Election

New Delhi: Dubbing Union minister Smriti Irani a "serial liar", the Congress Friday alleged that she has "falsified records" of her educational qualifications and submitted contradictory affidavits to the Election Commission for which she should be disqualified. Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi also accused Irani of...

New Delhi: The BJP Friday moved the Election Commission seeking action against Rahul Gandhi for his ‘abusive’ and ‘completely untrue’ comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing the Congress president of attributing words to the Supreme Court in the Rafale case that it never said....

Alipurduar/Kolkata: An estimated 83.79 per cent of 34.52 lakh voters exercised their franchise in Cooch Behar and Alipurduar Lok Sabha constituencies in the first phase of polls in the state, an election department official said Friday. In Cooch Behar (SC), 83.88 per cent electorate cast...

Keonjhar:  At 26, she might appear to be a little naive in the political battlefield; but then, a small talk and all the fine ingredients of a seasoned politician become apparent. Granddaughter of a former MP, she knows how to face adversity, adversaries in politics...

New Delhi: Expressing outrage over the ‘use’ of the Armed Forces for ‘political purposes’, over 150 military veterans have allegedly written to President Ram Nath Kovind to seek his intervention in preserving the apolitical character of the services. The letter, dated April 11, carries the...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday did not stop political funding through electoral bonds, but brought in several checks to bring transparency to the scheme by directing all political parties to furnish receipts of amount received and details of identity of donors in a sealed...

Sonepur: With election date approaching, all parties have geared up their campaigns in the Sonepur Assembly constituency of Subarnapur district. Candidates are campaigning door to door and holding election meetings. Polling will be held in Sonepur April 18 during the second phase of elections. Prime...

Mumbai: Urmila Matondkar, the star of 90s hit Hindi films like "Rangeela", "Daud" and "Judaai", is contesting the Lok Sabha election but says she isn't approaching politics as a star and would rather be known as people's representative. "I am not approaching this whole thing...

Berhampur: People who voted in the Government Municipality Girls’ High School here Thursday were in for a pleasant surprise to find only women polling personnel in the booth. This is one of the five all-woman booths were set up in Ganjam district which went to...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday appealed to the people of the state to strengthen the regional party as he claimed that the BJD will play a major role in government formation at the Centre after the Lok Sabha elections. “No national...