Congress may field candidates for Amethi, Rae Bareli in Lok Sabha Election 2024: Kharge Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said that the names of party candidates for prestigious Amethi and Rae Bareli seats in Uttar Pradesh will be announced in a ''few days''. Addressing a press conference here, he claimed that though the BJP says the corrupt must be put in jails, when leaders facing corruption charges join the saffron party, they are ''put on the lap'' and sent to Rajya Sabha or

Zaheer Khan picks Pant as exclusive wicket-keeper for T20 WC; suggests India debut for Yash Dayal Former India pace spearhead Zaheer Khan has picked Rishabh Pant as the sole wicketkeeper in his team for the T20 World Cup while handing out international debut to left-arm seamer Yash Dayal to add a new dimension to the attack. One of Zaheer's most interesting selections was the 26-year-old Dayal, who represents Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan on Saturday accused the TDP president and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu of misleading the people in the State with unfulfilled promises in the name of Super-6. Drawing a comparison between the TDP and YSRCP rule in 2014-2019 and 2019-2024 respectively through a power-point presentation at Tadepalle party office in Guntur, he said the YSRCP continued welfare schemes and infrastructure initiatives in spite of facing financial co

Former MP Dhananjay Singh has been granted bail by the Allahabad High Court, but his plea to suspend or stay a seven-year imprisonment sentence in a 2020 kidnapping and extortion case has been refused. Singh will be released on bail but cannot contest the election. His wife, Srikala Reddy, is contesting elections from the Jaunpur constituency on the Bahujan Samaj Party ticket.

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Saturday celebrated its 23rd foundation day amid the ongoing campaign for next months Lok Sabha elections in Telangana and with a vow to continue its fight for people. This is the first foundation day of the party after losing power to Congress in Telangana. BRS working president K. T. Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You

Second phase of Lok Sabha polls sees enthusiastic voter turnout from Jammu to Kerala, Maharashtra to Tripura The second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, encompassing 88 seats in 13... The post India Elections Phase 2 Sees Enthusiastic Voter Turnout first appeared on India Daily Digital .

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Priyanka Gandhi today accused the central government of planning to change the constitution to weaken the people and deprive them of their rights. Speaking at a public rally in support of Congress candidate Anant Patel at Dharampur in Valsad, Priyanka levelled these allegations against BJP led central government. Priyanka Gandhi has arrived in Gujarat after a gap of five years. Last time she was in Gujarat in March 2019. A host of senior Congress leaders including Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi are s

LUCKNOW: The condition of the BJP will worsen in the remaining phases of the Lok Sabha polls, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav claimed on Saturday, a day after the second round of polling was held in 88 seats across 13 states. After the first phase of polling on April 19, Yadav in a statement had said that the BJP is in a very weak position in the ongoing elections while the INDIA bloc, of which the Samajwadi Party (SP) is a member, is on a strong wicket. In a post on X, he claimed that the

KOHIMA: The Nagaland government has approved to hold urban local bodies (ULB) elections in the state on June 26. Notably, ULB elections will be held in Nagaland after a gap of 20 years. Municipal elections in Nagaland were last held in 2004. The administrative approval for holding ULB elections was given by Nagaland Cabinet during [] The post ULB elections, with 33% women reservation, in Nagaland on June 26 appeared first on NORTHEAST NOW .

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KOLKATA: First-time voters from higher education campuses of the city expressed their resolve to exercise their franchise in the Lok Sabha polls on grounds that the real issues' confronting the student community and society at large would otherwise remain unaddressed. They argue that turning their backs on the festival of democracy' would mean issues like stalemates in the functioning of universities, recruitment scams occupying centre-space, and basic needs of food, shelter, and livelihood woul

Akhilesh Yadav predicts BJP's decline in upcoming LS polls phases The condition of the BJP will worsen in the remaining phases of the Lok Sabha polls, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav claimed on Saturday, a day after the second round of polling was held in 88 seats across 13 states. After the first phase of polling on April 19, Yadav in a statement had said that the BJP is in a very weak position in the ongoing elections while the INDIA bloc, of which the Samajwadi Party (SP) is a member, is

Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress has now knocked on the doors of the Election Commissioner with an official complaint against the CBI, accusing it of hrottling the Opposition's, including its own, campaigns at a time when elections are on.

