Politics

Lok Sabha elections: First Round voting begins, top 10 seats under lens

From Jammu on top to Nizamabad in south, Gaziabad in UP to Pauri Garhwal in Uttarakhand, today's top 10 Lok Sabha seats worth watching

Apr 11, 2019

'NaMo Foods' packets distributed outside Lok Sabha polling booth; is it model code violation?

The food packets were distributed just before Union minister Dr Mahesh Sharma arrived at a polling booth in Noida Sector 15A. The BJP leader is contesting from Gautam Buddh Nagar.

Apr 11, 2019

Ram Charan, Jr NTR Allu Arjun, Chiranjeevi and other celebs cast vote in elections [Photos + Videos]

Ram Charan, Jr NTR, Allu Arjun, Chiranjeevi and a host of other Tollywood celebs to cast vote in the Lok Sabha elections in Hyderabad and their photos and videos are going viral on social media.

Apr 11, 2019

Voting affected as EVM malfunctions reported in Andhra Pradesh, Chandrababu Naidu slams EC

The most EVM glitches have been reported from Andhra Pradesh where the voters have queued in huge numbers to cast their votes from 7 am.

Apr 11, 2019

Watch: Actress Khushbu slaps youth during Congress rally in Bengaluru

Actress Khushbu Sundar (Khushboo/Kushboo) slapped a Congress party worker while she was campaigning for Rizwan Arshad with Shantinagar MLA Nalapad Ahmed Haris in Bangalore on Wednesday. [Scroll to down to see slapping video]

Apr 11, 2019

Google doodle has an inked finger, marks beginning of 2019 general elections

When the doodle is clicked on, the page which opens explains the reader on how to vote and goes on to inform that a person can vote only of his or her name appears on the electoral roll or voter's list

Apr 11, 2019

Why some senior bureaucrats will depart if PM Modi gets 2nd term

Eight senior bureaucrats in the prime minister's office have either sought a transfer to other departments or plan to take premature retirement.

Apr 11, 2019

Successful in conducting 1st phase of Lok Sabha polls in a free, fair and peaceful manner: EC

The Phase I of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections was held in 91 parliamentary constituencies spread across 20 states and Union Territories.

Apr 11, 2019

Revealed! Here's the amount spent by BJP, Congress on their Facebook and Google ads

No expense has been spared in campaigns to convince the voters that they are their best choice. Ads had popped up on TV, posters on roadsides and in true 21st-century fashion, on social media.

Apr 10, 2019

India's richest and poorest candidates are contesting from same constituency for Lok Sabha polls: ADR reports

The richest candidate is from Telangana's Chevelle constituency, Konda Vishweshwar Reddy with the assets worth more than Rs 895 crores and the poorest candidate Nalla Prem Kumar contesting from the same constituency has a declared asset of Rs 500.

Apr 10, 2019

Rahul Gandhi files nomination from Amethi; Priyanka Gandhi, Robert Vadra join him

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was accompanied by his mother and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Congress general secretary of eastern UP.

Apr 10, 2019

Who is Nakul Nath? How rich is Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath's son?

Nakul Nath declared that he has movable and immovable properties worth Rs 615.9 crore, which is a lot more than his father Kamal Nath.

Apr 10, 2019

Nikhil Siddhartha campaigns for these 3 Jana Sena Party and TRS candidates [Photos]

Young Telugu actor Nikhil Siddhartha is busy campaigning for Jana Sena Party's MP candidate JD Lakshminarayna, Vizag MLA candidate Sandeep and TRS MP candidate Talasani Sai Kiran Yadav.

Apr 10, 2019

Who was KM Mani? The history-maker of Kerala Congress passes away at 86

Mani was a prominent leader of the Kerala Congress, who represented Pala constituency of Kottayam district in Kerala since its inception in 1965.

Apr 10, 2019

Is CM HD Kumaraswamy planning to release Sumalatha Ambareesh's morphed photos and videos?

Actress Sumalatha Ambareesh alleged that the JD(S) chief HD Kumaraswamy has planned to morph her photos and videos to malign her image and defeat her in Lok Sabha elections in Mandya constituency.

Apr 10, 2019