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Election Commission reiterates warning to political parties to abstain fro
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 26 (ANI): The Election Commission of India has once again called on the political parties contesting elections, to refrain from using religion as election propaganda to garner support, stating that this will fuel communal disharmony.
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Will contest polls from Amma's constituency, says niece
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb. 24 (ANI): Late Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar on Friday said she would surely contest elections from the former's constituency, R.K. Nagar, in the next elections.
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Rita Bahuguna Joshi brands Aparna Yadav a 'weak competitor', say
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh),[India] Feb 19 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Lucknow Cantonment constituency Rita Bahuguna Joshi on Sunday exuded confidence and said that she will beat Samajwadi contestant and Yadav family's younger daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav in the ongoi
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UP Assembly Elections: Polling begins for crucial third phase
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb. 19 (ANI): With over 826 candidates from 105 political parties contesting for 69 seats, polling began on Sunday morning for the crucial third phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections.
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UP polls: Lucknow's nine seats to witness high-decibel contest
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 18 (ANI): As Sunday's poll day crept closer, political outfits are leaving no stone unturned in siphoning a win on the nine crucial assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh's capital.
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LeT, JuD and JeM freely operating madrasas, charity fronts in Pak: Report
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Feb. 17 (ANI): Pakistan's most dangerous groups actively contest Karachi's turf and resources while terror outfits like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) continue to operate madrasas and charity fronts with scant react
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After Dimple, Akhilesh all set to campaign for sister-in-law Aparna Yadav
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow [Uttar Pradesh], Feb. 16(ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is all set to campaign for her sister-in-law Aparna Yadav, who is contesting assembly election from the Lucknow Cantonment seat by the Samajwadi Party ticket.
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Manipur polls: Congress moves to ECI over Irom Sharmila's allegation
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Feb. 15 (ANI): The Congress on Wednesday moved to the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the allegation made by Irom Sharmila that she was offered Rs. 36 crore to contest elections in Manipur. The party has demanded an independent investigation by the ECI and h
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BJP corners Akhilesh after woman who accused SP MLA of rape found dead
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 14 (ANI): Castigating the brittle law and order condition in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday cornered Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and said that the latter commenced his campaign for the state polls from Sultanpur where a 22-year-old woman,
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BJP offered me Rs. 36 cr to contest Manipur polls, claims Irom Sharmila
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Feb. 13 (ANI): In what may bring embarrassment to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Manipur Assembly polls, social activist Irom Sharmila has revealed that she was offered Rs. 36 crore to contest the elections on the saffron party's ticket.
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Uttarakhand polls: BJP candidate Mahendra Bhatt attacked
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 13 (ANI): Ahead of the Uttarakhand polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Mahendra Bhatt was rushed to the hospital after being attacked by unknown persons in the early hours of Monday. He is contesting elections from Badrinath constituency.
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Case registered against 'Bigg Boss' contestant Swami Om for outr
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 12 (ANI): A case has been registered against former'Bigg Boss' contestant Swami Om after a woman accused him and his associate of allegedly outraging her modesty by ripping off her clothes.
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