CPI(M) complains to ECI about inclusion of contractual govt employees in poll-related training

CPI(M) complains to ECI about inclusion of contractual govt employees in poll-related training

Kolkata, April 16 - The CPI(M) has complained to the Election Commission of India (ECI) through the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, about inclusion of contractual government employees in poll-related training.

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Northeast focus: PM Modi to campaign in Assam, Tripura for LS polls

Northeast focus: PM Modi to campaign in Assam, Tripura for LS polls

Guwahati, April 16 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will land in Guwahati on Tuesday evening to kickstart his Lok Sabha poll campaign in the northeast.

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Due to security needs, EC, political parties must decide on PM’s poll campaigns: Vijayan

Due to security needs, EC, political parties must decide on PM’s poll campaigns: Vijayan

Trissur (Kerala) April 16 - Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday opined that given the security concerns, the Election Commission of India (ECI) and political parties should decide on the style of election campaigns undertaken by the Prime Minister.

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PM Modi‘s visits to TN won’t make any difference, INDIA bloc will sweep polls: CM Stalin

PM Modi‘s visits to TN won’t make any difference, INDIA bloc will sweep polls: CM Stalin

Chennai, April 16 - Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s regular visits to Tamil Nadu will not make any difference in the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections.

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Election campaigns come alive in Kerala as all three political fronts’ leaders take on one another

Election campaigns come alive in Kerala as all three political fronts’ leaders take on one another

Thiruvananthapuram, April 16 - Election campaigning has picked up in Kerala now after a slow start, as the leaders of the big three parties contesting in the state are taking on one another.

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‘India is world’s largest democracy & an important strategic partner’, says US

‘India is world’s largest democracy & an important strategic partner’, says US

Washington, April 16 - US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller has said that India is the world's largest democracy and an important strategic partner of Washington.

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South Korea ‘strongly’ protests Japan’s renewed claims to Dokdo

South Korea ‘strongly’ protests Japan’s renewed claims to Dokdo

Seoul, April 16 - South Korea on Tuesday expressed its strong opposition towards Japan after the latter released an annual diplomatic report that reasserted its territorial claims over the easternmost islets of Dokdo.

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Constituency Watch: It’s BJP’s ‘stardom’ vs Congress’ ‘royalty’ in Himachal’s Mandi

Constituency Watch: It’s BJP’s ‘stardom’ vs Congress’ ‘royalty’ in Himachal’s Mandi

Mandi, April 16 - In a unique electoral showdown in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi parliamentary constituency, the battleground shifts between "royalty" and "stardom", as Congress legislator Vikramaditya Singh, the scion of the erstwhile royal family, challenges Bollywood's queen, Kangana Ranaut.

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Home Minister Amit Shah holds roadshow in Jaipur for BJP’s Manju Sharma

Home Minister Amit Shah holds roadshow in Jaipur for BJP’s Manju Sharma

Jaipur, April 16 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday held a roadshow in Jaipur for Manju Sharma, the BJP's Lok Sabha poll candidate from the Jaipur parliamentary seat.

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‘Congress’ election manifesto will just remain an irrelevant piece of paper’, says EAM Jaishankar

‘Congress’ election manifesto will just remain an irrelevant piece of paper’, says EAM Jaishankar

Bengaluru, April 16 - External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday said that there was no need to bother about the election manifesto of the Congress as it will become just a piece of paper with no relevance after the BJP registers

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Top Interpol official meets CBI chief in Delhi, discusses challenges

Top Interpol official meets CBI chief in Delhi, discusses challenges

New Delhi, April 16 - Stephen Kavanagh, the current Executive Director of Policing Services at Interpol, arrived in Delhi on Monday for high-level meetings with the Indian government to discuss the future of international crime-fighting.

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Eastern Naga body to ‘abstain’ from, not ‘boycott’ Lok Sabha poll in Nagaland

Eastern Naga body to ‘abstain’ from, not ‘boycott’ Lok Sabha poll in Nagaland

Kohima, April 15 - Eastern Nagaland People's Organisation (ENPO) President R. Tsapikiu Sangtam on Monday clarified that the people of eastern Nagaland, comprising six districts, would not "boycott" the coming Lok Sabha elections but "abstain" from the electoral process.

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2024 LS elections to decide the fate of India, says Piyush Goyal

2024 LS elections to decide the fate of India, says Piyush Goyal

Mumbai, April 15 - Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will decide the fate of India, especially when Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his resolve to make the country free of corruption and drugs.

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Should Kejriwal be provided five-star facilities in jail, asks Preneet Kaur

Should Kejriwal be provided five-star facilities in jail, asks Preneet Kaur

Patiala, April 15 - Former Minister of State for External Affairs and BJP candidate from Punjab's Patiala Parliamentary constituency, Preneet Kaur, on Monday questioned should Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal be provided five-star facilities in the jail.

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Priyanka Gandhi, Sachin Pilot attack BJP govt over inflation

Priyanka Gandhi, Sachin Pilot attack BJP govt over inflation

Jaipur, April 15 - Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi and Rajasthan's former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot on Monday mounted an attack on the Narendra Modi government while addressing an election rally in the state's Dausa in support of party candidate Murari Lal Meena.

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Narendra Modi to be the first PM to address poll rally in Bengal’s Raiganj on Tuesday

Narendra Modi to be the first PM to address poll rally in Bengal’s Raiganj on Tuesday

Kolkata, April 15 - The excitement is palpable at Raiganj in West Bengal's North Dinajpur district over the election rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled on Tuesday, considering that it will be the first-ever public meeting by a sitting Prime Minister in

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Recent Indian student killings in America unconnected but I still share worry: EAM Jaishankar

Recent Indian student killings in America unconnected but I still share worry: EAM Jaishankar

Bengaluru, April 15 - Expressing his concern over incidents of killings of Indian students in the US, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday stated that though the incidents are unconnected, he does share the worry of the kin.

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PM Modi steering India into ‘digital age’, RJD pushing Bihar back to ‘lantern era’: Yogi Adityanath

PM Modi steering India into ‘digital age’, RJD pushing Bihar back to ‘lantern era’: Yogi Adityanath

New Delhi, April 15 - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday that while Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading the country into the digital age, the Rashtriya Jatanta Dal (RJD) and its supporters seem determined to pull Bihar back into

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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar lauds PM Modi’s vision for ‘vikas and virasat’

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar lauds PM Modi’s vision for ‘vikas and virasat’

New Delhi, April 15 - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the spiritual guru and the Founder of Art of Living Foundation joined the Viksit Bharat Ambassador programme over the weekend and showered praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership for steering the nation on

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Don’t play politics on words, says Sharad Pawar on ‘outsider’ row

Don’t play politics on words, says Sharad Pawar on ‘outsider’ row

Satara (Maharashtra), April 15 - Smarting under criticism over his off-the-cuff 'outsider' remark, Nationalist Congress Party (SP) President Sharad Pawar on Monday urged political opponents "not to play politics on words".

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