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  What is he? Gujarat’s Hitler?: Man who slapped Hardik Patel

  April 19, 2019 17:27 IST

  Gajjar had climbed up the stage, while the Congressman was addressing a gathering, and slapped him.

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  Azam Khan's underwear jibe: Many Muslim women say remarks unwarranted, but will vote for him

  April 19, 2019 17:05 IST

  Though most Muslim women feel the veteran Samajwadi Party leader should have avoided making the derogatory remark against the actor-politician, the BJP's candidate against him in this Lok Sabha constituency, there are also those who defend him vehemently.

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  Congress, SP-BSP getting zero seats in first two phases of LS polls in Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath

  April 19, 2019 17:04 IST

  Addressing an election meeting at Kaila Devi in Sambhal, Adityanath said: "The BJP has got the maximum votes in the first two phases of polling on 16 seats and the Congress and the SP-BSP have been reduced to zero seats."

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  Jagmeet Brar joins Shiromani Akali Dal; Amarinder calls him 'opportunist'

  April 19, 2019 16:46 IST

  Akali stalwart and five-time chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, his son and party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal and senior Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia welcomed Brar and his supporters into the party fold.

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  Find all Mahabharat characters in UP voter list: Krishna, Draupadi, Yudhishthir, Duryodhan, Dronacharya

  April 19, 2019 16:38 IST

  The ongoing Lok Sabha elections may not be a Mahabharat in the true sense of the term, but characters from the epic abound the voter list in Uttar Pradesh.  

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  Rajinikanth ready to fight state polls if AIADMK loses majority in Tamil Nadu. Here's what Thalaivar said

  April 19, 2019 16:25 IST

  In December 2017, the superstar had announced that he would take the political plunge and contest the next assembly polls in the state whose politics is dominated by Dravidian majors-the DMK and AIADMK.  

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  List of politicians who got slapped at public meetings

  September 28, 2019 22:11 IST

  This is not the first time that a politician has been slapped, or punched.

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  Sadhvi Pragya shocker on 26/11 martyr: Cursed him for treating me badly

  April 19, 2019 17:16 IST

  She said she had cursed him for treating her "very badly" while she was in custody in the Malegaon blast case.

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  If Rahul Gandhi becomes prime minister, I will be by his side: HD Deve Gowda

  April 19, 2019 15:08 IST

  The former prime minister heaped praise for the Gandhi family and spoke about the JD(S) coalition with Congress.

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  Arvind Kejriwal slams Pragya Thakur over her comments on 26/11 martyr Hemant Karkare

  April 19, 2019 14:43 IST

  According to media reports, Thakur said former Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad chief Hemant Karkare, who died in action during the Mumbai terror attacks, had falsely implicated her in the Malegaon blast case and hence, died because "of his karma."

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  Anyone pointing fingers at BJP workers will pay for it in ‘four hours’: Manoj Sinha

  April 19, 2019 14:45 IST

  I can assure you that if any finger is pointed at a BJP worker, in four hours that finger will not be salamat (safe),” the 59-year-old sitting MP said.

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  Tripura Congress chief booked for slapping man in police station

  April 19, 2019 14:23 IST

  Partha Chakraborty, the officer-in-charge of the Khowai police station, said a notice will be sent to the state Congress chief in the next two to three days, asking him to appear for an interrogation.

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  After dumping Congress, Priyanka Chaturvedi joins Shiv Sena

  April 19, 2019 14:19 IST

  Priyanka Chaturvedi also called out the "women empowerment" sham in the party, saying the Congress let goon aways "who misbehaved with her". She added she wanted to work for the development of Maharashtra and the women of the country.

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  Youth arrested for asking Goa Minister about unemployment

  April 19, 2019 12:53 IST

  The incident took place on Thursday night during a meeting held to discuss the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) North Goa Lok Sabha candidate Shripad Naik's campaign.

