Voting for the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections began on Friday morning. 88 constituencies across 12 states and a union territory, including Congress stalwart Rahul Gandhi’s Wayanad, are voting to choose their representatives to the lower house of the parliament. Voting in all 20 seats in Kerala started at 7 am today. Polling in 14 seats in Karnataka,… Continue reading "Lok Sabha elections Phase 2: Voting underway"
The Election Commission (EC) issued a notice to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President J P Nadda on Thursday on a complaint lodged by the Opposition parties alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had violated the model code of conduct during his speech in Rajasthan’s Banswara on Sunday. This is the first time the EC, according to its officials, has taken… Continue reading "EC sends notice to BJP and Congress over hate speech complaints"
The intense campaigning for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections ended at 5 pm Wednesday, 24 April, with prominent leaders from both the BJP-led NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc sparing no effort to sway voters. With the end of campaigning, a 48-hour silence period has begun, mandating all political parties to cease election-related activities in the polling constituencies.… Continue reading "Campaigning ends for phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls in 89 seats"
The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, reserved its judgement in the ongoing EVM-VVPAT case after it received answers from the Election Commission of India (ECI) to technical queries it had asked for earlier in the day. While hearing pleas seeking the complete verification of votes cast using Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT), the top Court… Continue reading "SC reserves order on VVPAT cross-verification petitions"
The searing heat wave sweeping large parts of east India continued unabated and spread to southern parts of the country on Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Maximum temperatures settled two to seven degrees Celsius above normal in parts of Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The mercury soared to 43.5 degrees Celsius in Anantapur and… Continue reading "Heatwave to prevail in 16 states including TN for next four days, says IMD"
The Election Commission of India on Tuesday said the poll body was examining the complaint filed by the Congress against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “A complaint regarding the Prime Minister’s speech has been received and is under consideration of the Commission,” sources said. The opposition leaders, however, alleged that the ECI is dragging its feet as no action was taken… Continue reading "We are examining Modi’s Rajasthan speech, says EC"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reiterated his allegations against the Congress on the issue of property redistribution, accusing the principal opposition party of harbouring intentions to seize citizens’ assets for their own gain. However, unlike during his speech in Rajasthan on Sunday. the Prime Minister did not say that the redistributed wealth would benefit Muslims. Addressing a rally in… Continue reading "PM repeats ‘wealth redistribution’ charge"
The Congress on Monday moved the Election Commission seeking “appropriate action” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his ‘redistribution of wealth’ remarks at a poll rally in Rajasthan, alleging the comments were “divisive”, “malicious” and targeted a particular religious community. A delegation of Congress leaders met the Election Commission and handed over complaints against the prime minister, alleging that he… Continue reading "Cong seeks EC action on PM over Raj rally remark"
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday conducted searches at nine locations in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, in a case linked to terror activities. The ongoing raids, initiated early Monday, are being conducted in collaboration with security forces at various sites associated with individuals linked to terrorism as part of a case registered by the agency in 2022. Acting on… Continue reading "NIA raids nine places in J-K in terror case"
Toronto: India’s young Chess grandmaster, 17-year-old D Gukesh stamped the country’s dominance in the sport as he created history on Monday becoming the youngest-ever challenger to the world title after winning FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2024 crown in Toronto. After being crowned as the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2024 champion, India’s 17-year-old Grandmaster said he is aiming to win… Continue reading "‘Eager for World Championship Final’"