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BJP urges EC to declare Bengal 'super sensitive'
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Mar 13 (ANI): Expressing apprehensions that the ruling TMC government might not allow free-and-fair elections in West Bengal, BJP on Wednesday urged the Election Commission to declare Bengal a "super-sensitive zone."
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Jagan Mohan Reddy meets Andhra Governor, accuses CM Naidu of removing name
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): YSR Congress Party chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Saturday met Governor ESL Narsimhan, appealing to ensure free and fair elections in Andhra Pradesh.
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Venezuela crisis: Pompeo urges countries to 'pick a side'
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 27 (ANI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday called on countries to "pick a side" in the Venezuelan political crisis and urged them to support opposition leader Juan Guaido, while appealing for free and fair elections to be held in the South American coun
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Situation in Maldives far worse than imagined: SADF report
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Sep 19 (ANI): A South Asian Democracy Forum (SADF) report containing observations of three Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), accompanied by two officials of the European Economic and Social Committee, confirmed that the situation in the Maldives is far worse than im
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US calls for fair elections in Maldives, warns of sanctions
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 07 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday expressed its concerns over the "continued democratic backsliding" in the Maldives and warned the island nation it would take "appropriate measures" against those undermining fair electoral process and democracy.
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'Unprecedented assault' of military 'threatening' free, fair elections in
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 12 (ANI): Ahead of the general elections in Pakistan on July 25, the military has been accused of assaulting the freedom of the press, thereby threatening people's chances for "free and fair" elections in the country.
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Favourable atmosphere key to free, fair elections in Maldives: MEA
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 5 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday reiterated that it is important to create a conducive atmosphere for holding free and fair elections in the Maldives.
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Will ensure fair elections take place in India: Zuckerberg at senate heari
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [U.S.A.], Apr. 11 (ANI): Testifying before US senators in the wake of Facebook's data breach scandal and foreign interference in election, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told them that his company will do everything to ensure fair polling takes place in India and other countries
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We need people like Newton in our society and system', says Rajkummar Rao
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 23 (ANI): As 'Newton' has been selected as Indian's official entry to the Oscars 2018, Bollywood actor Rajkummar Rao on Saturday said that, 'Newton' is a " real super hero", while adding, "We need people like 'Newton' in our society and system," to bring free and fair
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BJP backs IT raids on TN Minister, calls for fair polls
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (TN) [India], Apr. 7 (ANI): After income tax officials raided the Chennai residence of Tamil Nadu Health Minister Dr C Vijayabaskar, the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has welcomed the move and demanded that the Election Commission should ensure free and fair elections during the
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Congress moves EC, seeks 'withdrawal, derecognition' of BJP symb
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 20 (ANI): Branding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Diwali, Ramzan bhed-bhav" remark as deplorable, Secretary of the Legal and Human Rights Department of the Congress party K.C. Mittal on Monday appealed to the Election Commission to exercise its constit
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No state specific schemes should be announced in Union Budget: EC
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 23 (ANI): The Election Commission on Monday ordered that no state specific schemes shall be announced in national budget in the interest of free and fair elections.
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