Election

New Delhi: Officials of the Election Commission, drawn from its model code and legal divisions, are likely to watch the biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday on the directions of the Supreme Court. The EC has asked the producers of the film to arrange...

Bhubaneswar: Ace sprinter Dutee Chand has landed in trouble over her alleged electoral campaign for Achyuta Samanta, BJD's candidate for Kandhamal Lok Sabha seat. A complaint against her has been filed with the Chief Electoral Officer. It accuses Dutee of using social media to campaign...

Bhopal: Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the party office here Thursday. "I have formally joined the BJP; I will contest the elections and win," she told the media. According to a report,...

New Delhi: The BJP-led NDA government may gloat over the success of demonetisation which was implemented in November 2016. The crux of the matter however is that 50 lakh men lost jobs since demonetisation came into effect according to a report titled ‘State of Working...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha unit of BJP has expelled as many as 15 leaders from its ranks accusing them of lack of discipline and anti-party activities. The expulsion was sanctioned by state unit chief Basant Panda here, Tuesday. According to BJP state spokesperson Golak Mohapatra, the leaders are:...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha, Surendra Kumar said Wednesday that 76.93 lakh voters will exercise their rights in the second phase of the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections which will take place, Thursday. Talking to reporters here, Kumar said that there are 39.45...

New Delhi: The only poll promise which Fatima Nafees, mother of missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmad, is looking forward is the one which assures of bringing her son back. Nafees, a resident of Badaun in Uttar Pradesh which goes to poll April 23, says representatives...

Solapur (Maharashtra): Appealing people to vote for a strong government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said only he can provide a strong government at the Centre and make it a superpower. "Last time (2014) you gave me a full majority and I could work with...

Bhadrak: Odisha BJP state council member Biswajit Behera has resigned from the primary membership of the saffron party. He sent his resignation to state unit president Basant Panda Tuesday over e-mail. Speaking to reporters, Behera accused that the party has deviated from its path. “Instead...

Kolkata: With the election fever having reached its peak, candidates are literally sweating it out in the sun, as they make their last-ditch effort to woo the electorate. Even as the opposing parties cross words on the battleground, one issue which has served as a...