Lok Sabha polls: Around 17 per cent turnout till 9 am in Bengal, Babul Supriyo's car vandalised
Apr 29, 2019, at 11:34 am
Kolkata, Apr 29 (UNI): An estimated 17 per cent of 1,34,56,491 electorate exercised their franchise inthe first two hours this morning to decide the fate of 68 candidates in the fourth of the seven-phase election to eight South Bengal Lok Sabha seats of Baharampur, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Bardhaman Purba, Bardhaman–Durgapur, Asansol, Bolpur and Birbhum.
Telangana farmers will file nominations against PM Modi from Varanasi in Lok Sabha polls
Apr 29, 2019, at 11:32 am
Hyderabad, Apr 29 (UNI): A group of about 50 turmeric farmers from Nizamabad district on Monday will file their nominations from Varanasi against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections to highlight their long pending demand of setting up a separate welfare board that would look into their issues and resolve them.
TMC men influencing voters by standing near EVM, alleges BJP's Babul Supriyo
Apr 29, 2019, at 11:02 am
Asansol, Apr 29 (IBNS): Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Asansol candidate from West Bengal has alleged that the Trinamool Congress men are influencing voters by standing near the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in Jamuria as the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls is underway on Monday.
Apr 29, 2019, at 10:28 am
Ranchi, Apr 29 (UNI): An average voter turnout of 12 per cent has been recorded till 9 am on the three Lok Sabha seats of Jharkhand -- Chatra, Lohardaga(ST) and Palamu (SC)-- where voting is currently underway.
Modi government will throw out intruders: Shah
Apr 28, 2019, at 10:18 pm
Lucknow, Apr 28 (UNI): Hitting out at opposition leaders, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah on Sunday said that Modi government will throw out intruders despite many political parties are shedding crocodile tears on the name of human rights.
West Bengal: EC places Trinamool's Birbhum strongman Anubrata Mondal under surveillance
Apr 28, 2019, at 08:38 pm
Kolkata, Apr 28 (IBNS): Election Commission has ordered that Trinamool's Birbhum boss Anubrata Mondal be kept under surveillance morning after receiving complaints from vote officials that he was threatening them, local media reports said.
Narendra Modi as terrible as Muhammad bin Tughlaq: Mamata
Apr 28, 2019, at 08:34 pm
Nimtouri, Apr 28 (UNI) Stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is as "terrible as Muhammad bin Tughlaq", West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday asked the people to vote him out of power.
Trinamool complains to EC against BJP for using 'American' campaigner The Great Khali
Apr 28, 2019, at 08:31 pm
Kolkata, Apr 28 (IBNS): The Trinamool Congress has complained to the Election Commission about the BJP using American citizen and wrestler Dalip Singh Rana to campaign for the party, reports said.
Supporting divisive forces is sedition, not freedom of speech, Shah tells Rahul
Apr 28, 2019, at 07:36 pm
Chhapra, Apr 28 (UNI): BJP president Amit Shah today put Congress in dock for allegedly supporting to those who raised anti-national slogans in campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), saying such behaviour was not freedom of speech but an act of sedition, which could not be tolerated.
Fourth phase polling on Monday; Kanhaiya Kumar, Urmila Matondkar in fray
Apr 28, 2019, at 07:32 pm
New Delhi, Apr 28 (UNI): The polling in 71 constituencies spread across nine states will take place on Monday in fourth phase of the ongoing seven-phase Lok Sabha elections.
Oppositions complaint to EC over 'BJP' been written under lotus symbol on EVMs
Apr 28, 2019, at 11:34 am
New Delhi, Apr 28 (IBNS): Opposition parties have complained to the Election Commission that Bharatiya Janata Party's name appears under the lotus symbol of the party on EVM machines.
Elaborate security in place for 4th phase of polls in UP on Monday
Apr 28, 2019, at 09:57 am
Lucknow, Apr 28 (UNI): Amid tight security arrangements, polling for the crucial fourth phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh in 13 Lok Sabha seats will be held on Monday.
No one can stop Modi from becoming PM again: Yogi Adityanath
Apr 26, 2019, at 08:56 pm
Deoria, Apr 26 (UNI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that no force in the world can stop Narendra Modi from becoming Prime Minister of the country again.
Who kept India safe in 1947, 1965 & 1971 wars? Chidambaram asks BJP
Apr 26, 2019, at 08:31 pm
New Delhi, Apr 26 (UNI): Taking a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party, senior Congress party leader P Chidambaram on Friday countered Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ruling party's president Amit Shah and questioned them who kept India safe during the 1947, 1965 and 1971 wars.
