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  Village in Varanasi restricts Rahul Gandhi's entry

  May 08, 2019 13:32 IST

  A resident said: "Calling Prime Minister 'chor' has hurt the dignity of the nation. We don't want the person to step into our village, so we have put these posters."

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  In Haryana, mothers, wives and daughters-in-law hit the campaign trail

  May 08, 2019 13:01 IST

  In a state, infamous for its skewed sex ratio and patriarchal attitudes to women, this dedicated tribe of campaigners has plunged into the heat and dust of electoral politics ahead of the elections on May 12.

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  Amethi youth writes letter in blood to EC over PM Modi's Rajiv Gandhi remarks

  May 08, 2019 12:47 IST

  Manoj Kashyap of Shahgarh in Amethi has written that he was 'traumatised' by the statements of the Prime Minister against late Rajiv Gandhi.

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  EC gives clean chit to PM Modi over Bhrashtachari remark against Rajiv Gandhi

  May 08, 2019 12:24 IST

  "Prima facie, we did not figure out any literal violation of MCC as given in the Election Commission of India instructions," the poll watchdog said, in a statement on Tuesday. 

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  Caste equations, unauthorised colonies hold poll key in North East Delhi seat

  May 08, 2019 12:16 IST

  The constituency has the highest concentration of Poorvanchalis, Muslims and migrants from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, who play a decisive role during elections.

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  Congress demands action against 'fake' NRC objections in Assam's Kokrajhar

  May 08, 2019 12:09 IST

  In its memorandum, the district Congress committee alleged that minorities were being harassed even after due verification of their documents during the preparation of the complete draft National Register of Citizens (NRC), published last year.

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  Supreme Court intervenes in Tej Bahadur Yadav's nomination rejection matter

  May 08, 2019 12:33 IST

  The top court has asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to examine by Thursday (May 9) the plea filed by Yadav.

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  Hadd kardi aapne: Sushma Swaraj cautions Mamata Banerjee against using derogatory words for PM Modi

  May 09, 2019 13:25 IST

  The External Affairs Minister also quoted a couplet penned by noted Urdu poet Bashir Badr.

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  Polls held on 11th April for Tripura West Parliamentary constituency declared void: ECI

  May 08, 2019 9:32 IST

  Re-polls will be held on 12th May (sixth phase of voting) from 7 am to 5 pm, said the ECI, reported ANI.

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  Lok Sabha polls, May 8: As it happened

  May 08, 2019 23:49 IST

  The BJP launched a new campaign slogan targeting the national capital, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi being at the centre of it. In Delhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will also address two rallies on Wednesday-one each in North-East Delhi seat and South Delhi seat.

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  WB BJP President Dilip Ghosh, Himanta Biswa Sarma’s convoy attacked in East Midnapore

  May 07, 2019 22:37 IST

  The convoy of West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh was allegedly attacked by Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers days before the sixth round of polling in West Bengal.

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  Mamata Banerjee says she wants to 'give Modi a tight slap of democracy'

  May 07, 2019 18:11 IST

  PM Modi had, in a rally in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls, said, "West Bengal, under Mamata Banerjee, was known for 'triple T -- Trinamool, Tolabaazi, Tax'."

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  Don't consider Modi as PM? Get ready for 5 more years: Shah warns Mamata

  May 07, 2019 16:50 IST

  Ridiculing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claim that she does not consider Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister, BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday said she should rather prepare herself for another five years as Modi is set to return at the helm following the Lok Sabha polls.  

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  'Baba Ji Burger Wale', 'Chacha Maggi Wala' contesting as independent candidates in Punjab

  May 07, 2019 16:26 IST

  One of them flips burgers, the other rustles up noodles at a roadside joint. The two are among the 278 candidates who are trying their luck in the May 19 Lok Sabha elections in Punjab.

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  EC clean chit to PM Modi in two more cases: Sources

  May 07, 2019 11:41 IST

  The Congress had alleged that he held a "roadshow" in Ahmedabad on April 23 and the sources said the commission has concluded that Modi did not violate the model code and the election law.

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  Matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs: SC dismisses review plea of 21 Opposition leaders

  May 07, 2019 11:33 IST

  "We are not inclined to modify our order," a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said.

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  EC finds Smriti Irani's charge of booth capturing false

  May 07, 2019 8:20 IST

  On Monday evening, talking to reporters, the CEO said the charges leveled by an elderly woman in a video clip that went viral on social media were found to be "baseless".

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  In a first, Delhi to have only-women-staffed booths as national capital prepares for sixth phase polling

  May 07, 2019 7:50 IST

  Special booths will have an all-women staff, including presiding officers, polling officers and micro observers. Such booths are aimed at empowering women and increasing their participation in the electoral process.

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  Want to give Modi a tight slap of democracy, says Mamata Banerjee | Lok Sabha polls

  May 08, 2019 23:47 IST

  The Lok Sabha polls are just a few days away and the parties are leaving no stone unturned to garner as much as attention and affection from the crowds as possible. To this end, Amit Shah will address election rallies in West Bengal and Bihar today, while Priyanka Gandhi will campaign in Haryana.

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  Zero vote cast from Burhan Wani's village, only 15 from Pulwama suicide bomber's

  May 06, 2019 22:57 IST

  Nobody from the village of Burhan Wani, the poster boy of terror group Hizbul Mujahideen, voted Monday, while just 15 from the native place of Pulwama suicide bomber, who nearly brought India and Pakistan to a war, cast the ballots, officials said.  

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  Only have love for Modi who insulted a martyr: Rahul Gandhi on PM's barb at Rajiv Gandhi

  May 06, 2019 22:54 IST

  Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Monday that despite Narendra Modi insulting his father Rajiv Gandhi, he only had love for the prime minister.  

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  Take money from other parties, but vote for AAP: Kejriwal

  May 06, 2019 22:53 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asked voters not to deny money given to them by other political parties, but vote for the Aam Aadmi Party.  

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  Over 62% voter turnout in fifth phase, explosions in Kashmir, clashes in Bengal | Top 10 points

  May 06, 2019 23:48 IST

  The fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls across seven states saw a voter turnout of over 62 per cent amid incidents of violence. Two explosions were reported from polling stations in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama while clashes between TMC and BJP rocked West Bengal.

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  'My open challenge': PM Modi dares Congress to contest elections in the name of Rajiv Gandhi

  May 06, 2019 23:40 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday threw a challenge at the Congress, asking it to contest the remaining phases of the Lok Sabha elections in the name of Rajiv Gandhi, who he recently dubbed as "bhrashtachari no. 1".

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  Modi ranks first, Priyanka second and Mamata third on Yahoo's most-searched politicians list

  May 06, 2019 18:01 IST

  In this election season, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the most-searched politician in India, followed by Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, according to the poll search trends on Yahoo India.

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  Tej Bahadur Yadav approaches SC challenging rejection of his nomination as Samajwadi Party candidate

  May 06, 2019 12:20 IST

  Recently, the Election Commission (EC) cancelled the nomination of former trooper Tej Bahadur Yadav, who was set to contest from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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  Smriti Irani alleges booth capture in Amethi​, releases sensational video

  May 06, 2019 16:37 IST

  Irani tweeted a video of a woman who claimed that she was made to vote for the Congress. The woman said that one of the officials forcibly put her finger on the Congress button.

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  PM Modi conducts aerial survey of cyclone-ravaged areas in Odisha​

  May 06, 2019 10:55 IST

  Modi was received by Governor Ganeshi Lal and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on his arrival at the Biju Patnaik International Airport .