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LS polls 2024: Manipur CM Biren Singh casts his vote

Imphal East (Manipur) | April 19, 2024 11:59:01 AM IST

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh cast his vote at a polling booth in Luwangsangbam Mamang Leikai, in Imphal East, in the ongoing first phase of polling for the 2024 general elections. ... read..

LS polls phase one: Sadhguru casts his vote in Coimbatore

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) | April 19, 2024 11:58:53 AM IST

As the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections commenced on Friday, spiritual guru and founder of the Isha Foundation, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, cast his vote in Coimbatore. ... read..

"People have faith in work done by PM Modi": Deputy CM Diya Kumari after casting vote in Jaipur

Jaipur (Rajasthan) | April 19, 2024 11:58:49 AM IST

Amid the voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls in Rajasthan on Friday, Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari said that the BJP will win all 25 seats in the state as people have faith in the work done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ... read..

Nakul Nath casts vote in Chhindwara, says "People of Chhindwara will stand with truth"

Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) | April 19, 2024 11:58:47 AM IST

Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath and his son, Nakul Nath cast their votes in Chhindwara on Friday. ... read..

Lok Sabha polls: Mizoram CM Lalduhoma casts his vote in Aizawl

Aizawl (Mizoram) | April 19, 2024 11:58:46 AM IST

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma cast his vote at a polling booth in Chawlhhmun, Aizawl, in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections. ... read..

Tamil Nadu: BJP's Tamilisai Soundrajan casts her vote in South Chennai

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) | April 19, 2024 10:59:21 AM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party South Chennai candidate Tamilisai Soundrajan cast her vote in Saligramam in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections. ... read..

"People unhappy with BJP, will vote overwhelmingly for the INDIA alliance": Congress' Karti P Chidambaram

Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) | April 19, 2024 10:59:20 AM IST

As the first phase of Lok Sabha elections kicked off on Friday, Karti P Chidambaram, Congress leader and candidate from Sivaganga constituency, arrived to cast his vote and said that the people of the state are unhappy with the central government and will ... read..

"People of Bengal deserve peace, harmony": Guv Ananda Bose on alleged stone pelting incident in East Medinipore

Kolkata (West Bengal) | April 19, 2024 10:59:18 AM IST

After an alleged incident of stone pelting at a Ram Navami procession in East Medinipore district, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Friday said that the people of Bengal want and deserve peace and harmony. ... read..

"Every vote of yours has power to create secure, developed, and self-reliant India": Amit Shah

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 10:59:16 AM IST

Appealing to the voters to vote in large numbers in the first phase of elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that every vote of the public has the power to create a secure, developed, and self-reliant India. ... read..

LS poll: Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma reaches polling booth in West Garo Hills to cast his vote

West Garo Hills (Meghalaya) | April 19, 2024 10:59:14 AM IST

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma reached a polling station in Tura, West Garo Hills, on Friday to cast his vote. ... read..

"DMK, AIADMK has spent 1000 crores in Coimbatore": BJP's Annamalai alleges after casting his vote

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) | April 19, 2024 10:59:08 AM IST

Tamil Nadu BJP president and Coimbatore candidate K Annamalai cast his vote in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections and alleged that the DMK and AIADMK have spent more than 1000 crores in Coimbatore to influence the voters. ... read..

"Cast votes to save democracy and culture of country": Gaurav Gogoi inAssam

Jorhat (Assam) | April 19, 2024 10:59:07 AM IST

Congress MP and candidate from Lok Sabha seat of Jorhat in Assam, Gaurav Gogoi on Friday urged voters to vote in large numbers to save democracy and the culture of the country. ... read..

"Fight to protect our Constitution and democracy begins today": Mallikarjun Kharge on 1st phase LS polls

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 10:59:05 AM IST

With the voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 underway in 102 seats spread across 21 states and Union Territories on Friday, Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge urged voters to cast their votes "carefully," stating that the "f ... read..

Madhya Pradesh: Ex-CM Kamal Nath casts vote in first phase of LS polls, says "full faith in people of Chhindwara"

Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) | April 19, 2024 10:59:03 AM IST

Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Kamal Nath on Friday exercised his franchise in Chhindwara in the in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 and said that he had full faith in the people of Chhindwara and they would stand by the truth. ... read..

