Milind Deora is the man for South Mumbai: Mukesh Ambani backs Congress leader
Apr 18, 2019, at 06:44 pm
Mumbai, Apr 18 (IBNS): At a time his brother Anil Ambani is getting targeted on a daily basis by the country's oldest political outfit over Rafale, Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani on Thursday openly backed Congress candidate from South Mumbai constituency Milind Deora, as the country is going through a seven-phase General Elections.
Apr 18, 2019, at 05:54 pm
New Delhi, Apr 18 (IBNS): Congress, the country's principal opposition party, raised questions after an IAS officer was suspended by the Election Commission (EC) for checking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's chopper in Odisha's Sambalpur.
Bangladeshi actor Noor who attended Trinamool rally asked to leave India
Apr 18, 2019, at 05:12 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, Apr 18 (IBNS): Bangladeshi actor Gazi Abdun Noor, who was caught in the middle of a row for participating in a Trinamool Congress rally, has been asked to leave India, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sources said.
Shoe hurled at BJP leader to protest Sadhvi candidature from Bhopal
Apr 18, 2019, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi, Apr 18 (UNI): The BJP's choice of 48-year Sadhvi Pragya Thakur in Bhopal was billed out as party's fight against Digvijaya Singh for coining Hindu terror phrase but a supposed Modi critic and a Kanpur based surgeon seems to have turned the tables on Thursday.
Violence marks second-phase Lok Sabha polls in Bengal, CPM candidate Md Salim's car attacked
Apr 18, 2019, at 01:49 pm
Kolkata, Apr 18 (IBNS/UNI): Reports of violence are coming in from several places in Trinamool Congress-ruled West Bengal on the second phase of voting for the Lok Sabha elections.
Maoists trigger IED blast in Chhattisgarh on poll day
Apr 18, 2019, at 01:25 pm
Raipur, Apr 18 (IBNS): A policeman was injured in an IED blast triggered by suspected Maoists in Chhattisgarh on Thursday morning, media reports said.
Speculation over whether Mulayam will share stage with Mayawati in Mainpuri
Apr 18, 2019, at 12:49 pm
Mainpuri, Apr 18 (UNI): Whether Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav will share the stage with BSP president Mayawati on Friday is not confirmed yet, but if he does, it will create a history of sorts.
Hope people not influenced by money being distributed by some parties: Stalin
Apr 18, 2019, at 12:34 pm
Chennai, Apr 18 (UNI): Asserting that people of Tamil Nadu had decided to vote for a change to throw out the AIADMK regime in the state and the BJP-led NDA at the Centre, Opposition DMK president M.K. Stalin on Thursday accused the Election Commission (EC) of 'functioning like an ally of the ruling governments'.
Normal life crippled in central Kashmir due to strike called by separatists
Apr 18, 2019, at 12:29 pm
Srinagar, Apr 18 (UNI) Normal life was on Thursday crippled due to a strike called by separatists in poll-bound central Kashmir, where electorate are casting votes to elect their representative for Srinagar Parliamentary constituency in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections.
30.62 pc polling till 1100 hrs in TN : Sahoo
Apr 18, 2019, at 12:29 pm
Chennai, Apr 18 (UNI) About 30.62 per cent of the total 5.84 crore electorate have exercised their franchise till 1100 hrs as the single phase polling for 38 Lok Sabha constituencies and by-election to 18 Assembly seats began in Tamil Nadu at 0700 hrs on Thursday.
Nirmala Sitharaman, Deve Gowda among early voters in Karnataka
Apr 18, 2019, at 12:23 pm
Bengaluru, Apr 18 (UNI): Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former Prime Minister and JDS supremo H.D. Deve Gowda were among the early voters in the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls taking place across the country today.
Apr 18, 2019, at 12:18 pm
Islampur, Apr 18 (UNI) A TV journalist, Partha Pratim Ghosh and his cameraman Swapan Majumder while covering the election at a booth in Goalpokor under Raiganj Lok Sabha segment in north Bengal were today badly assaulted after their camera was destroyed and identity cards were taken away, even as the ECI has sought a detail report from the district officials.
Shatrughan Sinha's wife Poonam Sinha files nomination from Lucknow
Apr 18, 2019, at 12:06 pm
Lucknow, Apr 18 (IBNS): Actor-turned politician Shatrughan Sinha's wife Poonam Sinha filed her nomination as a Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate from Lucknow constituency of Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha polls on Thursday.
Three SF injured in south Kashmir's militant attacks
Apr 18, 2019, at 11:42 am
Srinagar, Apr 18 (UNI) Three security force personnel were injured in two militant attacks in south Kashmir districts of Pulwama and Kulgam, official sources said here on Thursday.
