Thiruvananthapuram, May 13 (IANS) The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala on Monday claimed to be confident of winning all the 20 Lok Sabha seats in the state, which went to the polls on…
Khanna (Punjab), May 13 (IANS) Congress leader Sam Pitroda, who had courted controversy for his remark in connection with the anti-Sikh riots of 1984, should be ashamed and must apologise to the nation, party President…
Patna, May 13 (IANS) Of all the candidates in the fray from Bihar for the seventh and last phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, the main focus will be on four Union Ministers who…
Patna, May 13 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Party (RJD) President Lalu Prasad on Monday accused Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U chief Nitish Kumar of looking for shortcuts, making compromises and betraying the people of the state….
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah’s scheduled rally in West Bengal’s Baruipur on Monday was cancelled after the landowner who had rented out his property withdrew his consent, a party spokesperson said here….
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of throttling democracy and said BSP chief Mayawati’s personal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed she…
Chennai, May 13 (IANS) President of Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit Tamilisai Soundararajan on Monday slammed actor-politician Kamal Haasan for saying that the first terrorist of independent India was a Hindu. Campaigning for…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Election Commission on Sunday applauded senior citizens, women and persons with disabilities, who came out to vote. “As a nation, we feel very proud that many centenarians came out…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Election Commission on Sunday censured Union Minister Giriraj Singh for his remarks made last month and warned him to be careful about his public utterances. The Chief Electoral Officer…
Gurugram, May 12 (IANS) Over 58 per cent turnout was recorded in the Gurgaon Lok Sabha constituency on Sunday amid minor scuffles, officials said. The voting percentage was recorded at 58.31 per cent till 8…
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Among its other initiatives, the Election Commission (EC) on Sunday made special arrangements for the handicapped people as well as centenarian voters across Delhi during the sixth…
Bhopal, May 12 (IANS) A turnout of 60.48 per cent was recorded in eight Lok Sabha seats of Madhya Pradesh which went to polls in the penultimate phase of the seven stage general elections on…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) appointed 70 expenditure observers to curb the abuse of money power in the 59 parliamentary constituency across seven states which went to the polls in the…
Chandigarh, May 12 (IANS) Amidst allegations of booth capturing, Haryana on Sunday witnessed 67.06 per cent voting in its 10 Lok Sabha seats, an election official said. The figure was nearly four per cent less…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Soon after the polling ended for Delhi’s seven Lok Sabha seats, alcohol shops across the city saw large number of customers even as some outlets declared they were out of…
Agartala, May 12 (IANS) Around 77 per cent of the 141,251 voters cast their votes during the re-polling at 168 polling stations in the Tripura West parliamentary constituency on Sunday, election officials said. In the…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) As voters in Delhi exercised their franchise to elect seven Members of Parliament on Sunday, local issues seem to have been strongly on their minds even as many of them…
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Model polling booths — an initiative of the Election Commission — were the centre of attraction for the electorate across Delhi who turned up at these booths…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) In an embarrassing goof-up, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s husband Robert Vadra on Sunday used the flag of Paraguay instead of the Tricolour to spread awareness about the Lok Sabha…
Patna, May 12 (IANS) Ignoring the scorching summer heat, 59.38 per cent of the 1.38 crore electorate in eight of Bihar’s 40 Lok Sabha seats, which went to the polls in the sixth phase of…