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  BJP wants to curb movement of our leaders: Maharashtra Congress

  October 18, 2019 11:54 IST

  State Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant claimed the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) has not been giving timely clearance to jets/helicopters carrying party leaders for campaigning.

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  Nitish, Sushil and Paswan campaign together, Grand Alliance remains di

  October 18, 2019 11:22 IST

  Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who heads the JD(U), Union minister and LJP founding president Ram Vilas Paswan and Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi a BJP veteran on Thursday shared the stage at rallies in Duraunda and Kishanganj assembly segments and Samastipur Lok Sabha seat.

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  MP bypoll: Jyotiraditya Scindia skips Jhabua campaign

  October 18, 2019 10:11 IST

  The fallout of the ongoing infighting in the Madhya Pradesh Congress unit can be witnessed in the Jhabua Assembly seat, where bypoll is going to held on October 21. Congress General Secretary Jyotiraditya Scindia has not yet campaigned for the party candidate even though canvassing would end on October 19. Instead, he is busy campaigning in Maharashtra.

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  NCP MP cancels rallies in Pune after chopper denied nod to fly

  October 17, 2019 22:47 IST

  NCP MP Amol Kolhe on Thursday alleged the helicopter he was to ride was denied flying permission by the air defence control in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Pune, leading to the cancellation of his campaign meetings in the district.

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  Rs 15.5 crore illegal cash seized in Mumbai so far: IT

  October 17, 2019 21:13 IST

  The Income Tax Department said on Thursday it has seized illegal cash amounting to around Rs 15.50 crore in Mumbai since the Model Code of Conduct for the October 21 Maharashtra assembly elections came into force.  

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  No liquor sale in Noida, Gr Noida for 48 hrs ahead of Haryana polls

  October 17, 2019 21:08 IST

  ​Liquor outlets in Noida and Greater Noida, which are close to Haryana border, will remain shut from October 19 to 21 in view of the assembly elections in the neighbouring state, officials said on Thursday.  

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  PM Modi invokes Shivaji, stresses NDA govt's nationalist policies

  October 17, 2019 23:48 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that his government adheres to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's principles of nationalism and national security, and possess the strength to give a befitting reply to those who have "evil designs" on India.

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  Ex-Shiv Sena MLA Harshwardhan Jadhav's house attacked in Aurangabad

  October 17, 2019 13:03 IST

  Meanwhile, Shiv Sena's district president and MLC Ambadas Danve told PTI that the party workers were angry with Jadhav over his "disgraceful" remarks against Thackeray.

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  1,169 candidates in fray for 90 seats in Haryana

  October 17, 2019 12:19 IST

  While the BJP and the Congress are contesting on all 90 seats, the BSP is in fray on 87 seats, and the INLD is contesting on 81 seats. There are some 375 candidates contesting as Independents.

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  Maharashtra Assembly polls seat watch: Amravati

  October 16, 2019 23:47 IST

  As the Maharashtra Assembly polls are around the corner, the parties are busy with campaigns and rallies. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the dates for the Maharashtra Assembly elections. Voting for the 288-member Assembly will be held on 21 October in a single phase. 

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  Amit Shah's scathing attack on '3-D' Congress in Haryana

  October 16, 2019 21:12 IST

  Launching a sharp attack on the Congress party, BJP President Amit Shah on Wednesday said that past Congress governments were guided by "the 3 Ds" - "Darbari, Damad and Damad ke dalal".

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  JDS will field candidates in all 15 Assembly segments for bypolls

  October 16, 2019 19:53 IST

  JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda on Wednesday said his party would field candidates in all the 15 constituencies for the December 5bypolls, following the Supreme Court's decision on the status of disqualified Congress-JD(S) legislators.

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  'Pehalwan, Nikamma': Political rallies in Maharashtra get dramatic

  October 16, 2019 15:07 IST

  As the Maharashtra Assembly election campaign cacophony climbs to a circus-like crescendo, many politicians resort to no-holds-barred attacks on their rivals, on public platforms, leaving the audiences in splits, riled and speechless at the same time

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  Osmanabad Shiv Sena MP Omraje Nimbalkar injured in knife attack

  October 16, 2019 12:59 IST

  Nimbalkar was preparing to address an election rally for the local Shiv Sena candidate when a youth suddenly rushed towards him from the crowd.

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  Election Commission bans exit polls during Assembly elections, bypolls

  October 15, 2019 12:32 IST

  The Election Commission said: "And as per the provisions of Section 126A of The Representation of the People Act, 1951 (in short R.P. Act, 1951), there shall be restrictions on conduct of any exit poll and publication and dissemination of result of such exit polls during the period notified by the EC."

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  Bharat Ratna to 1 crore jobs. Promises in BJP's Maharashtra manifesto

  October 15, 2019 16:31 IST

  Describing the poll manifesto as a 'Sankalp Patra', the BJP demanded Bharat Ratna demand for Jyotiba Phule and his wife Savitribai Phule and Vir Savarkar.

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  NCP MLC, ex-MLA join BJP ahead of Maharashtra polls

  October 15, 2019 11:01 IST

  Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLC Ramrao Wadkute and former party MLA Bappu Pathare joined the BJP on Tuesday, ahead of the next week's Maharashtra Assembly polls. Wadkute, a prominent Dhangar (shepherd) community leader from the Marathwada region, was appointed a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council on June 2014 from the governor's quota.

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  Wish India possessed Rafale jets during Balakot strike: Rajnath Singh

  October 15, 2019 10:07 IST

  At a ceremony in France on Tuesday, Singh formally took the delivery of the first of the 36 long-awaited French-made aircraft acquired by the Indian Air Force. He also took a sortie in the two-seater jet.

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  Acid test for BJP's 'Ram Rajya' in Haryana

  October 15, 2019 9:56 IST

  First-time legislator Khattar is seeking re-election from Karnal and believes this will be a poll is between his development and corruption of the previous Congress government.

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  BJP, Congress eye non-Jat in agrarian Haryana polls

  October 15, 2019 9:48 IST

  Riding against social engineering trends, both prominent parties in agrarian Haryana -- the ruling BJP and the Congress -- in the October 21 Assembly polls have set eyes on non-Jat votes despite land-owning class, the Jats, comprising 28 per cent of the states population.

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  Soldiers lost lives because of Congress' love for Article 370: PM Modi

  October 14, 2019 21:00 IST

  Launching a broadside against the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked the opposition party to explain "its love" for Article 370 to the families of security personnel martyred in Jammu and Kashmir.

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  Maharashtra polls to witness live webcasting from 9,673 booths

  October 14, 2019 14:34 IST

  The EC is using the live webcasting system to deter miscreants from creating problems at polling stations and to increase transparency in the voting process, an election official said.

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  Local Sena leaders oppose name change for Ulhasnagar

  October 13, 2019 23:46 IST

  Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had reportedly said at a rally in Ulhasnagar a couple of days ago that a metro line being built till Kalyan would be extended to Ulhasnagar and the metro station would be called Sindhu Nagar.

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  Congress, JJP dub BJP's poll manifesto as 'Jhumla patra'

  October 13, 2019 22:40 IST

  Opposition Congress and Jannayak Janta Party on Sunday dubbed the ruling BJP's poll manifesto as "jhumla patra", saying the party had failed to fulfil the promises made at the time of previous assembly polls and was now making more promises.

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  Economy was strong under Manmohan Singh: Rahul Gandhi

  October 13, 2019 22:36 IST

  He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi ridiculed his predecessor Manmohan Singh, mocked the Congress everywhere and even alleged that India achieved nothing in 70 years.

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  Rahul Gandhi rakes up Rafale deal in Maharashtra poll campaign

  October 13, 2019 20:41 IST

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday raked up the Rafale deal issue to target the BJP government, days after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh received the first fighter jet from France.

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  Rahul Gandhi in Maharashtra means BJP is winning, taunts Adityanath

  October 13, 2019 19:48 IST

  Addressing a poll rally in Umarkhed, Adityanath said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was committed to elimination of terrorism. Praising Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, he said the duo has established the concept of 'Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat' (One India, Superior India) through the move.

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  Haryana Assembly polls: BJP's manifesto out, focus on farmers, women

  October 13, 2019 18:50 IST

  Aiming to retain power, the BJP on Sunday released its election manifesto for Haryana polls, promising a slew of measures, including easy loans, for farmers and SC members, free education to girls from poor families and skill training to 25 lakh youths.