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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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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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 singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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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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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Mumbai City win dramatic semi-final first leg against FC Goa
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: India clinch medals in men’s javelin, discus and 1500m on opening day
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Boundaries and impact: The imbalance in IPL 2024 shows it is not a good time to be a bowler
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship