Lok Sabha Election 2024 phase 3 voting: Polling ends with 61.08% turnout
May 08, 2024, at 02:04 am
New Delhi: The third phase of polling took place on Tuesday amid peaceful conditions, concluding with a voter turnout of 61.08 percent.
May 07, 2024, at 07:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Polling in 93 constituencies across 10 states and two Union Territories will be held on Tuesday as the third of the mammoth seven-phase Lok Sabha Election rolls around.
Amid row, Charanjit Singh Channi clarifies 'stunt not attack' remark on Poonch assault
May 07, 2024, at 03:57 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: A day after calling the Poonch terror attack a 'stunt' in which one Indian Air Force soldier was killed and four others injured, Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi has issued clarification to his statement and praised the armed forces for safeguarding the borders.
LS polls: 15 nominations rejected in Baramulla constituency
May 05, 2024, at 06:45 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: At least 15 nomination papers of candidates in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla have been found invalid in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls after the scrutiny process following the Election Commission of India norms.
'Daughters of the country lost': Sakshee Malikkh after BJP field Brij Bhushan's son in LS polls
May 03, 2024, at 06:28 am
Former Indian wrestler Sakshee Malikkh Thursday responded to BJP's decision to field former wrestling body chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's son, Karan Bhushan Singh, as its candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Kaiserganj seat, saying it's a 'defeat for country's daughters'
BJP drops Brij Bhushan Singh amid sexual harassment allegations, fields his son from UP's Kaiserganj
May 03, 2024, at 12:26 am
Kaiserganj (Uttar Pradesh): Ending all speculation surrounding the Kaiserganj seat in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced on Thursday that Karan Bhushan Singh, son of former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, will be its candidate for the Lok Sabha elections from that constituency.
After Supreme Court order, Election Commission revises protocols to handle EVM units
May 02, 2024, at 04:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission has changed the protocol for handling and storage of SLU, symbol loading units, in sync with the directions from the Supreme Court which had ordered that the machines should be sealed and secured in a container and stored in a strongroom along with the EVMs at least for 45 days post the declaration of results.
Trinamool Congress removes Kunal Ghosh from party's state general secretary post
May 02, 2024, at 04:26 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress removed its former Rajya Sabha MP Kunal Ghosh from the post of state general secretary on Wednesday hours after he shared the dais with North Kolkata Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Tapas Roy at an event and praised his role as an MLA during his stint with the TMC earlier.
'Make us win or will cut electricity in your area': Karnataka Congress MLA threatens voters
May 02, 2024, at 03:49 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: In a show of power that might not go well with voters, a Congress MLA from Karnataka has threatened people at a rally to disconnect electricity in their area if his party does not win by a huge margin in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
Congress releases another list, no candidate announcement for Amethi, Raebareli
May 01, 2024, at 06:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: With just three days to go for the last day of filing nominations for the seats, the Congress has still not named its candidates from prestigious Amethi and Raebareli constituencies for the Lok Sabha polls released on Tuesday.
Election Commission orders repolling in Manipur's six polling stations on April 30
Apr 28, 2024, at 02:26 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Election Commission of India has declared polling at six polling stations in the Outer Manipur Parliamentary constituency as "void" in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
Case against BJP candidate Tejasvi Surya for 'seeking votes on religious grounds'
Apr 27, 2024, at 03:46 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: A case has been filed against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Bengaluru South candidate Tejasvi Surya for seeking votes on religious grounds.
Apr 26, 2024, at 02:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the massive row triggered by Narendra Modi's remarks on the Congress manifesto, party chief Mallikarjun Kharge has written an open letter to him expressing his wish to meet the Prime Minister in person and "explain our Nyay Patra".
Nitin Gadkari faints during election rally in Maharashtra, provides update on his health later
Apr 25, 2024, at 02:34 am
Union minister Nitin Gadkari fainted during an election rally in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district on Wednesday afternoon.
