Father of Malegaon blasts victim files plea to restrain Pragya Thakur from contesting elections

The petitioner, Nisar Ahmed Sayyad Bilal, said that the BJP leader has been campaigning for the polls despite being released from jail on health grounds.

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India suspends trade across Line of Control in J&K, cites misuse of route by Pakistan-based elements

The ministry claimed that reports indicated that the irregularities were occurring on a very large scale.

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Watch: MTV's new campaign urges Indians to vote 'because they can’, unlike refugees around the world

The video hopes to drive home the point that ‘democracy is a privilege’.

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West Bengal Congress chief says party will not seek TMC’s support to form government after elections

Somen Mitra claimed that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is the ‘biggest and most trusted ally’ of the BJP and RSS.

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How the candidates in the second phase of voting stack up: 47% graduates, 16% with criminal charges

Twenty seven per cent of the nominees are crorepatis.

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Karnataka: Is Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) vote bank in Bagalkot or Balakot, asks Modi

The prime minister criticised the HD Kumaraswamy-led government and called it helpless and weak.

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EC bans Madhya Pradesh Congress’ campaign which uses ‘chowkidar chor hai’ slogan

The poll body took the decision to ban the campaign based on a complaint by the BJP.

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Tamil Nadu: AIADMK lodges EC complaint against DMK leaders MK Stalin, Dayanidhi Maran

The AIADMK claimed that DMK chief Stalin had made false claims against the state and central governments.

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Tehseen Poonawalla writes to EC, asks it to debar Pragya Singh Thakur from elections

Poonawalla said that the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad has pronounced Thakur as one of the ‘principal conspirators’ in the Malegaon blasts case.

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‘It is fight against Congress conspiracy to insult Hindus’: BJP defends fielding Pragya Singh Thakur

The Malegaon blasts accused will contest against Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh.

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Lok Sabha polls: VCK claims names of 500 Muslims and Dalits missing from voters’ lists in Tindivanam

But government officials said no names have been deleted from the list in three years.

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Election Commission warns Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi for ‘Modiji ki Sena’ remark

The Union minister had made the remark at a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur district on April 3 while campaigning for Jaya Prada.

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