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Shiv Sena wants BJP to use ballot papers in polls to clear doubts
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 15 (ANI): As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) inches closer to achieving a majority in the Karnataka Assembly, estranged ally Shiv Sena echoed Opposition's allegations of EVM tampering, and pitched for use of ballot papers in elections to clear such doubts.
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Nawaz Sharif faces backlash over '26/11' remark
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 15 (ANI): Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has faced backlash from the country's senators for his recent statement about the Mumbai attacks.
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Leads suggest BJP may form government in Karnataka
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 15 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is inching closer towards forming the next government in Karnataka, as it has taken a significant lead so far.
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K'taka polls: CM candidates take lead in early trends
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 15 (ANI): Data from the Election Commission of India (EC) highlighted that two of the key players, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief minister candidate B.S. Yeddyurappa, and H.D. Kumaraswamy from Janata Dal (Secular) have taken lead in their respective
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Adequate security deployed for fair counting: EC Chief
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The Chief Election Commissioner of India, Om Prakash Rawat, on Tuesday, gave reassurances over questions pertaining to security arrangements at the various counting centers in Karnataka.
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'Alexa' less preferred baby name after Amazon took it
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Seattle [United States], May 14 (ANI): Calling out to your little girl Alexa and having Amazon's smart speaker respond is not something which the modern parents are in favour of. The incidence of newborn girls named Alexa has dropped since 2015 when Amazon's voice speaker Echo was first intr
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K'taka polls: 56% voting completed till 3 p.m
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 12 (ANI): Gradually gaining momentum, 56 percent voter turnout was recorded as of 3 p.m. today in the 222 out of 224 assembly constituencies.
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EC took 'extraordinary step' by postponing RR Nagar election: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday lauded the Election Commission's (EC) decision to postpone the polling in Bengaluru's Raja Rajeshwari Nagar constituency and called it an 'extraordinary step'.
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K'taka polls: EC defers polling in RR Nagar to May 28
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 11 (ANI): In light of the seizure of 9746 voter IDs from a flat in Bengaluru coming under the Rajarajeswari Nagar constituency, polling in the constituency for Karnataka Assembly has been deferred to May 28.
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'Easier access to ECBs will attract higher investment'
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Easy and dedicated access to institutional financing, and higher limit on external commercial borrowings (ECB) will attract more investments and assure sustained growth of affordable housing in India, according to Sriram Kalyanaraman, Managing Director and CE
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K'taka polls: Cong seeks disqualification of BJP's Sriramulu
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Congress party on Friday asked the Election Commission (EC) to disqualify Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate B Sriramulu from contesting the Karnataka Assembly elections over a viral video allegedly showing him trying to a bribe a former chief just
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WB panchayat polls: SC to hear state EC's plea
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India] May 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the West Bengal Election Commission's plea that challenged the Calcutta High Court's order on allowing candidates to file online nominations in the upcoming panchayat elections.
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