Elections
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Elon Musk activates Community Notes in India ahead of elections
New Delhi: Elon Musk on Thursday said that his X platform has activated the Community Notes feature — a user-based fact-checking programme — in India, as the country prepares for general elections.…
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Brother-sister duo to contest LS polls from different parties in Karnataka, AP
Bengaluru: In a unique twist of political fate, the brother-sister duo of B. Sriramulu and J. Shantha have ventured into the electoral arena in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, albeit in different…
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Counting of votes in Telangana MLC by-polls deferred to June 2
Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India has postponed counting of votes in the by-election to Telangana Legislative Council from Mahabubnagar Local Authorities’ Constituency to June 2. The votes polled in the by-election…
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Now transgenders of UP will also make voters aware
Lucknow: Transgenders of Uttar Pradesh will now help increase voters’ awareness, officials said. The Election Commission is running various programmes for this with the focus being on increasing voting percentage through street…
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Nagaland govt appeals to Naga body not to boycott Lok Sabha polls
Kohima: The Nagaland government on Saturday appealed to the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO), which has been demanding a separate administration or state comprising six Nagaland districts, not to boycott the April…
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PAN fraud: MP student gets IT notice after firm carries out transactions of Rs 40 cr
Gwalior: A university student in Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh approached police after he got an Income Tax notice over transactions of more than Rs 40 crore done by a company created fraudulently…
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HP minister Vikramaditya calls comments against Kangana ‘unfortunate’
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh minister Vikramaditya Singh on Saturday said the derogatory comments made against actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut were “unfortunate” even as he questioned her absence during the 2023 floods in the state.…
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AP: TDP names 4 more LS candidates, including Srinivasulu from Ongole
Amaravati: Four-time MP from Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy, who is in the middle of the Delhi excise policy case, is among the four Lok Sabha candidates announced by the Telugu…
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LS polls: More than 79,000 violations reported so far through C-Vigil app, says EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) on Friday said its C-Vigil mobile application has become an effective tool in the hands of people for flagging poll code violations and since the announcement…
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Telangana Congress leaders meet BRS’s Kadiyam Srihari, daughter Kavya
Hyderabad: Telangana Congress leaders, Friday, March 29, met Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and former Deputy chief minister Kadiyam Srihari and his daughter Kavya, who pulled out as the BRS’s candidate from…
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Guterres hopes ‘everyone’s rights protected’ in India’s elections: Spokesperson
United Nations: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hopes that in India’s elections, “everyone’s rights are protected”, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has said. “What we very much hope that in India, as in any country…
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AIMIM to contest 16 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar
Patna: The AIMIM on Thursday announced that it has decided to contest the 16 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar. State President Akhtarul Imam said that party candidates will contest the Darbhanga, Pataliputra,…
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BJP denies ticket to Union Minister Narayanaswamy from Chitradurga LS seat
Bengaluru: BJP on Wednesday announced senior party leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Govind M Karjol as its candidate from Chitradurga Lok Sabha seat, replacing incumbent MP and Union Minister A Narayanaswamy.…