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Lok Sabha elections 2024: All you need to know about Phase 3 of polls

Lok Sabha polls phase 3: Following the polls to 191 parliamentary seats in the first two phases, 94 constituencies in 12 states/UTs will be up for voting in the third phase, to be held on May 7

Behind jettisoning the JJP: BJP looks to carefully navigate caste dynamics

The 35-year-old Jat leader Dushyant Chautala confidently asserted that he would not merely play the role of a kingmaker this time around, but would himself ascend to the throne

Delhi poll body sets up flying squads to check on voter intimidation

The office of the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer has set up flying squads and control rooms across the city's seven Lok Sabha constituencies to check incidents of voter intimidation. In a public notice issued on Sunday, the poll office in Delhi said district election functionaries or returning officers will enforce the Model Code of Conduct in letter and spirit. Polling for Delhi's seven Lok Sabha seats will be held on May 25 in the sixth phase of the general elections, with 1.47 crore people eligible to exercise their franchise, according to the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India on Saturday. According to the notice, flying squads have been formed to register cases against both the "giver" and the "taker" of bribes and for taking action against those engaged in threat and intimidation of electors. "All the citizens are hereby requested to refrain from any illegal activities as above and in case anybody offers any bribe or is having knowledge about the bribe or c

Congress party's agenda is to 'use and throw' its allies, says PM Modi

Modi said the NDA moves ahead taking regional aspirations and national progress and during its third term after the polls, the country will take many more 'big decisions'

Citizenship Amendment Act 2019: A timeline of events, controversies

Since the CAA was passed, the Act has been mired with severe criticisms and protests from around the country. Here's a look at the history of the controversial Citizenship Act

BJP counters Lalu's jibe against PM with Modi ka parivar campaign

Addressing a public meeting in Telangana's Adilabad, the PM said 1.4 billion people of the country were his family

BJP veterans over 70 ready to make way for younger faces in Karnataka

In Karnataka, several sitting BJP MPs above 70 years have already announced that they are ready to hang up the boots as the party looks to try younger candidates. Aditi Phadnis gives a sneak peek

LIVE: Council of ministers brainstorms over 'Viksit Bharat 2047' plan

From former Health Minister Harsh Vardhan announcing retirement from politics to CBI filing charge sheet against 7 in Manipur in armoury loot case, catch all the updates here

Why politicians defect

Indian politics wouldn't be a fraction as fascinating if it did not defy any idea that seemed obvious or an answer that began with 'of course'. They would all fail the test of Indian politics

Highlights: INLD Haryana Prez Nafe Singh, associate shot dead in Jhajjar

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Politics picks up pace in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of key elections

Political leaders are busy meeting party workers, holding rallies and conventions across the UT in the run-up to Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, writes Meraj Bhat

To-do list for Modi 3.0

A final view on who is OBC, agricultural reforms, and the abolition of anti-defection law and UPSC are among the key goals PM should pursue if he wins a third term

I-T dept has withdrawn Rs 65 cr from banks 'undemocratically', alleges Cong

The Congress on Wednesday alleged that the Income Tax department has "withdrawn" a sum of Rs 65 crore from its accounts in different banks "undemocratically" even when the case pertaining to their return for previous years is sub judice. Party treasurer Ajay Maken has claimed that "democracy will be over if the action of probe agencies goes unchecked" and said the Congress has full faith in the judiciary. "The Income Tax department had written to various banks to withdraw a sum of Rs 65 crore from different bank accounts of the Congress and Indian Youth Congress in view of the demand raised by the Income Tax authorities earlier, despite the appellate authorities hearing the case," Maken told PTI. He said even when the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, which the Congress had moved against the Income Tax department's claim of Rs 210 crore as recovery for "discrepancies" in previous tax returns has been stayed and a lien has been marked, the tax authorities have resorted to "undemocratic

TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty resigns from Lok Sabha, says 'politics not for me'

Announcing her resignation from the Lok Sabha, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP, Mimi Chakraborty, on Thursday said "politics is not for me."Mimi Chakraborty said, "Politics is not for me. You have to promote someone here (in politics) if you are helping someone...Besides being a politician, I also work as an actor. I have equal responsibilities. If you join politics, you are criticised whether you work or not. I spoke with Mamata Banerjee regarding the issues I had. I wanted to tell her about my resignation from a party that gave me an opportunity to go ahead. I had also told her in 2022 about my resignation from the post of an MP. She had rejected it at that time. I will complete the further process after whatever she says."She further said that she was facing a lot of hurdles in giving service to her constituency."I have faced several hurdles in serving the people. I have given my resignation two days ago. CM Mamata Banerjee has not accepted my resignation. I have never spoken ill ...

Congress delaying investigation of 40% commission charges: Ex-CM Bommai

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday ordered the government to submit the probe report within six weeks

We are firmly with 'INDIA': AAP on decision to contest all Punjab seats

Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday emphasised that it was firmly with the INDIA bloc and asked the Congress for a quick decision on seat-sharing, even as it defended the move to go it alone in Punjab saying local units of both parties wanted to fight the Lok Sabha elections separately. AAP convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, while addressing a programme in Punjab earlier in the day, announced that his party will declare its candidates for all 13 Lok Sabha seats in the state and the lone Chandigarh parliamentary seat in the next 10-15 days. The local units of both Congress and AAP in Punjab favoured fighting election separately, the Aam Aadmi Party, which had earlier called for an alliance with the Congress in Delhi, Gujarat, Goa and Haryana, said in a statement. "So we have decided to honour that. Regarding other states, talks are ongoing," the statement said. "We are firmly with the alliance. Our shared goal is to defeat the BJP. Time is thus of paramount importance if the

'Outdated' Cong cannot question 'Modi's guarantees', says PM in Rajya Sabha

Modi said his government will strive to provide a "Modi kavach", or shield, to empower the people of India, especially the neo-middle class

Minister Lekhi hits out at audience for not chanting 'Bharat mata ki jai'

Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi on Saturday lashed out at a section of the audience at a youth conclave here for not chanting the "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" slogan despite she repeatedly asked them to do so. A visibly irked Lekhi asked them whether Bharat was not their mother and even suggested a woman, who was reluctant to raise the slogan, to leave the venue. The conclave was organised by certain right-wing outfits. Concluding her speech, the senior BJP leader chanted "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" and asked the audience to repeat it. As the response from the audience was not as expected, she asked whether Bharat was not their home. "Is Bharat only my mother or your mother as well? Tell me...Tell me...Is there any doubt? No doubt?...Enthusiasm needs to be expressed," the Union Minister of State for External Affairs & Culture said. She repeated the slogan and said that the response from the left side audience was still poor. Pointing at a woman in the audience, Lekhi said, "the lady in yellow .

Best of BS Opinion: The post-May 2024 dilemma, measuring corruption & more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

Republic Day 2024: Beating Retreat ceremony gets underway in Delhi

Amid strains of soulful music, the Beating Retreat ceremony, which marks the culmination of Republic Day celebrations, got underway at the Vijay Chowk here on Monday. The Raisina Hills in the heart of the national capital reverberated with the sound of captivating and foot-tapping Indian tunes played by military and paramilitary bands. President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Droupadi Murmu arrived at the venue in the traditional 'buggy' adding to the old-world charm of the event that traces its origins to the early 1950s. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and several union ministers, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan, the three service chiefs, senior officials, besides the general public are attending the mega event. The Delhi Police has made elaborate traffic arrangements for the ceremony. In an advisory issued on Friday, police had said that traffic restrictions will be in place from 2 pm to 9.30 pm on