EC seeks report from I&B ministry on launch of NaMo TV

The poll panel has also written separately to Doordarshan and asked to verify how the national broadcaster ran an hour-long live broadcast of PM Modi’s public address “Mein Bhi Chowkidar” on March 31. Read More
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Omar demands ‘separate J&K PM and president’, leaves Modi fuming

Addressing a public rally in Kashmir’s Bandipore, Abdullah had said that he wanted to see Jammu & Kashmir restore to the previous situation where the state had a separate prime minister and a president. Read More
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EC seeks report on Yogi calling Indian Army ‘Modi ji ki sena’

The Election Commission sought a report after Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath called the Indian Army “Modiji ki Sena” at an election rally. The poll panel has asked for a factual report from the Ghaziabad district election office and asked it to submit it by Tuesday. Read More
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Video of Patra eating meal cooked on smoke stove kicks row

After Sambit Patra shared the video of him eating food cooked over a smoke stove, social-media users started taking pot shots at Patra asking what happened to the Prime Minister’s Ujjwala Yojana scheme that provides gas connections to poor households. Read More
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‘Main bhi chowkidar’: Railways allegedly violate MCC via teacups

The railways came under scrutiny yet again for alleged violation of the election model code of conduct when passengers Kathgodam Shatabdi reported that tea was served in paper cups with “main bhi chowkidar” written on them. Read More
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EC gives a clean chit to Modi on A-SAT TV and radio speech

The Election Commission said PM Narendra Modi television and radio address on the successful demonstration of the anti-satellite missile capability did not violate the election model code of conduct, which is enforced since the announcement of the Lok Sabha poll dates. Read More
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EC: PMO didn’t seek nod for Modi’s A-SAT TV announcement

The Election Commission said the investigation into the claims that Prime Minister Narendra Modi violated the election model code of conduct when he announced on TV the success of an anti-satellite missile test (A-SAT) will be completed by Friday. Read More
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Mission Shakti: US expresses concern over A-SAT space debris

Taking a note of India’s A-SAT test the US has said that it will continue to pursue its shared interests with New Delhi in space and technical cooperation, but expressed its concern over the issue of space debris. Read More
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Mamata promises to probe demonetization if voted to power

While releasing her party manifesto at her Kalighat residence in south Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee also made an “appeal” to the prime minister, Narendra Modi, to engage in an open debate with an opposition leader ahead of the general election. Read More
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PM announces successful A-SAT test, Congress claims credit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India had become the fourth country in the world to successfully hit a satellite in space with an anti-satellite missile. While the BJP celebrated, the opposition slammed the government but congratulated the scientists. Read More
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