Lok Sabha election
- Politics
Won Amethi because I did not treat people as vote bank: Irani
Kolkata: Union Minister for Textiles and Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani, said that her win from Amethi became possible because she did not treat the citizens as her vote bank. “When…
- India
Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi on July 10
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi, who has stepped down as the Congress President, will visit Amethi on Wednesday for the first time after he was defeated in his traditional Lok Sabha seat in…
- News
Several Congress leaders resign in support of Rahul
New Delhi: Several leaders of the Congress have resigned from their posts to give Rahul Gandhi a free hand to choose a new team in the wake of the Lok Sabha election…
- India
Varanasi will develop further, says Amit Shah
Varanasi: BJP President Amit Shah on Monday pledged to develop Kashi further in the next five years following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s spectacular victory in the Lok Sabha election from here. Addressing…
- Politics
After election drubbing, JD(S) asks members to not engage with media
Bengaluru: Following the massive defeat faced by Janata Dal (Secular) and Congress alliance in the 2019 Lok Sabha election, JD(S) working president MS Narayan Rao issued a circular to party leaders, spokespersons…
- Bangalore
Lok Sabha election results a decisive snub to dynastic politics: SM Krishna
Bengaluru: Former External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Friday termed the Lok Sabha election results a “decisive snub” to “dynastic politics” and said that Congress has now been reduced to a small…
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LS results: Prakash Raj says ‘a solid slap on my face’ as the BJP leads in the counting
New Delhi: Actor Prakash Raj, who contested as an independent candidate from Bengaluru Central Lok Sabha constituency, on Thursday described his defeat as “a solid slap on my face”. “A SOLID SLAP…
- Technology
Google showing poll results live across its platforms
NEW DELHI: Google on Thursday brought live Lok Sabha election results for the first time across its platforms – Search, YouTube and Google Assistant. The company said it was showing live election…
- News
Deoband: Special namaz for a ‘favourable result’
MEERUT: Senior clerics at the influential Darul Uloom Deoband Islamic seminary made an appeal for special prayers for “favourable results” on May 23. Voting for the long-winded seven-phased general elections for the…
- Crime and Accident
Nalanda: Villagers boycott polls, smash EVM
Nalanda: Shouting “no road, no vote”, a group of villagers in Bihar’s Nalanda district on Sunday boycotted polling and smashed an electronic voting machine (EVM). They also damaged the vehicle of a…
- India
“Impressed, we don’t have these in Australia”: Envoy on EVMs
New Delhi: The Australian High Commissioner to India, who is here to observe the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, praised the Election Commission for a “well-organized and orderly” election as 59 seats voted…
- Politics
If ‘Modi govt’ formed, India will be free from ‘immigrant problems’: Amit Shah
Dhanbad: BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday attacked Congress president Rahul Gandhi and his party for being defenders of the illegal immigrants in the country and promised that if ‘Modi government’ is…
- India
Sonia Gandhi conducts ‘hawan’ before filing nomination
Rae Bareli: United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Thursday conducted a ‘hawan’ before filing her nomination for the Lok Sabha elections from Rae Bareli. Congress president Rahul Gandhi and general…
- Crime in Hyderabad
LS polls: Rs 1.90 crore seized in Andhra Pradesh
Krishna: The Andhra Pradesh state police has seized Rs 1.90 crore in cash from a lorry carrying cement bags, in Vijayawada Rural, Krishna district. The lorry driver has been detained and investigation…
- Politics
BJP manifesto is nothing but ‘new jumlas’: Sibal
New Delhi: A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its ‘Sankalp Patra’ for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Tuesday slammed the BJP manifesto as nothing…
- Politics
Pro-Modi slogans raised after Rahul said he ‘loves PM’
Pune: Slogans in favour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi were raised at an event organized for Congress president Rahul Gandhi here on Friday. Gandhi interacted with students of different institutions. Some students…
- Politics
Vadra slams BJP for ‘ignoring’ Advani
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi brother-in-law Robert Vadra on Friday accused BJP of “ignoring” veteran leader LK Advani after the party’s denied a ticket to 91-year-old in the upcoming Lok Sabha…
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I am being stopped from contesting Lok Sabha election: Hardik Patel
Ahmedabad: After the Gujarat High Court on Friday rejected his plea seeking suspension of his conviction in a rioting case, following which he would not be able to contest the Lok Sabha…
- Politics
BJP ‘most casteist party’ should not give us lessons on Lohia: Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow: Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks on Ram Manohar Lohia as an “election gimmick”, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday alleged BJP, the “most casteist party” in the country, should…
- India
UPA will reserve 33% government jobs for women: Rahul
Chennai: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the UPA will reserve 33 per cent government jobs for women and pass the Women’s Reservation Bill giving 33 per cent of seats in…
- India
FIR filed agianst RLSP MP for violating MCC
Sitamarhi: A complaint has been filed against Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) MP Ram Kumar Sharma in a police station of Bihar’s Sitamarhi for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).…
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Political parties welcome LS poll announcement, urge people to vote in a large number
New Delhi: With the announcement of Lok Sabha election schedule, leaders cutting across political lines on Sunday urged the people to exercise their democratic right in large number. “The festival of democracy—elections…
- News
Priyanka, Jyotiraditya hold meeting to strategise on LS polls
New Delhi: Congress general secretaries for Uttar Pradesh east and west, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Jyotiraditya Scindia, held a meeting with the state’s Congress chief Raj Babbar on Thursday to strategise for…
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#GoBackModi trends globally ahead of PM’s Tamil Nadu visit
CHENNAI: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit to Tamil Nadu to attend the foundation-laying ceremony of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), protests erupted not just in India, but worldwide.…