Recent weeks have been dominated by news of strife and armed conflicts. This has led to jitters in foreign flows into Asian equities, impacting India as well. Approximately Rs 25,000 crore has been pulled out by foreign institutional investors from Indian equity markets in April so far.

Varsity Students Demand Voice in Governance, Cite Corruption and Policy Failures First-time voters from higher education campuses of the city expressed their resolve to exercise their franchise in the Lok Sabha polls on grounds that the real issues confronting the student community and society at large would otherwise remain unaddressed. They argue that turning their backs to the festival of democracy would mean issues like stalemates in functioning of universities, recruitment scams occupying c

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy released YSRCP Manifesto at the partys headquarters in Tadepalli for the ensuing Assembly Elections in the state on Saturday. YS Jagan said that the YSRCP has accorded top priorities to the manifesto for the last 58 months.

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TMC raised concerns over the CBI raid during Phase II polling, suspecting BJP-CBI collusion in arms recovery at Sandeshkhali. TMC wrote a letter to EC to raise a complaint against CBI raids and also alleged weapon planting and targeting by Modi in West Bengal elections. TMC also claimed that they wanted to tarnish TMC's image.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday staged countrywide protests against alleged rigging in general as well as by-elections and for the release of its incarcerated founder, Imran Khan amid reports of police crackdown on the party's activists in parts of Punjab.

100 per cent confident about Adhavrao Patil's victory from Shirur constituency: NCP leader Dilip Walse Patil Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil said on Saturday that his party colleague Shivajirao Adhalrao Patil will comprehensively register victory from the Shirur Lok Sabha seat in the ongoing General elections. Patil, who is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Pune after meeting with an accident at his home said that he will soon start campa

Sharif's Return Sparks Leadership Debate in Embattled PML-N Pakistan's three-time former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is all set to retake the helm of the ruling PML-N next month to guide the party amid internal strife, seven years after he relinquished the post after being disqualified by the apex court. Nawaz, 74, will be elected president of the ruling party on May 11 in a meeting of the party leadership, a senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader told PTI. In 2017, the Supreme Court

Congress alleges CPI(M) caused voter harassment, EVM glitches in Kerala elections. Turnout dropped to 70.22% from 77.84% in 2019. UDF strong booths affected. Anti-incumbency sentiment present. Legal action planned.

Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 27 (ANI): Assam recorded 77.35 per cent voter turnout in the second phase of polls, which was held in five parliamentary constituencies in the state on April 26. According to the Election Commission, 77.35 per cent of voters in five parliamentary constituencies Silchar, Karimganj, Diphu, Nagaon and Darrang-Udalguri, came out to exercise their franchise in the second phase of polls. 80.56 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Nagaon parliamentary constituency, wh

Hyderabad: The highly anticipated film Kalki 2898 AD, directed by Nag Ashwin and starring Prabhas, has been the talk of the town in film circles. Originally scheduled to release on May 9, the movies release has been postponed due to ongoing elections in India. Kalki 2898 AD Release Date On Saturday morning, the team behind Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can

Kiribati to deport Australia-born High Court judge Kiribati has notified an Australian-born judge removed from High Court by parliament this week that he will be deported after 21 days, in a case a U.N. special rapporteur said was a major setback for justice in the Pacific Islands nation. David Lambourne, the former judge, said on Saturday he was served with a deportation liability notice at his home on Friday evening by Kiribati's director of immigration, after President Taneti Maamau had appro

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday said the BJP's hypocrisy knows no bounds and alleged that while it called the administrative allocation of 2G spectrum under the UPA a scam, the Narendra Modi government was now seeking permission from the Supreme Court to give away spectrum without an auction. The opposition party's attack came after the Centre on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking modification of its verdict in the 2G spectrum case which said the State was duty bound to adopt the auction

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday moved the Election Commission against the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) raid at two premises of an alleged associate of Sandeshkhali accused Shajahan Sheikh, saying the agencys action was aimed at tarnishing the partys image amid the Lok Sabha elections. Reacting to the recovery of weapons, the [] The post TMC moves EC over Sandeshkhali raid appeared first on Pragativadi | Odisha News, Breaking News Odisha, Latest Odisha News .

