23:25
Almost all prominent leaders of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance and North-East Democratic Alliance will accompany Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he files nomination from Varanasi on April 26.Senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party as well as ally party leaders like Janata...
23:22
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday attacked Narendra Modi over drinking water being poured on the streets of Banda to welcome the Prime Minister despite severe drought in the Bundelkhand region, and asked whether he is a chowkidar or a shehenshah from Delhi. Prime Minister...
22:36
Justice S A Bobde, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, was on Tuesday appointed to conduct an in-house inquiry into the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi.When contacted, Justice Bobde, who is next to the CJI in seniority, confirmed the...
22:17
The Election Commission is learnt to have initiated steps to take down trailers of a biopic on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from at least three websites. After the chief electoral officer of West Bengal submitted a report on the biopic, titled 'Baghini' (tigress), the EC has...
21:50
A day after Akshay Kumar said he would be getting into an unknown and uncharted territory with something he had not done before, the Bollywood actor Tuesday said he will have a candid and completely non political chat with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. The 51-year-old star...
21:05
The driver of a vehicle carrying ITBP troops back from their poll duty in Kokarnag area of south Kashmir was killed as it overturned after a mob hurled stones at it, officials said here. They said three to four Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel have also suffered...
20:35
The Congress on Tuesday moved the EC alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi took out a road show after casting his vote as well as made political remarks in violation of the model code of conduct, and demanded that a campaign ban of 2-3 days be imposed on him for being an uncaring...
20:27
Police vehicle overturns as mob pelts it with stones in Kokernag, cop dead: Official.
20:09
The BJP has decided to field actor Sunny Deol from Punjab's Gurdaspur constituency. The party has also decided to field Kirron Kher from Chandigarh. The actor, Sunny, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday in presence of Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Railway Minister...
19:52
Rouse Avenue court on Tuesday issued non-bailable warrants against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Swaraj India founder Yogendra Yadav in connection with a defamation case.Lawyer Surender Sharma had filed the defamation complaint against these leaders.The...
19:25
West Bengal on Tuesday recorded a polling percentage of 79.36 per cent, while Jammu and Kashmir recorded mere 12.86 per cent voter turnout in phase three of Lok Sabha elections.The overall turnout is 63.24 per cent for the third phase. Here is the state-wise voter turnout...
18:26
The motto of the Bhosale family from Pune's Rasta Peth area can be described as `the family that votes together, stays together'.Continuing a tradition, 27 members of the family voted in the Lok Sabha election Tuesday.While the eldest among them was 95-year-old Parvatibai Bhosale, the youngest...
18:23
An estimated 61.31 per cent voter turnout was reported till now for the 3rd phase of the Lok Sabha elections.Voting for 116 parliamentary constituencies across 13 states and 2 union territories was held today.According to the Election Commission, the estimated turnout at 5 pm was 74.05 per...
18:17
A fan of cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar draws a rangoli in a Navi Mumbai mall on the eve of his 46th birthday.
17:26
Amid speculation that she might contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said Tuesday she would abide by the party decision in this regard.Varanasi will vote in the last phase of Lok Sabha elections on May 19.I have said this...
17:17
BJP candidate from Pilibhit parliamentary constituency, Varun Gandhi visits a polling booth in Pilibhit and clicks selfies with supporters. Varun Gandhi on Sunday sought Muslims votes during a public meeting in his parliamentary constituency, saying that he would feel good if the people of...
16:46
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the Sri Lanka bombings that killed over 300 on Easter Sunday and injured over 500. The powerful blasts -- six in quick succession on Easter morning and then two more hours later -- left the island nation grieving. This was the worst...
16:17
2 dead in polling in West Bengal: Babulal Murmu, a polling agent was found dead in his house in Buniadpur, Dakshin Dinajpur, on Tuesday. His body was found hanging under mysterious circumstances. He was part of the reserve election team in the area where polling is taking place today.IN a...
