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Coronavirus: Sri Lanka EC says decision to postpone elections not taken
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Mar 17 (ANI): Chairman of the National Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya has stated that no decision has been taken to postpone the general election due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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More than half US voters prepared to reject Trump in 2020 elections: Poll
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Sept 6 (Sputnik/ANI): About 52 per cent of US voters plan to vote against President Donald Trump in next year's national election although he retains broad core Republican support, a new poll showed on Thursday.
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Radha Mohan Singh appointed national election officer for BJP's organisati
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): BJP president Amit Shah has appointed party Radhamohan Singh, former Union Minister and sitting MP, the national election officer for conducting the party's organisational polls.
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Mass resignations in Congress part of 'scripted drama': Tom Vadakkan
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 29 (ANI): BJP member Tom Vadakkan on Saturday claimed as "scripted drama", the recent mass resignations in the Congress, following Rahul Gandhi's refusal to withdraw his resignation as president of the party, following its defeat in the national elections.
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Maduro proposes early elections for opposition-led National Assembly
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], May 21 (ANI): Renewing his efforts to placate protestors, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday proposed early elections for National Assembly, which is headed by opposition leader Juan Guaido.
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Punjab CM, Asha Kumari denied me ticket from Amritsar: Navjot Kaur
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], May 16 (ANI): Congress leader Navjot Kaur Sidhu hit out at Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and alleged that it was because of him and party general secretary in-charge for state Asha Kumari, that she was denied a ticket from Amritsar in the ongoing na
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BJP's Bharati Ghosh roughed-up, party alleges TMC hand
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Ghatal (West Bengal) [India], May 12 (ANI): BJP's Ghatal candidate, Bharati Ghosh, broke down after she was manhandled by a group of women at a polling booth in the constituency as voting for the sixth phase of national elections is underway.
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ShareChat pulls down over 4 lakh posts violating community guidelines
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Social media platform ShareChat said on Wednesday it has removed 4.87 lakh pieces of content, for violating community guidelines as well as terms of use.
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EC stays release of PM Modi biopic
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 10 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday stayed the release of 'PM Narendra Modi', a biopic on the Prime Minister, till national elections are over citing that the film "disturbs the level-playing field."
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ECI, citizen groups step up efforts to encourage people to cast vote
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Gujarat/Jammu and Kashmir/Manipur [India], Apr 9 (ANI): As polls to elect the 17th Lok Sabha inch closer, the Election Commission of India, as well as citizen groups, have intensified their efforts to encourage people to cast their votes.
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We tried our best to deliver on promises made in 2014 polls: Rajnath Singh
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 8 (ANI): Union Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has tried its best to deliver on the promises the BJP made in its manifesto for the last national elections.
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BJP leader issued show-cause notice for "violating" EC guidelines
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): BJP's National Election Committee Member Neeraj has been issued a show-cause notice by the Chief Electoral Officer of New Delhi for allegedly violating the Election Commission guidelines by allegedly sharing an audio-visual clip featuring Army personnel. Read More
