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Page 78 - Lok Sabha Elections 2019

Political ads on Facebook see 30% rise in a week as polls draw closer

Numbers jump up over thirty per cent in a single week

Political ads on Facebook see 30% rise in a week as polls draw closer
Updated On : 27 Mar 2019 | 1:43 AM IST

LS polls: Gangsters in jail, parties in Bihar give tickets to their kin

Every party in Bihar, is naming relatives of the bahubalis as its nominees, claiming them to be "winnable candidates"

LS polls: Gangsters in jail, parties in Bihar give tickets to their kin
Updated On : 27 Mar 2019 | 1:43 AM IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: After Advani, BJP asks Joshi not to contest

BJP President Amit Shah and UP CM Adityanath will address rallies in UP and Congress President Rahul Gandhi will be in Rajasthan. Catch LIVE updates on campaigning for Lok Sabha Elections 2019

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: After Advani, BJP asks Joshi not to contest
Updated On : 26 Mar 2019 | 11:52 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Shatrughan Sinha to join Congress on March 28

Sinha has been openly critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Shatrughan Sinha to join Congress on March 28
Updated On : 26 Mar 2019 | 10:50 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections: Bankers cold to Modi's 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' campaign

This is for the first time that the IBA has proposed performance-linked pay for certain grades in PSBs

Lok Sabha elections: Bankers cold to Modi's 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' campaign
Updated On : 26 Mar 2019 | 10:41 PM IST

In poll season, Facebook will give people hoax alarm: Samidh Chakrabarti

All the content being uploaded should meet our community standards.

In poll season, Facebook will give people hoax alarm: Samidh Chakrabarti
Updated On : 26 Mar 2019 | 10:30 PM IST

It's our surgical strike on poverty: Rahul on minimum income for poor

The Congress president also addressed a rally in Bundi and a party workers' meeting in Jaipur where he attacked the BJP.

It's our surgical strike on poverty: Rahul on minimum income for poor
Updated On : 26 Mar 2019 | 10:21 PM IST

Partisanship on part of CEOs, observers will lead to ruthless action: CEC

CEC said the commission reposes complete trust in the senior officers being deputed to the field and would like them be the first and last point of contact

Partisanship on part of CEOs, observers will lead to ruthless action: CEC
Updated On : 26 Mar 2019 | 10:11 PM IST

Facebook rolls out 'Candidate Connect' feature as a visual guide for voters

Facebook will pose a set of four questions to the candidates, who will be allowed to post 20-second videos in response to each query

Facebook rolls out 'Candidate Connect' feature as a visual guide for voters
Updated On : 26 Mar 2019 | 8:35 PM IST

Rahul's promise of Rs 6,000/pm to 20% poor a game-changer? No, says BS poll

A Congress official said any family earning less than Rs 12,000 a month would receive Rs 6,000 every month

Rahul's promise of Rs 6,000/pm to 20% poor a game-changer? No, says BS poll
Updated On : 26 Mar 2019 | 4:21 PM IST

Cash, liquor and freebies worth Rs 540 cr seized since poll announcement

Karnataka saw the total seizure of inducements and cash worth Rs 26.53 crore, Maharashtra Rs 19.11 crore and Telangana Rs 8.2 crore

Cash, liquor and freebies worth Rs 540 cr seized since poll announcement
Updated On : 26 Mar 2019 | 3:07 PM IST

After 2018 floods, Keralites want climate change to drive poll narrative

A total of 483 people lost their lives in the August 2018 floods, which were Kerala's worst in a century

After 2018 floods, Keralites want climate change to drive poll narrative
Updated On : 26 Mar 2019 | 2:26 PM IST

BJP replaces Union Minister Rajen Gohain with Rupak Sharma from Nowgong

The Gauhati High Court on Monday had quashed criminal proceedings against the Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain in a rape case

BJP replaces Union Minister Rajen Gohain with Rupak Sharma from Nowgong
Updated On : 26 Mar 2019 | 2:16 PM IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Dalits, OBCs play key role in deciding Nagpur MP

Nagpur is home to the headquarters of the BJP's ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS)

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Dalits, OBCs play key role in deciding Nagpur MP
Updated On : 26 Mar 2019 | 1:45 PM IST

Baghpat test case for strength of Uttar Pradesh's Opposition 'gathbandhan'

Ostensibly, what finally cemented the coalition was the outcome of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections in Baghpat: All of the Opposition put together polled only 131,393 more votes than BJP's Satya Pal Singh

Baghpat test case for strength of Uttar Pradesh's Opposition 'gathbandhan'
Updated On : 26 Mar 2019 | 12:58 PM IST

Gadkari declares Rs 25-cr assets in poll affidavit; income up 140% in 4 yrs

According to his affidavit, Gadkari has movable assets worth Rs 69,38,691, while his wife has movable assets worth Rs 91,99,160

Gadkari declares Rs 25-cr assets in poll affidavit; income up 140% in 4 yrs
Updated On : 26 Mar 2019 | 12:40 PM IST

In Giriraj Singh, Kanhaiya sees a little kid who refuses to attend school

Kumars remarks came in the backdrop of Singh expressing unhappiness over his Nawada seat going to ally LJP this time

In Giriraj Singh, Kanhaiya sees a little kid who refuses to attend school
Updated On : 26 Mar 2019 | 11:41 AM IST

Lack of jobs, rising prices are India's top concerns ahead of polls: Survey

The unemployment rate is currently estimated to be at a 45-year high, reaching 7.8% in urban areas and 5.3% in rural ones, according to a leaked National Sample Survey Office report for 2017-18

Lack of jobs, rising prices are India's top concerns ahead of polls: Survey
Updated On : 26 Mar 2019 | 7:08 AM IST

Sanjay Nirupam loses Mumbai Cong chief's post, but gets poll ticket

According to sources in the party, this was in the offing for "at least four months"

Sanjay Nirupam loses Mumbai Cong chief's post, but gets poll ticket
Updated On : 26 Mar 2019 | 3:04 AM IST

Air India withdraws boarding passes with PM Modi's pics after criticism

Air India has decided to "roll back" its boarding passes bearing photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani after they came in for criticism. The airline had earlier said the passes, featuring the photographs which were third-party advertisements, would be withdrawn if they are found to be in violation of the Model Code of Conduct. "Air India has decided to roll back the boarding passes of Vibrant Gujarat which had photos of the prime minister and the Gujarat chief minister," said Air India spokesperson Dhananjay Kumar Former Punjab DGP Shashi Kant on Monday tweeted a photograph of his boarding pass issued at the New Delhi airport, questioning how pictures of the two leaders could be on it. "At New Delhi airport today March 25th, 2019. My Air India Boarding Pass, prominently flashes Narendra Modi, "Vibrant Gujrat" & Vijay Rupani. Picture of boarding pass is below. Wonder why we are wasting public money on this Election Commission, which ...

Air India withdraws boarding passes with PM Modi's pics after criticism
Updated On : 26 Mar 2019 | 2:59 AM IST