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Tripura to be only state with 100% webcasting for Lok Sabha pollsSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 14:22 IST
The video viewing teams would monitor all poll activities inside the polling booth on the voting day from the office of concerned district magistrates.
Ahead of PM Modi rally, Rs 1.8 crore cash seized from Arunachal CM convoy: Congress
April 3, 2019 14:19 IST
CM Pema Khandu has refuted the report and alleged that 'cash for votes' is practised by the Congress. He, however, added that cash may have been recovered from the car of a BJP candidate.
No song, no cartoon, Tripura’s Left switch to subdued campaign, blames BJP violenceSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 12:23 IST
Tripura Left Front convener Bijan Dhar told that the party is using just the theme song which was released nationally.
BJP’s action hero Suresh Gopi to make his electoral debut in Thrissur
April 3, 2019 10:54 IST
The BJP has high stakes in Thrissur which has a large section of Hindu Ezhava, Hindu Nair and Christian voters. Suresh Gopi belongs to the Nair community.
Lok Sabha election news HIGHLIGHTS: Last 5 years spent in rectifying UPA regime’s mistakes, says PM
April 3, 2019 22:18 IST
Lok Sabha elections 2019 HIGHLIGHTS: Rahul Gandhi will arrive in Kerala late Wednesday night to file his nomination papers from Wayanad on Thursday. He is expected to fly from Kozhikode to Wayanad in a chopper and lead a roadshow in Kalpetta.
Solar scam accused Saritha Nair to take on Rahul Gandhi in WayanadSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 09:20 IST
Saritha Nair claimed that she wrote several letters to Rahul Gandhi requesting him to drop and sideline leaders in Congress who have sexual charges filed against them in the past one year. As the man wanting to become the PM of the country, she said, he should have responded to a woman’s grievances.
Congress Chandigarh candidate Pawan Bansal: My goals; to revive Metro project, make the city cleaner, crime-freeSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 07:50 IST
Congress candidate Pawan Bansal spoke to The Indian Express about his plans for the city.
Never sought poll ticket from BJP since 1989: Sumitra Mahajan
April 3, 2019 07:23 IST
There is speculation that Sumitra Mahajan, who turns 76 on April 12, may also not be renominated.
For Chandigarh battle, Congress picks old warhorse Pawan BansalSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 07:17 IST
Bansal, 71, was seen as frontrunner for the ticket along with Congress leader Navjot Kaur Sidhu and former Union Minister Manish Tewari. All three names were sent by the local election committee to the party’s Central Election Committee.
Gujarat: Divyang Sangathan demands poll tickets, quota in local bodiesSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 06:12 IST
Addressing mediapersons here on Tuesday, BDS national president Amit Kumar said that while all political parties took cognisance of even after groups with just one per cent of the total votes of the country, none were bothered about PWDs accounting for three per cent of the nation's population as per the 2011 census.
‘Polls not about gimmicks, Congress manifesto talks about real issues’Subscriber Only
April 3, 2019 06:12 IST
In his maiden rally on Tuesday, before he filed his nomination, a large number of youths including student leaders were seen supporting Prashant Patel, who was a popular student leader at MSU.
Gujarat: Six-time MP Mohan Delkar who resigned from Congress last week files nomination as independent candidateSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 05:53 IST
Mohan Delkar held a road show from his residence, covering a kilometre up to the Collectorate in Silvassa.
Gujarat: BJP MP Vinod Chavda’s assets grow nearly 600% in five years, liabilities grow tooSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 05:48 IST
In 2014, Chavda, then a member of Kutch district panchayat, had declared total assets worth Rs 56.18 lakh in the affidavit attached with his nomination papers as a BJP candidate for Kutch Parliamentary seat.
Amit Shah hits road to bring BJP leaders together for young Bengaluru candidate Tejasvi SuryaSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 05:44 IST
With trouble brewing over the picking a newbie over Tejaswini Ananth Kumar, the wife of late local MP H N Ananth Kumar, Shah held the emergency roadshow as part of efforts to unite local party units and leaders.
Gujarat: BJP candidate for Anand, Mitesh Patel was accused in 2002 riotsSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 05:16 IST
Mitesh Patel, a native of Vasad, is fighting his first big election. He is treasurer of the BJP's Anand district unit.
Lok Sabha Elections: Discus thrower vs trap shooter makes this an Olympic-sized poll duelSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 10:30 IST
Rathore and Poonia were part of the Indian contingent at the 2008 Beijing Olympics but the former discus thrower recalls interactions between them to be few and far between.
Lok Sabha poll between India, Pakistan: Vijay RupaniSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 05:01 IST
Addressing an election meeting of the BJP at Bahumali Bhavan Chowk in Rajkot, Vijay Rupani said that it was shameful that senior Congress leader Sam Pitroda was seeking proof of air raids conducted by the Indian Air Force in Balakot of Pakistan in response to the terrorist attack in Pulwama.
Tukde gang drafted national security points… agenda to break India: Arun JaitleySubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 07:12 IST
In his blog, Arun Jaitley described the Congress as “the principal creator of the Jammu and Kashmir problem”, and accused it of ignoring Kashmiri Pandits.
In 2019 manifesto, Congress changes own tune: No sedition law, diluted AFSPASubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 07:21 IST
The Congress manifesto also said it “will provide a statutory basis to the National Security Council and the office of National Security Adviser.
Poll staff note: Chennai cops seize Rafale books, EC ducksSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 07:19 IST
The EC action meant the contents of the book surfaced on the Internet before its release with hundreds of Tamil posts on social media summarising it.
Dalit killing in MP: Accused eyes Lok Sabha polls, victims’ kin want gun licencesSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 07:27 IST
A resident of the Chauhan Pyau area, Raja told The Indian Express that Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party chief Shivpal Yadav has “approached him” and offered the Gwalior Lok Sabha ticket.
Congress vote pitch: Bigger safety net, less of hard stateSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 06:53 IST
Rahul Gandhi said that the party has “decided that 6 per cent of GDP will be given to India’s education”. The manifesto says that this will be done by 2023- 24.
Maharashtra: Top four parties shy away from fielding women, only 13 candidates in poll fraySubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 03:44 IST
Together, the BJP, Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP have fielded just 13 woman candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra, or a paltry 13.54 per cent of total candidates’ share. Maharashtra has 48 Lok Sabha seats.
Omar Abdullah: PM Modi should study conditions of J&K accessionSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 03:32 IST
Omar Abdullah said that “PM Modi should pore over history books and see under what conditions the accession (of the state) was carried out”.
Kerala CPM leader in hot water over sexist remarks against Congress candidate Remya HaridasSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 06:54 IST
On Tuesday, Haridas, a Dalit woman, moved a police complaint against Vijayaraghavan, seeking that a case be registered against the CPI (M) leader.
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