All eyes of Uttar Pradesh as the polling in 73 constituencies of western UP to begin shortly. The first part of the seven-part UP thriller will begin on Saturday as volatile western Uttar Pradesh goes to the polls. The polls cover 73 constituencies spread over 15 districts. However, the political[Read More…]
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Punjab polls: Faulty EVMs cause delay
Over 60% candidates for Goa polls are crorepatis
3 killed in a blast in Bhatinda at a Congress poll rally
Two persons and a minor girl were killed while 15 others injured in an explosion in a car at the site of an election meeting Tuesday in Bathinda district of Punjab. Police said a pressure cooker had been recovered from the site which had been cordoned off by BSF personnel. There[Read More…]
Mulayam Singh Yadav refuses to campaign for the SP-Congress alliance
As UP CM Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi flaunted the SP-Congress alliance addressing a road show in Lucknow, Samajwadi Party patriarch and Akhilesh Yadav’s father Mulayam Singh Yadav disregarded the tie-up and refused to campaign for the new political set-up. According to NDTV reports, Mulayam said SP was[Read More…]
RBI rejects EC’s proposal to hoist cash withdrawl limits
The Reserve Bank of India has rejected the Election Commission’s proposal to increase the weekly withdrawal limit for those contesting the Assembly elections. There will be no change in the withdrawal limit till March 11, when the poll results would be declared. Currently, ATM withdrawal limit stands at Rs 10,000 a[Read More…]
MLA Preneet Kaur says Kejriwal brought outsiders to show his strength
Congress leader and MLA Preneet Kaur today slammed both AAP and SAD as organisations for having radical ideologies. He claims that AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal brought outsiders for his rally in Patiala district. Preneet Kaur, who is campaigning for her husband Capt Amarinder Singh and other party candidates in[Read More…]
EC to distribute soft toys to women voters in Goa
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee general secretary dies at election rally
PM urges 18-year-olds to register as voters
On the National Voters’ Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged all those who turn 18 to register as a voter and exercise their franchise as elections are celebrations of democracy. “Wishing you all on National Voters Day. We greet the Election Commission & salute their important role in[Read More…]
BJP leaders detained for breaching code of conduct
Kejriwal’s special manifesto for differently-abled persons
As the Punjab polles inch closer, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday released a special manifesto of the party for differently-abled persons in Punjab. Assuring a hike in monthly pension to Rs 2,500. He addressed a plethora of differently-abled persons and said, “Pension will be raised (up to Rs[Read More…]
RPI in allaince with BJP FOR BMC elections
Lalu Prasad, Tejaswi Yadav to campaign for Akhilesh Yadav in UP elections
RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on declared on Tuesday that he and his son, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav will campaign for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in the assembly elections. “I along with Tejaswi will campaign to ensure the return of Akhilesh as Chief Minister,” Lalu Prasad[Read More…]
Don’t let enemies exploit Jayalalithaa’s death
1st ever! Armed forces to cast vote using e-ballot in Punjab polls
For the first time in the country, Armed forces personnel will be able to caste their votes by using electronic postal ballot facility in the upcoming Punjab Assembly polls, state Chief Electoral Officer V K Singh said on Tuesday. The state election office hopes that with the use of e-ballot[Read More…]
JNU, DU elections: Polling underway in both universities as students flock to cast ballots
The students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Delhi University (DU) vote to elect their representatives for the students unions on Friday. Currently, voting is underway in the two politically charged campuses and the nerve centres of student politics in Delhi. The JNU elections are the most closely watched one after[Read More…]