UP: BJP accuses SP workers of booth capturing in Kannauj

UP: BJP accuses SP workers of booth capturing in Kannauj

Kannauj (UP), May 13 - The BJP has alleged disruption in the poll process in Kannauj Lok Sabha seat.

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Bengal Polls: Caught on camera, presiding officer removed for giving freehand to Trinamool leaders

Bengal Polls: Caught on camera, presiding officer removed for giving freehand to Trinamool leaders

Kolkata, May 13 - The presiding officer of a polling booth at Ilam Bazar in Birbhum district was removed from duty on Monday after he was spotted in webcasting allowing irregularities by local Trinamool Congress leaders inside the booth.

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Last three phases of polls in UP to put OBC leaders on test

Last three phases of polls in UP to put OBC leaders on test

Lucknow, May 13 - The remaining three phases of elections in Uttar Pradesh will be a test for OBC leaders in the state. The performance of these leaders and their parties will decide their future in the NDA.

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Tamil Nadu registers 98.47 pass percentage in CBSE Class 12 exams

Tamil Nadu registers 98.47 pass percentage in CBSE Class 12 exams

Chennai, May 13 - Tamil Nadu has registered a 98.47 pass percentage in the Class 12 examinations conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The national pass percentage is 87.98.

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Milind Deora recalls first meet with PM Modi, says ‘latter’s bonding transcends political boundaries’

Milind Deora recalls first meet with PM Modi, says ‘latter’s bonding transcends political boundaries’

New Delhi, May 13 - Milind Deora, the Shiv Sena leader of the Eknath Shinde camp on Monday shared a video to recall his first meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and also to elaborate on how the latter’s exemplary conduct in politics

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India expects to secure long-term deal to operate Iran’s Chabahar port

India expects to secure long-term deal to operate Iran’s Chabahar port

Mumbai, May 13 - India is expected to secure a long-term arrangement for the management of Iran’s Chabahar sea port which would clear the way for strengthening economic ties between the two countries, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar said on Monday.

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Polling picks up pace in Telangana with 40.38 pc turnout

Polling picks up pace in Telangana with 40.38 pc turnout

Hyderabad, May 13 - Polling gathered pace in the Lok Sabha elections in Telangana as 40.38 per cent turnout was recorded till 1 p.m. on Monday.

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Proud of the work carried by our personnel during elections: Gujarat DGP

Proud of the work carried by our personnel during elections: Gujarat DGP

Vadodara, May 13 - Gujarat DGP Vikas Sahay on Monday expressed satisfaction with the police personnel for successfully carrying out the election duties across the state.

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Assault on Swati Maliwal at CM Kejriwal’s house; no formal complaint lodged, say Delhi Police

Assault on Swati Maliwal at CM Kejriwal’s house; no formal complaint lodged, say Delhi Police

New Delhi, May 13 - Former DCW chief and AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal was allegedly slapped by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Personal Assistant (PA) Bibhav on Monday, sources said, adding that the incident occurred at CM's residence in the national

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Modi wave has now become a tsunami: Yogi Adityanath

Modi wave has now become a tsunami: Yogi Adityanath

Barabanki (UP), May 13 - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that with the fourth phase of voting, the Modi wave has now become a tsunami.

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Storm over Swati Maliwal’s assault charge at Delhi CM residence, BJP lashes out at Kejriwal

Storm over Swati Maliwal’s assault charge at Delhi CM residence, BJP lashes out at Kejriwal

New Delhi, May 13 - A major political storm has broken out over the alleged assault of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Swati Maliwal at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s residence.

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Congress and RJD have made appeasement their ‘biggest political weapon’: PM Modi

Congress and RJD have made appeasement their ‘biggest political weapon’: PM Modi

Hajipur, May 13 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed Congress and RJD for having made appeasement "their biggest political weapon" during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

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Regional parties will come to power at Centre: BRS chief

Regional parties will come to power at Centre: BRS chief

Hyderabad, May 13 - Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao said on Monday that regional parties will come to power at the Centre.

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Bengal records 32.78 pc polling, over 1,000 complaints received by CEO office

Bengal records 32.78 pc polling, over 1,000 complaints received by CEO office

Kolkata, May 13 - Even as the polling percentage in West Bengal's eight Lok Sabha was increasing, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) was flooded with complaints related to violence and tension, said officials here on Monday.

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‘LG may take action’: SC dismisses plea seeking removal of Kejriwal from CM’s post

‘LG may take action’: SC dismisses plea seeking removal of Kejriwal from CM’s post

New Delhi, May 13 - The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking the removal of Arvind Kejriwal from the post of Chief Minister of Delhi.

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Ex Vice-President, Tripura Governor cast votes in Hyderabad

Ex Vice-President, Tripura Governor cast votes in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, May 13 - Former Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Tripura Governor N. Indrasena Reddy, were among prominent leaders who cast their votes here on Monday for Lok Sabha elections in Telangana.

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10.18 pc polling in first two hours of voting in Bihar: EC

10.18 pc polling in first two hours of voting in Bihar: EC

Patna, May 13 - Polling for the fourth phase got underway in Bihar on Monday on the 5 Lok Sabha seats of Darbhanga, Begusarai, Munger, Ujiarpur and Samastipur.

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Sporadic incidents of violence reported in Bengal as polling underway

Sporadic incidents of violence reported in Bengal as polling underway

Kolkata, May 13 - Polling percentage in eight Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal in the first two hours on Monday was 15.24 amid reports of tension and violence in different pockets, especially from the two constituencies in Birbhum district.

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Polling underway for MP LS polls, Returning Officer suspended in Ujjain

Polling underway for MP LS polls, Returning Officer suspended in Ujjain

Bhopal, May 13 - Voting for the fourth and last phase of Lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh's eight parliamentary seats was underway on Monday.

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PM Modi serves langar at historic Patna Sahib Gurudwara

PM Modi serves langar at historic Patna Sahib Gurudwara

Patna, May 13 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed 'seva' (service) and served 'langar' (community kitchen meal) at Takht Sri Harmandir Sahib Gurudwara here on Monday.

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