Tag: India
Over 62% Voting In Fifth-phase Lok Sabha Elections
Over 62 per cent voters exercised their franchise on Monday in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections in 51 constituencies, with voting percentage marginally higher than 61.75 per cent recorded in 2014 parliamentary elections.....
Government Fooling People On GDP Data: Chidambaram
Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Wednesday alleged that the BJP-led government had tried to fool people that the GDP growth is much higher than that of UPA and it was a scam.....
Heightened Security Arrangements In Bengal For Sixth Phase
A total of 770 companies of central paramilitary forces are being deployed in West Bengal's tribal heartland as well as the seats in Junglemahal, once a hotbed of Maoists, where stringent security arrangements are in place to ensure fool-proof voting in the sixth phase Lok Sabha polls on Sunday, officials said.....
BJP-Trinamool Workers Clash In Bengal
Incidents of clashes between Trinamool Congress and BJP activists were reported from parts of West Bengal on Saturday, a day before the penultimate phase of Lok Sabha polls in the state.....
Modi Takes A Dig At Kamal Nath, Talks Of 1984 Riots
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took a dig at Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath without naming him.....
Sixth Phase Of Lok Sabha Elections Sees 63.3% Turnout
The sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections, covering 59 seats across seven states, saw a voter turnout of 63.3 per cent which was less than 65.67 per cent recorded in 2014 for the same seats, the Election Commission said on Sunday.....
Shah's Roadshow Stoned, Trinamool Activists Blamed
Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad activists allegedly hurled stones at BJP President Amit Shah's roadshow here on Tuesday, triggering clashes in which three motorbikes were set ablaze in the College Street area and many sustained injuries.....
Congress Annoyed That 'chaiwala' Bringing Reforms: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Congress was annoyed that a 'chaiwala' was bringing about reforms.....
Final Phase Of Campaigning Ends In Bengal
With the Election Commission curtailing the campaigning time by invoking the Constitution's Article 324 for the first time, canvassing ended at 10 p.m. on Thursday in nine parliamentary constituencies of West Bengal that will vote in the final phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 19.....
Voting On 59 Seats On Sunday In Last Phase Of LS Polls
Voting will be held in 59 constituencies across seven states and a union territory on Sunday in the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections.....
