Lok Sabha Elections: News
25 May 2024
Arvind KejriwalEx-Pakistan minister wishes luck to Kejriwal; latter says 'not needed'
Former Pakistan minister Fawad Chaudhry, who appears to be a fan of Arvind Kejriwal, judging by his tweets, received a stinging response from the Delhi CM after he commented on the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
25 May 2024
All India Trinamool Congress'5 EVMs found with BJP tags,' claims TMC; shares images
The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of tampering with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the ongoing phase six voting of the Lok Sabha Election.
25 May 2024
Article 370Mehbooba Mufti stages sit-in protest, alleges poll rigging in Anantnag-Rajouri
People's Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti staged a sit-in protest on Saturday, alleging that her party workers and polling agents are being detained "without any reason."
24 May 2024
Kanhaiya KumarPolling kicks off for 6th phase of Lok Sabha elections
The polling for the sixth and penultimate phase of the Lok Sabha elections kicked off on Saturday.
24 May 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Delhi Lok Sabha elections: Know what's open and what's closed
All seven constituencies in Delhi will go to the polls in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday.
24 May 2024
Election Commission of India (ECI)SC quashes application seeking disclosure of voter turnout
The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned an application seeking the release of final authenticated data on voter turnout in all polling stations, including the number of votes polled in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.
24 May 2024
Election Commission of India (ECI)2024 elections: What's Form 17C ECI refused to make public
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is currently embroiled in a controversy over the transparency of voter turnout data for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
24 May 2024
Delhi University'Boycott elections' graffiti come up on DU walls; FIRs filed
Two First Information Reports (FIRs) were lodged following the discovery of graffiti advocating for an election boycott on Delhi University walls.
23 May 2024
India Meteorological Department (IMD)Amid 'red alert', Delhi may witness hottest poll day
Delhi is bracing for its hottest polling day ever, with temperatures expected to exceed 47 degrees Celsius, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
23 May 2024
Bengaluru3 hotels in Bengaluru receive bomb threat emails
Three prominent hotels in Bengaluru received bomb threat emails on Thursday, following which police and bomb disposal teams were pressed into service.
23 May 2024
Rahul Gandhi'Tribals, dalit are automatically framed...': Rahul on Hemant Soren's arrest
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday compared the arrests of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who is yet to receive bail.
23 May 2024
Jayant Sinha'Unjustly targeted...': MP Jayant Sinha responds to BJP's show-cause notice
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and former Union Minister Jayant Sinha has responded to the party's show-cause notice to him, saying that he is being "unjustly targeted."
22 May 2024
Narendra ModiECI pulls up BJP, Congress over religious, casteist poll campaign
With two phases of Lok Sabha elections left to go, the Election Commission of India on Wednesday came down heavily on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the main opposition party—the Congress—over the poll speeches by their leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi.
22 May 2024
National Democratic Alliance (NDA)BJP expels singer-politician Pawan Singh for contesting against NDA candidate
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has expelled Bhojpuri singer and politician Pawan Singh for deciding to contest the Lok Sabha elections independently from the Karakat seat in Bihar.
22 May 2024
Hemant SorenHemant Soren withdraws bail petition after SC rap
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren—arrested in January in a money laundering case—withdrew an interim bail plea before the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
22 May 2024
Narendra ModiCongress takes a dig at Shah's retirement advice to Patnaik
The Congress on Wednesday reacted to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement advising Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik (77) to retire due to his "advanced age and health issues."
22 May 2024
Narendra ModiDelhi: Traffic advisory issued ahead of PM Modi's Dwarka rally
The Delhi Police has issued a traffic advisory ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public rally in Dwarka, southwest Delhi, on Wednesday.
22 May 2024
Arvind KejriwalKejriwal, Rahul won't vote for their respective parties: Raghav Chadha
In his first poll meeting for the Lok Sabha elections, Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be voting for the Congress and Rahul Gandhi will be voting for the AAP when the national capital goes to polls.
22 May 2024
Juvenile Justice BoardPorsche accident: Teen spent ₹48,000 at first pub, says police
The Pune teenager who drove a Porsche into a bike, killing two people, spent ₹48,000 in a span of 90 minutes at one of the two pubs he visited before the accident, Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar has said.
21 May 2024
Brij Bhushan Sharan SinghCourt frames sexual harassment charges; Brij Bhushan pleads not guilty
The Rouse Avenue court on Tuesday officially framed charges against Bharatiya Janata Party MP and former chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a sexual harassment case filed by female wrestlers.
