By Rajnish Singh Meerut, April 11 (IANS) When millions of people across the country were excited to become part of the world’s largest electoral exercise with the commencement of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections on…
By Nivedita Singh Ghaziabad, April 11 (IANS) Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Ghaziabad Dolly Sharma says she will ensure women security in this Uttar Pradesh city if elected to power. Her focus will also be…
Hyderabad, April 11 (IANS) Barring Nizamabad, polling for the Lok Sabha seats in Telangana ended peacefully at 5 p.m on Thursday. About 49 per cent voter turnout was recorded in all 17 constituencies till 5…
Raipur, April 11 (IANS) Voters, mainly from insurgency-hit forested villages in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar Lok Sabha constituency, on Thursday defied the Maoists’ boycott call to exercise their franchise as polling ended with an estimated over 50…
Kendukona (Kamrup, Assam), April 11 (IANS) Launching a scathing attack on the Congress over the issue of infiltration in Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the opposition party encouraged infiltration from across the…
Mandi, April 11 (IANS) Up the ante against the BJP government in Himachal Pradesh, near 600 voters from the Mandi parliamentary constituency on Thursday staged a protest here, demanding implementation of the Forest Rights Act…
Bengaluru, April 11 (IANS) The Karnataka unit of Congress has suspended seven block leaders in the Mandya district for anti-party activities and not campaigning for Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy, contesting from the Mandya…
Chandigarh, April 11 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will not have an alliance with any political party in Punjab, a senior leader said on Thursday. “The core committee of the party (Punjab unit) has…
Chennai, April 11 (IANS) What was initially thought to be a cakewalk for the DMK, the contest in Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency between a salaried Dayanidhi Maran and businessman-cum-electoral debutant S.R. Sam Paul of…
Cooch Behar/Alipurduar (West Bengal), April 11 (IANS) Amid sporadic incidents of violence, EVM glitches and allegations and counter-allegations of electoral malpractices, Cooch Behar and Alipurduar constituencies in West Bengal reported nearly 70 per cent polling…
Itanagar, April 11 (IANS) Three persons were injured when supporters of two rival political parties clashed in the Tali Assembly constituency of Arunachal Pradesh during polling on Thursday, an election official said. The clash broke…
Darjeeling, April 11 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said her government will work hand-in-hand with the main parties in the Darjeeling hills to make sure that the identity of the Gorkha…
Patna, April 11 (IANS) Despite several villages boycotting polls on the issue of development, over 46 per cent of 70 lakh voters in Aurangabad, Gaya, Nawada and Jamui in Bihar voted on Thursday until noon…
Jammu/Baramulla, April 11 (IANS) Over 46 per cent voting was recorded in Jammu and Kashmir’s two Lok Sabha constituencies of Jammu and Baramulla till 3 p.m. on Thursday during a generally peaceful poll process save…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Shweta Sharma, a resident of Dehradun, tweeted on Thursday morning: “Celebration of democracy in Uttarakhand today. Will be there to cast my vote.” However, crestfallen after finding her name missing…
Dehradun, April 11 (IANS) Over 45 per cent voting was recorded till 3 p.m. on Thursday for Uttarakhand’s five Lok Sabha seats, said an official. “Till 3 p.m., the voting percentage was around 46.59 per…
Vrindavan, April 11 (IANS) Actress and BJP’s Mathura MP Hema Malini has attributed the monkey menace in the Mathura-Vrindavan area to visitors “spoiling them by feeding them with samosas and Frooti”, and stressed they should…
Mangaldoi (Assam), April 11 (IANS) In a scathing attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that it will be a “sin” to vote for the party of “naamdars” (dynasts), which was…
Shamli (Uttar Pradesh), April 11 (IANS) Polling in Raulpur Gujran in Uttar Pradesh’s Kairana Lok Sabha constituency was disrupted on Thursday due to mob trouble, forcing the BSF to fire in the air to disperse…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) As voters cast their ballot in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls for 91 seats across 18 states and two union territories, it is the Bharatiya Janata Party that…