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EVM glitches, sporadic violence mar 2nd phase of LS polls
New Delhi, Barring sporadic violence in West Bengal, minor EVM glitches in few states, detention of BJP Bulandshahr candidate, allegations of fake voting in Amroha, polling for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections in 95 constituencies spread over 11 states and one Union Territory was...
Maneka Gandhi files nomination from UP's Sultanpur
Sultanpur, Union Minister and BJP leader Maneka Gandhi on Thursday filed her nomination papers from Sultanpur Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh. On Monday, the Election Commission banned Maneka Gandhi for campaigning for 48 hours. This is the second time, that Maneka Gandhi has shifted...
Omar, Mehbooba engage in war of words on twitter
Srinagar, In a war of words on Twitter on Thursday, National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti exchanged barbs over their alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the past. Taking a dig at Ms Mehbooba for hitting out...
Shoe hurled at BJP RS MP Narsimha Rao at presser
New Delhi, BJP Rajya Sabha MP GVL Narsimha Rao was attacked on Thursday during his press conference here. A man hurled his shoe at Mr Rao when he was holding his press conference at party headquarters here. The man, identified as Dr Shakti Bhargav, was held by security staff immediately. ...
Poonam Sinha, Pramod Krishnan of alliance and Congress file nominations from Lucknow
Lucknow, On the last day of filing of nominations, the SP-BSP-RLD alliance candidate Ms Poonam Sinha, wife of Congress candidate for Patna Saheb Lok Sabha seat in Bihar Shatrughan Sinha and Congress candidate Pramod Krishnan filed their nomination papers from Lucknow seat to challenge union...
Will Mulayam attend alliance rally with Mayawati in Mainpuri?
Mainpuri, History would be created in Uttar Pradesh politics on Friday, if Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav joins the alliance rally of BSP president Mayawati after their differences 24 years back. Though there are reports that Mulayam Singh Yadav, was adamant on not joining the...
Hope more youngsters head to the polling booths and vote!
New Delhi, As phase second of Lok Sabha elections gets underway on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed the hope that people of various constituencies which are going to polls would exercise their franchise to strengthen democracy. 'Dear Citizens of India, Phase 2 of the...
About 18 pc voters turn out reported till 1100 hrs in second phase polling in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Amid tight security polling in five Lok Sabha and 35 Assembly seats in Odisha commenced at 07 hours over 9117 polling booths to decide the electoral fortune of 279 candidates, including 35 for the Lok Sabha seats. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) sources said about 18 per...
BJP activist murdered in Purulia, body hung on the tree
Balarampur, BJP activist Sishupal Sahis (22) was murdered and his body was hung by a tree at Arsha village under Balarampur block in West Bengal's Purulia district, a horror murder scene which was witnessed by the villagers at least twice before during panchayat poll in 2018. Family...
9.2 pc polling in first two hours in Bihar
Patna, Amid elaborate security arrangement, at least 9.2 per cent electorate exercised their franchise in first two hours of polling in five Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar during the second phase of elections. According to the state election office, the highest 10.5 per cent voters...
Very low polling during first 2 hours in Kashmir
Srinagar, Polling, which began on a very dull note on Thursday, started picking up barring in the Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency (PC), spread over three central Kashmir districts of Srinagar, Badgam and Ganderbal, where over 12.95 lakh voters are eligible to vote exercise their...
UP LS Phase II polls: 10.76 pc polling in first 2 hours; EVMs malfunction reported from several seats
Lucknow, Amid reports of malfunction of EVMs in several booth in the early hours of polling, the voting was underway in eight Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh with around 10.76 per cent of polling 'recorded till 0900 hours . EC officials here said that the polling percentage was...
