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Nepal: UDMF, FA to launch fresh protests targeting local polls
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Apr 16 (ANI): The United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF), an alliance of seven Madhes-based parties, and the Federal Alliance (FA), an alliance of disgruntled federal parties, are set to hold fresh protests as their demands are yet to be addressed.
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BJP downplays Mayawati's proposal of grand alliance for 2019 election
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Apr. 16 (ANI): Unperturbed by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati's intention to form a grand alliance with anti-BJP parties for the 2019 general elections, the saffron party on Sunday said that its aim, regardless of such declarations, would be to s
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PM Modi will be in history books if we join Mayawati's grand alliance
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 16 (ANI): Delighted over Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati's proposal for a 'mahagathbandhan' (grand alliance) of anti-BJP parties for 2019 general elections, the Congress on Sunday said that the grand old party would also join in the race to o
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EVM credible, ballot paper worst alternative, say former election commissi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 16 (ANI): Amidst growing skepticism among political parties over the credibility of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), former chief election commissioners (CEC) on Sunday asserted that machines cannot be hacked and thereby backed the Election Commission for throwi
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Malala urges Pakistan to give justice to Mardan student lynching victim
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr 15 (ANI): Condemning the murder of a university student, Mashal Khan, over allegations of blasphemy, Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai urged state institutions and political parties in Pakistan to shun their silence, take a stand and bring justice to the victim and hi
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Will ensure no such nuisance is created in Goa: DGP on late night parties
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa)[India], Apr. 14 (ANI): The Goa Police on Friday asserted that it is cracking down on drug trade and late night parties, which continue beyond the stipulated time of 10 p.m.
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Mayawati ready to join others to keep EVM tampering flame lit
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow [India], Apr. 14 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Friday said she is ready to join hands with other political parties to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the issue of EVM tampering in the recent Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
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Can't question electoral process over loss of few parties: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 14 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday slammed the opposition parties for doubting the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and said that because few political parties are losing we cannot dub the entire electoral process as wrong and the equipment as bad.
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Naqvi says opposition should stop banging its head on EVMs
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 13 (ANI): Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said that the Congress and other opposition parties should not bang their heads over the use or non-use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) post their defeat in the recen
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Oppn quotes 2013 order, says SC in favour of paper trail machines
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 13 (ANI): Quoting the Supreme Court's 2013 judgement upholding paper trail machines as indispensable for fair and transparent elections, the counsels appearing on behalf of the opposition parties on Thursday said the apex court has issued notice to the Election C
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EVM row: Oppn. not able to digest BJP's upsurge, says Naidu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 13 (ANI): Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday downplayed the allegations of EVM tampering and said that opposition parties are leveling baseless allegations as they are not able to digest the upsurge of the Bharatiya Janata Pa
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EC throws open challenge, dares to hack EVMs from May
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 12 (ANI): Following concerns raised by the Opposition parties over the alleged tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) post assembly polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday threw an open challenge to the party leaders and dared them to hack t
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