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TMC MP joins BJP, Congress, CPI-M MLAs follow suit
New Delhi (IANS) In a major setback to the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, its MP Anupam Hazra on Tuesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at the party headquarters here in the presence of … read more
EVMs can’t be hacked or manipulated: Ex-CEC
Kolkata (IANS) Former Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla has given a thumbs up to the EVMs to be used in the upcoming general elections, arguing that the equipment cannot be hacked or manipulated as they are not accessible through external machines … read more
198 pink booths for women to be set up in Ranchi
Ranchi (IANS) For the Lok Sabha polls on May 6, 198 pink booths, exclusively for women, will be set up here, the Ranchi District Administration announced on Monday. “Not only voters, but staffs and security personnel at these booths will also … read more
Jharkhand Election Dates: State to Vote for LS Polls from April 29 to May 19
Ranchi/ New Delhi: The Election Commission on Sunday said Jharkhand will go for polls in four phases on April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19, for 14 constituencies. While voters of three constituencies will exercise their franchise in the fourth phase on April 29, voters of … read more
Seven-phase polling in Bihar, UP, Bengal
New Delhi (IANS) Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal will see staggered Lok Sabha elections spread over all seven phases starting from April 11 to May 19, it was announced here on Sunday. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora told the media … read more
President launches pulse polio programme for 2019
New Delhi (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind, here on Saturday, launched the 2019 pulse polio programme by administering polio drops to children below five years at the Rahstrapati Bhawan. The launch was organised on the eve of the National Immunisation Day, … read more
We hit terrorists in their backyard after Pulwama: Modi
Greater Noida (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India hit terrorists in their backyard after the Pulwama terror attack and accused the previous Congress-led UPA government of lacking courage to take action against Pakistan-based terror groups after 26/11 Mumbai … read more
BJP to form alliance with AJSU in Jharkhand
New Delhi (IANS) The BJP parliamentary board met here on Friday under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and decided to ally with All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) in Jharkhand ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. According to the deal, … read more
SC orders mediation to settle Ayodhya title dispute
New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday ordered mediation to settle the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Ayodhya title dispute case by a three-member panel. The panel will be headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice F.M.I. Kalifulla with Art of Living … read more