2 Samajwadi Party leaders booked in HM Amit Shah’s edited video case
Lucknow, May 1 - Two Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders have been served summons in connection with the edited video speech of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
BJP President Nadda holds roadshow in K’taka for ex-CM Basavaraj Bommai
Haveri, May 1 - BJP President J.P. Nadda on Tuesday held a mega roadshow in Karnataka's Byadagi for former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who is the party candidate for the Haveri Lok Sabha seat.
Ambedkar said there is no place for reservation based on religion, J.P. Nadda slams Cong at Intellectual Meet
Shivamogga (Karnataka), May 1 - Commenting on reservations for Muslims, BJP President J.P. Nadda said on Tuesday that B.R. Ambedkar said there is no place for reservation based on religious lines.
Over 66 p.c. voting in phase 1, 2 of Lok Sabha polls: Election Commission
New Delhi, May 1 - The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday released the final voter turnout data for the first two legs of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections, showing a turnout of over 66 per cent in both phases.
Oppn leaders misleading people over reservation: BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad
Patna, May 1 - Former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has accused Opposition leaders of misleading people on the issue of reservation.
Anti-defection law to be strengthened if Cong is voted to power: Alka Lamba
Panaji, April 30 - All India Mahila Congress President Alka Lamba said on Tuesday that the anti-defection law will be made stronger to save democracy if the Congress forms the government at the Centre after the Lok Sabha elections.
Congress fields Raj Babbar against BJP’s Rao Inderjit Singh in Gurugram
Gurugram, April 30 - The Congress on Tuesday named actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar as its candidate for the Gurgaon Lok Sabha constituency.
India’s per capita GDP growing faster than peers, reverses pre-2014 falling trend
New Delhi, April 30 - Apart from India taking the big leap from the fragile five to the world's top five economies based on GDP in the last 10 years of the Narendra Modi government, an analysis by experts based on IMF data
Congress collecting ‘RR tax’ in Telangana: PM Modi
Zaheerabad (Telangana), April 30 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday alleged that the Congress government in Telangana is collecting ‘RR tax' from industrialists and contractors and sending a part of this black money to Delhi.
Re-polling ordered at single polling booth in Ajmer on May 2
Jaipur, April 30 - The Election Commission of India on Tuesday ordered re-polling at one polling booth in Nandasi village under the Ajmer Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan on May 2.
Polling in J&K’s Anantnag-Rajouri LS constituency deferred to May 25
Srinagar/New Delhi, April 30 - The Election Commission on Tuesday decided to defer the polls for the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir from the third phase on May 7 to the sixth and penultimate phase on May 25.
Congress creating tensions in society through fake videos: PM Modi
Zaheerabad (Telangana), April 30 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused the Congress of misleading the people, creating tension in the society, and building an atmosphere of confrontation by making fake videos.
PM’s letters to BJP candidates, Amit Shah carry nationalistic appeal, target Congress’ ‘divisive’ politics
New Delhi, April 30 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's letter to BJP and NDA candidates ahead of the third phase of Lok Sabha elections reflects the leadership's strategic focus on countering the Congress party's narrative.
President of Sarada Math & Ramakrishna Sarada Mission passes away at 97
Kolkata, April 30 - The President of Sarada Math and Ramakrishna Sarada Mission, Pravrajika Anandaprana (97), passed away on Tuesday.
Piyush Goyal files nomination from Mumbai North LS seat
Mumbai, April 30 - Union Minister and BJP nominee from the Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency, Piyush Goyal, filed his nomination on Tuesday.
Congress has opened a factory of manufacturing fake news: PM Modi
New Delhi, April 30 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the top leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday severely criticised the Congress, alleging that the party is "misleading the public" through fake videos.
95.83 lakh metric tons wheat procured in Punjab: Chief Secy
Chandigarh, April 30 - Out of 100.58 lakh metric tons of wheat that arrived in grain markets in Punjab, 95.83 lakh metric tons, or more than 95 per cent, has been procured, Chief Secretary Anurag Verma said on Tuesday.
Malfunctioning TV screen in Erode strong room containing ballot boxes, VVPAT machines rectified
Chennai, April 30 - A television screen displaying the closed circuit television (CCTV) footage from a strong room containing ballot boxes and voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines in Tamil Nadu's Erode malfunctioned for two hours on Tuesday before the fault was rectified,
SC asks ED to explain ‘timing’ of CM Kejriwal’s arrest
New Delhi, April 30 - The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to explain the timing of the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after the Model Code of Conduct for the Lok Sabha polls came into force.
Drop in poll percentage in first 2 phases scared BJP: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, April 30 - The drop in the polling percentage in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha elections has made the BJP scared which is evident in the body language of its leaders, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed on