Elections
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Confusion grips AIMIM in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
With the first phase of elections due on April 19 uncertainty seems to be gripping All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen in Bihar. On the other hand, it is not yet clear as to…
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BJP chief G Kishan Reddy confident of winning 10 LS seats in Telangana
Hyderabad: Union Tourism and Culture Minister G. Kishan Reddy on Saturday exuded confidence that the BJP will bag more than 10 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana. Kishan Reddy, who is also the…
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‘Those who don’t vote for Modi…’: Ex-BJP MP threatens Rajasthan govt employees
Former BJP MP from Rajasthan, Santosh Ahlawat, sparked controversy by threatening government employees who do not vote for Narendra Modi in the upcoming elections. Speaking at a booth-level workers’ gathering in the…
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Karnataka: Independent MP Sumalatha Ambareesh joins BJP ahead of LS polls
Bengaluru: Independent sitting MP from Mandya Parliamentary Seat Sumalatha Ambareesh joined the BJP party on Friday at the party headquarters in Bengaluru. Karnataka election in-charge Radha Mohan Das Agarwal, former chief minister…
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LS Polls: Congress manifesto promises to raise 50% cap on quotas, statehood to J&K
New Delhi: Right to apprenticeship, a legal guarantee for MSP, and passing a constitutional amendment to raise the 50 per cent cap on reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs are among the…
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PM Modi to kickstart LS poll campaign in Bihar; HM Amit Shah to hold roadshows in TN
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kickstart NDA’s Lok Sabha election campaign in Bihar on Thursday. He will address a public rally in Chirag Paswan’s stronghold Jamui. NDA partner LJP-Ram Vilas…
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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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Boxer Vijender Singh quits Congress, joins BJP
New Delhi: Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Olympic medallist boxer and Congress leader Vijender Singh on Wednesday joined the BJP here. Earlier, speculation was rife that Vijender Singh might be fielded…
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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…
