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Will make three crore women ‘Lakhpati Didi’: Modi
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Will make three crore women ‘Lakhpati Didi’: Modi

Shahjahanpur (UP), April 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government will work to make three crore women ‘Lakhpati Didi’ in the next five years when it comes to power at the center for the third time. Addressing an election rally in Shahjahanpur, the PM said, “In the...

LS polls phase-2 to decide fate of 1210 candidates including Rahul Gandhi
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LS polls phase-2 to decide fate of 1210 candidates including Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, April 25: Fate of 1210 candidates including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to be decided as electors spread across 89 constituencies in13 states/UTs cast their votes in phase two of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls on Friday. In this phase, elections are being held in Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, J&K, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya...

Six killed, 20 injured in a major fire in Patna
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Six killed, 20 injured in a major fire in Patna

Patna, Apr 25 : At least six people were killed and 20 injured in a major fire at Pal Hotel near Patna junction on Thursday. Town Police Superintendent (Central) Chandra Prakash confirmed the six casualties. The deceased were three women and as many men, who were yet to be identified. According to police, the fire...

India slams US report on Human Rights; Terms it “deeply biased”
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India slams US report on Human Rights; Terms it “deeply biased”

New Delhi, Apr 25: India on Thursday slammed the US State Department report on Human Rights in Manipur violence and termed it “deeply biased”. Addressing a weekly press conference here the Spokespersons of the Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal said “This report is deeply biased and reflects a poor understanding of India. We attach...

Cong wants to snatch OBC quotas via back door: PM Modi
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Cong wants to snatch OBC quotas via back door: PM Modi

Agra (UP), April 25 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday once again repeated his charges against the Congress blaming it for politics of appeasement and alleging that the party has been trying to steal quotas meant for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) while all this time preparing to institute reservation on the basis of...

Manipur highway cut off after IED blast
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Manipur highway cut off after IED blast

Imphal, April 24: A main highway bridge in Manipur was badly damaged when an Improvised Explosive Device exploded at Kangpokpi district on Wednesday. Movement on the Imphal-Mao highway was completely stopped and some 200 vehicles on either side of the bridge left stranded, police said. As per the police, the blast made about three holes...

Half of INDI alliance leaders in jail, half on bail: Nadda
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Half of INDI alliance leaders in jail, half on bail: Nadda

  Tikamgarh, Apr 23: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda said on Tuesday that half of the leaders of the INDI alliance are in jail, half are on bail, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s anti-corruption campaign will intensify after June 4. Addressing an election meeting in Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh, in support of the party...

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Mamata opposing granting Indian citizenship to refugees : Shah

  Malda, Apr 23: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of opposing granting Indian citizenship to the refugees – Hindu, Buddhists, Christians and Sikhs – now settled here after arriving from neighbouring Bangladesh. Addressing a gathering after completing a massive roadshow in favour of BJP...

Mamata spreading lies on CAA : Rajnath
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Mamata spreading lies on CAA : Rajnath

  Murshidabad, Apr 21 : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday came down heavily on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of spreading lies about the CAA and misguiding people, particularly the Muslim community. None in the earth can stop the implementation of granting Indian citizenship to those refugees, who left Bangladesh, Pakistan...

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Bihar : NDA protected rights of backwards: Shah

  Katihar, Apr 21: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that NDA during its ten years of rule in the country had promoted and protected the rights of Backwards and Extremely Backwards and cautioned the people that INDIA bloc would trample them if voted to power at the Centre after ongoing Lok Sabha...

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LS polls an election to decide future of country; Shah

Mathura (UP), Apr 20: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that the ongoing Lok Sabha election is an election to decide the future of the country, in which on one side there are corrupt parties and on the other side there is Narendra Modi, who has not made a single allegation of corruption....

People have totally rejected INDI alliance in 1st phase: PM Modi
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People have totally rejected INDI alliance in 1st phase: PM Modi

  Nanded (Maharashtra), April 20 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the INDI alliance have come together to save and protect their own corrupt people and so the voters have completely rejected them in the very first phase and first day of polling for the Lok Sabha elections. Ahead of the second...

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All India voter turnout crosses 60 pc in phase-I Lok Sabha polls

New Delhi, April 19: The first of the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls on Friday remained largely peaceful with voter turnout exceeding 60% at 7 in the evening. With this, the fate of as many as 1,625 candidates across 21 states and union territories (UTs) have been locked in EVMs (electronic voting machines). After the polling...

Maharashtra: world’s shortest woman votes in Nagpur
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Maharashtra: world’s shortest woman votes in Nagpur

  Nagpur, Apr 19 : The world’s shortest woman, Jyoti Kishanji Amge, turned up to cast her vote in the Lok Sabha elections, here on Friday morning. Jyoti, who stands only 62.8 centimetres tall and was born on December six, 1993, arrived with her family members carrying her in the arms to avoid huge crowds...

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KeraLa :Five polling officials suspended for failure of duty in Kannur

Kannur, Apr 19: District Collector and Chief Returning Officer Arun K Vijayan, has suspended five polling officials, on the charges of failure to maintain the secrecy of the home voting process on a 92-year-old voter E Devi at the Kalliasseri Assembly constituency on Friday. The District Collector suspended the Special Polling officer, Polling Assistant, Micro...

Mizoram witnesses low voter turnout
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Mizoram witnesses low voter turnout

  Aizawl, Apr 19: Continuing a trend seen in the last Lok Sabha elections, Mizoram recorded a low voter turnout on Friday, with only 52.62 per cent of the total 8,56,364 eligible voters casting their votes by 5:00 PM. During the first phase of the general elections to the Lok Sabha, Mizoram went to the...

Rahul Gandhi is contesting in Wayanad, due to lack of confidence: JP Nadda
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Rahul Gandhi is contesting in Wayanad, due to lack of confidence: JP Nadda

  Wayanad, Apr 19: BJP National President JP Nadda has said that Rahul Gandhi is contesting from Wayanad in Kerala because he knows that he will lose if he contests in his constituency Amethi in Uttar Pradesh in this Lok Sabha election. Addressing a roadshow in Sulthan Bathery as part of electioneering for BJP State...