21 May 2024
Mamata BanerjeeECI bars judge-turned-BJP candidate from campaigning for remarks against Mamata
The Election Commission of India on Tuesday barred Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay from campaigning for 24 hours.
21 May 2024
Narendra ModiPatra's 'slip of tongue' on Lord Jagannath, Modi sparks row
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sambit Patra has triggered a political controversy after a slip of the tongue in a remark about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lord Jagannath, went viral.
21 May 2024
Jayant SinhaBJP's notice to MP Jayant Sinha for skipping campaigning
The Bharatiya Janata Party has issued a show cause notice to former Union Minister and MP Jayant Sinha after he did not vote during the fifth phase of polling on Monday.
20 May 2024
RaebareliVoting concludes for the 5th phase of Lok Sabha elections
The voting for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections—for 49 constituencies in six states and two union territories—recorded 47.53% voter turnout until 3:00pm.
20 May 2024
Election Commission of India (ECI)'Badly organized': Gauahar Khan voices discontent over voting list discrepancy
Actor and television host Gauahar Khan expressed her frustration when she discovered her name was missing from the voting list during the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
20 May 2024
MumbaiLS Elections: Paresh Rawal casts vote, advocates penalties for non-voters
In the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, a slew of celebrities came out to vote in Mumbai on Monday morning.
20 May 2024
Akshay KumarLok Sabha Elections: Akshay casts first vote; Rajkummar, Janhvi join
The fifth phase of voting of the Lok Sabha Elections began on Monday and witnessed a surge of early celebrity voters in Mumbai, including actor Akshay Kumar, actor-director Farhan Akhtar, The Archies director Zoya Akhtar, and industrialist Anil Ambani.
19 May 2024
Smriti IraniPolling kicks off for fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections
Polling for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections began at 7:00am on Monday.
19 May 2024
BollywoodKangana Ranaut vows to 'quit' Bollywood upon winning LS seat
Kangana Ranaut, currently a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the Mandi seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, has pledged to "leave Bollywood" if she wins.
17 May 2024
Prashant BhushanSupreme Court to expedite hearing on voter turnout data release
The Supreme Court has decided to urgently hear a plea from the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) seeking a directive for the Election Commission of India to publish polling station-wise voter turnout data on its website.
17 May 2024
Narendra Modi'Learn from Adityanath where to run bulldozer...': Modi to INDIA
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday alleged that the Congress and the Samajwadi Party will run a bulldozer over the Ram Mandir, Ayodhya if they come to power.
17 May 2024
Arvind KejriwalKejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar booked for allegedly assaulting Swati Maliwal
The Delhi Police on Thursday registered an FIR against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide, Bibhav Kumar, for allegedly assaulting Aam Aadmi Party MP Swati Maliwal.
16 May 2024
Amit ShahAfter Ram Mandir, NDA will construct Sita Mata temple: Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Thursday that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is planning to transform the Punaura Dham Mandir in Bihar's Sitamarhi district into an international pilgrimage site.
16 May 2024
Arvind KejriwalKejriwal, Akhilesh evade questions on Swati Maliwal assault case
During the joint press conference of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, the two leaders sidestepped questions on the assault of Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal.
16 May 2024
Narendra Modi'Modi will resign in 2025, Shah will take over': Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday once again asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make Home Minister Amit Shah his successor.
16 May 2024
MumbaiEx-cafe manager, accomplices, rob owner posing as crime branch officers
Six men impersonating crime branch officers allegedly robbed a cafe owner in Mumbai's Sion area of ₹25 lakh, an official said on Thursday.
15 May 2024
Election Commission of India (ECI)ECI summons top Andhra officials over post-poll violence
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has summoned the chief secretary and director general of police of Andhra Pradesh to "personally explain" the state's failure in preventing multiple incidents of violence following the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls held on Monday.
15 May 2024
Kanpur10 Kanpur schools get bomb threat mail from Russian server
At least 10 schools in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh received bomb threat emails on Wednesday.
15 May 2024
Supreme Court Of India'Arrest invalid...': SC orders immediate release of NewsClick founder
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the immediate release of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha arrested in an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act case.
15 May 2024
MaharashtraHotels, restaurants to offer 10-20% discount for voters in Mumbai
Hotels and restaurants across Mumbai and parts of Maharashtra are incentivizing citizens to participate in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections by offering discounts.
