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Himachal Pradesh: One of India's first voters casts vote for 32nd time
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kalpa (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 19 (ANI): He was one of the voters in India's first general elections in 1951, 68 years later the enthusiasm remains the same. 103-year-old Shyam Saran Negi voted for the 32nd time today as the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha polls is underway in
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LS polls: HD Deve Gowda reiterates support to Congress
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 18 (ANI): HD Deve Gowda, the former prime minister, and chief of Janata Dal- Secular (JD-S) on Saturday reiterated his support to the Congress party in the ongoing general elections.
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Re-polling ordered at Azamgarh booth on May 19
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 17 (ANI): The Election Commission on Friday ordered re-polling to be conducted at a booth in Azamgarh during the seventh and last phase of general elections on May 19.
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Sensex jumps 537 points to 37,931, Nifty above 11,400
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 17 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices continued their upward momentum on Friday led by financial and FMCG stocks and gained the most in nearly two months ahead of exit polls of general elections.
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Modi promises grand Vidyasagar statue, as battle with TMC intensifies
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mau (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 16 (ANI): Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a blistering attack against Mamata Banerjee by stating that she has no belief in the elected Prime Minister of India and said he had to leave the stage at a rally in West Bengal due to "TMC hooliganism". Modi al
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Many BJP MLAs will come to Congress after May 23: KC Venugopal
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], May 14 (ANI): Congress leader KC Venugopal asserted that many BJP MLAs in Karnataka will join his party after May 23, when results of the seven-phase general elections will be declared.
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Weak fiscal position constrains India's sovereign ratings: Fitch
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): The next government's medium-term fiscal policy in India will be of particular importance from a rating perspective, Fitch Ratings said on Monday.
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Polling agent held for trying to influence voters in Faridabad: EC
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Faridabad (Haryana) [India], May 13 (ANI): A polling agent was arrested and an FIR was registered against him for allegedly trying to influence voters at a polling booth in Faridabad during the penultimate phase of general elections on Sunday, the Election Commission (EC) has said.
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2 held in Asansol railway station with Rs.1cr cash, accused claims money s
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Asansol (West Bengal) [India], May 13 (ANI): Police arrested two persons at Asansol railway station and seized Rs 1 crore from their possession, which, one of the arrested persons claimed, was sent by the BJP.
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There is pro-incumbency wave in 2019 LS polls: PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that there was anti-incumbency during the 2014 general elections while there is a pro-incumbency wave in the ongoing elections.
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63.43 pc voting in 6th phase of LS polls, highest in West Bengal 80.35 pc
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Over 63 per cent polling was recorded in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha voting on Sunday, with the highest turnout of 80.35 per cent in West Bengal and minimum of 59.74 per cent in the city-state of Delhi.
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Delhi records nearly 60 per cent turnout in LS polls: EC
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Nearly 60 per cent polling was registered in the seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi on Sunday, five per cent lower than in the 2014 general election, the Election Commission of India said.
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