LS 2024 polls: BJP leader Murugan votes in Chennai, urges people to vote for corruption-free India

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) | April 19, 2024 10:59:01 AM IST

Union Minister and BJP candidate from Nilgiris, L Murugan on Friday cast his vote at a polling station in Koyambedu in Chennai as the first phase of voting for the 2024 elections kicked off on Friday. ... read..

Lok Sabha polls: Rahul Gandhi urges people to vote to "strengthen democracy"

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 10:58:59 AM IST

As the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections commenced on Friday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged everyone eligible to exercise their franchise emphasizing that each vote is going to "decide the future of Indian democracy and the coming generatio ... read..

"Congress not going to get even 30 seats...": BJP candidate Anil Baluni

Pauri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) | April 19, 2024 10:58:57 AM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Pauri Garhwal constituency, Anil Baluni, said on Friday that the Congress is not going to get even 30 seats in the Lok Sabha elections. ... read..

"Rajasthan will repeat history of 2014 and 2019": CM Bhajanlal Sharma after casting his vote in Jaipur

Jaipur (Rajasthan) | April 19, 2024 10:58:53 AM IST

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma exercised his franchise at a polling booth in Jaipur during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections on Friday and said that the state is going to repeat the history of 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections by ensuring the win ... read..

"Vote on work, not on religion": TMC's Jagdish Chandra Barma Basunia

Cooch Behar (West Bengal) | April 19, 2024 10:58:48 AM IST

As the first phase of voting in the Lok Sabha elections got underway, Jagdish Chandra Barma Basunia, TMC candidate from Cooch Behar constituency, appealed to the voters to cast their vote in the name of work and not religion. He also stepped up his attack ... read..

"Strong foundation of 'Viksit Bharat' will be laid today": Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on 1st phase voting

Bikaner (Rajasthan) | April 19, 2024 10:58:46 AM IST

As the voting for the first phase of the 2024 general elections began on Friday, Union Minister and BJP candidate from Bikaner Lok Sabha seat Arjun Ram Meghwal said a strong foundation of 'Viksit Bharat' will be laid today. ... read..

"Pehle matdaan phir jalpaan..." Uttarakhand CM Dhami urges people to vote in large numbers

Udham Singh Nagar (Uttarakhand) | April 19, 2024 10:58:41 AM IST

As voting for the Lok Sabha elections began on Friday, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami appealed to the people to vote in large numbers and choose a good government. ... read..

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam casts his vote in Theni, says BJP alliance will win in Tamil Nadu

Theni (Tamil Nadu) | April 19, 2024 10:58:38 AM IST

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and candidate from Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency, O Panneerselvam on Friday cast his vote at a polling booth in Theni. ... read..

"Rise above caste, religion and vote..." Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary

Patna (Bihar) | April 19, 2024 10:58:34 AM IST

As the first phase of polling commenced on Friday, Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary appealed to the voters to cast their votes based on the developments done in the state. ... read..

"I did my democratic duty to protect the country": Tamil Nadu CM on the first day of voting

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) | April 19, 2024 10:58:24 AM IST

As the country goes to the polls during the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin cast his vote in Alwarpet, Chennai and said that he performed his democratic duty to protect the country. ... read..

LS 2024 first phase polling: Puducherry Chief Minister Rangaswamy rides bike to polling booth

Puducherry (Tamil Nadu) | April 19, 2024 10:58:23 AM IST

Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy kept to tradition and rode his trusty motorcycle to the polling booth in Thilaspet to cast his vote as the Union Territory went in to vote in the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. ... read..

ECI should take cognizance of PM's rally on voting day: SP leader Hasan

Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) | April 19, 2024 10:58:21 AM IST

Samajwadi Party leader ST Hasan on Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's election rally on the voting day of the first phase of the 2024 general election. ... read..

"Is baar Kamal ka phool khilna tay hai": Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu

Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh) | April 19, 2024 10:58:12 AM IST

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu, after casting his vote in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, said that this time "Kamal ka Phool" is sure to bloom in Arunachal Pradesh and the BJP will win both Lok Sabha seats. ... read..

Voting begins in 102 seats in first phase of Lok Sabha elections

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 8:58:48 AM IST

Voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 began on Friday across 102 parliamentary constituencies spread over 21 states and Union Territories as the mega seven-phase electoral exercise commenced at 7:00 am. ... read..

Lok Sabha polls: PM Modi urges people to vote in record numbers as Phase 1 polling begins

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 8:58:46 AM IST

As the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections commenced on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged everyone eligible to vote in record numbers. ... read..

