Bengal LS poll: 37 in fray for three seats in 1st phase, Cooch Behar gets maximum security
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) The fate of as many as 37 candidates, including that of a Union Minister, will be sealed on Friday in the first phase of elections in three Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal. Of the three constituencies, Cooch Behar will be under special focus not only because the Union Minister is […]
Mayawati expels her party’s candidate from Jhansi
Jhansi (UP), April 18 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has expelled Rakesh Kushwaha, its candidate on the Jhansi Lok Sabha seat, from the party on charges of indiscipline. BSP President Mayawati has also taken action against some other office-bearers of the party in Jhansi. The district BSP president B. K. Gautam said that the […]
Sexual harassment case: Delhi court defers hearing on framing of charges against ex-WFI chief
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday deferred a hearing concerning the framing of charges against BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, in an alleged sexual harassment case by six women wrestlers. The decision to defer came after Singh submitted an application seeking further […]
With poll notification out, Telangana set for three-cornered fight
Hyderabad, April 18 (IANS) The Election Commission on Thursday issued notification for elections to 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana along with by-election to Secunderabad Cantonment Assembly constituency on May 13, setting the stage for a three-cornered contest among the ruling Congress, opposition BRS and the BJP. With the issue of notification, the process of […]
In a first, UP govt prepares question banks for students
Prayagraj (UP), April 18 (IANS) In a first, the Uttar Pradesh (UP) basic education department has prepared question banks for more than 25 lakh students of classes 9 and 10 studying in more than 27,000 schools affiliated with the UP Board. These question banks aim to enhance students’ preparation for competitive examinations such as engineering […]
Congress in Telangana may face rough weather over unfulfilled guarantees
Hyderabad, April 18 (IANS) Four months after storming to power in Telangana, the Congress, which seeks to win 12 out of 17 seats in the state in the next month’s Lok Sabha elections, may find the going tough as a section of voters feel that it has failed to deliver on several of the six […]
First phase of LS polls: Will Modi-Yogi popularity override caste equations in UP?
Lucknow, April 18 (IANS) The wave of Prime Minister Modi’s popularity, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s stern dealing with the law & order situation and the euphoria over the Ram temple has started overriding the caste equations in Uttar Pradesh. The state has always witnessed the caste factor come into play whenever elections are to be […]
FIR against woman who alleged Ravi Kishan is father of her daughter
Lucknow, April 18 (IANS) An FIR has been registered at the Hazratganj police station in Lucknow against six people, including a woman, who claimed that BJP MP Ravi Kishan is the father of her daughter. The FIR was registered on a complaint by Ravi Kishan’s wife Preeti Shukla. Apart from the woman, Aparna Thakur, the […]
Constituency Watch: Will Congress’ Mansoor Ali Khan succeed in breaching BJP fortress in Bengaluru Central LS seat?
Bengaluru, April 18 (IANS) Mansoor Ali Khan, son of former Union Minister K. Rahman Khan and the sole Muslim candidate not only from the Congress but from any major party in Karnataka in the coming Lok Sabha polls, has been fielded from Bangalore Central parliamentary constituency where he faces the challenging task of wresting the […]
Raj: Over 2.54 crore people eligible to vote for 12 LS seats going to polls in first phase
Jaipur, April 18 (IANS) Around 2.54 crore people are eligible to vote for the 12 parliamentary constituencies in Rajasthan which will go to polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election on April 19, officials have said. The latest voters’ list for phase 1 of the Lok Sabha polls has over 2.54 crore […]
