General Elections
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EC sets up task force to gauge impact of heat on Lok Sabha election turnout
Media reports have cited hot and humid weather as a possible reason for the dip in the polling percentage in the first phase.
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Naga group lifts shutdown in 6 districts after responding to Election Commission notice
The group had imposed a shutdown in the region on Thursday to voice its demand for statehood, leading to a very low voter turnout during the Lok Sabha polls.
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Election Commission orders probe into Ajit Pawar’s ‘vote for funds’ remark
The Maharashtra deputy chief minister said that he would give funds for development projects as long as voters chose the ruling alliance.
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Trending
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Why the courts have denied bail to Aam Aadmi Party leaders, despite weak evidence
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‘Gaanth Chapter 1: Jamnaa Paar’ review: A bold and grisly exploration of an unnerving crime
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Reasi attack shows why security in Jammu and Kashmir needs more than just a military approach
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Graphic memoir: An Indian woman remembers her childhood in Iran during the 1970s’ Islamic Revolution
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Nobel laureate VS Naipaul’s sister writes about being Indian in a Creole society in her memoir
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BRS’s K Chandrashekar Rao gets EC notice over alleged derogatory remarks against Congress leaders
The notice followed a complaint alleging that the former Telangana Chief Minister had called some Congress leaders ‘sons of dogs’.
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EC bars Congress’ Randeep Surjewala from campaigning for 48 hours, cites remarks on Hema Malini
The poll panel said that his statement was ‘sexist, vulgar and unethical’.
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EC issues ‘strict warning’ to Shashi Tharoor for cash-for-votes charges against Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Tharoor, however, denied the allegation and said that he did not name Chandrasekhar or the Bharatiya Janata Party in a recent interview to a news channel.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop group BTS members reunite as Jin finishes mandatory military service
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Watch: Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag, Mithali Raj, and others feature in T20 anthem
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Watch: Tamil rapper Paal Dabba’s song features in a new Apple Mac advertisement
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Caught on camera: Flames shoot out from Air Canada plane after take-off, no injuries reported
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Eco India: How is Mumbai's dengue surge linked to climate change?
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Replace Parshottam Rupala as BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Rajkot, demand Rajputs in Gujarat
The Kshatriya-caste community is protesting the Union minister’s remark that erstwhile maharajas had ‘bowed down’ to the British while Dalits ‘did not budge’.
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Lok Sabha polls: Congress fields former Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi from Jalandhar
Former student leader Kanhaiya Kumar will contest the polls from the North East Delhi constituency against BJP’s Manoj Tiwari.
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What’s at stake as India prepares to vote in the Lok Sabha elections
The country’s general elections, the largest in the world, have become progressively bigger over the last 72 years.
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The Reel
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‘Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha’ trailer: Ajay Devgn and Tabu team up in Neeraj Pandey’s romantic drama
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In documentary on legendary Hollywood director Frank Capra, a lesson in ‘how to hope’
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‘Kill’ trailer: One man takes on his enemies in violent thriller
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‘Paddington in Peru’ trailer: The bear and the Browns go on a vacation
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Watch: ‘Mirzapur’ season 3 has a release date
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Pre-poll survey finds support for religious pluralism, decreasing trust in Election Commission
Seventy-nine percent of the respondents believed that ‘India belongs to all religions equally, not just Hindus,’ according to the findings by Lokniti-CSDS.
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INDIA bloc’s claim that BJP will change the Constitution shows bankruptcy of ideas: PM Modi
In recent weeks, some Bharatiya Janata Party leaders urged voters to give their party an overwhelming majority in Parliament to make constitutional changes.
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Lok Sabha polls: BJP leader to take legal action against Shashi Tharoor over cash-for-votes claim
On Saturday, the Congress MP alleged that Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar had bribed voters in his constituency of Thiruvananthapuram.
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The Field
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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup: Sherfane Rutherford helps West Indies win as New Zealand face exit
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Boxing, Olympics 2024: Sparring with rival and battling nerves – Nikhat Zareen eyes Paris podium
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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup: India captain Rohit Sharma admits ‘big relief’ at qualifying for Super 8s
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Bowlers strike back: In favourable conditions at the T20 World Cup, the bowlers have taken the cake
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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, India vs USA, as it happened: Arshdeep, Suryakumar guide India to victory