Haryana designates public figures as district icons to woo voters
Chandigarh, April 5 - With the aim of creating awareness and motivating the people to participate in the electoral process, popular public figures like sportspersons have been designated as district icons ahead of Lok Sabha polls scheduled for May 25 in Haryana.
BJP giving priority to social media usage during poll campaign in Tripura
Agartala, April 5 - Like in the previous elections, the ruling BJP in Tripura is giving priority to the use of social media during election campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Thermal power plants break records, Karnataka ready to meet growing summer power demand: Minister
Bengaluru, April 6 - Karnataka Energy Minister K. J. George on Friday said that the state's thermal power plants have broken records and boosted the confidence of the state to meet growing demand for power during the summer.
Vote-from-home: Eligible voters ‘enthusiastically’ exercise franchise in Rajasthan
Jaipur, April 6 - The 'vote-from-home' facility for senior citizens above the age of 85 and for people with over 40 per cent disability commenced in Rajasthan on Friday for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections.
Shiv Sena ministers to discuss LS poll strategy amid pending seat-sharing agreement
Mumbai, April 6 - Even as the seat-sharing arrangement remains inclusive in Maharashtra, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena ministers will meet on Saturday at the residence state Excise Minister Shambhuraj Desai to decide the Lok Sabha poll management strategy and its implementation.
ED opposes CM Kejriwal’s plea seeking more time with lawyer, Delhi court reserves order
New Delhi, April 5 - A Delhi court on Friday reserved its order on a plea filed by arrested Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking permission to spend more time with his legal counsel to prepare for the cases pending against him in several
Rajeev Chandrasekhar vows to transform healthcare facility in Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram, April 5 - Vowing to improve the healthcare landscape in Thiruvananthapuram, NDA's Lok Sabha candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday took part in a discussion with the noted medical practitioners of the constituency.
LS polls: Small parties have big stakes in UP
Lucknow, April 5 - They are small parties and many of them do not even have a presence outside Uttar Pradesh. Yet, for most of them, these elections have high stakes because their future in UP politics depends on their performance in these
A picture of Thailand in Congress manifesto? BJP pokes fun
New Delhi, April 5 - Congress party’s manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, unveiled early in the day, has become the target of satirical jibes by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well as netizens as it has reportedly featured a picture
Rs 5.48 cr cash, other items worth Rs 8.57 cr seized in 3 weeks in poll-bound Arunachal
Itanagar, April 5 - The security forces confiscated over Rs 5.48 crore in cash in the three weeks since the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) came into force in poll-bound Arunachal Pradesh, where simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and the Assembly would
Stop Vijayan from attacking Rahul, ‘paying obeisance’ to PM Modi, Congress urges Yechury
Thiruvananthapuram, April 5 - The Congress's Kerala unit on Friday urged CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury to rein in Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan as he is constantly attacking their party leader Rahul Gandhi but "paying obeisance" to PM Narendra Modi.
‘Have they hired a foreign agency to draft manifesto?’ Himanta Biswa Sarma’s jibe at Cong
Guwahati, April 5 - Hours after Congress unveiled its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched a sharp attack on the party, asking whether it was drafted by a foreign agency.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s Thiruvananthapuram election campaign programme postponed
Thiruvananthapuram, April 5 - Union Home Minister and BJP star campaigner Amit Shah's election programme scheduled for Saturday in the state capital city has been postponed.
Ahead of polls, Congress leader Farsubhai Goklani joins BJP in Gujarat
Patan (Gujarat), April 5 - Gujarat Congress leader Farsubhai Goklani switched allegiance to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) along with his supporters at a ceremony attended by state BJP chief C.R. Patil, here on Friday.
EC launches signature campaign to boost voter turnout in Manipur
Imphal, April 5 - The Election Commission on Friday launched a signature campaign in Manipur to increase the voting percentage and boost electoral participation in the state.
J&K: Thousands congregate for prayers on last Friday of Ramadan
Srinagar, April 5 - Thousands of devout Muslims offered congregational prayers in Jammu and Kashmir on the last Friday of the ongoing month of Ramadan.
EC officials to meet on Saturday to decide on CAPF deployment for 1st phase in Bengal
Kolkata, April 5 - A meeting chaired by the Election Commission-appointed police observer Anil Kumar Sharma on Saturday will finalise the exact deployment of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel for the three Lok Sabha constituencies in the first phase of elections
After 16 years, life convict Arun Gawli likely to walk free
Nagpur (Maharashtra), April 5 - In a politically significant development, the dreaded ex-mafia don-turned-politician Arun Gulab Gawli is expected to be freed prematurely from the life term he is undergoing in Nagpur Central Jail, as per a Bombay High Court order, here on
LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in Assam on April 17, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on April 8
Guwahati, April 5 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Assam on April 17 for poll campaigning in the state, said state minister Jayanta Mallabaruah on Friday.
Faizabad will celebrate the return of Lord Ram in 2024 polls
Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh), April 5 - It is the land of Lord Ram, celebrating the return of the deity after 500 years. Yet the Faizabad constituency, which ensconces Ayodhya city, has not been kind to women as the constituency has never elected a