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The Election Commission is verifying a complaint by the opposition Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress against Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on alleged violation of the model code of conduct.We are verifying all facts related to the issue. The MCC is very clear and it will remain in force till...
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Congress leader Hardik Patel had to cancel his helicopter ride to Lunawada in Mahisagar district of Gujarat on Thursday at the last moment after the farmer on whose field the chopper was to land did not give his nod for its use as a helipad, an official said.Hardik Patel had to later travel by...
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A Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam member was hacked to death allegedly by supporters of an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam functionary in full public view in Madurai on Thursday, police said.M S Pandian, in his late 30s, was attacked by the group with sickles on the busy Keezhavali road in the...
20:22
India has suspended the trade across the Line of Control with Pakistan from on Friday after probe agencies found the route was being 'misused' by elements from the neighbouring country to smuggle illegal weapons, drugs and fake currency, a government order said on Thursday.It said a stricter...
19:58
Political activist Tehseen Poonawalla on Thursday urged the Election Commission to debar Bharatiya Janata Party's Bhopal candidate Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur from contesting the Lok Sabha polls as she was facing terror charges.In a letter to the poll body, Poonawalla said the Maharashtra...
19:51
The father of one of the victims of the 2008 Malegaon blast moved the special National Investigation Agency court in Mumbai on Thursday, urging it to bar prime accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur from contesting the Lok Sabha election.The application was filed by Nisar Sayeed, who lost his son in...
19:04
North Korea on Wednesday test-fired a new tactical guided weapon under the supervision of its leader Kim Jong Un, according to reports in state news agency.Quoting the Korean Central News Agency, Yonhap reported that the North Korean leader called the test an 'event of very weighty significance...
18:24
Total voter turnout for Second phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 till 5 pm is 61.12 per cent.Turnouts in various states till 5 pm are following:Assam: 73.32 per centBihar: 58.14 per centChhattisgarh: 68.70 per centJammu and Kashmir: 43.37 per centKarnataka: 61.80 per centMaharashtra: 55.37...
17:03
Sujay Vikhe Patil, the son of senior Congress leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, who is contesting the Ahmednagar Lok Sabha seat as a BJP candidate, says although the Congress did not stand by him, his family was supporting him in his first electoral battle. In an interview to PTI, Sujay...
16:53
Karnataka: 107-year-old Padma awardee, Saalumarada Thimmakka casts her vote for the Bangalore Rural parliamentary constituency.
16:46
Popular Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed, who was expelled by the Indian government, has apologised for campaigning for a candidate in West Bengal, terming it as an inadvertent mistake and a step taken out of love of the people of the state. The Indian government on Tuesday issued a 'Leave...
16:43
In a veiled attack on the BJP, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday said if his party is voted to power, indebted farmers will not be sent to jails. Addressing an election rally at Dataganj under Aonla parliamentary constituency here, he said, Businessmen who took loans amounting to...
16:30
Voting underway at a polling booth in Imphal, Manipur.
15:43
Around 51.6 per cent votes were cast in the first four hours in the three Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal, where polling is on under way in the second phase Thursday marred by incidents of violence in some areas, officials said. An EC official said that around 47.52 per cent polling...
15:26
Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and his family cast their vote for the Rajnandgaon parliamentary constituency.
15:08
Anguished over dismal development works, residents of a village in Agra in Uttar Pradesh refused to cast their votes for Lok Sabha elections on Thursday.Around 650 voters of Mangoli village of Fatehpur Sikri Lok Sabha constituency boycotted the polling completely, alleging that their village had...
14:10
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's imposing statue in Gujarat has not been built to belittle former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Speaking at an election rally here, Modi said though the Congress says Patel was their leader, no leader of that party has...
13:57
A man flung shoes at BJP leaders addressing a press conference at the party's headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday. It was not immediately clear why the person, who identified himself as a doctor by profession, threw the shoes. He was immediately bundled out by security guards at the party...
13:42
West Bengal polled 33.52 per cent votes in the first five hours of polling in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on Thursday.The north-eastern state of Manipur is also witnessing a large number of voters turning up at booths and has clocked 31.52 per cent vote till noon.At the same time,...
13:28
In West Bengal, CPM candidate from Raiganj, Mohammad Salim's vehicle was attacked in Islampur; CPM has alleged that TMC is behind the attack. Bengal polled 33.52 per cent votes in the first five hours of polling in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections today.
13:27
Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar casts his vote at a polling booth in Dodda Halahalli, Kanakapura Taluka.
