Lawyers group urges ban on Priyanka’s entry in Kashi temple

A group of lawyers from Uttar Pradesh has requested the Varanasi district magistrate that Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra should not be allowed to enter the Kashi Vishwanath temple because she is a “Christian”. Read More
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In Rajasthan, bookies predict NDA to retain power after LS poll

Prior to the Balakot air strike carried out by the Indian Air Force, the betting market had predicted 280 seats for NDA. Now, according to the bookies, the surgical strike will work in favour of the BJP as the “mood of the nation has changed”. Read More
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In Bihar, RJD urges Congress to scale down to 8 seats from 11

The start of the seat-sharing negotiations among the allies didn’t began well as it snowballed into a war of words between the two parties. RJD chief Lalu Prasad asked the Congress to either scale down its demand of 11 seats to 8, or contest on all 40 seats alone. Read More
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In Bihar, BJP clubs LS seat-sharing deal with JD(U) and LJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party along with Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) and Ram Vilas Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party – the other two partners in the Bihar National Democratic Alliance – named the Lok Sabha constituencies in the state from which they will contest. Read More
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#MainBhiChowkidar: PM adds ‘Chowkidar’ in his Twitter name

Prime Minister Narendra Modi changed his Twitter profile name as “Chowkidar Narendra Modi” as his latest campaign – “Main Bhi Chowkidar (I’m a watchman too)” for the Lok Sabha election. Soon, other BJP ministers, members and supporters of the PM started doing the same. Read More
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Jammu & Kashmir state election likely to take place in June

After the Lok Sabha election conclude, there is a possibility that the assembly poll in Jammu & Kashmir will be held in June ahead of the annual Amarnath Yatra. This is the indication according to the general view expressed by the state administration and the Union home ministry. Read More
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EC calls India heads of social sites for meeting over fake news

The Election Commission has asked the country heads of six social-media platforms for a meeting, which includes representatives of Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Google, ShareChat and TikTok, to fight fake news before the general election. Read More
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Bengal: Left releases 25 LS picks, leaves 17 seats for Cong

The Left Front has, for the first time, opted for a seat-sharing deal with the Congress for the Lok Sabha election. Earlier, it had entered into a seat-sharing deal with the party for the state assembly polls, which had failed to evoke mass support. Read More
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For MP tribal LS seats, Congress seeks winnable candidates

The Madhya Pradesh chief minister, Kamal Nath, met ministers and Congress MLAs from the scheduled tribes to ask for final suggestions for names of winnable candidates from the six reserved Lok Sabha constituencies. Read More
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Congress’s Tom Vadakkan joins BJP, says ‘this is about patriotism’

One of Congress’s national spokesmen, Tom Vadakkan, on Thursday, joined the Bhartiya Janata Party in the presence of Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. Vadakkan attributed his decision to his “patriotism” and “love for nation”. Read More
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