EC questions Modi, Rahul’s poll conduct
Taking cognisance for the first time of a model code conduct violation complaint against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Election Commission has issued notice to BJP national president JP Nadda and sought his response by April 29. The commission has also served a notice to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, asking...
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Low voter turnout in phase 1 alarms parties
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Over 62 per cent polling in 1st phase of LS polls
In a kaleidoscope of democracy in action, voters of all ages — from wheelchair-bound seniors to newlyweds and Great Andamanese Tribe from Strait Island in South Andaman to the world’s shortest woman cast their vote on Friday with an estimated 62.37 per cent turnout recorded till 6 pm in the...
Kejriwal on a sweet binge to increase blood sugar levels
Jailed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's diabetic status has become a bone of contention between him and the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The agency informed the court here on Thursday that Kejriwal, arrested in an excise scam case, is eating food high in sugar like mangoes and sweets every day to create...
Tight security in Manipur today for polls
Tight security arrangements have been put in place for the first of the two-phased Lok Sabha elections in Manipur, which had been rocked by ethnic violence over the last one year, officials said on Thursday. The Inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat, which comprises 32 of the 60 Assembly segments in the...
Uneasy lull in poll-bound Cooch Behar
The police administration on Thursday went on high alert as an uneasy lull descended in parts of Cooch Behar district of North Bengal which will go to first phase of elections along with neighbouring Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar on Friday. Union Home Minister for State Nisith Pramanik of the BJP is pitted...
Confusions galore in Bihar ahead of voting
A lot of confusion prevails in the minds of voters of the four Lok Sabha seats going to polls in the first phase on Friday as in these constituencies the cast for caste has been the pattern for decades and development is a non-issue as was put once by Bihar's...
BJP fights to retain Vidarbha
The ruling BJP is battling hard to retain its stronghold over Vidarbha where it had swept the 2019 Lok Sabha polls in alliance the then Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, while the Congress has little to lose but everything to gain, as half of the ten constituencies in the region go...
Western UP in the spotlight
With the nation on the brink of the first phase of general elections slated for April 19, all eyes are focussed on Western Uttar Pradesh (UP) region, where the Jatava community, known for their support of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), and the Muslim electorate wield considerable influence. "The performance of...