CHENNAI: The long pending dispute between the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and the sports ministry has been casting serious doubt on Indian wrestlers participation in the upcoming World Olympic Games Qualifier in Istanbul, Turkey from May 9 to 12. Expressing grave concerns over interference of the ministry in the WFIs affairs, the United World Wrestling (UWW) threatened that it would re-impose a temporary ban on the federation and this time even the athletes would be suspended. The letter

Congress leader Priynaka Gandhi Vadras husband Robert Vadra, who had earlier expressed his desire to contest from the Amethi parliamentary seat, has said that the entire country wishes for him to get into active politics. Robert Vadra also claimed that Smriti Irani, the sitting MP from Amethi has not fulfilled her promises.

Delhi CM Kejriwals wife Sunita Kejriwal will now lead the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)s campaign for the Lok Sabha elections in Delhi and other states. Sunita Kejriwal will hold a mega roadshow in the national capital today in support of AAPs East Delhi candidate Kuldeep Kumar. Delhi Minister and AAP leader Atishi on Friday announced []

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He said he hoped that his story would encourage others to participate in the electoral process. Abhisha, who works in the financial sector, said she was a first-time voter and the overall development of the country was among the key issues for her.

BJP's Dilip Ghosh faces electoral test for political survival in Bardhaman-Durgapur In the Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency, a region known for altering political allegiance in every election, BJP candidate Dilip Ghosh faces a pivotal challenge to overturn this pattern and secure his political future. Since its establishment in 2009, Bardhaman-Durgapur has sent CPI(M), TMC and BJP representatives once each to the Lok Sabha in the three previous polls. In 2019, BJP's S S Ahluwalia clinch

Expatriates from the UAE, including Anwar Naha, returned to Kerala to vote, with chartered flights organized by KMCC. NRIs from various countries made efforts to vote in the Lok Sabha elections, some traveling to coastal states like Kerala and Karnataka, while others returned to Meerut in the north. Expatriates' participation, especially via chartered flights, drew attention in Kerala, while NRIs in Mangaluru and Bengaluru also prioritized voting. Harsha DM and Spoorthi CS flew from Sydney to ca

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Visakhapatnam: Since independence, no major political party in Andhra Pradesh has fielded women candidates for the Lok Sabha seats of Anantapur, Guntur, Hindupur, Machilipatnam, Nandyala and Ongole. No woman candidate ever won the polls from these constituencies. From Narasapur and Ongole, two women from lesser-known parties tried for the seats, but failed. Andhra Pradesh has 25 Lok Sabha seats. Four of these are reserved for SC (Scheduled Caste) and one for ST (Scheduled Tribe) candidates. The

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Polling in the second phase of General Elections 2024 which commenced at 7 AM today simultaneously across 88 PCs recorded an approximate voter turnout of 60.96% as of 7 PM. Voters from across 13 States/UTs participated enthusiastically to cast their vote at their polling station braving the hot weather conditions. From newlyweds to senior citizens, []

LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in Maharashtra, Goa today New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will campaign in Maharashtra and Goa for the Lok Sabha elections. The Prime Minister is scheduled to address a public meeting in Maharashtras Kolhapur at 5:00 p.m. From there, he will proceed to South Goa to hold [] The post LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in Maharashtra, Goa today appeared first on Mangalorean.com .

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Senior state Congress leader Muhammed Arif 'Naseem' Khan stepped down from the party's campaign committee, amid the Lok Sabha elections, citing the decision by the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) bloc not to field any minority candidate in the polls.

CHENNAI: It was 19-year-old Saravanans first time casting his vote in the Lok Sabha elections. The resident of Avvai Shanmugam Salai, affected with a rare muscular disability, reached his polling booth 102 at 7 am to avoid any delays and get inked at the earliest. What curbed his excitement was the school entrance, which was a muddy and gravel-laden path. This made it difficult for him to move on his wheelchair. Not one police official or any other staff offered to help. With the help of my pare

BENGALURU: Barring a few sporadic incidents, involving minor altercations between party workers at a few places, Bengaluru City largely witnessed peaceful polling during Phase II of the Parliamentary elections on Friday. At some polling stations, some voters, despite having their voter IDs, found their names missing from the voter list. After they were stopped from casting their votes, they vented their ire at the election officials. The police personnel deployed for security had to persuade the

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state cyber police wing has registered 98 cases during the Lok Sabha poll campaign in connection with generation and circulation of fake and libelous content via social media and cyber platforms. The cases were registered on various charges, including spreading canards against EVMs, Election Commission, candidates and the whole election procedure, sources told TNIE. The most number of cases were registered under Kozhikode rural police limit. As many as 17 cases were regis

