NEW DELHI: All eyes are now on Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli constituency as Congress fields star campaigner Rahul Gandhi for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The Congress leader will be facing BJP‘s Dinesh Pratap Singh.BJP on Thursday had declared Dinesh Pratap Singh as its nominee for Rae Bareli, a constituency where he previously faced off…
NEW DELHI: Shyam Rangeela, a comedian renowned for his mimicry of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has announced his candidacy for the Lok Sabha elections on Wednesday, intending to contest from the Varanasi constituency against PM. In a post on X, Rangeela said, “I am excited by the love I am receiving from all of you…
NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Tuesday evening announced actor-turned politician Raj Babbar as its candidate for the Gurgaon constituency in the Lok Sabha elections. Raj Babbar, a seasoned Congress leader, has previously served as a Member of Parliament from Firozabad and Agra in Uttar Pradesh.The grand old party has unveiled four candidates in its…
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NEW DELHI: Accusing the Centre of “misusing” Enforcement Directorate to “crush” its political opponents ahead of the parliamentary elections, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has told Supreme Court that his arrest was illegal, arbitrary and an unprecedented assault on the tenets of democracy based on free and fair elections and federalism.Countering the allegations of the agency…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday filed his response on the Enforcement Directorate‘s affidavit in the Supreme Court and said that the mode, manner and timing of his arrest speaks volumes about the arbitrariness of the central agency.In his rejoinder affidavit, Kejriwal suggested that a political conspiracy was hatched behind his arrest…
BENGALURU: A 91-year-old woman passed away minutes after casting her vote in Karnataka‘s Hunsur on Friday. Hunsur comes under Mysore Lok Sabha constituency.Despite her advanced age, Puttamma exercised her democratic right. In the Mysore parliamentary constituency of Karnataka, voter turnout reached 25.09% by 11am during the second phase of the Lok Sabha . Source link
NEW DELHI: Google unveiled a Doodle marking the second phase of Lok Sabha elections that began at 7am on Friday. Phase 2 of Parliamentary elections is being held in 89 constituencies across 13 states and UT.By clicking of the Doodle, that shows an inked finger, users are brought search results for the most recent developments…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Thursday took cognizance of Model Code of Conduct violations by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi for allegedly inciting hatred and spreading false claims.The poll body has sought response by April 29, 11am.Both the parties had accused each other of inciting hatred and division based on…
MYSURU: Dr Shushrutha Gowda, who walked from Kanyakumari to Kashmir alongside Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, quit Congress and joined BJP on Wednesday, barely 48 hours before poll booths opened for the Lok Sabha elections.Mysuru-based Shushrutha was appointed KPCC general secretary recently.BJP election in-charge Radha Mohan Das Agarwal welcomed Shushrutha to…
