Politics

Watch: Congress leader Hardik Patel slapped at rally in Gujarat

Hardik Patel was slapped during a public meeting in Gujarat on Friday, April 19. The shocking incident happened in Gujarat's Surendranagar district during a Jan Aakrosh Sabha.

Apr 19, 2019

Biju Menon brutally trolled on Facebook for supporting BJP's Suresh Gopi in Lok Sabha elections

Many social media users are criticising Biju Menon for supporting Suresh Gopi who is contesting in the Lok Sabha election as the BJP candidate from Thrissur constituency.

Apr 19, 2019

Maoists killed polling officer in Odisha ahead of Lok Sabha elections Phase 2

Two separate incidents occurred in Odisha where Maoists attacked polling officers on their way to the booths.

Apr 19, 2019

Lok Sabha Elections: 66% voter turnout in Phase 2, EVM glitches reported in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra - Key points

Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo said no reports of booth capturing or any other untoward incident regarding law and order has been received.

Apr 19, 2019

Protests loom in Indonesia as Subianto challenges Jokowi win in presidential polls

According to the quick count by pollsters Jokowi got nearly 54 percent of the votes.

Apr 18, 2019

Burqa-clad women casting fake votes for BJP, says BSP candidate Kunwar Danish Ali

Earlier, during the first phase of Lok Sabha elections on April 11, BJP candidate from Uttar Pradesh Sanjiv Balyan had raised the issue saying that women wearing burqas were not checked.

Apr 18, 2019

Major polling divide in Karnataka in 4 hours

Till 11 a.m., around 19.69 per cent electorate cast their votes in Bangalore South, a mere 6.01 per cent did in Bangalore Central, 7.23 per cent in Bangalore North and 6.31 per cent in Bangalore Rural.

Apr 18, 2019

Poll official searches PM Modi's chopper, suspended by Election Commission

Mohammad Mohsin, who is part of the Karnataka Cadre officer of the Indian Administrative Services deputed as a special observer in Odisha, ordered a one-man team to search the Prime Minister's helicopter.

Apr 18, 2019

Ola joins hands with BBMP and Election authorities to ferry people with disability to polling booths

As a part of this free service, Ola has assigned 270 cabs to the election commission which will be made available to ferry PWD voters to polling booths.

Apr 18, 2019

Lok Sabha election Phase 2 LIVE: Shoe hurled at BJP's Narasimha Rao during press meet [VIDEO]

Polling for Phase 2 Lok Sabha Elections will be held in are Assam, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry.

Apr 18, 2019

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: PM Narendra Modi mocks HD Kumaraswamy while addressing public at Bagalkot

Karnataka will vote on Thursday, April 18, to elect representatives of 14 seats.

Apr 18, 2019

What voters in Bengaluru need to know as Karnataka votes in LS 2019 Phase II

The 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka that go to the polls include those in the Bengaluru capital region as well.

Apr 17, 2019

Karnataka education dept leaks Aadhaar details of 5,000 scholarship students

The Department of State Education Research and Training (DSERT) released the students' names, caste and mobile numbers on their website.

Apr 17, 2019

Not voting for Congress on EVM will give you electric shock, says Chhattisgarh minister

Asking people to vote for the Congress candidate, the minister from Chhattisgarh stated, "You have to press the first button to vote. If you press the second button, you will get an "electric shock". The third button will also give you one."

Apr 17, 2019

Twitter withholds Yogi Adityanath's tweets calling Muslim League a 'green virus'

The tweets on Yogi Adityanath's page have been deleted and in its place, there is a message reading, "This tweet from @myogiadityanath has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand."

Apr 17, 2019