LS polls: Former Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami casts his vote in Salem

Salem (Tamil Nadu) | April 19, 2024 8:58:44 AM IST

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday casts his vote at a polling booth in Salem. ... read..

Congress leader P Chidambaram casts his vote in Sivaganga, says INDIA bloc will win all 39 seats in Tamil Nadu

Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) | April 19, 2024 8:58:43 AM IST

"Absolutely confident" that the INDIA bloc will win all 39 parliamentary seats in Tamil Nadu, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said after casting his vote here on Friday morning. ... read..

Lok Sabha polls: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat casts vote in Nagpur

Nagpur (Maharashtra) | April 19, 2024 8:58:41 AM IST

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat exercised his franchise at a polling booth in Nagpur, Maharashtra, during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections on Friday. ... read..

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Manipur votes in first phase today

Imphal (Manipur) | April 19, 2024 7:57:47 AM IST

The voting in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Manipur is scheduled for Friday. The north-eastern state has seen ethnic violence since May 2023. Polling will start at 7 am and continue until 4 pm. ... read..

Lok Sabha elections: CEC Rajiv Kumar urges women, PwDs, senior citizens, other sections to vote in maximum number

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 7:57:40 AM IST

As the voting for the high-octane Lok Sabha Elections begins today, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar has urged people to participate in the general elections in maximum number, informing that around 16.86 crore voters are eligible to exercise ... read..

IndiGo issues travel advisory amid record rainfall in Dubai

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 7:57:38 AM IST

IndiGo airline issued a travel advisory to passengers on Thursday night due to bad weather conditions in Dubai caused by heavy rainfall in the Gulf nation. ... read..

LS polls: 35 CAPF companies deployed in Tripura for night patrolling ahead of first phase of voting

Agartala (Tripura) | April 19, 2024 6:58:39 AM IST

35 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) have been deployed at various places for night patrolling as the state votes in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections today, West Tripura Election Officer Vishal Kumar said. ... read..

Lok Sabha elections 2024 Phase 1: Big faces and high-stakes battles

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 6:58:36 AM IST

With the first phase of voting for the Lok Sabha elections set to take place on Friday, let us look at the big faces in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA versus the opposition's INDIA bloc. ... read..

Maharashtra LS polls: Supriya Sule owes Rs 35 lakh to Sunetra Pawar, reveals election affidavit

Pune (Maharashtra) | April 19, 2024 5:59:00 AM IST

The electoral battle in Maharashtra's Baramati Lok Sabha seat is going to be a closely watched contest between NCP candidates Sunetra Pawar and Supriya Sule, who are vying for victory in the Pawar family's stronghold. ... read..

Arunachal elections 2024: State ready for Lok Sabha, Assembly polls with women-centric polling stations

Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh) | April 19, 2024 4:58:20 AM IST

Arunachal Pradesh is set to vote on Friday for the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, with the Election Commission setting up dedicated women-centric polling stations in various constituencies. ... read..

Delhi: AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan questioned by ED for over 12 hours in money laundering case

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 3:58:17 AM IST

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan left the Directorate of Enforcement's (ED) office in Delhi post-midnight on Friday after being questioned by the agency in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waq ... read..

Delhi LG seeks report from DG Prisons over 'non-provision' of insulin to CM Kejriwal

New Delhi | April 19, 2024 2:58:23 AM IST

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has asked the Director General (DG) of Prisons to submit a 'factual and comprehensive' report into the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) allegations that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was not provided insulin in Tihar jail. The ... read..

"Our identity is Hindu and we should say it with pride": Mohan Bhagwat

Nagpur (Maharashtra) | April 19, 2024 1:57:26 AM IST

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said that there is a lack of knowledge about our identity among the countrymen, adding that people should proudly acknowledge that their identity is Hindu. ... read..

Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi appointed as next Indian Navy chief

General News | April 19, 2024 1:57:22 AM IST

The government has appointed Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi as the next Chief of the Indian Navy. ... read..

Divisional TTE rescues minor boy contemplating suicide at Rajahmundry station

Vijaywada (Andhra Pradesh) | April 18, 2024 11:59:30 PM IST

In a heroic act, a Railway Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) on Wednesday rescued a runaway minor boy who was considering dying by suicide aboard the train Kakinada Town-Bengaluru at Rajahmundry Railway Station. ... read..