Andhra Pradesh Revival: TDP Pledges to Eradicate Debt and Foster Growth A senior TDP leader has said the priority of the party is to ''rebuild'' Andhra Pradesh and take the state out of the debt trap by getting rid of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government. Telugu Desam Party (TDP) National Coordinator (Election) and ex-Rajya Sabha MP Kanakamedal Ravindra Kumar said Andhra Pradesh has suffered more losses during the Jagan Mohan Reddy government than during the creation of Telangana in 2014 wh

KOCHI: Jithinam Radhakrishnans antique collection is quite Freudian. Sigmund Freud was also a great collector of antiques rings, neolithic tools, Sumerian seals, precious stones, Pompeiian amulets and pagan idols. The collection was smuggled into London away from the Nazi hands when they came to get Freud. It now rests undisturbed at a London museum space, as a testimony to what Freud himself said: I love reading about archaeology more than psychoanalysis. Radhakrishnan too wants such a space t

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Cattle Menace: A Pressing Issue for Farmers in Western Uttar Pradesh ''When I come to work in the fields in the morning, stray cattle are standing there, ready to attack. I was once hit on the back and was hospitalised for a week,'' says Keshav Kumar, a farm worker in Pilkhana village in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras. Besides, he said, he has been chased by cows and Nilgai multiple times. Dharmendra Singh, a farmer, in Firozabad's Akilabad village, says, ''I lost 30 per cent of my produce due to stray

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Tripura topped the second phase of Lok Sabha elections with the highest turnout of 79.59%.

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Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency witnessed 77.97% voter turnout Mangaluru: Enthusiasm was visible among voters who lined up in front of polling stations in large numbers from early in the morning to elect their Lok Sabha member from Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency on Friday. Polling for the 18th Lok Sabha elections went on peacefully [] The post Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency witnessed 77.97% voter turnout appeared first on Mangalorean.com .

NEW DELHI: AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Friday claimed that the hateful mentality of the BJP towards Dalits is preventing a reserved category candidate from becoming the mayor of Delhi. Aiming to prevent a member of the Dalit community from occupying the mayors chair, the BJP conspired to delay the election of MCD mayor through the L-G, Singh said. Singh lashed out at the BJP for their prejudice against the reserved communities of society and said that even after 75 years of independence,

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, encompassing 88 seats in 13 states/UTs, spanning Jammu and Kashmir to Kerala, and [] The post Second phase of Lok Sabha polls sees enthusiastic voter turnout from Jammu to Kerala, Maharashtra to Tripura appeared first on Sarkaritel.com .

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita - who entered the political battleground with fiery speeches at INDIA bloc's rallies last month - will now lead the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s campaign for the Lok Sabha elections in Delhi and other sta

BENGALURU: The political slugfest between DCM DK Shivakumar and JDS state president HD Kumaraswamy continued on Friday and they called each other cowards. Shivakumar campaigned for his younger brother and Congress candidate from the constituency of DK Suresh, while Kumaraswamy campaigned for his brother-in-law, Dr CN Manjunath, contesting on a BJP ticket. Kumaraswamy alleged that Shivakumar distributed gift coupons to the electorate in the Bengaluru Rural Lok Sabha constituency in the night like

TDP leader focuses on rebuilding Andhra Pradesh by contesting elections, targeting Jagan Mohan Reddy, and forming alliances with BJP. Emphasis on job creation, financial aid, and fulfilling promises to tackle public debt and governance issues.

NEW DELHI: On the back of robust sales volume and favourable commodity prices, the countrys largest car maker - Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) - on Friday reported a 48% increase in net profit for the March quarter of FY24 (Q4FY24) to Rs 3,878 crore. The auto major had reported a net profit of Rs 2,624 crore in the year-ago period. MSIL registered revenue of Rs 38,235 crore in Q4FY24 as against Rs 32,048 crore clocked in the same quarter last fiscal. Additionally, MSIL declared the companys high

PUDUCHERRY: In a proactive move to address rising concerns over rowdyism and substance abuse, the Anti-Rowdy Squad of the Puducherry Police executed a surprise raid, resulting in the apprehension of 39 individuals for further investigation out of the scrutinised 150 individuals. Senior Superintendent of Police (Law and Order) Narra Chaitanya disclosed that among those detained, two individuals faced charges under the Arms Act, one under the NDPS Act, and 31 preventive cases were registered. Addi

