Elections

Vidya Balan expresses concern over growing polarization in India

Renowned film actress Vidya Balan has voiced her apprehensions about the increasing polarization in India, expressing a sense of unease about the shift towards a more divided society. In a recent interview,…
Polling begins for Jammu LS seat amid tight security

Jammu: Amid tight security arrangements, voting began in the second phase of the Lok Sabha election in Jammu and Kashmir’s Jammu constituency on Friday, with more than 17.81 lakh voters eligible to…

Festival of democracy enters second leg with 88 LS seats across India set to vote

New Delhi: The election festival is gathering pace in the world’s largest democracy with the stage set for the second phase of voting in the Lok Sabha polls on Friday, covering 88…
Akhilesh Yadav files nomination from Kannauj LS seat

Kannauj: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, on Thursday, filed his nomination papers from the Kannauj Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh. An hour earlier, BJP candidate Subrat Pathak had also filed his…
NCP (SP) manifesto favours caste census, stresses on welfare of farmers & women

Pune: The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) on Thursday unveiled its manifesto, favouring caste census and promising a separate commission for farmers’ welfare, right to apprenticeship, 50 per cent reservation for women…
Women are my siblings, will make them self-reliant: TDP chief Naidu

Srikakulam: TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday said he considers women of the state his siblings as he does not have a sister of his own and added his aim is…
Ex-soldier dies after casting vote at home in Karnataka

Mangaluru: Madhava Prabhu, an 85-year-old resident of Wagga in Bantwal, exemplified unwavering commitment to his civic duty even in the face of illness. Admitted to a private hospital here owing to his…

I-T sleuths raiding Congress functionary’s house to defame me: Shivakumar

Kanakapura: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday said the Income Tax sleuths were raiding the houses of Congress block presidents to defame him and to obstruct them from election…
KCR embarks on 17-day bus yatra to boost BRS campaign ahead of polls

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) President K. Chandrasekhar Rao embarked on a bus yatra in Telangana on Wednesday to step up the party’s campaign for next month’s Lok Sabha polls. The former…
189 plaints of MCC violations, 23 hate speeches cases in Karnataka

Bengaluru: The State Election Commission has slapped 189 cases against political parties and candidates in Karnataka for major violations of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) till date, stated Chief Electoral Officer,…
EC transfers AP intelligence chief, Vijayawada police Commissioner

Amaravati: The Election Commission on Tuesday transferred Andhra Pradesh intelligence chief P Sitaramanjaneyulu and Vijayawada police Commissioner Kanthi Rana Tata with immediate effect. Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Mukesh Kumar Meena…
LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh today

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public meeting in Rajasthan and two public meetings in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. Prime Minister Modi will address public meetings in Tonk-Sawai Madhopur (Rajasthan)…
Manipur: 81.6 per cent voter turnout in repolling

Imphal: A voter turnout of 81.6 per cent was recorded during repolling at 11 polling stations in the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha constituency on Monday, officials said. No incidents of disturbance or…
BJP’s Hyderabad candidate moves EC against Owaisi’s ‘beef shop zindabad’ remark

Hyderabad: BJP Hyderabad MP candidate Madhavi Latha filed a complaint against All India Majlis E Ittehad ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi at the election office for allegedly hurting…
LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in UP today

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh at 2 p.m. on Monday. Prime Minister Modi will campaign for the BJP candidate from Aligarh Lok…