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  Assembly Elections 2019: TDP worker killed in clashes with YSRCP during polling in Andhra Pradesh

  April 11, 2019 16:39 IST

  Clashes between the workers of the two parties were reported from various parts of the state including Guntur and Prakasam districts.

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  A lot at stake for BJP in first phase LS polls

  April 11, 2019 16:12 IST

  The Congress fared poorly in the last parliamentary elections and could win only seven of these 91 seats. Five of its seats came from the North-East where the BJP has considerably consolidated its position in the last five years. 

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  Lok Sabha elections in Kairana: BSF fires in air as people try to vote without ID cards

  April 11, 2019 16:12 IST

  Some people, who had turned up without their identity cards, tried to enter the polling booth forcibly. Pushing and shoving ensued when the presiding officer tried to stop them, said Superintendent of Police, Shamli, Ajay Kumar.

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  First time voters want jobs, political statibility in Arunachal Pradesh

  April 11, 2019 16:11 IST

  They want upcoming lawmakers of the state to change the narrative for a better tomorrow, saying the state's development should be their main agenda.

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  Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Snapchat launches tools for voters

  April 11, 2019 16:04 IST

  Snapchat has also designed a range of tools including filters, stickers, Bitmoji, lenses, and Snap Map integrations especially for the polls. Snapchat has also designed a range of tools including filters, stickers, Bitmoji, lenses, and Snap Map integrations especially for the polls. 

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  Congress claims 'grave' security threat to Rahul Gandhi, writes to Rajnath

  April 11, 2019 16:03 IST

  In a letter, three Congress leaders said that a laser was pointed at Rahul during his interaction with journalists after filing nomination for the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency on Wednesday.

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  NaMo food packets create furore in Greater Noida

  April 11, 2019 16:02 IST

  However, Gautam Buddha Nagar SSP Vaibhav Krishna has dismissed suggestions that the food packets were in any way linked to the Bhartiya Janata Party, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also referred to as "NaMo" in several campaign and advertisements.

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  Anti-BJP votes deleted across India, says Kejriwal

  April 11, 2019 15:37 IST

  In a series of tweets, the Aam Aadmi Party chief tagged the people who claimed that their names or the names of their relatives have been deleted from the voter lists.

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  Pak PM has no right to interfere in Indian elections: Owaisi

  April 11, 2019 15:20 IST

  During an interaction with foreign journalists in Islamabad on Wednesday, Khan said he believed there may be a better chance of peace talks with India and settling the Kashmir issue if Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP wins the general election.

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  Siblings day: Priyanka, Rahul Gandhi continue to set brother-sister goals

  April 11, 2019 14:59 IST

  A day after the world celebrated Siblings day and on a day that stands to mark the final test of nerve between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) -- the Lok Sabha polls commenced today with the onset of first phase of polling, we analyse what it takes to be a committed brother-sister duo.

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  Yogi Adityanath asks 'Muslim sisters' to recognise their 'true brothers'

  April 11, 2019 14:55 IST

  While addressing the people of Aonla on Wednesday, Yogi said that India might have got political independence in 1947 but Muslim women got independence only recently -- after the abolition of triple talaq.

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  Watch: Cops fire shots in air after some people tried to cast vote without voter ID in Shamli, UP

  April 11, 2019 15:05 IST

  Polling for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019 commenced on Thursday.   

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  Sonia Gandhi embarks on roadshow before filing nomination in Raebareli

  April 11, 2019 14:39 IST

  She also offered puja at the Congress' central office in Rae Bareli before starting the roadshow.

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  Lok Sabha Election 2019: Jammu & Kashmir records nearly 25 per cent polling till 11 am

  April 11, 2019 14:11 IST

  Jammu Lok Sabha constituency recorded 32.52 per cent voter turnout, with Samba district registering the highest 35.91 per cent voting till 11 am

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  'Rejected' stamp on Gadkari's name in Nagpur

  April 11, 2019 14:33 IST

  The bold stamp was seen on the list of candidates put up at the New Indian English School polling station. Gadkari, who hails from Nagpur, is also the BJP candidate from the constituency.

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  Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari to host Facebook live session to garner support for his party

  April 11, 2019 13:45 IST

  Manoj Tiwari will be live on Delhi BJP's Facebook page from 3.30 PM to interact with social media users.

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  BJP quite on fielding Parrikar's son for Panaji Assembly bypoll

  April 11, 2019 13:28 IST

  The bypoll, scheduled on May 19, was necessitated after the death of sitting MLA and the then chief minister Manohar Parrikar last month.

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  Postcards from Lok Sabha polls Phase 1 voting: Democracy at its best

  April 11, 2019 18:52 IST

  Photos from phase I polling that go to show democracy is still alive in India :)

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  ‘Mahamilavati gang’ scared of my return to power: PM Modi

  April 11, 2019 13:14 IST

  “When Modi comes back again then their corruption will be completely finished, their dynastic politics will be finished, their loot in name of poor will stop,their politics of case and religion will stop,'tukde tuke gang bhi tukde tukde ho kar bikhar jaeyga,” PM Modi said.

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  Post poll campaign, Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu spends quality time with grandson

  April 11, 2019 13:05 IST

  When he finally wrapped up his poll campaigning exercise, Naidu spent quality time with his family, especially his grandson Nara Devaansh.

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  For us, nation comes first, then party and lastly me: Smriti Irani before filing her nomination papers from Amethi

  April 11, 2019 12:58 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders are accompanying her.

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  EVM glitches mar voting in Maharashtra

  April 11, 2019 12:30 IST

  Problems were found in Booth No. 127 (Gadchiroli-Chimur constituency), booth No. 147 (Yavatmal-Washim), with the electronic voting machines (EVMs) functioning extremely slowly and delaying the voting process.

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  Defying Maoist threats, Bastar sees 10% voting

  April 11, 2019 12:16 IST

  Long queues of voters were seen in Shyamgiri area of Dantewada where an IED blast triggered by Maoists killed BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi and four others.

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  Nizamabad may enter Guinness Book with record number of EVMs​ used

  April 11, 2019 12:02 IST

  With 185 candidates, a majority of them farmers, entering the fray, the Election Commission is using 12 EVMs in each polling station.

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  Nitin Gadkari casts vote in Nagpur

  April 11, 2019 11:19 IST

  Gadkari arrived at the polling booth at Town Hall in Mahal area along with his family members, including wife and two sons, around 10 am.

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  Congress to suffer 5-0 whitewash, claims Uttarakhand CM

  April 11, 2019 11:04 IST

  "We will repeat the feat of 2014," Rawat said after casting his vote along with his family members at the Defence Colony area in the Haridwar parliamentary constituency.

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  Sonia Gandhi, Smriti Irani to file their nomination today

  April 11, 2019 11:30 IST

  Sonia Gandhi is trying to retain the seat for the fifth time.

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  Google celebrates commencement of 2019 Lok Sabha elections with doodle

  April 11, 2019 10:53 IST

  This doodle's reach was only for India where the world's largest democratic exercise kicked off earlier in the day.