Andhra Pradesh's Revival: TDP Focuses on Rebuilding and Eradicating Debt A senior TDP leader has said the priority of the party is to ''rebuild'' Andhra Pradesh and take the state out of the debt trap by getting rid of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government. Telugu Desam Party (TDP) National Coordinator (Election) and ex-Rajya Sabha MP Kanakamedal Ravindra Kumar said Andhra Pradesh has suffered more losses during the Jagan Mohan Reddy government than during the creation of the two Telugu stat

During the Lok Sabha elections' first phase, multiple individuals died of various causes at different polling stations. The incidents included cardiac arrests and collapses post-voting, with some deaths occurring amidst violent clashes between party workers.

JAMMU, Apr 26: In a first of its kind move towards inclusivity and environmental consciousness, the Election Commission of India (ECI) established 109 remarkable polling stations of different categories for voters in Jammu Parliamentary Constituency (PC) which went for polling today in the second phase of General Elections to Lok Sabha 2024. These innovative polling [] The post LS Elections: ECI establishes 109 Special Polling Stations in Jammu PC appeared first on Northlines .

NEW DELHI: The Delhi poll body is all set for the next stage in this edition of the general elections which is monitoring the activities of candidates once the official notification has been issued. Poll officials have said stringent security measures will be implemented to ensure that the polls are conducted peacefully and in accordance with the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). To that extent, the poll body would use Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered cameras and drones this time. Officials said

BISHNUPUR: Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel lost their lives in an attack by Kuki militants starting from Friday midnight at the Naransena area in Manipur, police said. According to the police, the CRPF personnel were attacked by Kuki militants starting from midnight till 2:15 am. The personnel who lost their lives are from the CRPF 128 Battalion deployed at the Naransena area in Bishnupur district in the state. Meanwhile, Manipur Chief Electoral Officer, Pradeep Kumar Jha on Fr

Brunch-lunch-munch is the pivot on which elections spin. Serve thirsting crowds water alone, and they may just write you off. Nimbu pani, soft drinks hit the vote-for-me spot better, as does chilledlassi and buttermilk. Every...

Fate of 22 candidates sealed in EVMs Jammu Tawi, Apr 26: People in huge numbers came out to vote in the second phase of parliamentary elections for Jammu Lok Sabha seat and enthusiasm was seen among all the age groups as the constituency recorded 71.91 percent of voting all across. Be it centenarians, retirees, newly [] The post Jammu Lok Sabha records 71.91 pc polling in Second Phase of Elections appeared first on Northlines .

BENGALURU: Braving the scorching heat, people in the high-voltage Bangalore Rural parliamentary constituency briskly cast their votes. Likening the election to a festival, local leaders of both the Congress and BJP-JDS alliance have invited voters of villages and towns settled in faraway places to come and vote, besides making all other efforts on the ground. This constituency is a test for voters to elect a person or personality, with candidates DK Suresh of the Congress and Dr CN Manjunath of

IMPHAL: The Congress party has raised concerns over the integrity of the recent elections in the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha seat, reserved for scheduled tribes, during its second and final phase. Allegations of booth capture, rigging, and destruction have prompted the party to demand re-polling in 17 polling stations in Outer Manipur. In a letter [] The post Outer Manipur: Congress demands re-poll in 17 polling stations, alleges booth capture & rigging appeared first on NORTHEAST NOW .

NEW DELHI: A commotion ensued in the House meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) held on Friday over the postponement of the mayoral elections scheduled to be held on April 26, with both AAP and BJP councillors raising slogans against each other. The members of the ruling party called the BJP Dalit Virodhi (anti-Dalit) as the post of Mayor for this term was reserved for an SC/ST candidate. They accused the BJP of trying to ensure that a candidate from the reserved category does not

My memory of elections is deeply associated with Prannoy Roy, Indias foremost and finest psephologist. The first televised coverage of an election result in India was produced during the 1989 general election. Roy who began his career as a TV journalist by covering it for Doordarshan and then as anews presenterin the international news show The World This Week became a household name. Thirty-five years since that coverage, we enter yet another election season, and the question we need to ask is:

