Tag: general elections
Smriti Irani Takes Dig At Rahul Gandhi's PM Wish After 2019 Polls
Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday pooh-poohed Congress President Rahul Gandhi's statement that he was ready to be the Prime Minister in case the Congress emerged as the single largest party after the 2019 general elections.....
BJP Has 'anti-Muslim', 'anti-Pakistan' Approach: Imran
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has an "anti-Muslim" and "anti-Pakistan" approach and claimed New Delhi rebuffed all his gestures due to the upcoming general elections. ....
EVMs Can't Be Hacked Or Manipulated: Ex-CEC
Former Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla has given a thumbs up to the EVMs to be used in the upcoming general elections, arguing that the equipment cannot be hacked or manipulated as they are not accessible through external machines and are kept under the surveillance of senior government officials.....
Will Defeat Modi, Form Coalition At Centre: Rahul
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said his party would form a coalition government in the Centre with Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) and other allies by defeating Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2019 general elections.....
SC Declines Increase In Verification Of VVPAT Slips With EVMs
In a set back to the Opposition, the Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to increase the count for the verification of voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips with Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.....
Modi To Meet BJP CMs On Sunday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting of Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers of 13 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states on Sunday in the national capital.....
Mastermind Of 2008 Mumbai Terror Attacks Hafiz Saeed To Contest Pakistan General Elections 2018
Days after his release from house arrest, Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and alleged mastermind of 2008 Mumbai terror attacks Hafiz Saeed on Saturday announced his decision to contest general elections in Pakistan next year, reports said.....
32 Killed As Pakistan Votes To Elect New Government
At least 32 people were killed and several injured mostly in a suicide bombing in Balochistan on Wednesday as millions of voters queued up across Pakistan to elect a new government.....
BJP Targets 50%-plus Popular Vote For Historic Third Mandate
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), engaged in its mission to secure victory for a third consecutive time in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and form the government at the centre, has prepared its election strategy and begun implementing it.....
Budgetary Allocation For Railways To Focus On Safety, Amenities, Infra Expansion
Overriding concern for safety, improvement in passenger amenities and big investment in infrastructure are slated to be the focus for the railways with the Modi government expecting to loosen the purse strings in its last full budget ahead of the 2019 general elections. ....
