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Voter ID stronger than IED: PM Modi after voting in Ahmedabad

"Terrorists' weapon is IED while democracy's strength is Voter ID. I believe that the power of Voter ID is much stronger than the IED, said the PM

Voter ID stronger than IED: PM Modi after voting in Ahmedabad
Updated On : 23 Apr 2019 | 10:29 AM IST

Millions of youngsters stepping out to vote want 'Nyay': Rahul Gandhi

His appeal came aspolling began for the third phase in which 116 Lok Sabha seats, including all constituencies in Gujarat and Kerala, are going to polls.

Millions of youngsters stepping out to vote want 'Nyay': Rahul Gandhi
Updated On : 23 Apr 2019 | 10:28 AM IST

Lok Sabha Elections: Why coalition govts are better for reforms in India

Most observers agree that, while Modi may return to power, his party will probably no longer have a majority in Parliament on its own. If so, we will be back in the coalition era

Lok Sabha Elections: Why coalition govts are better for reforms in India
Updated On : 23 Apr 2019 | 9:29 AM IST

No alliance with AAP: Congress Delhi list includes Sheila, boxer Vijender

The 81-year-old Dikshit, who took over from Maken as the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee chief earlier this year, was last a Member of Parliament from 1984-89 from Kannauj

No alliance with AAP: Congress Delhi list includes Sheila, boxer Vijender
Updated On : 23 Apr 2019 | 9:02 AM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: UP Muslims play safe and silent on eve of polling

There have been no edicts from religious heads, or announcements from mosques, or public allusions to ban on beef consumption

Lok Sabha elections 2019: UP Muslims play safe and silent on eve of polling
Updated On : 23 Apr 2019 | 8:14 AM IST

LS polls phase 3: 25% candidates are crorepatis, 21% with criminal charges

Of the 230 candidates facing serious criminal charges, 14 have declared they have been convicted in the past

LS polls phase 3: 25% candidates are crorepatis, 21% with criminal charges
Updated On : 23 Apr 2019 | 7:49 AM IST

Jawed Habib joins BJP, turns 'chowkidar' of nation from 'chowkidar of hair'

Habib is considered amongst the best hairdressers in the world and currently has over 550 unisex hair salons across India with three international ones

Jawed Habib joins BJP, turns 'chowkidar' of nation from 'chowkidar of hair'
Updated On : 23 Apr 2019 | 7:45 AM IST

Varanasi awaits Priyanka, but this mahant feels he's the man to battle Modi

Vishwambhar Nath Mishra of Sankat Mochan Hanuman temple is a critic of Modi's Namami Gange scheme, which he terms a hoax, and of the effort to replicate the 'Gujarat model' in Varanasi

Varanasi awaits Priyanka, but this mahant feels he's the man to battle Modi
Updated On : 23 Apr 2019 | 12:55 AM IST

Modi is derailment master, Rs 2 trn gone forever: West Bengal FM Amit Mitra

In a rebuttal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's repeated "speedbreaker Didi" jibe, West Bengal Finance, Commerce & Industries Minister, Amit Mitra, has called him "derailment master"

Modi is derailment master, Rs 2 trn gone forever: West Bengal FM Amit Mitra
Updated On : 23 Apr 2019 | 12:50 AM IST

Lok Sabha highlights: EC bans Navjot Sidhu, Rahul clarifies before SC

Congress President is seeking re-election from the constituency and is fighting against Bharatiya Janata Party's Smriti Irani

Lok Sabha highlights: EC bans Navjot Sidhu, Rahul clarifies before SC
Updated On : 22 Apr 2019 | 11:47 PM IST

Congress fields 2008 Olympic medalist Vijender Singh in South Delhi seat

In all, the Congress has so far declared candidates for 422 Lok Sabha seats

Congress fields 2008 Olympic medalist Vijender Singh in South Delhi seat
Updated On : 22 Apr 2019 | 11:45 PM IST
Election Commission bars Sidhu for 72 hours for 'violating' poll conduct
Updated On : 22 Apr 2019 | 11:00 PM IST

How 6 states voting in third phase of elections fared in terms of inflation

Daman and Diu had the lowest inflation rate with every month in the second half of 2018-19 witnessing a fall in prices

How 6 states voting in third phase of elections fared in terms of inflation
Updated On : 22 Apr 2019 | 10:40 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections: How the big ones fared on MPLAD spending

Pappu Yadav, an MP from Madhepura, Bihar, was an exception who spent only 54% of the released MPLADS fund

Lok Sabha elections: How the big ones fared on MPLAD spending
Updated On : 22 Apr 2019 | 10:15 PM IST

As Asia's biggest slum Dharavi votes, redevelopment not on its mind

In other slums alike, redevelopment has ceased to be a poll issue in the ongoing parliamentary elections in Mum­bai, the city where property pri­ces are out of bounds for many

As Asia's biggest slum Dharavi votes, redevelopment not on its mind
Updated On : 22 Apr 2019 | 10:09 PM IST

Corporate issues left untouched as Chhattisgarh poll campaign ends

Villagers were hoping that the Congress and BJP would dwell on returning land acquired for projects that didn't take off

Corporate issues left untouched as Chhattisgarh poll campaign ends
Updated On : 22 Apr 2019 | 10:02 PM IST

BJP fields Gautam Gambhir from East Delhi, Meenakshi Lekhi from New Delhi

Gambhir replaced BJP leader Maheish Girri and will face Arvinder Singh Lovely of the Congress and Atishi of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

BJP fields Gautam Gambhir from East Delhi, Meenakshi Lekhi from New Delhi
Updated On : 22 Apr 2019 | 9:56 PM IST

BJP, Congress have spent Rs 500 crore on hiring aircraft since 2014

Money spent by political parties on hiring aircraft constitute a significant chunk of revenues of aircraft charter companies

BJP, Congress have spent Rs 500 crore on hiring aircraft since 2014
Updated On : 22 Apr 2019 | 4:20 PM IST

Congress names six candidates for Delhi; fields Shiksha Dikshit, Ajay Maken

The Congress also fielded Arvinder Singh Lovely from East Delhi, Rajesh Lilothia from North-West Delhi and Mahbal Mishra from West Delhi

Congress names six candidates for Delhi; fields Shiksha Dikshit, Ajay Maken
Updated On : 22 Apr 2019 | 11:40 AM IST

Contesting in Varanasi a win-win for Priyanka Gandhi and Congress?

If Priyanka takes on the PM in Varanasi, voters across the nation will realise that finally the Congress has skin in the game. Irrespective of the electoral outcome here the party's stock will rise

Contesting in Varanasi a win-win for Priyanka Gandhi and Congress?
Updated On : 22 Apr 2019 | 9:58 AM IST