#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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VVPAT counting: SC notice to EC seeking reply on opposition’s plea

The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Election Commission to find an answer on the plea filed by several opposition leaders seeking the counting of VVPAT slips of 50% of EVMs in each constituency before the Lok Sabha election results are declared. 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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Bhim Army chief Azad to Priyanka: ‘Will fight against Modi’

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met the Bhim Army chief, Chandrashekhar Azad, who is admitted in a hospital after being detained by the Saharanpur Police for allegedly violating the model code of conduct in Deoband. Read More
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LS poll: AAP proposes tie-up with Congress and JJP in Haryana

The Aam Aadmi Party chief, Arvind Kejriwal, expressed his wish to join hands with the Congress party and the Jannayak Janata Party in Haryana for the Lok Sabha election. However, both the Congress as well as the JJP have rejected Kejriwal's offer. Read More
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BJP finalizes tie-ups in NE, says target of winning 22 LS seats

The Bhartiya Janata Party’s general secretary, Ram Madhav, claimed that the party has finalized its alliances in the northeast and have set the target of winning at least 22 out of 25 Lok Sabha seats from eight states of the region, including Sikkim. Read More
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