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After the exit polls predicted a third straight win for the Bharatiya Janata Party including a huge gain in the south, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor termed the predictions 'deeply unscientific' and said they are instead interested in the votes of people.He also said that Bharatiya Janata Party...
23:08
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of misusing the administration in Uttar Pradesh and said the Election Commission was slow in taking action.In a press statement issued from the SP headquarters, former UP chief minister Yadav alleged,...
22:22
Two of the most awaited exit polls, by Axis My Indi and Today's Chanakya, have finally put out their exit poll results for the Lok Sabha elections. According to them, the NDA is scheduled to win 400 seats. While the India Today-Axis My India exit poll gave the NDA 361-401 seats and INDIA bloc...
22:14
Acting tough on post-poll violence, the Election Commission has provided central forces to various states beyond the June 4 counting day to prevent any incidents based on the assessment provided by them as well as central observers, sources said on Saturday.Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal have...
22:00
India has recorded 56 deaths from 24,849 suspected cases of heat stroke between March and May, according to data by the Union health ministry. According to the data compiled by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 46 of these deaths were recorded in May alone (till May 30). Between May...
21:29
Exit polls on Saturday predicted the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) winning most of the seats in Congress-ruled Karnataka in the Lok Sabha elections and the Congress not putting up a good show. Voting for 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka was held in two phases. While 14 seats polled on...
20:58
The counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections and state assemblies of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha and the assembly by-polls will commence at 8 am on June 4, the Election Commission said on Saturday.The counting of votes for the assembly polls in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh will start from 6 am...
20:29
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reacts to the exit polls numbers.I can say with confidence people of India have voted in record numbers to reelect the National Democratic Alliance government, Modi said.He said that 'opportunistic INDI Alliance' failed to strike a chord with voters, called it...
20:10
To consolidate the results, six exit polls so far have given the ruling National Democratic Alliance a clean sweep of over 300 seats. India News-D Dynamics gives NDA 371 seats and INDIA just 125 seats. Jan Ki Baat gives NDA 362-392 seats and 141-161 seats to INDIA. R Bharat Matrize gives NDA...
19:37
Two more pollsters give NDA over 350 seats.News NationNDA: 342-378INDIA: 153-169Others: 21-23Dainik BhaskarNDA: 291-350INDIA: 145-201Others: 33-49
19:06
Another exit poll, the 5th, has reflected the wide sweep for the Modi government. Jan Ki Baat gives 362-392 seats to the NDA, and 141-161 seas to the INDIA bloc.
18:51
The India Today-Axis My India Exit Poll shows the BJP sweeping Karnataka, where it lost the assembly election last year, and more importantly, winning 2-3 seats in Kerala, where it has never won a Lok Sabha seats before. According to the exit poll, the BJP will win 20-22 seats in Karnataka while...
18:46
More exit poll numbers are in. The National Democratic Alliance scoring 350+ in almost all surveys.TV5 TeluguNDA-359INDIA-154Others-30Republic Bharat-MatrizeNDA-353-368INDIA-118-133Others-43-48
18:39
The first exit polls are in, here are the numbers.India News-D DynamicsNDA-371INDIA-125Others-47Republic Bharat-P MarqNDA-359INDIA-154Others-30More details awaited
18:13
JUST IN: The seven-phase Lok Sabha elections 2024 conclude.Counting of votes on June 4.More details awaited. -- ANIIMAGE: The polling party seals the EVMs as the voting for the Lok Sabha elections concludes, at a polling booth in Jamtara, Jharkhand. Photograph: ANI on X
18:05
Indian Natinoal Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) parties will get more than 295 seats in the Lok Sabha polls, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Saturday, asserting that they had arrived at the figure after feedback from people.Addressing reporters here after a meeting of top...
17:14
INDIA bloc parties on Saturday announced that they will participate in the exit poll debates on television this evening after the grouping's top leaders met and deliberated on the issue at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence. The development came a day after the Congress said it has...
16:24
A voter turnout of 49.68 per cent was recorded till 3 pm on Saturday in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission (EC) said.Polling is being held for 57 constituencies spread across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh, including Varanasi in Uttar...
16:03
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday concluded his 45-hour long meditation at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial here and paid floral tributes to Tamil saint poet Thiruvalluvar.On conclusion of his dhyan session, Modi, clad in white, visited the 133-ft statue of Thiruvalluvar, located next to the...