CM Dhami pays surprise visit to wedding in his hometown Khatima

Khatima (Uttarakhand) | April 18, 2024 11:59:27 PM IST

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday paid a surprise visit to a wedding ceremony held in Khatima. ... read..

"Our party, too, nurtured enemies": Congress' Pawan Khera hits back at Ghulam Nabi Azad over jibe at Rahul, Omar

New Delhi | April 18, 2024 11:59:19 PM IST

Hitting back at former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad over his dynasty dig at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, senior party leader Pawan Khera on Thursday said the grand old party, the former was once a part of, 'nurtured an enemy'. ... read..

Former MP urges Gangavaram port workers to lift strike, allow passage of coking coal to steel plant

Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) | April 18, 2024 11:59:14 PM IST

Botcha Jhansi Lakshmi, former MP and the Lok Sabha candidate for the ruling YSRCP from Vishakhapatnam, urged the striking Gangavaram port workers and unions to allow the movement or passage of nearly 2 lakh tonnes of imported coking coal from the port to ... read..

Telangana: BJP candidate Raghunandan Rao holds nomination rally in Medak

Medak (Telangana) | April 18, 2024 11:59:10 PM IST

The nomination rally of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Raghunandan Rao, contesting for the Medak Lok Sabha constituency, garnered significant attention as it unfolded in Medak on Thursday. ... read..

Polling tomorrow on 5 LS seats of Uttarakhand; BJP hopes to repeat 2019 feat, Congress looking to open its account

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) | April 18, 2024 11:59:07 PM IST

Polling booths are being prepared, security arrangements have been made, helicopter services have been set up, polling parties have left for their respective stations and directions for essential services have been issued, all ahead of the first phase of ... read..

ED files supplementary prosecution complaint against five in connection with RPSC paper leak

Jaipur (Rajasthan) | April 18, 2024 11:59:05 PM IST

The Enforcement Directorate, Jaipur Zonal Office has filed a supplementary prosecution complaint (SPC) against five accused in connection with the Rajasthan Public Service Commission paper leak case. ... read..

Southern Railway launches special trains for Lok Sabha elections 2024

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) | April 18, 2024 11:59:00 PM IST

In view of the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Southern Railway has started special train services from Chennai Egmore railway station to Tiruchchirappalli and Tiruchchirappalli to Tambaram ... read..

"Temporary guarantees": Basavaraj Bommai attacks Congress over its poll promises

Haveri (Karnataka) | April 18, 2024 11:58:58 PM IST

Former Karnataka chief minister and BJP candidate for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections, Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday took a dig at Congress, and termed the poll promises by the opposition party as "temporary ones". ... read..

YSRCP Lok Sabha candidate urges Gangavaram port workers to lift strike, allow passage of coking coal to steel plant

Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) | April 18, 2024 11:58:52 PM IST

"Every person who elected Arvind Kejriwal as the CM is angry," says AAP's Gopal Rai

New Delhi | April 18, 2024 11:58:50 PM IST

Delhi Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Gopal Rai on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying that a Chief Minister (Arvind Kejriwal) who worked for the public was put in jail in the middle of elections. ... read..

ECI deploys all women-team for April 19 polls in Lower Dibang of Arunachal

Lower Dibang (Arunachal Pradesh) | April 18, 2024 11:58:48 PM IST

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has deployed all women-led teams comprising of District Collector, Superintendent of police, and Assistant Returning Officer (ARO), and all polling parties including security personnel in Lower Dibang Valley district ... read..

AP: Former TDP minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao files his nomination from Bheemili assembly constituency

Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) | April 18, 2024 11:58:45 PM IST

As the nomination process for the 175 Assembly segments and 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in Andhra Pradesh began on Thursday, former TDP minister and sitting MLA of Visakha North constituency Ganta Srinivasa Rao, filed his nomination from the Bheemili asse ... read..

Tamil Nadu: Officials carry EVMs to Alakkattu village, this time not on donkeys

Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) | April 18, 2024 11:58:43 PM IST

After 75 years of independence, poll officials transported electronic voting machines to Alakkattu village of Tamil Nadu by a tractor and not on donkeys as they had done earlier. ... read..

Lok Sabha polls: Five Parliamentary seats in Maharashtra to vote tomorrow in first phase

New Delhi | April 18, 2024 11:58:41 PM IST

Five parliamentary seats in Maharashtra will go to polls in the first phase of polling tomorrow, in which as many as 95.54 lakh registered voters will decide the fate of 97 candidates. ... read..