PM to address Election Rally in T'Puram today
Apr 18, 2019, at 11:37 am
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 18 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an election rally here on Thursday evening.
Returning Officer and DM Dhalai served notice to BJP candidate
Apr 18, 2019, at 11:33 am
Udaipur, Apr 18 (UNI) It has been informed by the East Tripura Returning Officer and Dhalai District Magistrate (DM) Vikas Singh that a notice was served to BJP candidate of East Tripura parliamentary constituency seat for spending election funds exceeding the limit.
Will not let NaMo become PM again: Owaisi
Apr 18, 2019, at 11:30 am
Aurangabad, Apr 18 (UNI) AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said that if voted to power again he would not let Narendra Modi become Prime Minister of India for the second term as the BJP-led NDA government has done little for the betterment of the minorities.
Highest 13.5 percent polling in Kathua, overall 6.1 pc in J&K till 9 am
Apr 18, 2019, at 11:26 am
Jammu, Apr 18 (UNI) The Kathua Assembly segment recorded highest 13.5 polling percentage out of all six segments undergoing polling for the Doda-Udhampur Parliamentary Constituency in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls.
BJP made mockery of legal system by giving ticket to Sadhvi Pragya: Omar
Apr 18, 2019, at 11:23 am
Srinagar, Apr 18 (UNI) Hitting out at BJP for naming Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, who is out on bail in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, as its candidate from Bhopal parliamentary constituency, former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah alleged that the saffron party is making mockery of the legal system with this move.
People wants change of government both at Centre and state : PC
Apr 18, 2019, at 11:19 am
Sivaganga, Apr 18 (UNI) Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said the "Tamil people wants a change of government both at the Centre and in the state."
Polling begins on peaceful note for second phase Lok Sabha election in Bihar
Apr 18, 2019, at 11:13 am
Patna, Apr 18 (UNI) Amid foolproof security arrangements, polling began on peaceful note to decide fate of 68 candidates by an estimated 86 lakh electorate in five seats during second phase Lok Sabha election from 7 AM today which would continue till 6 PM barring two extremism-hit Assembly segments where polling would be held from 7 AM to 4 PM due to security reasons.
Single phase polling begins in TN
Apr 18, 2019, at 11:08 am
Chennai, Apr 18 (UNI) As estimated 5.99 crore electorate are expected to exercise their franchise as single phase polling for the Lok Sabha and Assembly byelections began in Tamil Nadu at 0700 hrs on Thursday morning.
Apr 18, 2019, at 10:54 am
New Delhi, Apr 18 (IBNS): Voting in 95 constituencies across 11 states and one Union Territory is underway as the second phase of Lok Sabha polls is taking place on Thursday.
Lumpen elements getting preferences in Congress, says party spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi
Apr 18, 2019, at 01:44 am
New Delhi: Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi dropped a bombshell in the season of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections when she tweeted that lumpen elements in the grand old party who abused and threatened her were getting preferences and let off.
Apr 17, 2019, at 10:41 pm
Mumbai, Apr 17 (IBNS): After days of uncertainty, India's oldest private airline Jet Airways cancelled all its domestic and international flights till further notice on Wednesday.
Mehbooba questions BJP's fielding of Sadhvi Pragya Thakur from Bhopal
Apr 17, 2019, at 09:42 pm
Srinagar, Apr 17 (UNI) Questioning BJP for fielding Sadhvi Pragya Thakur from Bhopal Parliamentary Constituency (PC), former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said that if her party had fielded any terror accused, the TV channels would have gone berserk by now, trending a 'mehboobaterrorist' hashtag.
India should be proud of Jet Airways: Vijay Mallya
Apr 17, 2019, at 09:38 pm
London, Apr 17 (IBNS): Fugitive Indian business baron Vijay Mallya has said the Indian government used Rs 35,000 crore to bail out Air India but is not doing anything for Jet Airways now, which is "on the brink of failure".
DGCA orders safety audit of IndiGo
Apr 17, 2019, at 09:10 pm
New Delhi, Apr 17 (IBNS): Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered a safety audit of IndiGo, India's largest airline with 220 aircraft in service, including 74 Airbus A320 Neo.
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad not to contest from Varanasi
Apr 17, 2019, at 09:04 pm
New Delhi, Apr 17 (UNI): A few days after BSP chief Mayawati called him a ‘BJP agent’ and accused him of dividing Dalit votes’, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad on Wednesday announced that he will not contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi, and he will support SP-BSP alliance in Uttar Pradesh.
Madras HC dismisses plea against Vellore LS poll rescinding by EC
Apr 17, 2019, at 08:52 pm
Chennai, Apr 17 (UNI) The Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissedpleas against the Election Commission's decision to rescind the polls to Vellore Lok Sabha seat following the seizure of money meant for distribution to the voters.