Lok Sabha elections
- Telangana
Telangana govt declares May 13 & June 4 as paid holidays for employees
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Monday, May 6, has announced paid holidays on May 13 and June 4 to allow employees to participate in the Lok Sabha elections and the Secunderabad Cantonment…
- Bangalore
Sex videos: JD(S) MP will return after Karnataka LS polls, says sources
Bengaluru: As Karnataka CID’s SIT continued the hunt on Monday for the prime accused in the sex videos case former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda’s grandson Prajwal Revanna, sources said that the…
- India
Centre lifts onion export ban, sets minimum price at USD 550/tonne
New Delhi: The government on Saturday lifted the ban on onion exports but imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of USD 550 per tonne. The decision assumes significance as the commodity is…
- Bangalore
Sex scandal: Prajwal Revanna to arrive on May 15 amid political slugfest
Bengaluru: The political slugfest continued on Thursday in Karnataka over the obscene video scandal involving former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda’s grandson and suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna. Prajwal Revanna’s obscene video…
- India
Sanjay Raut questions increase in Maha voting percentage after 11 days
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday questioned the Election Commission of India (ECI) about the increase in the voting percentages of Phase I and Phase 2 Lok Sabha elections,…
- India
Rupali Ganguly of ‘Anupamaa’ fame joins BJP
New Delhi: Television actor Rupali Ganguly, who became a household name playing the titular role in the popular soap ‘Anupamaa’, embarked on a journey outside show business on Wednesday as she joined…
- India
Promise of Rs 400 per day national minimum wage is real ‘400 paar’: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday reiterated its ‘Shramik Nyay’ guarantees on International Labour Day, and said its promise of Rs 400 per day national minimum wage is the real ‘400 paar’.…
- India
Plunderers of Maharashtra will see pride and courage of state in LS polls: Uddhav
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday targeted the BJP’s central leadership, saying that in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, the “plunderers of Maharashtra” will be shown the pride and…
- India
Plea in Delhi HC against circulation of deepfake videos during LS polls
New Delhi: A plea was mentioned before the Delhi High Court on Wednesday against circulation of deepfake videos during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and…
- India
Lok Sabha polls: Now, Gujarat BJP leader calls Muslims ‘infiltrators’
During a recent election rally, Gujarat BJP president CR Patil made controversial remarks against the Muslim community, labelling them as ‘infiltrators’. The BJP state president was addressing a larger gathering in Banaskantha,…
- India
Delhi Cong chief Lovely quits post citing LS ticket to outsiders, alliance with AAP
New Delhi: In a huge setback to the Congress, its Delhi unit chief Arvinder Singh Lovely has resigned from the party post. This comes amid the ongoing seven-phase Lok Sabha elections and…
- Technology
Google Doodle marks 2nd phase of general elections with voting symbol
New Delhi: Google marked the second phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections with a colourful doodle on its homepage on Friday celebrating the inked index finger, which signals that a person…
- Bangalore
Not scared of expulsion from BJP, says ex Deputy CM Eshwarappa
Shivamogga: Former Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa on Tuesday said he is not scared of expulsion from the BJP as he reiterated his resolve to contest the Lok Sabha elections as…
- India
BJP candidate Suresh Gopi courts trouble over poster with late star Innocent
Trissur: With just four days left for polling for the Lok Sabha elections to begin in Kerala, actor-turned-politician Suresh Gopi, who is contesting for the BJP from Trissur constituency ran into trouble…
- India
491 candidates file nominations for Gujarat’s 26 Lok Sabha seats
Ahmedabad: A total of 491 candidates have filed nomination forms for the 26 Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat where elections will be held in the third phase on May 7, officials said…