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  Priyanka Chaturvedi quits Congress, may join Shiv Sena

  April 19, 2019 13:50 IST

  Priyanka Chaturvedi posted her resignation letter on Twitter -- that she had tendered to party president Rahul Gandhi late last night. She tweeted: "I am absolutely overwhelmed and grateful with the love and support I have got across board from the nation in the past 3 days. I consider myself blessed with this immense outpouring of support. Thank you to all who have been a part of this journey."

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  For Bikaner youth, PM Modi government's goodwill trumps unemployment concerns

  April 19, 2019 12:19 IST

  There are around 14,000 registered unemployed people in Bikaner alone, according to data provided by the National Career Service (NCS).

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  Govt employees in Goa warned against engaging in poll campaign

  April 19, 2019 12:14 IST

  Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Kunal has directed government servants to refrain from getting involved in any poll campaign-related activities.

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  Priyanka Chaturvedi quits Congress?

  April 19, 2019 12:20 IST

  According to sources, she has sent her resignation letter to Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

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  Election Commission seeks report from West Bengal poll officer on alleged biopic of Mamata Banerjee

  April 19, 2019 11:10 IST

  The biopic titled ''Baghini'' is slated to release on May 3.

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  Gujarat farmer refuses to let Hardik Patel's chopper land on his field

  April 19, 2019 11:04 IST

  Hardik Patel had to later travel by road to Lunawada, around 100km from Ahmedabad, to address an election rally.

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  Live speeches on NaMo TV okay in silence period as long as no reference to poll going areas: Election Commission

  April 19, 2019 11:02 IST

  Speaking to reporters on NaMo TV, Deputy Election Commissioner Sandeep Saxena said, "Since live speeches are not pre-certified election (campaign) material, they can be aired (by NaMo TV) during the silence period as long as there is no reference to candidate or constituency."

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  After 72-hour ban, Yogi Adityanath to address 4 rallies in UP today

  April 19, 2019 10:07 IST

  The Election Commission of India (ECI) had barred Yogi Adityanath from addressing rallies or taking part in the poll campaign for 72 hours for violation of Model Code of Conduct. The CM was penalised for his ‘Ali’ and ‘Bajrangbali’ statement in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.

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  SP-BSP are scared of PM Modi: Rahul Gandhi

  April 19, 2019 10:32 IST

  Addressing an election rally here, Gandhi targeted Modi on a range of issues including jobs and problems faced by farmers.

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  Lok Sabha election 2019, April 19: As it Happened

  April 19, 2019 23:28 IST

  Lok Sabha election 2019 Live Updates: After dumping the Congress party, Priyanka Chaturvedi joined the Shiv Sena on Friday in Matoshree. Meanwhile, at loggerheads for decades, Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati are scheduled to share the dais at a joint rally of the SP-BSP-RLD alliance in the Samajwadi Party citadel of Mainpuri on Friday.

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  Lok Sabha polls second phase voting: 68% turnout in Karnataka, Mandya tops with 80%

  April 19, 2019 10:35 IST

  The highest polling -- 80.23 per cent -- was registered in the high-profile Mandya seat where Nikhil Gowda, son of Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, is challenged by multilingual actress Sumalatha Ambareesh, contesting as an Independent backed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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  EC to submit report on Modi biopic to Supreme Court on Friday

  April 18, 2019 23:08 IST

  Election Commission officials watched the movie PM Narendra Modi on Supreme Court's direction. EC will submit its report on ban on Modi biopic on Friday, April 19

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  Inside West Bengal Lok Sabha Election

  April 18, 2019 22:51 IST

  For BJP's victory in West Bengal, the pre-conditions are ready. The infrastructure is ready. The past vote share of BJP in the state is 17.2%. It should increase but the percentage of the vote must translate into seats.

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  Phase 2 Lok Sabha Election: Manipur clocks 80% voter turnout, Srinagar registers only 14.8

  April 18, 2019 23:47 IST

  Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha said in Delhi that the overall turnout in the second phase was 66 per cent.