'Congress will take away your homes, jewels': PM Modi ups his attack amid row
Apr 23, 2024, at 04:12 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the massive row over his remarks at Rajasthan's Banswara, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday continued his property redistribution allegations against the Congress, saying the Opposition party is eyeing the property of citizens and wants to loot it.
'Congress turned tech city into tanker city': PM Modi in Bengaluru, Siddaramaiah hits back
Apr 21, 2024, at 05:05 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Weeks after Bengaluru made national headlines for a crippling water crisis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a scathing attack on the ruling Congress in Karnataka, saying the party turned "tech city into a tanker city".
'Great response, people voting for NDA in record numbers': PM Modi on first phase turnout
Apr 20, 2024, at 04:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has received a "great response" in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, which saw a voter turnout of 60.03 percent on average nationwide.
Millions of Indians vote in the biggest phase of Lok Sabha polls, 60.03 pct turnout recorded
Apr 20, 2024, at 02:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Voters' turnout in the first phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, projected by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as a milestone to 2047 and the Opposition as a battle for democracy's survival, was 60.03 percent on Friday as polling was held in 102 seats across 21 states and Union Territories.
Apr 18, 2024, at 02:05 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Election Commission Wednesday advised Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose to cancel his proposed visit to North Bengal's Cooch Behar on April 18 and 19 pointing out that it would violate the Model Code of Conduct as the 48 hour-silence period has been imposed this evening.
Mamata Banerjee's TMC manifesto promises 10 free LPG cylinders, 5 kg free ration, no CAA
Apr 18, 2024, at 01:27 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress Wednesday released its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha election and vowed like the Congress, the DMK, and other members of the INDIA opposition bloc have, to repeal changes to the citizenship law if Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP is defeated.
EC bans Randeep Surjewala from campaigning for 48 hours over derogatory remarks against Hema Malini
Apr 17, 2024, at 05:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission Tuesday banned Congress leader Randeep Surjewala from campaigning for 48 hours over his alleged derogatory remarks on actor-turned-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Hema Malini.
Apr 17, 2024, at 05:34 am
Chennai/IBNS: As Tamil Nadu gears up for voting in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls on April 19, Chief Minister MK Stalin has attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is at the centre of BJP's election campaign, as “anti-Tamil Nadu” and “anti-federalism”.
'Everyone will regret when there is honest reflection': PM Modi on scrapping electoral bonds
Apr 16, 2024, at 01:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the scrapping of the electoral bonds - in a landmark decision by the Supreme Court in February - is a decision "everyone will regret when there is honest reflection".
Apr 14, 2024, at 05:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Four days ahead of the commencement of the Lok Sabha Election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its much-awaited manifesto Sunday morning, underlining Prime Minister Narendra Modi's focus on 'GYAN' - the poor, the youth, farmers and the women.
Apr 13, 2024, at 05:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Even as unemployment and inflation will be the main concerns of Indian voters, still Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strong leadership and India's rising global stature would likely help his re-election bid, a survey by Lokniti-CSDS has shown.
AAP to support INDIA bloc 'unconditionally' in UP for Lok Sabha election
Apr 13, 2024, at 05:06 am
Lucknow/IBNS: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Friday extended "unconditional support" to the Samajwadi Party and other INDIA bloc alliance members for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Apr 13, 2024, at 03:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday took a dig at Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav over a viral video of him eating fish and claimed the opposition exhibiting thoughts from the Mughal era.
Viral video of BJP's Khagen Murmu shows him kissing a woman during campaign trail, sparks row
Apr 12, 2024, at 04:28 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Khagen Murmu is caught in a controversy after a video of him from his campaign trail in Bengal showed him kissing a woman on her cheeks.
PM Modi hits out at Congress, DMK in Tamil Nadu, says both 'looting' the state
Apr 11, 2024, at 02:19 am
Vellore/IBNS/UNI: Continuing his onslaught on the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu and its ally the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday alleged that the whole DMK has become a company of a family and is looting the State.
Apr 10, 2024, at 06:02 am
Chandigarh/IBNS/UNI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh Tuesday said that the excise policy case against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other leaders of the outfit is the "biggest political conspiracy after independence".