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Despite the scorching heat, citizens turned out in large numbers at urban polling centres in the state capital to cast their votes in the Lok Sabha elections on Friday. Almost every polling centres witnessed brisk voting during the morning hours in the urban and suburban polling stations in the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency. Despite the intense heat, the flow of voters remained steady during the afternoon hours and dipped later during the evening hours. The Govern

NEW DELHI: In a relatively improved showing, the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections recorded over 65% voter turnout covering 88 seats across 13 states. The highest voting percentage was recorded in Tripura at 78.53% while the lowest was in Uttar Pradesh at 54.85%. Kerala, Karnataka and Rajasthan accounted for more than half the seats. Elections to 14 seats were held in Karnataka, 13 seats in Rajasthan, 8 seats each in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, 6 seats in Madhya Pradesh, 5 seats each in

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita - who entered the political battleground with fiery speeches at INDIA bloc's rallies last month - will now lead the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s campaign for the Lok Sabha elections in Delhi and other sta

BENGALURU: Among the four Lok Sabha constituencies in Bengaluru, Bangalore Central has yet again put up the worst voter turnout, by recording only 52.81 per cent. Though the numbers have improved by 10 per cent, compared to the 2019 polls, the segment continues to bear the poor turnout title. In the 2014 election, the total poll percentage was 55.64 per cent, and plummeted to 42.43 per cent in 2019. While some blame the Election Commission for having an inflated voters list with people who are d

NEW DELHI: Despite the Opposition flagging malfunctioning of EVMs in certain pockets, voting for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections in Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh on Friday was more or less peaceful. Malfunctioning in one of the EVMs at a polling station in Noida Sector 66 briefly affected the poll process. In Greater Noida polling booths, too, a few complaints of malfunction were reported but were addressed. At Mamura, an EVM reportedly broke down. In Ghaziabad, Congre

BHUBANESWAR: Reiterating Union Home Minister Amit Shahs statement at a meeting of party functionaries, former state president of BJP Samir Mohanty on Friday said by contesting from two Assembly segments in the ensuing elections, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik wants to leave one for his political successor. Addressing a media conference here, Mohanty said, The chief minister plans to vacate one of the two seats after the elections so that VK Pandian can contest from there. It will help the chief m

SRINAGAR : Uncertainty hangs heavy over the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency in Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP, along with several other parties and two candidates, has petitioned the Election Commission of India (EC) seeking a postponement of the polls, citing accessibility concerns. However, J&Ks two primary political entities, the National Conference and the PDP, have vehemently opposed any delay in polls, threatening legal action if they are deferred without c

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JEYPORE: Two-time MLA and Congress candidate for Jeypore Assembly constituency Tara Prasad Bahinipati on Friday accused the BJD-led state government of allegedly cheating women of the region on the pretext of empowering them through self-help groups (SHGs). Speaking to mediapersons here, Bahinipati said the state government has been luring innocent tribal women of giving loans through SHGs eyeing the poll prospects. But in reality, no money or scheme is being provided to them. Unfortunately, the

NEW DELHI: Gautam Buddh Nagar constituency recorded 53.30 per cent peaceful voting in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on Friday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) data showed. It had recorded a voter turnout of 60.47 per cent in the 2019 general elections. The constituency, with its diverse political landscape, saw a total of 15 candidates vying for the seat. This includes a mix of established politicians and new faces, all hoping to secure the votes of over 26.75 lakh registered vo

New Delhi: Over 61 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 and bogus voting in some states. Voters in some villages of Uttar Pradeshs Mathura, Rajasthans Banswara and Maharashtras Parbhani were boycotting the polls over various issues []

MANGALURU: Dakshina Kannada and Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha constituencies have maintained high polling percentage in this election too. Dakshina Kannada, where newbies Capt. Brijesh Chowta (BJP) and R Padmaraj Poojary (Congress) are contesting, saw a voter turnout of 77.43 per cent (77.90 per cent in 2019). Udupi-Chikkamagaluru witnessed a clash between veterans Kota Srinivas Poojary (BJP) and Jayaprakash Hegde (Congress) and recorded a voter turnout of 76.06 per cent (75.74 in 2019) until 6

Srinagar: In accordance with the election schedule issued by Election Commission of India (ECI) for the conduct of Lok Sabha Elections-2024, the scrutiny of nomination papers for Srinagar Lok Sabha seat was held today (April, 26, 2024 Friday) in the office of the Returning Officer 02-Srinagar Parliamentary constituency (DC Office Complex Srinagar). During the scrutiny []

