Elections 2024
- Kolkata
Abhishek Banerjee faces crucial test in Diamond Harbour LS constituency
Diamond Harbour: The Diamond Harbour poll battleground encapsulates an intense dynamic in West Bengal’s political landscape where the TMC, led by its de facto number two Abhishek Banerjee, touts the seat as…
- Kolkata
318 arrested in West Bengal for violence amid 6th phase of polling
Kolkata: A total of 318 persons were arrested throughout West Bengal on Saturday for involvement in poll-related violence and tension during the sixth phase of voting for eight Lok Sabha seats, Chief…
- Kashmir
Local parties accuse BJP of misusing law enforcement to help ‘proxies’ in Kashmir
By Anzar Mehraj and Sajid Abbasy The regional parties in Jammu and Kashmir have accused BJP of hindering their campaign by misusing law enforcement to detain party workers amid the ongoing Lok…
- India
BJP’s new ad draws flak for ‘provoking’ Sikhs against Muslims
A new video advertisement released on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s official Instagram handle, depicting that Congress favours Muslims over other communities, particularly Sikh community, has sparked outrage and widespread condemnation. The…
- India
J-K: Nearly 40% migrant Kashmiri Pandits vote for Anantnag-Rajouri seat
Jammu: Nearly 40 per cent of migrant Kashmiri Pandits cast their ballots in the Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency during the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday. This represents a significant…
- Top Stories
Some people create doubts: CEC Kumar on voters turnout data demands
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Saturday said it is some people’s job to create doubts and asserted the systems in place at the Election Commission are strong to ensure…
- India
EC releases data for first 5 phases of LS polls; 50.72 cr of 76.41 cr electors vote
New Delhi: Of the 76.41 crore eligible voters in the first five phases of the Lok Sabha polls, as many as 50.72 crore people have cast their vote, according to data shared…
- India
Nearly 78% voter turnout in 8 LS seats of West Bengal till 5 pm
Kolkata: West Bengal registered a voter turnout of 77.99 per cent till 5 pm in the eight Lok Sabha constituencies that went to polls in the sixth phase on Saturday, May 25,…
- Kashmir
6th phase: 6 hurt in clash outside polling booth in J-K’s Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu: Six persons including four women suffered minor injuries in a clash between supporters of two candidates outside a polling station in Mendhar sub-division in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday,…
- India
LS polls: After Sambhal and Amethi, UP cops stop voters in Sultanpur
Yet another incident of police allegedly preventing people from casting vote in Uttar Pradesh was reported from Sultanpur. Some locals alleged that the local police did not let them cast their votes.…
- Top Stories
Lok Sabha polls 6th phase: 49.20 per cent polling till 3 pm
New Delhi: A voter turnout of 49.20 per cent was recorded till 3 pm on Saturday in 58 constituencies in six states and two Union territories where polling is underway in the…
- India
BJP will yearn to win even 140 seats, Akhilesh mocks saffron party
Deoria (UP): Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday claimed the BJP’s “400 paar” slogan for the Lok Sabha polls would fall flat and the party would yearn to win even 140…
- Kashmir
J&K: People voting to register their protest, says CPI(M)
Tarigam (J-K): In the midst of intense political activities in the Kashmir Valley and despite the presence of Jamaat-e-Islami strongholds in the area, Kulgam stands firm as a bastion of the hammer,…
- India
INDIA bloc performing ‘Mujra’ for Muslim vote bank: PM Modi
Bikram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday vowed to thwart alleged attempts to rob Dalits and backward classes of reservations by the INDIA bloc which he accused of “enslavement” and performing “mujra”…
- India
Lok Sabha polls 6th phase: 25.76% voter turnout recorded till 11 am
New Delhi: A voter turnout of 25.76 per cent was recorded till 11 am on Saturday in 58 constituencies in six states and two Union territories where polling is underway in the…
