Samajwadi...
His slogan-chanting comes in the wake of Peoples Democratic Party chief and...
The first vote of the country was cast by Deputy Inspector General Sudhakar...
The ministry is also said that NaMo TV is not a regular channel and it does...
Many bahubalis have fielded their wives and relatives as proxies.
Sources said there is a strong view in the EC that it should not restrain the...
Not satisfied with the remarks, the EC is learnt to have told him that be...
In a communication sent to Kumar, the EC asked him to be cautious in future...
On Thursday, the makers of PM Narendra Modi had announced on social media...
'A thief sees a thief in everyone,' he said in an apparent swipe at the prime...
Oberoi is playing the role of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a biopic.
The government has "suffocated" the institutions where argument, debate and...
Ambedkar said at an election rally at Digras in Maharashtra's Yavatmal...
The 91-year-old leader said, 'Right from its inception, the BJP has never...
The party also announced that Kamal Nath will contest the bypoll for the...
SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav termed it as a 'ghaatey ka sauda' (loss-making...
Rahul is contesting from the seat in Kerala in addition to his traditional...
The Congress was ranked sixth with a total expenditure on advertisement of Rs...
The AAP has been batting for tie up with Congress citing the need to defeat...
'We face problems due to attacks by elephants at our homes inside the forest....
Our election slogan is simple "Ballot for Bullet".
The plea said that the release of the movie may affect free and fair election...
Gujarat tops the chart with total seizure worth over Rs 510 crores, followed...
'Everybody knows Mayawati sells party tickets and even her party members take...
Dinesh Pratap Singh, who was elected to the state legislative council for the...
Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Modi's jibe and Mamata's retort.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra would accompany him to Wayanad.
Somaiya, an old BJP hand and one of its leading speakers on economic issues...
'Modi had promised to deposit money in the accounts of people, but he has...
He accused the Congress of hatching a conspiracy to destabilise the country...
The government said that the massive amount of political donations were...
Sources in the poll panel said, prima facie, Adityanath has violated the EC's...
According to government sources, the ministry is likely to take a line that...
Modi slammed opposition parties for seeking proof of the damage done by the...
Mufti said relation of J & K with India will end if the terms and conditions...
As per the affidavit, he was booked under Indian Penal Code Sections 147...
The elections held in April-May 2019 will be an important determinant of...
'The message from those in power is clear. Either agree with us or suffer the...
The BJP needs to worry about the kinds of professions it has landed up...
The Finance Minister and senior party leader Arun Jaitley said the Congress...
The Congress chief said if his party is elected to power, its government...
Mayawati also sought the dismissal of a plea, which alleged that pubic funds...
Former Navy Chief Admiral L Ramdas in his letter to CEC Sunil Arora said that...
The poll panel has issued a notice to the railways, asking it to submit a...
What is the urgency now, the bench said while refusing to accord urgent...
From filling vacancies in government jobs to providing a minimum support...
The Congress' announcement that the party chief will contest from Wayanad...
The Congress has promised to review and amend a host of laws, rules and...
Uttam Ghosh offers his unique take on the No Jobs-Agrarian Distress state of...
Jaganmohan Reddy hopes for a hung Parliament to 'extract a better deal' for...
The poll panel is likely to write to President Ram Nath Kovind to bring the...
She will contest against Olympic medallist Rajyavardhan Rathore.
Rahul Gandhi was stunned on hearing the senior leader's angry outburst, but...
The simultaneous decline of several trade-related indicators should put...
The Hinduja Group, Mukesh Ambani, Murugappa, and the Adani groups were the...
The BJP has been more aggressive in the first 11 weeks of the calendar year,...
Former Navy chief Admiral L Ramdas also said he was 'upset' over the Uttar...
While accounts/pages linked to the Congress party appeared to be large in...
"For the entire opposition, the job number one is to defeat Mr Narendra Modi...
The DMK has Stalin and Stalin alone as the key campaigner. The rest of them...
Thushar is the son of Vellappally Natesan, who is the general secretary of...
Leaders of that party are now scared of contesting from constituencies...
Eyebrows were raised when the four men, including main accused Vishal Rana,...
'The EC is a sacred institution.''In the last few years, more than once, we...
Draped in a saree matching the colour of her background, the actor was seen...
'My fate could have been much worse.'
A top source in the Congress had recently said that chances of alliance were...
During a 'Main bhi chowkidar' event, the prime minister also took a jab at...
Accusing the prime minister of pushing a particular narrative in the media...
The Congress chief will also be contesting from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.
According to Rajya Sabha MP and RJD spokesperson Manoj Jha, the CPI-RJD...
The affidavit goes on to inform that the BJP chief does not own a car.
'Everyone relies on caste to win elections in Bihar.'
'It was alright to carry out surgical strikes on terror camp in Pakistan'
Mehbooba said Article 370 was a bridge between the Union and the state.
A galaxy of top leaders, including Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin...
'You had earlier sent a Prime Minister from Assam (referring to Manmohan...
Yadav said he wanted to contest the polls to eliminate corruption in the forces.
The EC is learnt to have invoked the 'party in power' clause of the poll code...
'Senior leaders and my father not given respect in the BJP.'
'Political parties and leaders understand the impact the new media can have...
Hardik has a few days to challenge the judgement in the SC.
The Nishad Party is headed by Sanjay Nishad, the father of Pravin Nishad who...
'He did not seek vote. He did not describe the missile launch as an...
Matondkar has been given the ticket after Mumbai Congress chief Milind Deora...
'I felt that the idea about putting money into bank accounts of the poor was...
Rahul said his party's soon-to-be released manifesto will reflect the...
This issue comes days after the railways was found in violation of the poll...
The Rashtriya Janata Dal with 19 seats, Congress on 9, Rashtriya Lok Samta...
Modi said the National Democratic Alliance government wouldn't have been able...
Lalu's word is final in the RJD when even when he is serving a long jail...
In an interview to Republic Bharat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke of the...
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's son Vaibhav will contest from Jodhpur...