Elections
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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…
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Priyanka Gandhi to hold roadshow for Ajay Rai in Varanasi on May 25
Varanasi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will campaign and hold a roadshow in favour of Ajay Rai, the party’s state president and candidate in Varanasi, on May 25. Prime Minister Narendra…
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UP CM attacks Congress over inheritance tax issue, says it’s ‘similar to Aurangzeb’s jizya’
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday attacked the Congress over the inheritance tax issue and claimed that it was “similar to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s ‘jizya’ that was imposed to…
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Congress worked as broker of defence deals: Anurag Thakur
Hamirpur: Union minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday slammed the Congress and said that the opposition party had been a “broker” of defence deals since Independence. Thakur, who is the BJP candidate from…
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Andhra Pradesh: SIT submits report to DGP on post-poll violence
Hyderabad: The Special Investigation team (SIT) of the state police headed by Inspector General Vineet Brij Lal that was formed to look into polling day violence in Andhra Pradesh submitted its report…
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Your one vote will protect democracy, Constitution: Priyanka
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday urged people to cast their ballot in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls, stressing that their vote will free the country…
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LS Polls: Akshay Kumar, Janhvi Kapoor among early-bird voters in Mumbai
Mumbai: Voting started peacefully for the fifth and final phase of 2024 Lok Sabha elections for 13 constituencies in Maharashtra, with Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar being among the early voters along with…
