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22 opposition parties to urge ECI to replace EVMs with ballot papers for c
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb 4 (ANI): As many as 22 opposition parties will meet the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday, seeking the replacement of electronic voting machines (EVMs) with ballot papers for conducting the coming Lok Sabha polls, TMC leader and Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien
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Mamata defends Kolkata top cop, accuses BJP of 'political vendetta'
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Feb 03 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday defended Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, who recently came under scrutiny after skipping a meeting with the Election Commission of India (ECI) and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (B
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BJP hate Muslims and 'Purvanchalis' : Arvind Kejriwal
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb 2 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hates Muslims and people from eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
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BJP's win in Lok Sabha polls must to hoist party flag from Kashmir to Kany
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Gajraula (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 2: BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday said that the upcoming General election is very important for the party because if it fails to win elections it would not be able to hoist its flag from Kashmir to Kanyakumari.
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Amit Shah to address 30,000 booth level workers in Goa on Feb 9
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Goa (Panaji), [India], Feb 2 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah is scheduled to address 30,000 booth level workers here on February 9 ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in 2019, said Goa BJP Chief Vinay Tendulkar.
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Interim Budget: Income Tax exemption raised to Rs 5 lakh, financial suppor
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The government on Friday raised the Individual Income Tax exemption limit to Rs 5 lakh per annum and announced a major financial support scheme for the farmers as well as a pension scheme for the unorganised sector as it presented a ‘feel-good’ interim Budget
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Before 2014, country was going through uncertainty: President Kovind
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): on the opening day of Budget Session, President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday addressed the Joint Sitting of both Houses of Parliament and said that the country was going through a phase of "uncertainty" before the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, hence the BJP-le
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Pay Rs 25,000 to contest Lok Sabha polls: AIADMK
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 30 (ANI): All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) has announced that party workers who are willing to contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, can apply after paying Rs 25,000.
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BJD claims CBI is 'politicised'
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Jan 30 (ANI): After the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) reportedly sent notices for examination to two Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders in a chit fund scam, the BJD has alleged that the CBI is used as a "tool for political purposes".
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Govt wants to return undisputed portion of Ayodhya land to Ram Janambhoomi
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 29 (ANI): In a significant move ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the government on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court for permission to restore the "excess" land surrounding the disputed portion in Ayodhya to Ram Janambhoomi Nyas.
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Congress Leader files complaint against Kailash Vijayvargiya over ‘Chocola
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Jan 29 (ANI): A police complaint was filed against BJP General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Wednesday for his "Congress banking on chocolaty faces to win Lok Sabha polls " remark.
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Rahul promises minimum universal basic income to poor if Congress wins Lok
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Atal Nagar (Chhattisgarh) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): In a major election sop, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday promised minimum universal basic income for the poor, if his party comes to power in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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