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Nomination process for phase 5 of Lok Sabha polls commences
New Delhi: The nomination process for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls to be held on May 20 across 49 constituencies commenced on Friday. The Election Commission issued a notification…
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Nadda says Cong seeks to give Muslims quota meant for SCs, OBCs
New Delhi: BJP president J P Nadda on Friday accused the Congress of seeking to snatch the rights of SCs, STs and OBCs to benefit Muslims, alleging that it is the hidden…
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SC rejects pleas seeking mandatory EVM-VVPAT tally
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected pleas seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with a Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) and said “blindly distrusting” any aspect of…
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India can speak to its own visa policy: US on Aussie journo’s visa row
Washington: The United States on Thursday said India can speak about its visa policy and, as such, refrained from commenting on the allegation of denial of visa renewal of an Australian journalist.…
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From Rahul Gandhi to Arun Govil: List of key candidates in Phase 2 LS polls
New Delhi: From Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad, Shashi Tharoor in Thiruvananthapuram to Hema Malini in Mathura and Arun Govil in Meerut, the fates of several prominent personalities will be locked…
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SC to pronounce its verdict on pleas seeking mandatory EVM-VVPAT tally on Friday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will, on Friday, pronounce its judgment on a batch of petitions seeking mandatory cross-verification of the votes cast in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit…
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India says US human rights report shows ‘poor understanding’
India has termed the US State Department’s annual human rights report on India “deeply biased” and claimed that it reflected the “poor understanding” of the country. The report emphasised “significant human rights…
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Defamation case: Jharkhand HC grants stay on appearance of Rahul in Chaibasa court
Ranchi: In a major relief for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Jharkhand High Court on Thursday stayed the ongoing proceedings against him in the MP-MLA court in a defamation case. The MP-MLA court…
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Salman Khan house firing: Mumbai court extends 2 accused’s police custody till April 29
Mumbai: The Mumbai Esplanade Court on Thursday extended the police custody of the accused duo in the Salman Khan house firing case by four days till April 29. The two accused, Vicky…
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Priyanka Gandhi to address poll rally in Maharashtra’s Udgir town on April 27
Latur: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will address a campaign rally in central Maharashtra’s Latur district on Saturday in support of the party’s Lok Sabha candidate Dr Shivaji Kalge. The rally…
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Ashok Gehlot says he’s not aware of ex-OSD’s allegations in phone-tapping case
Jaipur: Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Thursday that he is not aware of the allegations levelled against him by his former Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Lokesh Sharma of…
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IndiGo to buy up to 100 wide-body A350 planes; places firm order for 30 aircraft
New Delhi: The country’s largest airline IndiGo on Thursday announced placing a firm order for 30 A350-900 planes and the option to buy 70 more such aircraft, foraying into the wide-body aircraft…
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Advocate Dehadrai withdraws defamation suit against Mahua Moitra in Delhi HC
New Delhi: Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai on Thursday withdrew his defamation suit against Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra in the Delhi High Court. Dehadrai’s suit alleged that Moitra made defamatory statements against…
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Hemant Soren’s wife Kalpana to contest bypoll from Gandey assembly seat
Ranchi: The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Thursday announced that Kalpana Soren, wife of jailed former chief minister Hemant Soren, will contest the bypoll from Gandey assembly seat. The seat in Giridih…
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NC’s Ruhullah Mehdi files nomination from Srinagar LS seat
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) leader Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi filed nomination papers for Srinagar Lok Sabha Constituency before Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Bilal Mohi-ud-Din Bhat, who is the returning officer of the constituency,…