Elections
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Voting underway for 6 Karnataka Legislative Council seats
Bengaluru: Voting is underway on Monday in the biennial elections to six seats in the Karnataka Legislative Council from teachers’ and graduates’ constituencies. Seventy-eight contestants are in the fray. Counting of votes…
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Arunachal CM Khandu resigns, Guv advises to continue till new govt takes office
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu resigned from his post after his party BJP on Sunday retained the power for the third consecutive term with a thumping majority in the Assembly…
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NDA will emerge ‘indisputable & unquestionable winner’: Chandrababu Naidu
Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday exuded confidence that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will emerge as the ‘indisputable and unquestionable winner in the elections. He…
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Sandeshkhali post-poll violence: ‘Worried’ Guv asks Mamata to intervene
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Sunday said he was worried after getting reports about post-poll violence in Sandeshkhali, and asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to intervene immediately and…
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Andhra HC reserves orders on ECI relaxing postal ballot norms
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh High Court will deliver, on Saturday, its orders on a petition filed by the YSR Congress Party challenging the Election Commission of India’s order relaxing the norms for…
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Congress not to participate in Lok Sabha exit poll debates
New Delhi: The Congress has decided not to participate in any Lok Sabha exit poll debates on the television channels and said it does not want to indulge in speculation and slugfest…
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Pune court asks Rahul to `appear’ in defamation case filed by Savarkar’s kin
Pune: A court here on Thursday issued an order directing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to appear before it in a complaint filed by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar’s grandnephew accusing him of defaming the…
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PM ran divisive campaign; INDIA bloc will give country inclusive, nationalistic govt: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday expressed confidence that people will give a mandate to an alternative government on June 4 and said the INDIA bloc will form an inclusive…
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Telangana: Communal clashes lead to boycott of Muslims in Asifabad
Hyderabad: A communal clash on the day of voting for Lok Sabha polls (May 13) has led to a continuing social boycott of Muslims by Adivasis in Kumaram Bheem Asifabad district to…
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191 BJP, 143 Congress LS poll candidates face criminal cases: ADR
New Delhi: Out of the 440 BJP candidates contesting the Lok Sabha polls, 191 have declared criminal cases in their election affidavits, according to an analysis by a poll rights body. For…
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25 people held in connection with mob attack on Channagiri PS in Karnataka
Davangere: Police have so far arrested at least 25 people in connection with a mob attack on Channagiri police station, officials said on Monday. A police station was vandalised in Channagiri town…
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LS polls: Phase 6 turnout now at 63.36 pc; lowest so far
New Delhi: The penultimate phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha election has recorded a 63.36-per cent voter turnout a day after polling was held. Of the six phases of polling held so…
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Priyanka slams Modi over ‘mujra’ remark: No PM in country’s history used such words
New Delhi: Slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “mujra” barb, the Congress on Saturday said he is using words that no other prime minister in the country’s history used for opposition…
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‘Aa bail mujhe maar’, says SC about poll panel’s Voter Turnout app
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday cited the Hindi proverb “aa bail mujhe maar” to explain the plight of the Election Commission over a mobile application it has launched to provide…
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Choice for people…’gaadi of Bharat’ should go on higher or reverse: Jaishankar
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said he felt things are moving in a “positive direction” when it comes to India’s bid for a permanent seat in the UN…