People to choose between committed leadership and tourists: Vikramaditya Singh's dig at Kangana Ranaut

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) | April 18, 2024 11:58:39 PM IST

Himachal Pradesh Minister Vikramaditya Singh who is all set to take on Bollywood superstar and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Kangana Ranaut at Mandi in the Lok Sabha polls, said that people from his constituency will have to choose between commit ... read..

Lok Sabha Elections: Government employee placed under suspension for violating MCC in Srinagar

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) | April 18, 2024 11:58:36 PM IST

Acting tough against the violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) guidelines, the authorities in Srinagar placed a government employee under suspension on Thursday. ... read..

Arvind Kejriwal should be shifted from Tihar to Dasna Jail in UP: BJP leader Manoj Tiwari

New Delhi | April 18, 2024 11:58:32 PM IST

With the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) claiming on Thursday that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is consuming high sugar content at Tihar Jail in the garb of home-cooked food, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Manoj Tiwari suggested that the Aam Aadm ... read..

Himachal Pradesh: Giu village in Spiti gets surprise call from PM Modi as hamlet gets mobile network for first time

Lahaul and Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) | April 18, 2024 11:58:30 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the villagers of Giu in Spiti Valley on Thursday after the village got a mobile network for the first time. ... read..

People in Meghalaya's village to cross river on foot to vote

By Shailesh Yadav

Baghmara (Meghalaya) | April 18, 2024 11:59:11 PM IST

As the nation gears up for voting in the first phase of Lok Sabha election, the journey to the polling booth is a challenging feat in itself in the remote villages of Meghalaya. ... read..

"Raksha Ramaiah will win Chikkaballapur Lok Sabha seat," says CM Siddaramaiah

Chikkaballapur (Karnataka) | April 18, 2024 11:58:23 PM IST

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah predicted that Raksha Ramaiah would win the Chikkaballapur Lok Sabha seat in an unprecedented manner. ... read..

MP: BJP's Bharti Pardhi vs Congress' Samrat Saraswat in Balaghat for LS Polls; constituency to vote tomorrow

New Delhi | April 18, 2024 11:58:21 PM IST

Balaghat, a pivotal parliamentary constituency in Madhya Pradesh will go to polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Friday. ... read..

LS polls: Festival of democracy returns to J-K, nearly 5 years after abrogation of Art 370

Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) | April 18, 2024 10:59:33 PM IST

Almost five years to the historic abrogation of Article 370, stripping the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir of its special constitutional privileges, the Union Territory will take its first steps towards the restoration of statehood while the people w ... read..

"Kerala CM Vijayan spent 24 hours attacking me": Rahul Gandhi

Kottayam (Kerala) | April 18, 2024 10:59:29 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for lashing out at him. ... read..

Madhya Pradesh: Descendant of Birbal, advisor to King Akbar, wishes for PM Modi to get third term

Sidhi (Madhya Pradesh) | April 18, 2024 10:59:27 PM IST

Descendants of Birbal, who was the advisor to Mughal King Akbar and was known for his wit, have expressed their wish that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would get a third term. ... read..

Election Commission issues notice to Nagaland Congress candidate against religious appeal ahead of Lok Sabha polls

New Delhi | April 18, 2024 10:59:23 PM IST

With just hours left ahead of the polling of the 18th Lok Sabha elections, the Chief Electoral Officer of Nagaland issued notice to Congress candidate S Supongmeren Jamir for making an appeal to the voters on religious lines. ... read..

LS polls: Festival of democracy returns to J-K, nearly 5 years after abrogation of Article 370

Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) | April 18, 2024 10:59:19 PM IST

Himachal: Congress to hold day-long meeting in Shimla to discuss poll strategies for Mandi, CM Sukhu to preside over

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) | April 18, 2024 10:59:17 PM IST

The Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee Chief Pratibha Singh has said that the party has scheduled a day-long meeting in Shimla to devise the strategies for Mandi Parliamentary Constituency. ... read..

"People will vote against BJP," Akhilesh Yadav ahead of first phase of Lok Sabha polls

Kannauj (Uttar Pradesh) | April 18, 2024 10:59:14 PM IST

Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday asserted that that in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, the people of the nation will vote against the Bharatiya Janata Party. ... read..

