PM Modi’s 100-day agenda is to influence people’s mindset: Shivakumar

PM Modi’s 100-day agenda is to influence people’s mindset: Shivakumar

Bengaluru, June 3 - Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 100-day agenda for the new government is to "influence" the mindset of the people.

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Eight counting centres in J&K, one for Kashmiri migrants in Delhi

Eight counting centres in J&K, one for Kashmiri migrants in Delhi

Srinagar, June 3 - Election Commission authorities have set up nine centres for the five Lok Sabha constituencies where counting of votes will take place on Tuesday.

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Three-layered security in place at TN counting centres

Three-layered security in place at TN counting centres

Chennai, June 3 - With the counting of votes for the 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu set to take place along with the rest of the country on June 4, a three-layer security cover is in place.

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Akhilesh questions veracity of Exit Polls

Akhilesh questions veracity of Exit Polls

Lucknow, June 3 - Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav questioned the veracity of Exit Polls, saying that agencies conducting them were only trying to create a conducive atmosphere in favour of the BJP.

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EVM smashing case: SC bars Andhra MLA from entering counting centre

EVM smashing case: SC bars Andhra MLA from entering counting centre

New Delhi, June 3 - The Supreme Court on Monday castigated YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) legislator Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy, who was caught on camera smashing an EVM inside a polling booth in Andhra Pradesh and barred him from entering the counting station.

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Delhi court extends BRS leader K Kavitha’s judicial custody till July 3 in excise policy case

Delhi court extends BRS leader K Kavitha’s judicial custody till July 3 in excise policy case

New Delhi, June 3 - A Delhi court on Monday extended till July 3 the judicial custody of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader, K Kavitha, in connection with a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam.

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SC dismisses plea filed against ECI relaxing postal ballot norms

SC dismisses plea filed against ECI relaxing postal ballot norms

New Delhi, June 3 - The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a petition filed by the YSR Congress Party challenging the Election Commission of India's circular relaxing the norms for deciding on the validity of postal ballots.

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EC asks CAPF’s 400 companies to stay in Bengal till June 19

EC asks CAPF’s 400 companies to stay in Bengal till June 19

Kolkata, June 3 - Fearing post-poll violence, the Election Commission (EC) has decided to retain 400 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in West Bengal till June 19.

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TN to employ 8,209 instructors for high-tech labs in schools

TN to employ 8,209 instructors for high-tech labs in schools

Chennai, June 3 - Under the Samagra Shiksha programme, the government of Tamil Nadu will employ 8,209 administrators-cum-instructors in high-tech laboratories of government schools for 60 months or 5 years.

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Repolling underway in two booths in Bengal

Repolling underway in two booths in Bengal

Kolkata, June 3 - Repolling was underway in two booths -- one each in Barasat and Mathurapur Lok Sabha constituencies -- in West Bengal on Monday under tight security cover.

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CAPF’s 92 companies to be deployed in 55 counting centres in Bengal

CAPF’s 92 companies to be deployed in 55 counting centres in Bengal

Kolkata, June 3 - Counting for the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal will be conducted on Tuesday in 55 centres under a tight security cover of 92 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces.

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Counting to take place at 40 centres in Bihar amid tight security

Counting to take place at 40 centres in Bihar amid tight security

Patna, June 3 - The counting of votes for all the 40 parliamentary seats of Bihar will take place in as many counting centres set up in 33 districts amid tight security, officials said here.

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Dalai Lama travelling to US for medical treatment

Dalai Lama travelling to US for medical treatment

Dharamsala, June 3 - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is travelling to the US this month for medical treatment of his knees and there will be no public engagement during the visit, his office said here on Monday.

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Encounter breaks out in J&K’s Pulwama

Encounter breaks out in J&K’s Pulwama

Srinagar, June 3 - An encounter has started between terrorists and security forces on Wednesday at the Nihama area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district, officials said.

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Islamic seminary issues fatwa against cutting trees, burning crops

Islamic seminary issues fatwa against cutting trees, burning crops

Lucknow, June 3 - In a rare 'green' gesture, an Islamic seminary in Lucknow has issued a fatwa (an edict by a recognised religious authority on a point of Islamic law) asking people not to cut trees and burn crops as part of

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Arunachal CM Khandu resigns, Guv advises to continue till new govt takes office

Arunachal CM Khandu resigns, Guv advises to continue till new govt takes office

Itanagar, June 2 - Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu resigned from his post after his party BJP on Sunday retained the power for the third consecutive term with a thumping majority in the Assembly polls.

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BJP accuses Opposition of undermining electoral process, files complaint with EC

BJP accuses Opposition of undermining electoral process, files complaint with EC

New Delhi, June 2 - The BJP on Sunday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging that the Opposition parties resorted to a series of unfounded claims to undermine the electoral process.

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BRS will launch another agitation for Telangana: KCR

BRS will launch another agitation for Telangana: KCR

Hyderabad, June 2 - Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday said the party would soon launch a new agitation to protect the interests of people of Telangana.

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PM Modi, HM Shah thank people of Arunachal for mandate to BJP

PM Modi, HM Shah thank people of Arunachal for mandate to BJP

Itanagar, June 2 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President J.P. Nadda on Sunday thanked the people of Arunachal Pradesh for choosing the BJP for a third consecutive term in the state.

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FairPoint: 2024 done, narrative set for 2029 LS elections

FairPoint: 2024 done, narrative set for 2029 LS elections

New Delhi, June 2 - Why does it seem that 2024 is a preparation for 2029? Long before the election campaigning had started for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, it was a foregone conclusion that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would remain in office

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