K’taka to have 1.40 lakh polling officials in 14 LS seats
Bengaluru, April 24 - The Election Commission said on Wednesday that it had made elaborate arrangements for Karnataka's first phase polling in 14 Lok Sabha constituencies on April 26.
PIL in SC seeks SIT probe into electoral bond ‘scam’
New Delhi, April 24 - A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking a probe by the Special Investigative Team (SIT) under the supervision of a retired judge of the apex into the “electoral bond scam”.
Swami Gautamanada takes over as 17th President of Ramakrishna Mission
Kolkata, April 24 - Swami Gautamananda on Wednesday took over as the 17th President of the Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda and headquartered at Belur in West Bengal's Howrah district.
Congress ready to set ‘dangerous precedent’ by implementing Inheritance Tax: PM Modi
Raipur, April 24 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday slammed the Congress, saying that the party seeks to destroy the ordinary people of India economically and is about to set a "dangerous precedent" by implementing an 'Inheritance Tax' if voted to power.
Hyderabad’s BJP nominee files nomination with rally from Charminar
Hyderabad, April 24 - BJP’s Hyderabad Lok Sabha candidate K. Madhavi Latha filed her nomination after leading a rally from Charminar on Wednesday.
Countdown starts for polling for 14 LS seats in K’taka, public campaigning to end today
Bengaluru, April 24 - The countdown has begun for 14 of the 28 Lok Sabha seats as Karnataka goes to polls in the first phase on Friday.
Repolling underway in eight polling stations in Arunachal amid heavy security
Itanagar, April 24 - Repolling at eight polling stations in Arunachal Pradesh is underway amid tight security on Wednesday, officials said.
Where are the two crore jobs that were promised, asks Congress chief Kharge as Kerala prepares to vote
Thiruvananthapuram, April 24 - AICC President, Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday slammed the BJP and the Prime Minister during an interaction with the media at the Congress’ headquarters in Kerala.
Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj meets CM Kejriwal in Tihar
New Delhi, April 24 - Delhi Minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj on Wednesday met incarcerated Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar prison.
Campaigning on eight LS seats for second phase in UP ends today
Lucknow, April 24 - Campaigning for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections in eight seats of western will conclude on Wednesday evening.
ECI issues show cause notice to Trinamool legislator for intimidating voters
Kolkata, April 24 - The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday issued a show cause notice to the Trinamool Congress legislator from Chopra Assembly constituency, Hamidul Rahman, on charges of allegedly intimidating voters.
Initial trends favour BJP: Yogi Adityanath
Lucknow, April 24 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said here on Wednesday that trends in the first phase of elections have been in favour of BJP.
AAP’s Sanjay Singh accuses BJP of flip-flop on spectrum allocation
New Delhi, April 24 - AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday alleged that the BJP, which once opposed a first-come, first-served basis in spectrum allocation before coming into power, now wants the same policy to be implemented.
SC calls for presence of ECI official at 2 pm in EVM-VVPAT tally matter
New Delhi, April 24 - The Supreme Court on Wednesday called for the presence of an Election Commission of India (ECI) official to clarify certain technical aspects pertaining to the functioning of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
PM Modi highlights need for resilient infrastructure at 39-nation meet on natural disasters
New Delhi, April 24 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday emphasised the need to invest in resilient infrastructure as part of the strategy to minimise the damage from natural disasters that are on the rise across the world.
Poster war in Amethi, Robert Vadra’s name comes up
Amethi (UP), April 24 - As speculation about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi contesting from Amethi intensified, a poster war unleashed in the constituency with majority of them demanding businessman and AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's husband Robert Vadra as the party's candidate.
LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in Chhattisgarh, MP today
New Delhi, April 24 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address public meetings in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, respectively, on Wednesday.
SC to pass directions on pleas seeking mandatory EVM-VVPAT tally
New Delhi, April 24 - The Supreme Court is slated to pass certain directions on Wednesday on a batch of petitions seeking mandatory cross-verification of the votes cast in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips.
BJP in UP to convey PM Modi’s ‘pranam’ to voters
Lucknow, April 24 - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh will now call up 50 voters each every day and convey the ‘Pranam’ (greeting) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to every household.
Extreme heatwave conditions impact electioneering in UP
Lucknow, April 24 - With temperatures soaring past 40 degrees Celsius in several cities in Uttar Pradesh, the impact is visible on electioneering.