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No mismatch between EVMs and VVPATs reported in LS polls, says BEL CMD
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 1 (ANI): Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) MV Gowtama on Saturday said that no mismatch was reported between votes recorded in electronic voting machines (EVMs) and the voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines dur
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I had congratulated PM Modi in February itself, says Kazakhstan Ambassador
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Kazakhstan's Ambassador to India Bulat Sarsenbayev on Friday said that he was so confident of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's victory in the 17th Lok Sabha polls that he had congratulated him in February itself.
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Modi's lieutenant Amit Shah appointed as Union Home Minister
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): BJP president Amit Shah on Friday was appointed as Minister of Home Affairs (MHA) a day after he was sworn-in as Union Minister in the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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'Feud' in Lalu Prasad's family could be a reason behind opposition drubbin
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 30 (ANI): Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Thursday said that "feud" in Lalu Prasad's family could have been one of the reasons for the defeat of the RJD-led alliance in the Lok Sabha elections in the state.
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UP CWC meeting on Thursday to discuss Lok Sabha poll debacle
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Congress Working Committee called for a meeting of its members and office-bearers on Thursday to introspect about the reasons behind party's defeat in Lok Sabha polls.
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Tejashwi dismisses reports suggesting disintegration of grand alliance aft
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 29 (ANI): Former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav dismissed reports of the disintegration of the Mahagathbandhan in the state after the debacle in the Lok Sabha polls, terming such claims as "rumours".
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Mamata Banerjee to join TMC protest against poll violence in Naihati tomor
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 29 (ANI): West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will join the Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers protesting outside Naihati Municipal Corporation against the violence in the state during the Lok Sabha polls that have allegedly rendered many TMC worker
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Amit Shah, RS Prasad, Kanimozhi cease to be Rajya Sabha members
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): BJP president Amit Shah, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and DMK leader Kanimozhi have ceased to be members of Rajya Sabha after their election to the Lower House of Parliament.
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Tej Pratap Yadav not solely responsible for RJD's debacle in LS polls: Rag
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 29 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh on Wednesday said that Tej Pratap Yadav was not responsible for the party's defeat in Bihar and added that it was a nationwide phenomenon.
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HD Kumaraswamy meets Dinesh Gundo Rao, Siddaramaiah amid Congress-JD(S) ri
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 28 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday met with Congress state chief Dinesh Gundu Rao and former chief minister Siddaramaiah to discuss and strategise the ruling Congress-JD(S) government's political development after the landslide vic
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Mamata to attend Modi's swearing-in
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 28 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who had a bitter spat with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha elections, has been invited to attend his swearing-in ceremony on Thursday, which she has accepted.
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Cong leaders have 'chemical locha', party full of 'chela chapatas': Alpesh
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Ahmadabad (Gujarat) [India], May 28 (ANI): Gujarat MLA and OBC leader Alpesh Thakor on Tuesday said Congress leaders who reiterate that scams have taken place are suffering from a "chemical locha" (chemical imbalance) in their minds. Thakor had left the Congress last month ahead of Lok Sa
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