Elections
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NCP (SP) manifesto favours caste census, stresses on welfare of farmers & women
Pune: The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) on Thursday unveiled its manifesto, favouring caste census and promising a separate commission for farmers’ welfare, right to apprenticeship, 50 per cent reservation for women…
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Women are my siblings, will make them self-reliant: TDP chief Naidu
Srikakulam: TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday said he considers women of the state his siblings as he does not have a sister of his own and added his aim is…
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Ex-soldier dies after casting vote at home in Karnataka
Mangaluru: Madhava Prabhu, an 85-year-old resident of Wagga in Bantwal, exemplified unwavering commitment to his civic duty even in the face of illness. Admitted to a private hospital here owing to his…
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I-T sleuths raiding Congress functionary’s house to defame me: Shivakumar
Kanakapura: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday said the Income Tax sleuths were raiding the houses of Congress block presidents to defame him and to obstruct them from election…
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KCR embarks on 17-day bus yatra to boost BRS campaign ahead of polls
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) President K. Chandrasekhar Rao embarked on a bus yatra in Telangana on Wednesday to step up the party’s campaign for next month’s Lok Sabha polls. The former…
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189 plaints of MCC violations, 23 hate speeches cases in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The State Election Commission has slapped 189 cases against political parties and candidates in Karnataka for major violations of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) till date, stated Chief Electoral Officer,…
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EC transfers AP intelligence chief, Vijayawada police Commissioner
Amaravati: The Election Commission on Tuesday transferred Andhra Pradesh intelligence chief P Sitaramanjaneyulu and Vijayawada police Commissioner Kanthi Rana Tata with immediate effect. Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Mukesh Kumar Meena…
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LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh today
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public meeting in Rajasthan and two public meetings in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. Prime Minister Modi will address public meetings in Tonk-Sawai Madhopur (Rajasthan)…
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Manipur: 81.6 per cent voter turnout in repolling
Imphal: A voter turnout of 81.6 per cent was recorded during repolling at 11 polling stations in the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha constituency on Monday, officials said. No incidents of disturbance or…
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BJP’s Hyderabad candidate moves EC against Owaisi’s ‘beef shop zindabad’ remark
Hyderabad: BJP Hyderabad MP candidate Madhavi Latha filed a complaint against All India Majlis E Ittehad ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi at the election office for allegedly hurting…
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LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in UP today
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh at 2 p.m. on Monday. Prime Minister Modi will campaign for the BJP candidate from Aligarh Lok…
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Rajnath Singh to file nomination from Lucknow LS seat on April 29
Lucknow: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will file his nomination for the Lucknow Lok Sabha seat on April 29, BJP sources said. Lucknow BJP Chief Anand Dwivedi said Rajnath Singh will proceed to…
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Rahul Gandhi cancels poll campaign in Kerala after taking ill
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has cancelled his election campaign in Kerala scheduled to be held on April 22 following indisposition, the party said on Sunday. Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) acting…
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INDIA bloc has done well in first phase of LS polls, claims Digvijaya
Bhopal: The opposition INDIA bloc has done well in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls held across the country on April 19, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh claimed on Sunday. Singh…
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Lord Ram belongs to everyone, not only Hindus: Farooq Abdullah
Ranchi: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Sunday that Lord Ram belongs to everyone, not only Hindus. Abdullah was addressing the opposition INDIA bloc’s ‘Ulgulan Naya Maharally’ in Ranchi. Also ReadElection…
