Akali Dal (Taksali) and AAP to join hands to contest Lok Sabha poll

A breakaway outfit from the Shriomani Akali Dal, the Shiromani Akali Dal (Taksali) has decided to join hands with the Aam Adami Party to contest general election in Punjab. Read More
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AAP names candidates for 6 Delhi LS seats, no alliance with Congress

The Aam Aadmi Party, on Saturday, announced names of the candidates for six of the seven Delhi seats for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. It also blamed the Congress for the breakdown of coalition talks between the two parties. Read More
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Voter can report violation of model code via smartphone: EC

The Election Commission, on Thursday, has announced that voters can now registered their complaint with the help of smartphone regarding violation of the model of code of conduct by any political party. Read More
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Panel: Twitter must address issues ‘real-time’, ‘engage more’ with EC

After a parliamentary panel chaired by BJP MP Anurag Thakur received complaints alleging bias against right-wing voices on the platform, Thakur asked Twitter to address issues in “real-time” and “engage more” with the Election Commission. Read More
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Lok Sabha election: BSP, SP form alliance in Uttarakhand, MP

After joining hands in Uttar Pradesh, the Bahujan Samaj Party and Samajwadi Party announced an alliance in Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The BSP, in a news statement, said that it will contest more Lok Sabha seats than the Samajwadi Party in both the states. Read More
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Modi launches Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme

The scheme proposes direct cash transfer of ₹6,000 annually in three instalments in the accounts of small-scale farmers. It is estimated that around 12 crore farmers will benefit from the scheme across India. Read More
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Thomas Friedman warns Russia may influence LS poll via Facebook

Pulitzer prize winner journalist, commentator and author Thomas Friedman has warned that India should be wary of Russia in the Lok Sabha election as it may try to manipulate the outcome by influencing voters through unregulated social media, like Facebook. Read More
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RSS to focus on terror, not Ram temple during Lok Sabha campaign

The suicide attack on CRPF convoy, on February 14, that killed over 40 CRPF personnel in Jammu & Kashmir’s Pulwama has made RSS to change their strategy for the campaign. Read More
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Lt Gen DS Hooda to prepare vision document for Congress

Lieutenant General Deependra Singh Hooda (retd), who oversaw the cross-border “surgical strikes” in September 2016 as the Northern Army commander, will chair a task force on national security and prepare a vision document for the Congress, ahead of the Lok Sabha election. Read More
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BSP-SP alliance releases list of UP Lok Sabha seats they will fight

The Bahujan Samaj Party and the Samajwadi Party jointly released the list of seats from where the two partners would contest, on Thursday, stamping out any possibility of congress being a part of the opposition. Read More
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