Lucknow, May 19 (IANS) Reacting to exit polls given out by various channels and others, Congress leader Pramod Tiwari said on Sunday that these polls seem to have been designed to promote the Modi government,…
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) An indisposed former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee did not cast his vote on Sunday in the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha polls. The CPI-M stalwart is suffering…
Bengaluru, May 19 (IANS) An average of 69 per cent voting was registered in by-elections for Karnataka’s two Assembly segments – Chincholi and Kundgol – till 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, a poll official said. “Around…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Use of seven national and state icons by the Election Commission failed to inspire a substantive chunk of voters in the national capital where the voter turnout saw a five…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is expected to retain 22 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a slight dip from its 2014…
By Deepak Sharma New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Though labelled ‘Babua’ by his political rivals, Akhilesh Yadav, the key architect of the gathbandhan in Uttar Pradesh, seems to have mastered the art of managing the…
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Amid violent clashes between workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress, with hurling of bombs and ransacking of police vehicles, the Bhatpara Assembly constituency turned into a battleground…
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Trinamool Congress candidate from West Bengal’s Barasat parliamentary constituency, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, on Sunday accused the central forces of vandalising her party’s camp offices and influencing the people to cast their…
Bathinda, May 19 (IANS) Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal’s daughter Gurlin Kaur was among around 400,000 first-time voters in Punjab on Sunday. She was seen with a certificate of appreciation outside a polling station in…
Shimla, May 19 (IANS) Nearly 57 per cent of over 53 lakh voters in Himachal Pradesh turned out till 4 p.m. on Sunday to elect Members of Parliament for the state’s four Lok Sabha seats…
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) The by-polls in West Bengal’s Bhatpara Assembly constituency was marred by severe violence and bombings on Sunday, amidst clashes between workers of Bharatiya Janata Party and Trinamool Congress at Kankinara in…
Chandigarh, May 19 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday criticized his Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu for damaging the Congress with his ill-timed comments against him and the party leadership in the state. If…
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Some locals raised “go back” slogans against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Minister Babul Supriyo on Sunday when the singer-turned-politician was taking to the media after casting his vote…
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Diamond Harbour candidate Nilanjan Roy’s car was vandalized on Sunday as the constituency witnessed the final phase of Lok Sabha polls. Roy alleged that if Trinamool…
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Anupam Hazra, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from West Bengal’s Jadavpur seat, and a party leader accompanying him were attacked and the latter’s car damaged after the two visited a…
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Stones were pelted at BJP’s Kolkata North candidate Rahul Sinha near a polling station at Park Circus area here on Sunday. The leader escaped unharmed. A camera person of a local…
Patna, May 19 (IANS) BJP ally and JD-U chief Nitish Kumar on Sunday lashed out at Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur for her statement in favour of Mahatma Gandhi assassin Nathuram Godse,…
Patna, May 19 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday after casting his ballot raised questions on the long duration of the general elections which is being held in seven phases. “Elections should be…
Amritsar, May 19 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development and BJP’s candidate from Punjab’s Amritsar Lok Sabha seat Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday said that the election campaign was spirited and…
Kedarnath (Uttarakhand), May 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday offered prayers at the Kedranath temple. Modi, who arrived here on Saturday, meditated at a cave called ‘Dhyan Kutia’. Speaking to the media after…