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  Modi biopic should be released after polls: EC to SC

  April 24, 2019 14:01 IST

  On Friday, the Supreme Court will decide on EC's report.

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  Of kurtas and Bengali mithhaai: How PM Modi and Mamata didi connect

  April 24, 2019 16:04 IST

  PM Modi said West Bengal Chief Minister and his arch-rival Mamata Banerjee share a decent relationship off-the-political-stage.

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  Kya PM Modi aam khaatey hain? 'Of course, I do,' he tells Akshay Kumar

  April 24, 2019 16:03 IST

  PM Modi, in a 70-minute long 'chai par charchaa' with Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar on Wednesday, said he has always loved mangoes, but has become a little cautious now -- and is keeping a tab on its intake.

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  Lok Sabha polls, April 24: As it happened

  April 25, 2019 22:58 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed a rally in Jharkhand's Lohardaga. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi began her three-day tour of Fatehpur, Mahoba and Hamirpur, Hansi, Orai, Jalaun and Barabanki constituencies.

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  Prime Minister's post not for auction: PM Modi tells Mamata Banerjee

  April 24, 2019 7:20 IST

  Observing that Banerjee is "dreaming" of becoming the prime minister, Modi also ridiculed the TMC chief's 'Bengal model of development', which she plans to implement across the country if voted to power, as the "Tolabaji (extortion) model".

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  A Hindu can never be a terrorist: Amit Shah defends Sadhvi Pragya

  April 24, 2019 6:12 IST

  "A Hindu can never be a terrorist. They have fabricated false cases to frame her. It was a conspiracy for vote bank politics," Amit Shah said, while addressing a rally at Rajnagar in Chhatarpur district, on Tuesday.

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  Pathanamthitta votes amid Sabrimala woes: 69 per cent turnout registered

  April 24, 2019 0:05 IST

  Pathanamthitta went to polls on April 23 in third phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019. Voters came out in large numbers and voter turnout was robust at 69.31 per cent.

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  Lok Sabha Election: 66% turnout in Phase 3 amid EVM glitches; one killed in Bengal violence

  April 24, 2019 0:02 IST

  The third and the largest phase covered as many as 116 constituencies amid complaints of EVM malfunctioning in many states and killing of a man outside a booth in West Bengal.

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  Gautam Gambhir richest among Lok Sabha candidates in Delhi

  April 23, 2019 23:09 IST

  Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir is the richest among all the candidates in fray for the Lok Sabha election in Delhi with total assets worth Rs 147 core.  

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  Home turf of Mehbooba Mufti saw 40 polling booths with zero votes

  April 23, 2019 23:04 IST

  Home turf of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, the Bijbehara assembly segment under the Anantnag Lok Sabha seat, reported highest concentration of polling stations where zero votes were cast.  

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  BJP fields Sunny Deol from Gurdaspur: 10 interesting facts about Border actor

  April 23, 2019 20:33 IST

  Sunny Deol may have just entered politics, but his family has a long-standing history. His father Dharmendra was a BJP MP from Rajasthan's Bikaner during 14th Lok Sabha. His stepmother Hema Malini is BJP's candidate for Mathura Lok Sabha constituency. Here are 10 interesting facts about BJP's new star Sunny Deol:

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  Arvind Kejriwal among 20 AAP star campaigners in Haryana

  April 23, 2019 20:27 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is among 20 star campaigners who would be canvassing for the Aam Aadmi Party in Haryana.  

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  Snags in EVMs reported from different states

  April 23, 2019 19:57 IST

  ​Like in the previous two phases of Lok Sabha elections held on April 11 and April 18, snags in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were reported from different polling stations spread across the 13 states and two Union Territories which went to the polls in the third phase on Tuesday.  

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  In today's happy news, 100% voter turnout in Gujarat's Gir Forest. But there's a twist

  April 23, 2019 18:15 IST

  The Election Commission of India has setup a polling booth for this singular voter in the middle of a dense, isolated jungle of Gujarat’s Junagadh district.