Kamal Nath govt a preview of what could be Congress govt at Centre: Modi
Apr 26, 2019, at 08:27 pm
Jabalpur, Apr. 26 (UNI): Madhya Pradesh’s Kamal Nath dispensation sustained a withering political fusillade on Friday when PM Narendra Modi averred that the state government’s actions comprise an “estimate” of what situation shall be brought about if the Congress is provided five years at the Centre.
Election Commission mulls 100 per cent deployment of central forces in Bengal 4th phase polls
Apr 26, 2019, at 07:47 pm
Kolkata, Apr 26 (UNI): Citing a voting-related murder of an electorate in the third phase of election, the Election Commission is actively considering 100 per cent deployment of central armed forces to eight Lok Sabha seat during 4th phase polling in West Bengal on April 29, official sources here said on Friday.
Won’t allow Asansol to become Dangastan, says Mamata
Apr 26, 2019, at 07:28 pm
Asansol, Apr 26 (UNI): Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday asked the people to vote out the BJP as the Trinamool will never allow Asansol to become a ‘Dangastan’ (land of riots).
BJP's Anurag Thakur, Kishan Kapoor file nominations in Himachal
Apr 26, 2019, at 03:02 pm
Hamirpur, Apr 26 (UNI): Bharatiya Janata Party’s two heavyweights, Anurag Thakur and Kishan Kapoor, filed their nominations respectively from Hamirpur and Kangra Lok Sabha constituencies in Himachal Pradesh on Friday.
AAP's Atishi files complaint against BJP candidate Gautam Gambhir for possessing two Voter IDs
Apr 26, 2019, at 02:27 pm
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi has filed a complaint against cricketer-turned politician Gautam Gambhir for allegedly possessing two Voter ID cards in two separate constituencies.
PM Modi files nomination from Varanasi
Apr 26, 2019, at 11:53 am
Varanasi, Apr 26 (IBNS): A day after holding a mega roadshow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday filed his nomination from Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi to contest the Lok Sabha polls.
Centre blocking projects for Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
Apr 25, 2019, at 11:09 pm
Durgapur, Apr 25 (UNI): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday charged the Centre with "blocking" projects for Bengal.
Modi holds roadshow in Varanasi, attends aarti before filing nomination
Apr 25, 2019, at 10:53 pm
Varanasi, Apr 25 (IBNS): Amid loud cheer by crowds, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a grand roadshow in Varanasi, the temple town of Uttar Pradesh, from where he will contest for the second time in the 2019 general elections.
Congress to form next government at Centre: Tarun Gogoi
Apr 25, 2019, at 09:12 pm
Guwahati, Apr 25 (IBNS): With five more phases of the Lok Sabha elections yet to be held, former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that the Congress will form the next government at Centre.
Assam: Karimganj district administration organises appreciation event for first time voters
Apr 25, 2019, at 07:34 pm
Guwahati, Apr 25 (IBNS): To appreciate the first time voters, the Karimganj district administration on Thursday organised an appreciation event for the first time voters at the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Karimganj district in Assam.
Only BJP can ensure national security, deliver faster growth, says BJP president Amit Shah
Apr 25, 2019, at 05:30 pm
Ghazipur, Apr 25 (UNI): BJP president Amit Shah on Thursday hit out at the Opposition leaders, saying that people supporting ‘tukde-tukde’ gang will not be able to protect the country and then development will have no meaning.
UP: AAP extends support to grand alliance candidate for Dhaurahra
Apr 25, 2019, at 05:18 pm
Lucknow, Apr 25(UNI): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday extended its support to Arshad Ahmed Siddique, the BSP-SP Dhaurahra candidate in the Lok Sabha elections.
Election of 2019 is to save India's democracy, Constitution: Kejriwal
Apr 25, 2019, at 03:52 pm
New Delhi, Apr 25 (UNI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the election of 2019 is to save India's democracy and Constitution.
Ex-ACP who worked under Karkare to fight against Sadhvi for Bhopal Lok Sabha seat
Apr 25, 2019, at 03:29 pm
Aurangabad, Apr 25 (UNI): Retired assistant police commissioner (ACP) Riyaz Deshmukh, who worked with late ATS chief Hemant Karkare, has filed his nomination paper against BJP nominee Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur for the Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency.
AAP releases manifesto, promises 'full statehood' for Delhi
Apr 25, 2019, at 01:58 pm
New Delhi, Apr 25 (UNI): Ahead of the forthcoming elections to seven parliamentary seats in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday released it's manifesto promising "full statehood" for Delhi.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will not fight from Varanasi
Apr 25, 2019, at 01:24 pm
New Delhi, Apr 25 (IBNS): Ending speculations of the Congress fielding Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from Varanasi, the Grand Old Party today announced to field Ajay Rai as its candidate from the constituency where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the BJP candidate.