16:01
Politicians and police have done little to halt the persecution of religious minorities. That will change now, but it's already too late. Read the column here.
15:48
Investigators have to determine how the militants went from defacing places of worship to launching a devastating attack. Read the report here.
15:42
Assam: Former Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh leaves after casting his vote at a polling booth in Dispur in Guwahati.
15:05
Jyothi's selfie with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Wayanad.
15:04
In Rahul's second constituency Wayanad, this woman ensured he was heard and understood. When Rahul addressed a rally there on Tuesday, Jyothi Radhika Vijayakumar, was at hand to ensure nothing was lost in translation. With Wayanad going to the polls today, she tweeted a picture standing tall with...
14:27
Voter turnouts till 1 pm in phase 3 of the Lok Sabha polls.
14:03
Gujarat: Finance Minister and BJP leader Arun Jaitley casts his vote at a polling booth in Ahmedabad. A total of 4,51,52,373 voters are eligible to cast their vote across all the 26 Lok Sabha constituencies where 371 candidates are in the fray. Jaitley is the Rajya Sabha MP from...
13:55
Former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi on Tuesday said issuance of notice by the Supreme Court to Congress President Rahul Gandhi in a criminal contempt petition would make him personally appear to give explanation about his statement which he had wrongly attributed to the apex court on the Rafale...
13:53
Gujarat: Veteran BJP leader LK Advani casts his vote at a polling booth at Shahpur Hindi School in Ahmedabad. The BJP did not give him a ticket from Gandhinagar, from where he has been a six-term MP.
13:44
Tazeen Fatima, wife of SP leader Azam Khan on son Abdullah Azam Khan's remark 'Humein Ali bhi chahiye,bajrangbali bhi chahiye lekin Anarkali nahi chahiye': It is not against women. Even Yogiji said 'she (Jaya Prada) is an artist'. Singing and dancing is part of art.
13:42
The Sri Lankan government has apologised for its failure to act despite receiving advance intelligence inputs about the possibility of terror attacks that rocked the island nation on Easter Sunday, killing 310 people. A series of eight coordinated blasts ripped through three churches and...
13:25
2002 Gujarat riots case: The Supreme Court today directed the Gujarat government to pay a compensation of Rs 50 lakh to gang-rape survivor Bilkis Bano. The court also directed the Gujarat government to give her a government job and accommodation as per rules. The Supreme Court last month asked...
13:01
Citing media reports, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday claimed that EVMs across the country are malfunctioning or voting for the BJP. He has called it criminal negligence.Akhilesh tweeted, EVMs across India malfunctioning or voting for the BJP. DMs say poll officials untrained to...
12:40
Boxer Vijender Singh to file his nomination from the South Delhi seat as a Congress candidate shortly: I'm happy that Congress has given me the responsibility to serve the people. As a son of a driver, I understand the plight of the poor. I'll reach out to people to understand their...
12:35
Less than five per cent of the 5.30 lakh electorate of Anantnag district in the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency of Jammu and Kashmir exercised their franchise in the first four hours of polling Tuesday. The overall poll percentage in Anantnag at 11 am was 4.79 per cent, an official spokesman...
12:29
More star power for the BJP: Singer Hans Raj Hans to contest from North West Delhi constituency on a BJP ticket.
12:14
It's a hat-trick for the Deols. After Dharmendra and Hema Malini, actor Sunny Deol joins the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and Nirmala Sitharaman. In a short acceptance speech Sunny said he was inspired by the PM Modi and would let his work...
12:07
An unusual visitor in a polling booth in the Kannur Lok Sabha constituency, held up voting for a brief while Tuesday. A small snake was found inside a VVPAT machine in a booth at Mayyil Kandakkai in the constitutency, which is witnessing heavy polling, triggering panic among officials and...
11:47
In Viramgam, Congress leader Hardik Patel votes at booth number 252/355 in Surendranagar constituency.