Minor kidnapped from Tripura rescued in Assam; three arrested

Sepahijala (Tripura) | April 18, 2024 10:59:12 PM IST

A minor girl from Tripura's Sepahijala district who was allegedly abducted from her locality was rescued from the neighbouring state of Assam. A total of three persons were arrested in connection with the case and subsequently produced before the Court on ... read..

Uttarakhand: Chief Electoral Officer conducts meeting over provision of essential services for LS polls

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) | April 18, 2024 10:59:10 PM IST

Uttarakhand Chief Electoral Officer Dr BVRCC Purushottam held a meeting with all the departments and agencies at the secretariat in connection to the provision of essential services for the Lok Sabha elections. ... read..

"Rajnath Singh wants to make his boss happy," Congress leader KC Venugopal

Alappuzha (Kerala) | April 18, 2024 10:59:08 PM IST

Reacting to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's remarks that the Congress Party has not launched a young leader in the last 20 years, Congress leader KC Venugopal on Thursday said that Rajnath Singh wants to make his "boss" (PM Modi) happy, adding that he ca ... read..

"150 polling stations in district will be managed by all women," Sonitpur Additional District Commissioner

Sonitpur (Assam) | April 18, 2024 10:59:06 PM IST

The Election Commission has set up 150 polling stations in Sonitpur district under the Sonitpur parliamentary constituency and the women polling personnel on Thursday left to the women stations to conduct the first phase of polls to be held on April 19. ... read..

LS polls: High voltage clash anticipated in West Tripura ahead of election day

Agartala | April 18, 2024 10:59:05 PM IST

The stage is set for a high-stakes electoral showdown in Tripura as the polling for the West Tripura and Ramnagar by-elections promises a multi-cornered contest, with nine candidates are in the fray West Tripura and two candidates from Ramnagar. ... read..

"Sad...": Chirag Paswan hits back at Tejashwi over abusive language against his mother in his rally

Patna (Bihar) | April 18, 2024 10:59:03 PM IST

A political controversy erupted in Bihar after a purported video showed Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) workers hurling abuses at Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan's mother Veena Paswan during an election rally of former Deputy Chief Mini ... read..

IGP Kashmir chairs security review meeting of security arrangements ahead of LS polls

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) | April 18, 2024 10:59:01 PM IST

The Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, VK Birdi chaired a meeting on Thursday at Police Control Room, Kashmir, to review the necessary security arrangements for the smooth and successful conduct of upcoming elections. ... read..

"Strict actions must be taken against those patronising drug mafia," says Jakhar urging EC

Chandigarh (Punjab) | April 18, 2024 10:58:59 PM IST

Terming the revelations made by Kunwar Vijay Pratap as incriminating and damaging, BJP Punjab President Sunil Jakhar has demanded the strictest action against all those involved in patronising and shielding drug mafia to ruin Punjab's youth. ... read..

"Mamata Banerjee will play key role in next government": TMC leader Kunal Ghosh

Kolkata (West Bengal) | April 18, 2024 10:58:57 PM IST

Expressing strong confidence ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh said that the Bharatiya Janata Party will be defeated in the upcoming general elections and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her party will ... read..

PIL in Delhi HC seeks direction to grant interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi | April 18, 2024 10:58:55 PM IST

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in Delhi High Court seeking direction to grant extraordinary interim bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in all the criminal cases. ... read..

Tamil Nadu: DMK's Kanimozhi banks on popularity to retain Thoothukudi in Lok Sabha elections

New Delhi | April 18, 2024 10:58:42 PM IST

The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) exudes confidence in retaining Thoothukudi Lok Sabha seat, banking on sitting MP K Kanimozhi's popularity. ... read..

JD-S chief Deve Gowda attacks Congress over Gandhi family not contesting from Uttar Pradesh

Bengaluru (Karnataka) | April 18, 2024 10:58:39 PM IST

Former Prime Minister and JD (S) Chief HD Deve Gowda hit out at the Congress party over its senior leaders not contesting the elections from Amethi and Rae Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, seats once considered traditional strongholds for the grand old party. ... read..

BJP candidate BY Raghavendra will win by a margin of more than 3 lakh votes: BS Yediyurappa

Shivamogga (Karnataka) | April 18, 2024 10:58:33 PM IST

Former Chief Minister and Central BJP Parliamentary Board member B S Yeddyurappa expressed confidence that the BJP candidate from Shivamogga Lok Sabha seat B Y Raghavendra will win by a margin of more than 3 lakh votes and BJP-JDS alliance (NDA) candidate ... read..

