Category: National

Bengaluru: An FIR has been registered against Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar for violation of the Model Code of Conduct for allegedly promising water supply in exchange of votes to residents of a housing society near here, the Election Commission said on Saturday. The matter came to light after the BJP approached the…

Thrissur:  Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday attacked the BJP-ruled Centre, accusing it of being a “racist, fascist, and oppressive” government that was “haughtily” speaking of  changing the Indian Constitution that was “written with the blood of freedom fighters.” The Congress leader also charged the BJP-led administration with working for the benefit of the…

Bhagalpur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the ruling BJP at the Centre of trying to “scrap” the Constitution, but vowed that the opposition bloc INDIA would foil its attempt. Addressing an election rally in Bhagalpur, his first in Bihar, Gandhi also scoffed at the claims of the BJP that it will win more…

Pune: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday said this Lok Sabha election is not about family relations but a battle between Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Ajit Pawar’s wife Sunetra, the NCP’s candidate from the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency in Pune district, officially launched her campaign by offering prayers…

Jaipur: Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said “bumper voting” has taken place in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections and claimed that people were heard chanting “Modi, Modi” after casting their votes. Twelve parliamentary seats in Rajasthan were among the 102 that went to polls in the…

Kolkagar: Sporadic incidents of violence marred the first phase of Lok Sabha polls in the three parliamentary constituencies in Bengal, as TMC and the BJP workers clashed with each other in various parts of violence-prone Cooch Behar seat. Both the TMC and the BJP lodged 80 and 39 complaints, respectively, related to poll violence, voter…

Chennai: A slew of political leaders and celebrities exercised their franchise in their respective polling stations across Tamil Nadu on Friday for the Lok Sabha polls. Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi cast his vote at a polling booth here while Chief Minister M K Stalin, former Chief Ministers, O Panneerselvam and Edappadi K Palaniswami…

New Delhi: The Congress on Friday claimed that a “silent undercurrent” is brewing across western Uttar Pradesh against the “failures” of the Modi government, as it flagged issues such as “neglect” of sugarcane farmers and examination paper leaks. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh attacked the BJP-led central government ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s poll…