Azam Khan gets another EC notice

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan was on Tuesday issued a fresh show cause notice by the Election Commission for allegedly making inflammatory remarks at various places in Uttar Pradeh in the past few days. The EC gave him 24 hours to...

Shatrughan’s wife, Poonam, joins SP

Shatrughan Sinha's wife Poonam Sinha joins Samajwadi Party in the presence of the party's Kannauj MP Dimple Yadav. Sinha is likely to go against Rajnath Singh from the Lucknow constituency. The fact that Congress has not fielded anyone from the crucial...

Supreme Court Stays SC/ST Quota in Promotion For Govt Jobs

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has stayed reservation in promotion for Scheduled Castes and Tribes (SC/STs) in government jobs. Hearing a batch of 84 petitions, the apex court directed for a status quo till it decides on the matter. In September last...

Nitin Gadkari talks California in Marathwada

Mumbai: Union minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari on Monday blamed Congress-NCP for the water crisis in Marathwada and Latur, saying irrigation projects were only completed under the BJP government. Addressing a rally in Maharashtra’s Latur, Gadkari said he...

After Yogi , Mayawati, EC bans Azam Khan, Maneka Gandhi from campaigning

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Monday barred SP leader Azam Khan and Union minister Maneka Gandhi for 72 hours and 48 hours respectively for their controversial remarks. Khan was under the poll panel's lens for making derogatory remarks against BJP...

EC bans Yogi from campaigning for 3 days, Maya 2

New Delhi: IN a strong move that should send out a clear message to other politicians as well, the Election Commission bans UP CM Yogi Adityanath and BSP chief Mayawati from election campaigning for 72 hours and 48 hours respectively....

Jet Airways Pilots Defer Strike, Airline Management to Meet SBI Today

New Delhi: The Jet Airways’ pilots body National Aviator’s Guild (NAG) will meet on Monday to take a decision on pilots’ strike as no collective decision has been taken yet. The Union hasn’t yet issued any direction or passed any...

PMO calls urgent meeting to discuss situation in Jet Airways

New Delhi: Amid uncertainty over the future of the cash-strapped Jet Airways, the Prime Minister’s office (PMO) has called an urgent meeting to discuss the crisis in the private airline. The Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair...

14 permanent HC judges to take oath today

Swearing in of 14 additional judges of Bombay High Court who are recently made permanent judges by the Supreme Court collegium, will be held on Friday at a simple function organised at Central Hall, Mumbai High Court. Simultaneously the...

Supreme Court Verdict on Plea Seeking Stay on Operation of Electoral Bonds Today

New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday will pronounce its verdict on a plea seeking stay on the operation of electoral bonds. Earlier on Thursday, the apex court had reserved its order on a PIL challenging the government’s electoral...

NaMo TV barred from airing political content by EC

The Election Commission has barred NaMo TV from broadasting any political content. In a letter to Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi, the poll panel states," It has been confirmed by you that there has not been any pre-certification of the content being...

In poll affidavit, Irani says not graduate

Union minister and BJP candidate from Amethi Lok Sabha seat Smriti Irani Thursday submitted to the Election Commission that she did not complete her graduation from Delhi University. In her affidavit filed during her nomination, Irani, who is contesting against Congress...

Polling For 7 Lok Sabha Seats in Maharashtra And Chhattisgarh Ends

Polling for seven Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra and the Naxal-affected Bastar constituency in neighbouring Chhattisgarh came to an end at 5 pm on Thursday. As much as 46.13 per cent turn-out had been registered in seven seats in Maharashtra’s...

Blast in Gadchiroli dist leaves 3 commandos injured

Representational Pic A blast took place in Pursolgondi village of Hedari division of Gadchiroli district on Thursday evening. Three commandos were injured in the blast. Till filing of this report further information was...

12 complaints from Cong to EC of EVM glitches at poll booths in Nagpur

MUMBAI: The Congress on Thursday sent 39 complaints to the Election Commission (EC) about "glitches" in the functioning of EVMs at some booths in six Lok Sabha seats of Maharashtra where polling was underway, the party said. The state Congress...

IED blast near Chhattisgarh polling booth

Voting has begun for Phase 1 of Lok Sabha election 2019, which will see ninety-one Lok Sabha constituencies spread across 18 states and two Union Territories, including all seats in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, choose their representatives today. News18 reports...

Lok Sabha Elections 2019 : 1st phase of polling in 91 constituencies begins

Election Commission bans release of PM Modi biopic, cites Model Code of Conduct

The Supreme Court had on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking a stay on the release of the biopic PM Narendra Modi. The Election Commission has stalled the release PM Narendra Modi’s biopic starring Vivek Oberoi citing the Model Code of...

Supreme Court to Hear Lalu Prasad Yadav’s Bail Plea in 3 Cases Today

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is set to hear RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav‘s bail plea in three cases today, a day after the CBI filed a counter affidavit opposing his bail plea. The former Bihar chief minister has sought bail...

Vadra downplays Jaitley’s jibe, posts pictures with FM

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra on Tuesday downplayed Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's jibe at him for saying he would be campaigning for Congress in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. "I don't know if he (Vadra) will be an...