Lok Sabha Elections: 9 special polling station established for internally displaced people in Manipur

Imphal (Manipur) | April 18, 2024 10:58:25 PM IST

With just a few hours left for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections to be held on April 19, nine special polling station has been set up for the internally displaced people near a relief camp in Imphal East. ... read..

District judge sets aside non-speaking order on framing of charges in rape case

New Delhi | April 18, 2024 10:58:14 PM IST

The District Judge of Saket Court has recently set aside an order of framing of charges in a rape case passed by the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) after noting that the order was non-speaking. The district judge also noted that even the ... read..

Six parliamentary seats of Madhya Pradesh to undergo polling on April 19

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) | April 18, 2024 10:58:10 PM IST

Six parliamentary seats in the state of Madhya Pradesh- Sidhi, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Mandla, Balaghat and Chhindwara - will go to the polls in the first phase of polling on April 19. ... read..

Omkareshwar Temple debuts as wedding venue after Delhi couple tie knot

Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand) | April 18, 2024 10:58:08 PM IST

After the Triyuginarayan temple where Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati tied the knot, according to popular belief; the Usha-Anirudh wedding pavillion at Shri Omkareshwar Temple in Ukhimath town is also set to emerge as a favourite destination for would-be c ... read..

Lok Sabha polls: Direct contest between BJP and Congress in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur

New Delhi | April 18, 2024 10:58:07 PM IST

Along with Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi, Shahdol, Chhindwara, Mandla, and Balaghat will go to polls in the first phase of polling tomorrow, April 19. ... read..

Earthquake of magnitude 4.0 hits J-K's Kishtwar

Kishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir) | April 18, 2024 10:58:01 PM IST

An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter scale struck Jammu Kashmir's Kishtwar region on Thursday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) informed. ... read..

"Doctors, advocates are important parts of society," says CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

Udham Nagar (Uttarakhand) | April 18, 2024 10:57:59 PM IST

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami highlighted the significance of both doctors and advocates in society during an interaction held in Khatima area of Uttarakhand. ... read..

Doctors at Delhi hospital reattach severed hand of factory worker after 10-hour complex surgery

New Delhi | April 18, 2024 9:00:31 PM IST

Doctors reattached the severed hand of a factory worker following a 10-hour complex plastic surgery at a private hospital in Delhi. ... read..

"BJP will win all 29 seats, including Chhindwara," says former MP CM Chouhan

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) | April 18, 2024 9:00:29 PM IST

Former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday expressed confidence over BJP winning all the 29 parliamentary seats in the state in the Lok Sabha elections 2024. ... read..

"Congress is in my blood and soul": Vikas Agrahari refutes reports of joining BJP

Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) | April 18, 2024 9:00:27 PM IST

After the media reports emerged that Uttar Pradesh Congress state co-coordinator Vikas Agrahari joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, Vikas Agrahari on Thursday outrightly dismissed the reports of joining the BJP and said that he "never left" the Congress, a ... read..

Ladakh: Earthquake of 3.2 magnitude strikes Kargil

Kargil (Ladakh) | April 18, 2024 9:00:23 PM IST

An earthquake of 3.2 magnitude struck the Kargil district of Ladakh on Thursday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. ... read..

"Adequate security deployed": Manipur CEO on poll preparedness ahead of first phase of Lok Sabha polls

Imphal (Manipur) | April 18, 2024 8:59:50 PM IST

Ahead of the first phase of Lok Sabha elections on Friday in Imphal, Manipur, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Pradeep Jha said that the state will witness elections at 2107 polling stations, adding that adequate security has been deployed. ... read..

"Not shocking...": Omar Abdullah on Ghulam Nabi Azad not contesting the Lok Sabha Elections

Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) | April 18, 2024 8:59:46 PM IST

National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that Ghulam Nabi Azad not contesting the Lok Sabha Elections was not "shocking" to him adding that he was already aware of it. ... read..

BSF, Punjab police recover China-made drone in Tarn Taran

Tarn Taran (Punjab) | April 18, 2024 8:59:43 PM IST

The Border Security Force (BSF) along with the Punjab police recovered a China-made drone in the border area of Tarn Taran district. ... read..

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