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Congress accuses TV serial maker of 'pseudo-campaigning' for BJP, to appro
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 8 (ANI): Congress has blamed the makers of a TV serial of "pseudo-campaigning" for the Bharatiya Janata Party and will be approaching the Election Commission to lodge a complaint in the matter.
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EC writes to Revenue Dept on use of 'illicit money' for electoral purposes
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 8 (ANI): The Election Commission has written to the Department of Revenue (Ministry of Finance) regarding the use of illicit money for electoral purposes, less than a week ahead of the commencement of seven-phase in the country.
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Mayawati's election speech at Deoband under EC scanner
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 7 (ANI): The election speech of former chief minister Mayawati at Deoband on Sunday where she called upon Muslims to vote for SP-BSP alliance, and not for the Congress party, has come under the scanner of the Election Commission.
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ECI justifies transfer of four senior police officials in West Bengal
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Apr 7 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday justified the transfer of four senior cops in the state, stating that the poll panel had already appointed a special observer to ensure free and fair Lok Sabha polls.
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Agreeable to delay in declaration of poll results: 21 Oppn parties to SC i
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): Twenty-one Opposition parties have submitted before the Supreme Court that they were agreeable to a delay of even five days in the declaration of the Lok Sabha poll results if the Election Commission (EC) approved their demand for verification of 50 per cen
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Cong removes lines in campaign song after ECI's objection
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr 7 (ANI): Ahead of the launch of Congress' campaign song for the Lok Sabha elections on Sunday, the party had to remove a couple of stanzas after the Election Commission of India (ECI) reportedly objected to the lines that explicitly referred to alleged "disturbed co
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EC asks BJP to retract theme song composed by Babul Supriyo
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Apr 7 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party's theme song composed by Asansol MP Babul Supriyo cannot be played anywhere henceforth, after the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) raised objections against the compo
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Farhan releases new single from debut album 'Echoes'
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr 6 (ANI): Farhan Akhtar has released a new single from his debut album 'Echoes' on Saturday. The actor-singer shared the news through an Instagram post. The song is titled 'Pain or Pleasure'.
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IUML complaints to EC against Adityanath's "virus" remark
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Apr 6 (ANI): A delegation of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) on Saturday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over
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Azam Khan calls Yogi a murderer, Kalyan Singh a criminal
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 6 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan said that people like Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh who are occupying "constitutional posts are criminals". While he called Yogi a murderer, he called Ka
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EC issues censure to Adityanath over 'Modi ki Sena' remark
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 6 (ANI): Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission of India has issued a censure to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over his 'Modi ki Sena' remark.
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EC should work in an unbiased manner: Andhra CM on transfer of state chief
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Apr 6 (ANI): Hours after the Election Commission ordered the transfer of state Chief Secretary Anil Chandra Punetha, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said the EC should work in an "unbiased manner."
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