Modi defends fielding Pragya Thakur, says ‘it will cost Congress’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while defending the BJP’s decision to field Malegaon blasts accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur from Bhopal constituency, said this was a “symbolic answer” to all those who “falsely labelled the Hindu civilization as terrorist”. Read More
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IPS officers’ body condemns Sadhvi Pragya’s remark on Karkare

A day after 2008 Malegaon blasts accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur said Hemant Karkare, the 26/11 martyr, died because of her curse, the association of Indian Police Service officers condemned the statement. Read More
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Maya shares dais with Mulayam; decades-old rivalry looks history

The Bahujan Samajwadi Party chief, Mayawati, shared a dais with Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav after a long time. At an election rally in Mainpuri, Mayawati urged the people to vote for Singh while Singh urged his supporters to always respect Mayawati. Read More
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Doordarshan ‘censors’ Binoy Viswam’s speech, CPI to move EC

Communist Party of India national secretary and Rajya Sabha member Binoy Viswam accused the public broadcaster Doordarshan of “censoring” references he made to the RSS, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in his scheduled speech. Read More
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Priyanka Chaturvedi quits Congress, joins Shiv Sena

Priyanka Chaturvedi, one of Congress’s national spokespersons, quit her party after 10 years and joined the Shiv Sena in less than 24 hours. She blamed the Congress for reinstating party workers who misbehaved with her at an event in Mathura. Read More
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LS poll Phase 2: 68% turnout in 12 states; voting largely peaceful

The second phase of the Lok Sabha election saw voting taking place for 95 constituencies across 11 states and one Union territory. According to the Election Commission’s Voter Turnout app, 68.2 per cent of the eligible voters exercised their franchise. Read More
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In MP, Election Commission bans ‘chowkidar chor hai’ Congress ad

The Election Commission in Madhya Pradesh, while banning the Congress Committee’s audio and video campaign which promotes “Chowkidar Chor Hai” slogan, has ordered to end its broadcast. Read More
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IAS officer suspended for checking Narendra Modi’s chopper

The Election Commission has suspended a senior Indian Administrative Service officer, who was deployed as a poll observer in Sambalpur, Odisha for checking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s helicopter there. Read More
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Mukesh Ambani backs Milind Deora for Mumbai South seat

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani has supported Mumbai Congress leader Milind Deora in the Lok Sabha election. Deora is contesting from Mumbai South constituency in the election. Read More
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In Chennai, 159 inmates of mental institute vote for the first time

The Institute of Mental Health in Chennai scripted history as the inmates of the centre voted at a polling booth set up for them. Two days ago, there was a demonstration of the EVMs on the campus and the voters were also made aware of the parties in the fray. Read More
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