Live coverage can be done on Namo TV but any pre-recorded content cannot be streamed for 48 hours before the polling date. State Chief Election Commissioners (CEC) have been informed to observe this strictly.
Temporary relief for Vijay Mallya as judge orders adjournment the case. Interim order stands under, which banks cannot take hold of Mallya’s money in bank account unless there is a final order in the bankruptcy proceedings.
US President Donald Trump has vetoed a resolution passed by Congress to end support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, describing the congressional measure as an "unnecessary" and "dangerous" attempt to weaken his constitutional powers.
Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu in Ahmedabad, Gujarat: Navjot Singh Sidhu said BJP, Says ‘don’t need nationalism lessons’ . Arrey Narendra Modi yeh rashtrabhakti hai tumhari ki pet khali hai aur yoga karaya ja raha hai, Baba Ramdev hi bana do sabko. Pet khali hai yoga karaya ja raha hai aur jeb khali hai khaata khulvaya ja raha hai.
I have not come here as a politician who is going to tell you what to do or what I think. I'm not here to tell you my 'Mann ki Baat', I'm here to understand what is inside your heart, your soul said Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad, Kerala.
TMC MLA from Chakdaha, Ratna Ghosh Kar stirred controversy on Monday by provoking her supporters to follow the "undemocratic" way to win elections. She sa said. "If you want to win a war, there’s nothing fair or unfair, democratic or undemocratic way of winning. You've to win it by any means. I've seen in 2016 elections, how central forces beat up our boys, there was bloodbath."
PM Narendra Modi approved an ex- gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to unseasonal rain and storms in various parts of Gujarat.
Ghulam Rasool Wani, SDM Dooru wrote to SHO Qazigund requesting to lodge FIR against some Army personnel deployed on NH for manhandling and resorting to violence against him and his officials and obstructing them from performing official duties including that of election duties yesterday.
Campaigning ended Tuesday for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls on April 18 for 95 seats spread across 11 states and the union territory of Puducherry that was marked by acrimony with the Election Commission barring several leaders from electioneering for their controversial remarks. Polling will be held in 38 seats in Tamil Nadu, 14 seats in Karnataka, 10 in Maharashtra, eight in Uttar Pradesh, five each in Assam, Bihar and Odisha, three each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, two in Jammu and Kashmir and one seat each in Manipur and Puducherry.
The income tax department on Tuesday evening raided the house of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Kanimozhi in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi. Kanimozhi is the DMK’s candidate from Thoothukudi parliamentary seat in the Lok Sabha elections. The IT officials along with Election Commission personnel visited her house to verify allegations that "lots of cash was stashed on the first floor of the house".
The Congress on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had "omitted" certain details about his property in his affidavits filed during previous elections and wanted the Election Commission to take "thorough cognizance" of it. Addressing a press conference here, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera alleged that Modi was "hiding something" about a property in Gandhinagar.
Some of the important happenings that are to take place today:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend one election rally in Sholapur, while three election rallies in Gujarat. While, Congress president Rahul Gandhi will attend three parliamentary constituencies Kannur, Kasargod and Vadakara in Kerala.
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