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Karnataka Election 2018: This app will help find voting booth, queue length

In addition to tracking the voting booth, the Chunavana app will help citizens find the serial number and part number, which are important to pinpoint their name in the official electoral list.

May 9, 2018

Trump congratulates Putin on his inauguration, hopes for good relations with Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin is in his fourth term and is on the verge of becoming longest-serving Russian leader after Joseph Stalin. The elections in March witnessed Putin winning the majority of 77 percent votes in the polls.

May 8, 2018

Who is Imtiyaz Shaikh? UK's Swindon gets its first Goan-origin councillor

Imtiyaz Shaikh, who contested as a Labour candidate, emerged victorious in the local elections from Eastcott that were held May 3. He received 1,621 votes as compared to Toby Robson, his closest rival from the Liberal Democrats, who received 1,344 votes.

May 6, 2018

Telugu actress Madhavi Latha joins BJP in presence of Nitin Gadkari

Madhavi Latha who hinted about her political aspirations some days ago has now officially joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.

May 5, 2018

Rahul Gandhi slams Modi, challenges him to speak on corrupt BJP leaders

Rahul Gandhi has posted a video about prime minister Narendra Modi on Twitter. He has highlighted the criminal charges on the BJP leaders in Karnataka, who are participating in the polls and has asked Modi to speak on it.

May 5, 2018

Udit Raj asks how does dining at dalit homes fulfil their aspirations

Udit Raj's statement comes at a time when UP chief minister Yogi Aditynath is trying to appease dalit people to vote for BJP in 2019 Lok Sabha Polls. The CM had recently spent a night in a Dalit village and ate his meals at a Dalit's house in his state.

May 5, 2018

Fake news is par for course in Karnataka elections, but expect more

Earlier, fake news had to be planted and propagated through conventional media outlets while rumours had to travel through word of mouth. Both were abundantly in use but were laborious in execution.

May 4, 2018

Karnataka Assembly elections: Siddaramaiah slams Modi for his jibes at Congress

Siddaramaiah has engaged in a war of words with prime minister Narendra Modi on Twitter. The CM reacted to almost every topic that Modi had touched upon in his three rallies, which he addressed in Karnataka on Tuesday

May 3, 2018

Uma Bharti says she'd rather invite dalits home than dine at theirs

This incident took place at a time when UP chief minister Yogi Aditynath is trying to appease dalit people to vote for BJP in 2019 Lok Sabha Polls. The CM had spent a night in a Dalit village and ate his meals at a Dalit's house in his state.

May 3, 2018

Narendra Modi, election rally, karnataka

Is there a secret understanding between BJP and Janata Dal in Karnataka?

It's baffling that the utterances that validated the pre-poll alliance chatter came from none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself.

May 2, 2018

Journalist who flung shoes at George Bush could be next Iraq president

Just 10 years after the shoe-flinging incident, Iraqi broadcaster Muntadhar al-Zaidi has his eyes set on a seat in Iraq's Council of Representatives. The war-ravaged nation will hold elections May 12 for both president and PM and will elect 328 members to its Council of Representatives.

May 2, 2018