Omar takes dig at BJP over not fielding candidates in valley
Mocking at Bharatiya Janta Party's (BJP) exit from the poll arena in Kashmir Valley, former J&K Chief Minister and National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah Saturday alleged the BJP claimed many things in Kashmir but fled from contesting the polls in the valley. Omar said it is evident the BJP has...
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Five poll officials suspended in Kerala for allowing CPM leader help elderly cast her vote
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Udhampur LS seat records 70 per cent voter turnout amid tight security
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Medical experts for reintroduction of Indian Medical Services
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DRDO hands over indigenous actuators, air brake modules to HAL
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Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar to become new Navy Chief
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Congress raps Centre
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Civil Services topper Aditya scores 54.27 per cent in UPSC exams
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1992 batch IPS officer Nalin Prabhat appointed NSG chief
Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Nalin Prabhat has been appointed as the chief of National Security Guard (NSG), the country’s counter-terrorism force, according to a Personnel Ministry order. Prabhat, a 1992 IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, is presently working as Additional Director General in the Central Reserve Police Force...
On voting day Rahul urges voters to open Mohabbat ki Dukaan
As polling began in the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls on Friday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged voters to strengthen democracy and open ‘Mohabbat ki Dukaan’ in every corner of the country by defeating hatred. “Today is the first phase of voting! Remember, each and every vote of yours...
India ready to take next step towards becoming science powerhouse: Journal
Science journal ‘Nature’ has said India along with being an economic power is also more than ready to take the next step towards becoming a science powerhouse, as it called for a rise in the country’s research and development spending, especially from the private sector. The prestigious British weekly said in...
Your votes safe, EVMS 100 per cent safe: CEC to voters
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Friday dismissed apprehensions about Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and assured people that their vote was safe and secure. Kumar asserted that the EVMs were 100 per cent safe as a large number of safeguards – technological, administrative and process-oriented – were in place. “It is a...
Shah files nomination from Gandhinagar LS seat
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday submitted his nomination papers for the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat from where he is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and said the general election is all about giving a third term to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Shah was accompanied by Gujarat Chief...
Vehicle carrying EVM sinks in Assam river
An SUV carrying an electronic voting machine partially sank into a river after water level rose suddenly washing away a mechanised boat that was ferrying the vehicle in Assam's Lakhimpur constituency on Friday, officials said. The driver and the polling officer of the vehicle managed to get out before water gushed...
People not excited about polls, claims farmer leader Naresh Tikait
Farmer leader Naresh Tikait on Friday expressed skepticism about the BJP's claim of the NDA crossing the 400-mark and claimed "there is no excitement among people" about the polls. "If they are saying 400, then what is the need for them to contest elections? It is special that they can perceive...