11:15
BJP MP candidate from East Delhi, Gautam Gambhir holds roadshow ahead of filling his nomination. I really want to contribute something to the country and whatever our PM has done in the last five years, I want to take that legacy forward. Gambhir has replaced Maheish Girri as the party's...
11:08
Social activist Anna Hazare votes in Ralegan Siddhi, Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra.
11:01
Congress leader Mallikarjuna Kharge's son, Priyank and his wife Shruthi cast their votes at Gundagurti village, in the Kalaburagi Lok Sabha constituency.
10:35
Heeraben Modi, the PM's mother casts her vote at a polling station in Raisan, Ahmedabad. Earlier in the morning, the Prime Minister met his mother in Gandhinagar and sought her blessings. Modi cast his vote at Nishan Vidyalaya situated in Ahmedabad's Ranip area. Notably, Ranip area is a...
10:26
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday expressed confidence that millions of youngsters stepping out to vote want 'Nyay' (justice) for every Indian and will cast their ballot wisely. His appeal came as polling began for the third phase in which 116 Lok Sabha seats, including...
10:19
The Congress on Tuesday urged people to cast their vote, saying the third step of removing their problems has to be taken today. The appeal came as polling began for the third phase in which 116 Lok Sabha seats, including all constituencies in Gujarat and Kerala, are going to polls. BJP...
09:59
The polling percentage till 9 am is just in. Assam 12.36%, Bihar 12.60%Goa 2.29%Gujarat 1.35%J&K (Figures not in yet)Karnataka: 1.75%Kerala: 2.48% Maharashtra: 0.99%Odisha: 1.32%Tripura: 1.56%UP: 10.24%WB: 10.97%Chhattisgarh: 2.24%Dadra& Nagar Haveli: (Figures not...
09:49
Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik casts his vote at a polling booth in Bhubaneswar. Patnaik has alleged that the BJP is fast losing ground across the country, and accused the saffron party yesterday of indulging in falsehood, lies and violence. Patnaik has been CM since 2000, the longest...
09:45
Too lazy to vote? Take a cue from this: In West Bengal,a man carries his 87-year mother to a polling booth in Kotwali Primary Junior Basic School, in Malda, just so she doesn't miss out on her fundamental right to vote.
09:33
Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah and his wife Sonal Shah cast their votes at polling booth in Naranpura Sub-Zonal office in Ahmedabad. -- ANI
09:11
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and wife Anjali cast their vote at a polling booth in Anil Gyan Mandir school in Rajkot. -- ANI
08:48
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks after casting his vote in Ahmedabad: The weapon of terrorism is IED (improvised explosive device), the strength of democracy is voter ID.I can say with surety that the voter ID is much much more powerful than an IED, so we should understand the strength of our...
08:37
Today third phase of polling is underway, I am fortunate that I also got the opportunity to fulfill my duty in my home state of Gujarat.Like you feel pure after a holy dip in Kumbh, one feels pure after casting vote in this festival of democracy. -- ANI
08:33
Prime Minister Narendra Modi cast his vote at the polling booth in Nishan Higher Secondary School in Ranip, Ahmedabad.He was accompanied by Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah. Shah is the BJP candidate from Gandhinagar, a seat which earlier belonged to party patriarch L K Advani. --...
08:20
Nationalist Congress Party's Supriya Sule along with her family casts her vote a polling station in Baramati.She is the sitting MP and the NCP candidate from Baramati. -- ANI
08:10
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan queues up to casts his vote at a polling booth in RC Amala Basic UP School in Pinarayi, Kannur district on Tuesday morning. -- ANI
07:59
Voting began Tuesday for 116 Lok Sabha seats, including all constituencies in Gujarat and Kerala, with Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and several Union ministers among prominent candidates in the fray. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his mother at her...
00:07
A US judge kept Chelsea Manning locked up Monday for refusing to testify in the secret grand jury investigation of WikiLeaks, despite its founder Julian Assange having already been charged in the case. A panel of judges rejected Manning's appeal against her March 8 jailing for contempt...
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