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Phase III: More Lok Sabha candidates with criminal cases than women in fray

There are 340 candidates with criminal cases against them in the third phase, while there are 142 women in the fray

Lok Sabha elections: In Gujarat, rallies turn away from urban areas

While the Congress believes it can spring a surprise in the Gandhinagar seat, talks in the BJP are revolving around whether Amit Shah will win the seat with a record number of votes

BJP's Pragya Thakur gets second EC notice, this time for Ram temple remark

Malegaon blast accused said she was proud of her role in the Babri razing at Ayodhya; first show-cause was issued for her derision of Hemant Karkare, the Maharashtra ATS chief killed in 26/11 attack

India missed 'golden opportunity' to resolve Kashmir issue in 1971: Modi

Addressing another rally in Gujarat's Patan, Modi said he had warned Pakistan of consequences if it did not return Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman

Turf gets tough in Thiruvananthapuram, polls about returning migrants, jobs

INC's Shashi Tharoor looks for a tough hattrick against the Left and BJP

4,690 cases filed over poll code violations in Tamil Nadu till April 19

Of the total 4,690 violations reported in the state till April 19, around 1,450 cases were reported against the ruling AIADMK, while 1,694 cases were reported against the DMK

Govt's performance on top 10 voters' priorities is below average: Survey

Work, and better work, is what India expects from government

Congress report says rivalry with China certain, pitches ideas to manage it

Can give China access to ports, if it accommodates our core interests, says report

Lok Sabha polls: Factionalism erodes Congress advantage in Kerala

The issues between the warring groups are surfacing at a time when the Congress is in an ideal condition to win the maximum number of seats

Explained: Why Mirzapur reports a low turnout every Lok Sabha election

In Mirzapur, one of India's poorer districts, priority is livelihood

LS polls: BJP fields Hardeep Sing Puri from Amritsar, repeats 4 Delhi MPs

Shankar Lalwani will contest from Indore, replacing Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, who refused to contest this time

Dealing with poll code violations: EC has the teeth, why doesn't it bite?

The Constitution gives the Election Commission wide powers to deal with poll code violations

Amit Shah holds roadshow in Sanand hours before campaigning in Gujarat ends

State BJP president Jitu Vaghani accompanies Shah as he sets out from Sanand in Ahmedabad, which falls under the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat

Wall in ancestral home separates cousins fighting each other for Malda seat

Congress workers fear TMC's Mausam Noor may divide a crucial Muslim electorate, even as her cousin Isha Khan and his father remain loyal to the Grand Old Party

Rahul Gandhi will be PM if Congress bags maximum seats: Anand Sharma

He also alleged that PM and the BJP were resorting to emotional pleas in their campaign

Tear my son's clothes, take him to task if he does not deliver: Kamal Nath

Nath has been the longest-serving Member of Parliament (MP) from this Lok Sabha constituency as he served for nine terms and he has now vacated the seat for his son

When RSS shunned Purohit, other Malegaon blast-accused for 'murder plot'

The outfit had written to former PM Manmohan Singh, bemoaning move to associate it with Purohit and his supporters, whom it claims had plans to kill RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and leader Indresh Kumar

EC issues notice to Pragya Thakur over remarks about 26/11 hero Karkare

The Commission served the notice even after she had withdrawn the remarks and asked why action should not be taken against her for breach of election code

No need for a post poll tie up, NDA will get majority at Centre: Pradhan

Dharmendra Pradhan, a key member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet, speaks to Business Standard on party's prospects and agenda in the Lok Sabha election and assembly polls in Odisha

One who wins the constituency of 'election god' gets Tamil Nadu?

There are three famous temples in Uthiramerur - The Sundara Varadaraja Perumal temple, dedicated to Vishnu; the Subramanya temple, for Muruga, and the Kailasanatha temple, for Shiva