Election

Bhubaneswar: The BJD Thursday approached the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and complained about the inaction of its office in checking BJP’s attempt to collect personal information about voters. The party Thursday expressed its anguish over the allegation that the office of the CEO has failed...

Utligam (JK): Nearly two years ago, when Srinagar voted in a Lok Sabha bypoll, Farooq Ahmed Dar was used as a 'human shield' to ensure safe passage for army jawans as they came under intense stone-pelting, but now he finds himself posted on election duty....

Chennai: While GPS-fitted vehicles are deployed to transport poll materials like EVMs in the state, such technology or vehicles do not always help; especially when it comes to hilly terrains of Tamil Nadu to send across election paraphernalia. Particularly, where there are no roads to...

Badaun (UP): In a veiled attack on the BJP, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday said if his party is voted to power, indebted farmers will not be sent to jails. Addressing an election rally at Dataganj under Aonla parliamentary constituency here, he said, "Businessmen who...

Srinagar: Normal life was affected in poll-bound districts of Srinagar, Budgam and Ganderbal in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday due to a strike called by separatists against the Lok Sabha elections in the state. Polling is being held in the Srinagar parliamentary constituency spread over three...

Bargarh: Despite heavy security arrangements in place, political violence came to fore once again in Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency during the polls, Thursday. According to reports, clash between two groups broke out at Banjari village under Sohela tehsil of Bhatli Assembly constituency. During the fight...

Bhubaneswar:  Over 53 per cent of 67.93 lakh voters Thursday exercised their voting rights across five Lok Sabha and 35 Assembly seats under them in the second phase general elections in Odisha by 3pm, said Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Surendra Kumar. Speaking to reporters here,...

Mumbai: Industrialist Mukesh Ambani and billionaire banker Uday Kotak have endorsed the candidature of Congress leader Milind Deora from the Mumbai South Lok Saba constituency, where polling is slated April 29. The backing of Ambani, Reliance Industries Limited chairman, to the Congress leader comes at...

New Delhi: Bangladeshi actor Ghazi Abdul Noor who had attended a political rally in West Bengal has been asked to leave India immediately, officials said Thursday. Noor is the second Bangladeshi actor, after Ferdous Ahmed, to be served a 'Leave India' notice. Noor was staying...

Mumbai: The Congress Thursday said it has submitted 33 complaints to the Election Commission about "glitches" in the electronic voting machines (EVMs) at some polling booths across Maharashtra's 10 Lok Sabha seats where voting was underway. The state Congress unit's legal cell submitted the complaints...