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Congress suspends Surat LS candidate Nilesh Kumbhani whose nomination form was rejected

Surat LS candidate Kumbhani whose nomination form was rejected suspended from Cong

Lok Sabha polls: Over 600 Tripura tribal voters boycott elections over bad road

AGARTALA: More than 600 voters of a remote tribal village in Dhalai district, part of Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency, abstained from voting on Friday due to the unrepaired condition of a 7-km village road, an election official said.

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Opposition 'INDIA' bloc leaders should apologise after apex court's verdict on EVMs: PM

PATNA: Hours after the Supreme Court’s judgement on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked the opposition ‘INDIA’ bloc to apologise to the people for allegedly instilling doubts in their minds about…

'BJP will implement UCC across India': Amit Shah in MP poll rally, calls it Modi's guarantee

Implementation of Uniform Civil Code in country is PM Modi's guarantee: Shah

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PM is scared, may even shed tears on stage: Rahul Gandhi's fresh salvo at Modi

"PM is scared, may even shed tears on stage.": Rahul Gandhi's fresh salvo at Modi

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No violation of model code in Ajit Pawar's ‘funds for votes' remarks: Poll officials

No violation of model code in Ajit Pawar's ‘funds for votes' remarks: Poll officials

Modi rakes up Bengal school jobs row in Malda poll rally, claims youth paying the price

Modi slams TMC over school jobs scam, says Bengal's youth paying the price

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Policeman on poll duty kills himself in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district

GARIABAND: A jawan of the Madhya Pradesh Special Armed Force deployed on poll duty died allegedly by suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district on Friday, police said.

As PM heads to Malda, Congress raises issues of erosion, cattle smuggling and unfinished airport

NEW DELHI: Why did the prime minister do nothing to prevent river erosion in Malda and what happened to the Malda airport, the Congress asked on Friday as Narendra Modi heads to the West Bengal district for campaigning.

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SC rejects all petitions seeking 100% verification of EVM votes with their VVPAT slips

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court rejected the batch of petitions seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Centre to ensure that voters can verify through VVPATs that their vote has been "counted as recorded" on…

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London resident arrested by NIA in Indian mission attack case

LONDON: A man who was arrested for unlawful activities by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) as part of its investigations into the attack on the High Commission of India here in March 2023 had previously been detained at the Attari…

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PM tears into Congress again on inheritance tax, Muslim quota

BHOPAL/LUCKNOW : Taking his “inheritance tax” jibe at the Congress to another level, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that then PM Rajiv Gandhi had scrapped the tax in 1985 after his mother Indira Gandhi’s death to save her…

In Wayanad, questions & answers emerge on Rahul’s absence

Rahul Gandhi has a tummy ache. After Amethi 2019, there is no way he wants a headache in Wayanad, the constituency he represents in the Lok Sabha, where even his fanboys admit he is not visible often enough. In this green undulating…

Haryana list out, Congress fields Selja, Deepender Hooda

CHANDIGARH: The Congress on Thursday announced candidates for eight of the nine Lok Sabha seats it is contesting in Haryana, fielding former Union minister Kumari Selja, Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Hooda and youth leader Divyanshu Budhiraja,…

Not in MP, ‘Mama’ to get new role in Delhi after polls, Modi tells voters

BHOPAL: Four months after the BJP’s longest serving Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was replaced by Dr Mohan Yadav, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dropped enough hints about big Delhi plans for the former MP CM.

Litmus test for Nitish switchover to NDA again

NEW DELHI: The prestige of the ruling JD(U), a constituent of the NDA, and the principal opposition RJD — the key constituent of Mahagathbandhan in Bihar — is at stake in the second phase of voting on Friday in state’s Seemanchal-based…

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Maharashtra: At stake political careers & legacies

MUMBAI: The second voting phase on April 26 in Maharashtra will take place for eight seats. While three phases are still remaining to cover all 48 seats in the state, a few significant factors have come to the fore for the April 26 polls:…

Varun rejects Gandhi vs Gandhi duel

NEW DELHI: The BJP’s three-term Member of Parliament, Varun Gandhi, has turned down his party leadership’s request to take on Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is likely to be fielded by the Congress from the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency in…

Meerut: Battle of perception with Ram chant in land of revolution

LUCKNOW: “Yeh Arun Govil ji ka election hee nahin raha. Yeh Ram ki pratishtha ka election hai (This isn’t an election for Arun Govil but for the prestige of Lord Ram). We will do everything to get a high voting percentage,” is the common…

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LIVE |LS polls 2024: Round two to see voting across 13 states and UTs on April 26

The second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha Elections 2024 on April 26 will see voters in 88 Lok Sabha constituencies across13 states and Union Territories participate.

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SC to pronounce verdict on pleas seeking cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with VVPAT on April 26

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on Friday on a batch of petitions seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Centre to ensure that voters are able to verify through VVPATs that their vote…

Derogatory remarks against Amit Shah: Rahul Gandhi gets relief from Jharkhand HC

RANCHI: In a major relief to former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, the Jharkhand High Court on Thursday put a stay on the proceedings in the MP-MLA Court in connection with a criminal defamation suit filed against him for terming the…

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'Deeply biased': India rejects remarks on it in US human rights report

NEW DELHI: India has rejected the remarks on it in the recent US State Department Report on Human Rights.

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19,000 school job losers likely to be eligible recruits: Bengal SSC

KOLKATA: The West Bengal School Service Commission on Thursday claimed that it had provided the Calcutta High Court lists of around 5,300 appointees from the 2016 school recruitment panel whose appointments were suspect, and stated that…

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Congress, allies looking to loot people during their lifetime and even after it: PM Modi

LUCKNOW: Accusing the Congress and INDIA bloc of systematic and organised plunder, PM Narendra Modi on Thursday reiterated that they tend to loot people during their lifetime and even after it ('Zindagi ke Saath bhi, Zindagi ke Baad bhi')."

3.2-magnitude earthquake hits Haryana's Sirsa

CHANDIGARH: Sirsa and adjoining areas experienced mild tremors Thursday evening after a 3.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Haryana district.

TMC to go to EC against ex-judge Gangopadhyay’s ‘Is Mamata a Rohingya' query

KOLKATA: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has decided to lodge a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) against former High Court judge and BJP candidate Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay who is contesting from Tamluk for his comments against…

CBI registers first FIR in Sandeshkhali case in connection with land grabs, sexual assault charges

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered the first FIR in connection with the West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali case linked to the land grab and sexual assault allegations against five influential people there,…

LS polls: Shiv Sena (UBT) releases party manifesto day before second phase

LS polls: Shiv Sena releases party manifesto day before second phase

Firing outside Salman Khan's residence: Mumbai police arrest two persons who provided weapons to shooters

MUMBAI: Mumbai police on Thursday arrested two persons in Punjab in connection with the recent firing outside actor Salman Khan's house in Mumbai, an official said.