Tag: election
Clashes Erupt In Anantnag
Groups of youths stoned security personnel on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag town, two days ahead of a Lok Sabha by-election in the region, officials said.....
Withdraw EVMs Sourced From Rajasthan: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday urged the State Election Commission (SEC) not to use Generation 1 EVMs brought in from Rajastan during the upcoming civic polls, claiming they were all "clearly" tampered with.....
BJP Wins Dholpur Assembly Bypoll In Rajasthan
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party won the Dholpur assembly seat in Rajasthan as Shobha Rani Kushavah trounced Congress rival and former minister Banwari Lal Sharma by over 38,000 votes in the April 9 bypoll.....
BJP Wins Delhi By-poll, AAP Stumbles To Third Place
The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Thursday won the Delhi assembly by-election from the Rajouri Garden constituency with a margin of over 14,000 votes.....
Amarinder Vs Sajjan: Politics Of A Captain And A Colonel
One is Canada's Defence Minister and the other is the Chief Minister of a state (Punjab) that has strong connections with the North American country. ....
EVMs Can Be Pre-tampered: Digvijaya
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday alleged that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) can be tampered with even before they are deployed.....
British PM Calls Snap Election On June 8
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday announced a snap General Election on June 8, seeking a stronger mandate in talks over leaving the European Union (EU).....
Sensex , Nifty Continue Its Southward Journey For The Fourth Consecutive Session
Falling for the fourth straight session on Tuesday the market continued its southward journey with the Sensex losing 94 points to close at 29,319. weighed by weakness in global peers after unexpected UK election announcement. Investors were also worried after prediction of monsoon at lower band of normal monsoon and on higher probability of El Nino. ....
Cabinet Approves EC Proposal To Buy VVPAT Machines
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to the Election Commission's proposal to buy paper trail machines for the EVMs, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said.....
'Use Of Human Shield Wrong, But Don't Overlook Kashmir Valley Circumstances'
With the Indian Army facing flak for using a man as a shield against stone pelters in Jammu and Kashmir, a former chief has said the action was a violation of its code on human rights -- but added that the "exceptional circumstances" in Kashmir valley should also be kept in mind.....