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Girls, eat what you want, the elder brother told his sisters, pointing at the display case at a thattukada. They were out together after a long time, thanks to the Lok Sabha elections. Lakshmanan Kani, 90, and his sisters Parukutti, 83, and Subhadramma, 77, had come to the Government Tribal High School in Idinjar to vote. Though they hail from Kallana tribal settlement in Idinjar forest, some 40km away from Thiruvananthapuram, the siblings rarely travel together. Even on Frid

ROURKELA: After being unceremoniously dumped by the Congress, former Indian hockey captain Prabodh Tirkey (39) has landed in the BJP camp to boost the morale of the already upbeat rank and file of the saffron party in tribal-dominated Sundargarh district. On Thursday, Prabodh joined the BJP in presence of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the partys state president Manmohan Samal and a host of senior leaders at the meeting venue of Home Minister Amit Shah in Sonepur. Prabodhs induction ceremony

Heat wave is believed to have contributed towards several voters not turning up at polling stations in both the phases

BENGALURU: Fourteen constituencies in south and coastal Karnataka went to polls on Friday in Phase-2 of 2024 Lok Sabha elections, recording a polling percentage of 69.23 at 9.45 pmmuch better than 68.80 recorded in 28 constituencies in 2019. Phase-3 polling for the rest of the 14 constituencies will be held on May 7. In 2019, the same 14 constituencies, which went to polls on Friday, recorded an average poll percentage of 68.96. It was 67.73 in 2014. Karnataka polling percentage, so far, is bett

NEW DELHI: Over 49 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Ghaziabad constituency of Uttar Pradesh during the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on Friday, the Election Commission of India data showed. The voting percentage was lowest compared to 55.8 per cent in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and 56.9 per cent in the 2014 general elections. Of these, Dholana geographically comes in adjoining Hapur district. The polling was, by and large, peaceful, with no untoward incident. According to the ECI data,

IDUKKI: Malapandaram tribals of Idukkis Vandiperiyar, a dwindling semi-nomadic population living inside the forests in Sathram, Vallakkadavu areas of Vandiperiyar panchayat, didnt exercise their franchise in the Lok Sabha polls in the Idukki constituency on Friday. Of the 20 registered voters in Ward 12 (Mount) of Vandiperiyar, only three came to the polling booth. Ward member Guneshwari A told TNIE that though four tribal community members came to the booth, one had lost his voter ID following

Venkateshwara Swamy Temple in Tirumala (Photo: DC archives) Venkateshwara Swamy Temple in Tirumala (Photo: DC archives) TIRUPATI: Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency will witness an intense three-cornered contest between ruling YSR Congress Party's sitting MP Dr. Maddila Gurumurthy, Bharatiya Janata Party's V. Varaprasad, who recently quit YSRC, and veteran former Congress MP Chinta Mohan. YSRC candidates V. Varaprasad and Balli Durga Prasad Rao respectively had won the 2014 and 2019 parliamentary g

KOZHIKODE : The CPM, which has been branding the Congress as the recruiting ground for the BJP throughout the election campaign, received a rude jolt on polling day with all the discussions zeroing in on LDF convenor E P Jayarajans meeting with BJPs Kerala prabhari Prakash Javadekar. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan did not hide his displeasure over the embarrassing turn of events. Speaking to reporters after casting his vote in Pinarayi on Friday, he said there was lack of vigil on the part of J

While Mahbubnagar happens to be the Chief Ministers native district, from where he began his political career, he was elected to the Lok Sabha from Malkajgiri in 2019 which he held until the Congress victory in the 2023 Assembly elections

UMERKOTE: Launching a veiled attack on Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, 5T chairman VK Pandian on Friday claimed the BJP leader is conspiring to stop the state governments flagship scheme Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY). Addressing the public during his visit to Nabarangpur district, the senior BJD leader alleged the union minister is also opposing the Mission Shakti scheme. The women members of self-help groups (SHGs) were scheduled to visit Dubai. However, the central minister c

Though officials are in process of compiling data, info as of Friday evening put the voter turnout at 70.22 per cent

Himachal Pradesh Assembly by-elections for 6 seats are scheduled to be held on June 1.