HYDERABAD: For the first time since the formation of Telangana in 2014, Congress and BJP have become dominant political forces in the state, both sharing the spoils of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections with eight seats each of the 17 up for grabs. This was largely a result of a formidable force like the BRS…
NEW DELHI: An OpenAI investigation has revealed that an Israeli company, STOIC, attempted to interfere in the recent Lok Sabha elections in India by peddling an anti-BJP agenda. This covert influence operation, dubbed “Zero Zeno,” was part of a larger effort by the firm to manipulate public opinion across various regions, including Canada, the United…
NEW DELHI: Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi wrapped up their Lok Sabha election campaign on Thursday, expressing confidence that the INDIA bloc will emerge victorious in the general elections.Throughout the campaign, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi participated in over 100 rallies and public interaction programs across the country.In a self-made video, the…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal called on citizens, especially women, to vote as polling commenced for all seven Lok Sabha seats in the national capital. Maliwal highlighted the importance of women’s participation in politics after casting her vote in Delhi.“It is a very big day for the democracy. I want…
NEW DELHI: Campaigning for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections ended on Saturday amid the sweltering heat and high-pitch political rhetorics and promises by contestants in the fray.In the fifth phase, polling will take place in 49 constituencies across six states and two Union Territories, including the high-stake Rae Bareli and Amethi seats…
The fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls in Bihar recorded the highest voter turnout of 69.2%. More women voted than men in the second, third, and fourth phases. TOI’s data excluded Srinagar due to delimitation. The turnout calculation includes all registered voters, including those using postal ballots. Source link
CHHAPRA (SARAN): Defying the midsummer sun, all of Khalpura, a Rajput-dominated village, poured out on the streets on Monday (May 13) to welcome Rohini Acharya, daughter of RJD chief and former CM Lalu Prasad and the party’s candidate from Saran. For most people in Bihar, she’s the “kidney girl”.One would think that a political greenhorn…
NEW DELHI: Voter turnout in the first four phases of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls stands at 67%, Election Commission said on Thursday. Around 45.1 crore of 97 crore registered electors have voted so far, it said.Polling data available till now indicate the turnout in the first three phases saw a dip compared to 2019,…
It’s peak time but Sundargarh in western Odisha seems unaffected by the intense political atmosphere gripping the state. Unlike politicians trying to checkmate each other with their election campaign rhetoric, teenagers in this tribal district are busy dribbling the ball past their opponents using crude, handcrafted hockey sticks to make a mark in the sport.“We…
PATNA: There can be nothing conventional about this family that takes the unconventional in its stride — be it the naming of two of their daughters or having four of their nine children take the plunge into active politics.With the Bihar power couple and former CMs Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi taking a step back…