15:30
The death toll in landslides in Mizoram climbed to 29 after the body of a 34-year-old woman was found in Tlawng River in Kolasib district, officials said.The woman, identified as Vanlalruali, and her husband had been missing after being hit by a landslide in Aibawk village in Aizawl district on...
15:24
The Supreme Court has reconstituted its Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee.In exercise of powers conferred by Clause 4(2) of the Gender Sensitisation and Sexual Harassment of Women at the Supreme Court of India (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Regulations, 2013 and all...
15:03
Top leaders of the INDIA bloc will meet here on Saturday to discuss their strategy for the counting of votes on June 4, even as the Trinamool Congress and the People's Democratic Party are set to skip the meeting.  Senior leaders of the Congress, the Communist Party of India-Marxist, the CPI,...
14:41
RJD's Tejashwi Yadav
A voter turnout of 40.09 per cent was recorded till 1 pm on Saturday in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission (EC) said.   Polling is being held for 57 constituencies spread across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh, including Varanasi in...
14:29
The Union government has dismissed a CRPF DIG from service on charges of sexual misconduct levelled against him by some women personnel of the country's largest paramilitary force, officials said on Saturday. An order from the President of India's office for dismissal from service was issued on...
13:43
People's Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti said Saturday she is likely to skip the opposition INDIA bloc meeting to be held in New Delhi later in the day due to personal reasons.I may not go as my mom has undergone an eye surgery, she told PTI.Top leaders of the opposition grouping will...
12:36
TMC's Abhishek Banerjee
A voter turnout of 26.30 per cent was recorded till 11 am on Saturday in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission (EC) said.   Polling is being held for 57 constituencies spread across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh.The voting is being held...
12:08
Sporadic incidents of violence marred the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha polls in the nine parliamentary constituencies, as TMC and BJP workers clashed in various parts of violence-prone Jadavpur, Diamond Harbour constituencies.Although the poll panel has claimed that the polling has been...
11:53
Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on his third and final day of meditation here on Saturday, after performing the 'Surya Arghya' during sunrise at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial here, officials said.     Modi carried out 'Surya Arghya,' a ritual associated with spiritual practice involving...
10:59
BJP's candidate Kangana Ranaut
In the seventh and final phase of the general election on Saturday, polling is being held for 57 constituencies spread across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh, including Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third consecutive term in the...
10:17
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged people on Saturday to vote in large numbers and deal a final blow to this government which has become a symbol of arrogance and tyranny.Gandhi pointed out that the seventh and final phase of voting for the general election is being held on Saturday and claimed...
09:54
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged people to vote in large numbers as polling for the last phase of Lok Sabha elections began.  Together, let's make our democracy more vibrant and participative, the prime minister said on X. Polling is being held in 57 seats, including in all...
09:38
AAP MP Raghav Chadha shows his inked finger and 'first voter in the booth' certificate after casting his vote at a polling station in Lakhnaur, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar under the Anandpur Sahib constituency.
09:22
Former diplomat and BJP candidate from Amritsar constituency, Taranjit Singh Sandhu casts his vote at a polling booth in the constituency.
09:20
Former Indian cricketer and Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh casts his vote at a polling booth in Jalandhar.I expect that people come in large numbers to vote and I want maximum polling in Jalandhar. It is our duty and we should bring the government that we want, a government that...
09:04
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath casts vote in Gorakhpur
08:50
Pune police have arrested the mother of the juvenile in the Porsche car accident case after confirmation that his blood samples were replaced with those of his mother, the city police chief said on Saturday.  Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar said the accident investigation has revealed that...
08:36
Voting is underway in 57 parliamentary constituencies spanning eight states and Union Territories during the final phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on Saturday.The states where polling is being held are Bihar, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and West...
00:45
Social media influencer Balwant alias Bobby Kataria, who has been arrested in a human trafficking case, sent 33 people abroad on the pretext of helping them secure jobs, police in Gurugram said on Friday. Kataria, who was arrested by the Gurugram police on Monday, was produced in a city court on...
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A Delhi court is likely to hear on Saturday an application moved by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking interim bail for a week on medical grounds in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam. Special judge Kaveri Baweja had on May 30 directed the ED to file its response to...
