Home Voting starts for first phase of LS polls in Rajasthan
Jaipur, April 5 - The facility of home voting for senior citizens above the age of 85 and for people with over 40 per cent disability, that was announced by the Election Commission of India, was provided on 12 seats for the first
Hema Malini’s asset worth is Rs 142 crore, as per her poll affidavit
Mathura, April 5 - BJP candidate from Mathura Parliamentary constituency, Hema Malini, has total assets of Rs 142 crore, as per poll affidavit submitted by her.
‘Survival of 2-year-old Satwik after 20-hour ordeal in Karnataka bore well a wonder’
Vijayapura, (Karnataka), April 4 - The survival of 2-year-old Satwik Mujagonda, who fell into an open bore well in Karnataka's Vijayapura, is miraculous and a challenge to the medical field, as the toddler has survived an almost 20-hour ordeal without any health complications,
Records of panchayat poll violence to be used for deploying security forces in Bengal for LS polls
Kolkata, April 4 - Security arrangements, including the deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), for the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal will be made based on the booth-wise and area-wise records of poll violence witnessed during the panchayat elections held
Army recovers cache of sophisticated arms, ammunition in Manipur
Imphal, April 4 - Ahead of the Lok Sabha election, the Army, in a joint operation with other security forces, recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from Manipur's Bishnupur district on Thursday, officials said.
LMC plans for token system for voters in poll booths
Lucknow, April 5 - Given the heatwave forecast during peak summer, on May 20 when Lucknow will go to the polls, the Lucknow Municipal Corporation is planning to propose a token system for voters at the polling booths to ease long queues.
Indian govt behind killing of wanted terrorists on Pak soil, claims renowned international newspaper
New Delhi, April 4 - The Indian government got ‘individuals’ killed in Pakistan as part of Delhi’s larger strategy to eliminate wanted terrorists living on foreign soil, ‘The Guardian’, a renowned global newspaper, claimed in a report on Thursday quoting some “intelligence operatives
PM Modi likely to hold rally in Wayanad
Thiruvananthapuram, April 5 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to campaign at Wayanad and one more constituency in Kerala, said sources in the BJP here.
PM Modi’s rally in Rajasthan’s Churu
Jaipur, April 5 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Rajasthan on Friday for the second time in the last four days.
Bhagat Singh’s grandson hits out at AAP over Kejriwal’s image behind bars
Chandigarh, April 5 - Legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh’s grandson, Yadvinder Sandhu, on Friday, hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as the row over Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s jailed image continued.
RBI leaves key repo rate unchanged, focus on keeping inflation in check
Mumbai, April 4 - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Friday, left the key policy rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent in its monetary policy review for the seventh consecutive time, with the aim of keeping inflation in check and ensuring that
RBI retains repo rate at 6.5 pc
Chennai, April 5 - Not belying the expectations of senior economists, the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) retained the repo rate at 6.50 per cent.
UP govt depts to pay for police services availed by them
Lucknow, April 5 - Commercial government departments in Lucknow, including UP Housing and Development Board, Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) and irrigation, will now be required to pay for police services during eviction drives and other activities from which they earn revenue.
Sanjay Singh to campaign for INDIA bloc candidates in UP
Lucknow, April 5 - Even as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has not fielded any candidate from Uttar Pradesh, its Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh will campaign extensively for the INDIA bloc candidates.
Eight officials relieved of duties after 30 ‘suspected’ passengers flee from Lucknow airport
Lucknow, April 5 - Eight officers have been ‘relieved of their duties’ after 30 passengers, detained on suspicion of smuggling gold, fled from the custody of customs officials at Lucknow’s Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport.
PM Modi to hold rally in Churu; BJP chief J.P. Nadda to campaign in Haridwar
New Delhi, April 5 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a rally in Rajasthan's Churu for BJP candidate Devendra Jhajharia on Friday at around 12:30 p.m.
26 candidates file nominations from Jammu LS seat
Jammu, April 5 - On the last day of filing nominations, nine candidates on Thursday submitted their papers from the Jammu Lok Sabha constituency for the second phase of parliamentary elections scheduled to be held on April 26.
CM Sawant hails resumption of mining in Goa, calls it historic day
Panaji, April 5 - Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday hailed the resumption of mining activity in the state after a gap of nearly 12 years and termed it a "historic day".
Statehood demand, not Naga political issue, key topic before April 19 LS polls in Nagaland
Kohima, April 4 - Ahead of every election in Nagaland, the Naga political issue becomes a key topic dominating the election campaign, but this time before the parliamentary polls, the statehood issue has turned out to be the main agenda in the state.
Congress names 3 candidates for Lok Sabha elections in Gujarat
Ahmedabad, April 4 - The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Thursday named three candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Gujarat.