Elections
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Polling booth attacked, EVM set ablaze in Karnataka’s Chamarajanagar
Bengaluru: Barring an incident of attack on a polling booth, voting in Karnataka’s 14 Lok Sabha seats on Friday was largely peaceful, election officials said. A mob attacked a polling station at…
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Over 63 per cent turnout in phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls
New Delhi, Apr 26 (PTI) Over 63 per cent polling was reported in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections covering 88 seats across 13 states amid few complaints of EVM glitches…
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Maharashtra: Peeved Muslim leader quits Congress’ 2024 LS polls campaign
Mumbai: In a major jolt for the Congress, a senior Muslim leader of the party and one of the ‘star campaigners’ on Friday opted out of the campaign for the ongoing Lok…
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Watch: BRS MLA Malla Reddy says BJP’s Eatala will win Malkajgiri MP seat
Hyderabad: Medchal BRS MLA Ch Malla Reddy telling BJP Malkajgiri Lok Sabha candidate Eatala Rajender that the latter will win the election, has shocked the BRS circles. A video circulating on social…
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Congress suspends Surat LS candidate whose nomination form was rejected
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Congress on Friday suspended from the party for six years its Surat Lok Sabha candidate Nilesh Kumbhani, whose nomination form was rejected over discrepancies leading to the BJP’s Mukesh…
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Vidya Balan expresses concern over growing polarization in India
Renowned film actress Vidya Balan has voiced her apprehensions about the increasing polarization in India, expressing a sense of unease about the shift towards a more divided society. In a recent interview,…
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Polling begins for Jammu LS seat amid tight security
Jammu: Amid tight security arrangements, voting began in the second phase of the Lok Sabha election in Jammu and Kashmir’s Jammu constituency on Friday, with more than 17.81 lakh voters eligible to…
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Festival of democracy enters second leg with 88 LS seats across India set to vote
New Delhi: The election festival is gathering pace in the world’s largest democracy with the stage set for the second phase of voting in the Lok Sabha polls on Friday, covering 88…
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Akhilesh Yadav files nomination from Kannauj LS seat
Kannauj: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, on Thursday, filed his nomination papers from the Kannauj Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh. An hour earlier, BJP candidate Subrat Pathak had also filed his…
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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,…
