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With ticket to party loyalist Mohan Joshi, Congress sends the right message to pacify sulking cadreSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 03:30 IST
Till Monday night, Pune, one of the most-watched Lok Sabha seats in the state, was the only constituency in Maharashtra where the Congress was yet to declare its candidate.
Bihar: As parties weigh winnability, bahubalis look to rule by proxySubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 03:15 IST
Five “bahubali” leaders of Bihar — three convicted of serious charges — have been trying to rule by proxy by fielding their family members in the Lok Sabha polls.
Maharashtra: I am a Shiv Sainik and not chowkidar, says Uddhav ThackeraySubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 03:30 IST
Uddhav Thackeray further said that the opposition parties do not have a face for the PM candidate. “I don’t think the time has come to install someone else instead of Modi as Prime Minister,” he said, adding that Modi has certainly done some good things and created the image of a decision-making government.
Model Code of Conduct: EC pulls up Railways, Aviation ministries, seeks actionSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 03:10 IST
Last week, the EC had sent notices to the Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Civil Aviation over using Modi’s photographs on railway tickets and Air India boarding passes.
Criticism of NYAY proposal my personal opinion: NITI VC to Election CommissionSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 06:54 IST
The NITI Aayog VC had dismissed Congress's promise of a minimum income of Rs 6000 to the poorest 20 per cent households saying the party can “say and do anything to win elections”.
Rahul Gandhi’s two-day Maharashtra trip from tomorrowSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 03:07 IST
After filing his nomination from Kerala’s Wayanad and addressing a rally there, Rahul Gandhi will hold a rally in Nagpur on April 4. He will then move to Pune.
At Vizag, CBI ex-officer as Oppn candidate gives Chandrababu Naidu an ace over pro-Jagan ‘mood’Subscriber Only
April 3, 2019 03:00 IST
His trademark line is: Jagan went to the Assembly for 24 days, and visited courts on 240 days.
Maharashtra: PM Narendra Modi has no right to raise farmers’ plight; has traders’ interest at heart, says NCPSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 02:56 IST
Addressing a public rally in Wardha on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had blamed the “misrule and the corruption of the Congress-led government” for the agrarian crisis in the state.
Modi trying tricks to distract people from govt failures: Mayawati in OdishaSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 02:53 IST
She also said the Prime Minister’s “deshbhakti” (patriotism) has been exposed, alleging that he stuck to his scheduled inaugurations even on the day of the Pulwama attack.
Average 47 days, promised 150: NREGA reality check for CongressSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 02:35 IST
For 2018-19, which has seen one of the highest ever work generation under the scheme — 265 crore person days at last count — data shows that the average days of employment provided per household is 50.
Poll hopes fade for Hardik Patel as SC rejects his plea for urgent hearingSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 02:21 IST
In July 2018, a sessions court in Visnagar found Patel guilty in a case of rioting and arson during the 2015 Patidar quota agitation and sentenced him to two years’ imprisonment.
Lok Sabha polls: Ajit Jogi’s party leaves all 11 seats for ally BSP in ChhattisgarhSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 02:17 IST
The JCCJ-BSP combine had contested the Assembly polls in coalition, winning five and two seats, respectively, and securing more than 11 per cent votes between them.
Lok Sabha polls: In face of BJP nationalism, Congress manifesto muted on minoritiesSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 06:06 IST
The omission of the recommendation of Sachar Committee in the manifesto this time is a tell-tale sign of the Congress's recalibration of its stance on the minorities issue in the backdrop of the ruling party's cultural nationalism politics.
Better living conditions, bigger houses: Congress, Shiv Sena woo slum dwellersSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 02:05 IST
South Mumbai Lok Sabha constituency seat, where former union minister and Congress candidate Milind Deora is pitted against Sena’s Arvind Sawant, has many slum pockets from Colaba to Worli.
Change in attitude of govt brought results: PM Modi in BiharSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 02:04 IST
Addressing rallies in Bihar’s Gaya and Jamui Lok Sabha constituencies, which vote on April 11, Modi said a change of attitude in governance, and giving more political freedom, brought good results in the last five years.
Angry with both fronts, Maratha votes split down middleSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 02:27 IST
Hurt by agrarian distress, non-implementation of reservation, youth turn away from BJP-Sena.
Mumbai: Election institute imparts special training to policeSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 02:15 IST
A senior police officer said since training each officer was not possible, representatives from every district or commissionerate have been trained so as to train others in their jurisdiction.
Mumbai: Gopal Shetty’s show of strength on way to file nomination papersSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 01:44 IST
Gopal Shetty led a massive rally from Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Chowk in Borivali (West) to Chincholi Bunder, Malad (West), from where he proceeded to the District Collector’s office in Bandra (East).
‘Poor don’t know how much is owed to them’Subscriber Only
April 3, 2019 01:48 IST
The family of five lives in a kuchcha home in Latifpur village, 31 km from Lucknow. The SC Dhanuk family makes straw baskets, takes up odd jobs.
United rivals, angry rebel stand in BJP way in JammuSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 00:20 IST
Of the 18 lakh voters in the constituency, Hindus and Muslims are in the ratio of 60:40, while in Udhampur-Doda, they are nearly equal in number.
18-25% are voting first time… They connect with PM leadership: Poonam MahajanSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 06:56 IST
In 2014, fighting her first election, Poonam Mahajan won the Mumbai North Central seat, considered a Congress bastion, by 1.86 lakh votes.
J&K: First off block, Baramulla holds good news for polls, not for PDPSubscriber Only
April 3, 2019 00:03 IST
The real contest is between the National Conference (NC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Sajad Lone’s People’s Conference (PC).
Electioneering flat in Bengal’s hills, but still close contest between BJP, TMC on cardsSubscriber Only
April 2, 2019 22:45 IST
While the BJP has been winning the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat since 2004, this time the TMC and the saffron party are poised to fight a pitched battle in the constituency.
Denied bail, Berhampur ex-mayor to contest from jail
April 2, 2019 22:26 IST
Justice S K Sahoo rejected his bail plea in the case in which he was accused of forcibly occupying land of several people at Kanisi, his native village in Ganjam district.
Election news wrap: Congress unveils manifesto, Modi’s Bihar rallies, EC examining Yogi’s comment and more
April 2, 2019 22:41 IST
The 17th Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases, between April 11 and May 19, involving close to 90 crore voters. The results will be declared on May 23, ten days before the term of the current House expires
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