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  West Bengal poll violence: Voter killed, polling agent found dead

  April 23, 2019 18:31 IST

  According to reports, two Congress workers and a TMC worker also got injured after a clash erupted between the two parties.

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  Plea to bar me from contesting polls ‘frivolous,’ says Pragya Thakur

  April 23, 2019 16:23 IST

  BJP's candidate from the Bhopal Lok Sabha seat, Pragya Singh Thakur  filed her response to the plea by the father of a deceased victim in the 2008 Malegaon terror blast seeking to bar her from contesting the ongoing elections and dubbed the petition as "frivolous"

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  Two senior citizens die in Kerala while waiting to vote

  April 23, 2019 15:08 IST

  Vijayi (65) was waiting for her turn to vote at the Chokli Rama vilasam L P School booth near Panur, which comes under Vatakara constituency when she collapsed, police said.

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  Violence erupts in West Bengal's Malda constituency amid Lok Sabha election third phase voting

  April 23, 2019 14:20 IST

  The BJP and TMC workers are reported to have destroyed each other's camp offices in the Samsi area of North Malda.

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  Want a PM, not ‘chowkidar’: Hardik Patel

  April 23, 2019 13:05 IST

  Hardik Patel said he wanted a prime minster who could take care of the country and not a 'chowkidar' in a jib at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his 'main bhi chowkidar' rhetoric.

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  Cruelty meted out to Pragya Thakur in jail not fair: Baba Ramdev

  April 23, 2019 12:42 IST

  Addressing BJP workers in Bhopal, Thakur had claimed that Karkare died during the attacks as she "cursed" him for torturing her.

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  Google doodle celebrates third phase of Lok Sabha polls, gives step-by-step guide to vote

  April 23, 2019 12:35 IST

  Not only does the Google doodle remind the users to vote, but also answers all frequently asked questions related to voting -- like when to vote, where to vote, how to vote, how to get your name on the voters' list, and so on. 

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  Singer Hans Raj Hans to contest from North West Delhi constituency on BJP ticket

  April 23, 2019 12:38 IST

  Singer Hans Raj Hans has replaced BJP MP Udit Raj.

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  Third phase polling: 16.94 per cent voter turn out in West Bengal in first two hours

  April 23, 2019 12:27 IST

  Barring a few isolated incidents of violence, polling has largely been peaceful in Balurghat, Maldaha Uttar, Maldaha Dakshin, Jangipur and Murshidabad Lok Sabha seats, he said.

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  My father’s legacy does not apply to me: Ashok Gehlot's son, Congress's Jodhpur candidate Vaibhav

  April 23, 2019 12:08 IST

  The legacy of his father, a five-term MP from Jodhpur, does not apply to him, Vaibhav Gehlot said as he gears up to fight his first election. 

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  Bollywood actor Sunny Deol joins BJP, vows to talk less; work more

  April 23, 2019 12:39 IST

  Sunny Deol is famous for his roles in movies of patriotic genre -- like 'Border', 'Indian' and 'Gadar-Ek Prem Katha'.

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  Moradabad: BJP workers beat election official for allegedly asking voters to press symbol of Samajwadi Party |WATCH

  April 23, 2019 11:55 IST

  The general election is currently being held in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019 to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha.

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  ‘Voter ID more powerful than IED’: PM Modi after casting vote

  April 23, 2019 11:01 IST

  "Indian democracy presents an example before the world. While on one hand, an IED (improvised explosive device) is the weapon of terrorists, on the other hand, the voter ID (identity) is the weapon and power of democracy," PM Modi said.

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  NDA candidate from Wayanad demands re-polling after EVM malfunction

  April 23, 2019 12:01 IST

  “Please take necessary steps for re-polling as pressing the voting machine twice can make changes in the voting,” it added.