LS polls: Kasab, Gabbar, ghosts, funeral pots, fake ‘santaan’ – Maha campaign blitz had it all
Mumbai, May 19 - The 2024 election campaign for the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra – which concluded after two months on May 18 – was as colourful and funny as the occasional boisterous brawls erupting among the Gauls of Asterix's 'indomitable
Scorching heatwaves: Rajasthan’s Barmer, UP’s Kanpur hottest at 46.9 deg C
Jaipur, May 19 - Rajasthan's Barmer and Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur recorded the maximum temperature of 46.9 degrees Celsius on Saturday, making the two districts the hottest in the country.
Now Nagaland poll panel urges Naga body not to abstain from local body polls
Kohima, May 19 - After the Nagaland government, the State Election Commission (SEC) on Saturday urged the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO) not to abstain from participating in the urban local body (ULB) elections scheduled on June 26.
BJP’s Rao Inderjit Singh makes development his main plank during campaigning in Gurugram
Gurugram, May 18 - Voters in Haryana will exercise their franchise during the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 25.
BJP’s calculated move to rope in Yogi Adityanath to consolidate its position among Hindus in Maharashtra
Mumbai, May 18 - It is a calculated move by the BJP to rope in Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra as the fiery UP CM is seen as someone who can protect the
High-pitched campaigning ends for 5th phase, focus shifts to polling day on May 20
New Delhi, May 18 - Campaigning for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections ended at 6 p.m. on Saturday.
LS polls: MahaYuti & MVA in tough fight in 13 Maha seats; focus on Mumbai’s 6 Parliamentary constituencies
Mumbai, May 18 - The campaign in 13 Parliamentary constituencies from Maharashtra, which will go for polling on May 20 in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections, concluded on Saturday with both MahaYuti and Maha Vikas Aghadi sounding confident of putting a
ITBP trooper hurt after Mehbooba Mufti’s escort vehicle meets with accident
Srinagar, May 18 - An escort vehicle part of the security cavalcade of former J&K Chief Minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti met with an accident in Anantnag district on Saturday in which one ITBP trooper was injured.
My son is innocent: Bibhav Kumar’s father
Patna, May 18 - After the Delhi Police arrested Bibhav Kumar, the Personal Secretary (PS) of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with alleged assault and misbehaviour with AAP MP Swati Maliwal, his father Maheshwar Rai said that his son Bibhav is
Over 17 lakh voters to exercise franchise in Baramulla LS seat on May 20
Srinagar, May 18 - Over 17 lakh voters will exercise their franchise in the Baramulla parliamentary seat on May 20, where the campaigning ended on Saturday.
Four generations ruled Delhi but today they can’t even contest four seats: PM Modi rips into Congress
New Delhi, May 18 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stepped up his offensive against the INDI Alliance over their ‘opportunistic’ tie-up, as he cautioned people to be aware of their ‘dangerous designs’, highlighting that they are ‘poll partners’ in Delhi but
LS polls: LK Advani, Manmohan Singh, MM Joshi cast vote from home
New Delhi, May 18 - Senior BJP leader and former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani cast his vote from home on Saturday, using the facility of home voting provided by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the first time in the ongoing
‘UP Ke Ladke’: Debate rages over Rahul and Akhilesh’s primary focus on ‘own seats’
New Delhi, May 18 - Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, popularly known as 'UP Ke Ladke' (boys from UP), have garnered attention for their ‘limited joint appearances’ outside their respective Lok Sabha seats of Raebareli and Kannauj.
Akali Dal seeks action against Hans Raj Hans for ‘threatening’ farmers
Chandigarh, May 18 - The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday urged the Election Commission to take note of the alleged threats to farmers' organisations by the BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from Faridkot, Hans Raj Hans, and direct the police to register a
Uddhav Thackeray says BJP has no need for RSS, will ‘ban’ it
Mumbai, May 18 - Shiv Sena (UBT) president and former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Saturday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has no more use of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and it "will ban the RSS" soon.
J&K: Restrictions imposed ahead of Baramulla LS polls
Srinagar, May 18 - The authorities on Saturday imposed restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara and Baramulla districts ahead of voting in the Lok Sabha constituency on Monday.
Anti-Trinamool stand to keep Congress relevant in Bengal: Adhir Chowdhury
Kolkata, May 18 - West Bengal Congress President and five-time Lok Sabha MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said on Saturday that his continued opposition to the ruling Trinamool Congress is for the sake of keeping the Congress relevant in the state.
Sahara India hits out at makers of ‘Scam’ series
New Delhi, May 19 - Sahara India Pariwar has hit out at the makers of the 'Scam' web series amid reports that the next part of the franchise will follow the life of Sahara India founder Subrata Roy, who passed away in November
PM Modi accuses Bengal CM of succumbing to Islamic fanatics & maligning saint
Kolkata, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the West Bengal Chief Minister of 'succumbing to Islamic fanatics' and maligning the saints of iconic institutions who are engaged in human services.
Kejriwal threatens sit-in protest amid heavy police deployment
New Delhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal before heading towards the BJP headquarters, while addressing party leaders and workers at AAP headquarters, said that they would march till the allowed way and sit there for half an hour, and if they are not