Pumped by Exit Poll findings, ‘Bada Mangal’ celebrations scaled up in Lucknow
Lucknow, June 3 - Pumped up by the findings of the Exit Polls carried out by different agencies, BJP leaders and supporters in Lucknow are now planning to scale up celebrations for the second ‘Bada Mangal’ festival on Tuesday, the day counting of
Delhi water crisis: SC asks Upper Yamuna River Board to convene urgent meeting on June 5
New Delhi, June 3 - The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Upper Yamuna River Board to convene an urgent meeting on June 5 to address the water crisis in the national capital.
Violence continues at Bhangar even as counting day approaches
Kolkata, June 3 - With less than 24 hours remaining for counting for Lok Sabha polls to begin on Tuesday morning, tension and violence continue unabated in Bhangar in West Bengal.
Three-tier security in place at strong rooms, counting centers in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, June 3 - The results for the simultaneous polls held in Odisha for 21 Lok Sabha seats and 147-member state Assembly are set to be declared on Tuesday.
‘PM Modi’s ‘sankalps’ from Kanyakumari Bharat’s next giant leap to greatness’
New Delhi, June 3 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for dedicating the next 25 years to create a strong foundation for the coming generations and achieve a 'Viksit Bharat' (developed India) by 2047 has received a tremendous response from various corners of
LeT commander Riyaz Dar, one more terrorist killed in J&K gunfight
Srinagar, June 3 - Top LeT commander Riyaz Dar and one more terrorist were killed in the ongoing encounter between security forces and terrorists in J&K's Pulwama district on Monday, officials said.
Looking forward to celebrate INDIA bloc’s triumph: M K Stalin
Chennai, June 3 - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin on Monday said that he is looking for
Top LeT commander trapped in J&K’s Pulwama
Srinagar, June 3 - Top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander, Riyaz Dar has been reportedly trapped during the ongoing encounter between the security forces and the terrorists on Monday in J&K’s Pulwama district.
Congress lauds EC for accepting INDIA bloc’s demands on counting day
New Delhi, June 3 - Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Monday heaped praise on the Election Commission of India (ECI) for accepting the demands put forth by the INDIA bloc on postal ballots and said that this was a ‘good precedent’ by
J&K records highest voter turnout in last four decades, says ECI
New Delhi, June 3 - The Election Commission of India on Monday said that Jammu and Kashmir witnessed the highest voter turnout in the last four decades with an overall 58.58 per cent polling.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.