12:44
Union Minister Maneka Gandhi files her nomination from Sultanpur Lok Sabha constituency.
12:40
Tamil Nadu recorded 13.48 per cent voting till 9 am Thursday in 38 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state, with Chief Minister K Palaniswami and DMK chief M K Stalin among early voters. In Madurai, the time for voting has been extended by two hours in view of the ongoing Chithirai chariot...
12:29
Poonam Sinha, SP-BSP-RLD candidate from the Lucknow Parliamentary constituency files her nomination.
12:25
Farooq and Omar Abdullah cast their votes at a polling station in Munshi Bagh Area in Srinagar LS constituency. Now that LS polls are due to conclude, we can only hope that the Centre together with EC gives the people of J&K an elected govt which is their right. Earlier today Omar...
11:38
Former cricketer Anil Kumble and his wife cast their vote.
11:31
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said the Congress-JD(S) alliance is expected to win 10-12 seats out of 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka which are undergoing polling today during the second phase of general elections.Today I request all voters to go to the polling station and cast...
11:03
Assam: Sitting MP from Silchar and the Congress candidate from the parliamentary constituency, Sushmita Dev, casts her vote along with her mother and sister at a polling booth in Silchar.
10:47
Agra: UP Congress chief Raj Babbar and the party's candidate from Fatehpur Sikri casts his vote at the polling booth in Radha Ballabh Inter College.
10:46
Tamil Nadu recorded 13.48 per cent voting till 9 am Thursday in 38 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state, where Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan, DMK's Dayanidhi Maran and Kanimozhi and Karti Chidambaram of the Congress are among key contenders. Besides the 38 of the 39 Lok Sabha seats,...
10:23
Shares of Jet Airways plunged 10 per cent in opening trade Thursday, a day after the ailing airline shuttered its operations temporarily. On the BSE, the scrip hit the lower circuit of Rs 217.70, a fall of 10 per cent compared to the previous closing level. A similar trend was witnessed...
10:18
Karnataka: A senior citizen couple, 91-year-old Shrinivas and 84-year-old Manjula, cast their votes at a polling booth in Jayanagar of Bangalore South Parliamentary constituency.
10:14
As polling for the phase two of Lok Sabha elections began Thursday morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the youth to cast their vote. Phase 2 of the Lok Sabha polls start today. I am sure all those whose seats are polling today will strengthen our democracy by exercising their...
10:13
As voting for the second phase of polling started Thursday morning, Congress president Rahul Gandhi urged voters to vote for Nyay (justice). Gandhi also appealed to voters to vote for justice to the unemployed youth, struggling farmers, small businessmen and those who were persecuted due to...
10:02
Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam chief TTV Dinakaran casts his vote at a polling station in Besant Nagar in Chennai South parliamentary constituency.
09:54
In Chennai, DMK President MK Stalin casts his vote at a polling booth at SIET College in Teynampet.
09:52
Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy, his wife Anitha and their son & JD(S) candidate from Mandya, Nikhil, cast their votes at a polling station in Ramanagara.
09:52
As polling for the phase two of Lok Sabha elections began Thursday morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the youth to cast their vote. Phase 2 of the Lok Sabha polls start today. I am sure all those whose seats are polling today will strengthen our democracy by exercising their...
09:49
Two Naxals were killed in an encounter with District Reserve Guard in the forests of Dhanikarka under Kuakonda police station limits on Thursday.The incident comes amidst polling in three Lok Sabha constituencies in Chhattisgarh, namely Kanker, Rajnandgaon and Mahasamund. The state has a...
09:44
Jet Airways lenders on Thursday said they are reasonably hopeful of a successful bidding process for stake sale, a day after the cash-starved carrier suspended its operations. The announcement from the lenders came early morning ahead of market opening. The lenders after due...
09:11
Against the backdrop of the income tax department seizing cash allegedly meant to bribe voters in Tamil Nadu, the Election Commission on Wednesday sought a detailed report from poll authorities there. Once the report is received, we will take a considered view. A decision can even be...
08:20
The polling is underway for 95 Lok Sabha seats spread across 11 states and the union territory of Puducherry with Tamil Nadu witnessing contest in 38 constituencies. Voting was also underway in 35 assembly constituencies in Odisha and in 18 assembly seats in Tamil Nadu.Prominent faces in...
00:05
Authorities in Paris are still trying to piece together exactly what happened before Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire, which officials believe was an accident. About 50 investigators are involved with the probe, and they have started questioning 30 employees from different companies, including...
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