Exit Polls predicts a comfortable return of Modi, gives NDA over 300
May 19, 2019, at 07:05 pm
New Delhi: As the staggered seven-phase Lok Sabha polls ends, the exit polls results by the prominent national TV channels are out. They predict a comfortable BJP-led NDA win, meaning return of Narendra Modi as the PM.
Mamata Banerjee casts vote late, CPM leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharya stays home due to poor health
May 19, 2019, at 07:04 pm
Kolkata, May 19 (UNI): West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee cast her vote late on Sunday while her predecessor and CPI(M) leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharya for the first time in decades could not come to vote due to poor health.
SP complains about harassment of leaders by BJP in Gorakhpur, Chandauli
May 19, 2019, at 06:44 pm
Lucknow, May 19 (UNI): The Samajwadi Party complained to the Election Commission of that its workers and leaders in Gorakhpur had been harassed during the polling on Sunday
Lok Sabha Polls: Around 65 per cent turnout in Bengal; Sporadic violence reported
May 19, 2019, at 05:44 pm
Kolkata, May 19 (UNI) Amidst sporadic skirmishes, Bengal recorded 65 per cent turnout on Sunday in the seventh and final phase Lok Sabha eletion to nine Parliamentary seats of Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat, Jaynagar, Mathurapur, Diamond Harbour, Jadavpur, Kolkata Dakshin and Kolkata Uttar in Bengal. Barring a few minor incidents of violence, the polling passed off by and large peacefully.
Vice President Naidu expresses anguish over falling quality of poll debates
May 19, 2019, at 05:38 pm
New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has expressed his anguish over the low quality of political debates during the just-concluded election campaign with politicians resorting to personalized attacks instead of focusing on larger issues of public concern.
Former Kolkata top cop Rajeev Kumar's bail move hit due to lawyers' strike
May 19, 2019, at 05:12 pm
Kolkata, May 19 (IBNS): Former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar failed to file his anticipatory bail plea in a special CBI court in Barasat due to lawyers' cease-work on Saturday, media reports said.
India votes in final phase of Lok Sabha polls, violence and rigging mars Bengal balloting
May 19, 2019, at 05:09 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, May 19 (IBNS): India voted in the last phase of the Lok Sabha polls on Sunday as violence and electoral malpractices were once again reported from West Bengal where the key battle is between the state's ruling Trinamool Congress and the emerging force that is Bharatiya Janata Party.
Widespread rigging in Bengal, democracy hijacked: Sitaram Yechury
May 19, 2019, at 04:25 pm
Kolkata: The Left Front has now joined in the chorus with the BJP to allege widespread rigging in West Bengal elections by the Trinamool Congress during the last phase of polls on Sunday. Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said no efforts were made to stop the hijacking of democracy.
Lok Sabha Polls: Over 40 percent turnout till 1 pm amid stray violence
May 19, 2019, at 04:09 pm
New Delhi, May 19 (UNI) An estimated 40.47 per cent of more than 10 crore electorate exercised their franchise till 0100 hrs on Sunday in 59 Parliamentary Constituencies spread across seven states and one union territory in the last leg of the Lok Sabha elections.
Rahul Gandhi thanks women of India for playing their role in Lok Sabha polls
May 19, 2019, at 03:39 pm
New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday thanked women of the country for playing their role both as candidates and voters in this Lok Sabha polls.
Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress writes to ECI over PM’s Kedarnath visit
May 19, 2019, at 03:29 pm
Kolkata, May 19 (UNI) The TMC wrote to the Election Commission on Sunday, alleging the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Himalayan shrine of Kedarnath is a violation of the model code of conduct.
Jammu and Kashmir: 17-yr-old girl electrocuted to death in Bandipora
May 19, 2019, at 03:23 pm
Srinagar, May 19 (UNI) A 17-year-old girl was electrocuted to death when she came in contact with a live wire in north Kashmir district of Bandipora on Sunday.
Tripura: Police arrest a youth on charge of killing his friend
May 19, 2019, at 03:19 pm
Sonamura (Tripura) May 19 (UNI): Police arrested a person this morning after locals assaulted him on the charge of killing his friend ,last night in Shibnagar village under Melaghar police station of Sepahijala district.
BSF officer hurt as Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in Poonch
May 19, 2019, at 03:11 pm
Jammu, May 19 (UNI) An Assistant Sub Inspector of BSF suffered injuries as Pakistan violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
BJP candidate from Godda alleges man-handling by JVM(P) supporters
May 19, 2019, at 03:08 pm
Godda, May 19 (UNI) BJP candidate from Godda Lok Sabha seat Nishikant Dubey today accused the JVM(P) supporters of being involved in man-handling with him while he was trying to get inside one of the polling booths in Poriyahaat.
Lok Sabha polls: Crude bomb hurled in Kolkata street
May 19, 2019, at 02:12 pm
Kolkata, May 19 (IBNS): Unknown men hurled a crude bomb close to a polling booth in Rabindra Sarani area in north Kolkata on Sunday.
TMC goons vandalise BJP candidates vehicles in Jadavpur, Diamond Harbour: Babul Supriyo
May 19, 2019, at 01:23 pm
Kolkata, May 19 (IBNS): Union Minister and BJP candidate Babul Supriyo on Sunday said that Trinamool Congress 'goons' have attacked BJP candidates' vehicles in areas like Jadavpur and Diamond Harbour in West Bengal.
Hit by biker, traffic inspector lands into hospital in Jammu
May 19, 2019, at 01:22 pm
Jammu, May 19 (UNI): A Duty Traffic Inspector on Sunday got injured after he was hit by a motorcyclist while performing professional duties in Talab Tillo area here.
Karnataka: Man dies on the spot in an explosion that took place in front of MLA Muniratna residence
May 19, 2019, at 01:18 pm
Bengaluru, May 19 (UNI) A 50 year-old man died on the spot when a explosion took place in front of Congress MLA Muniratna residence at busy Vyalikaval extension in the city today.
PM's Kedaranth visit: TMC complaints to ECI citing code violation
May 19, 2019, at 01:02 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, May 19 (IBNS): A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Kedarnath Temple in Uttarakhand to offer prayer, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has complained to the Election Commission against the "widely televised' trip stating it was a complete breach of Model Code of Conduct.
Uttarakhand: PM Narendra Modi offers prayers at Badrinath temple
May 19, 2019, at 12:55 pm
Kedarnath, May 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited another crucial Hindu pilgrimage site-Badrinath temple- and offered prayers to the deity.
Uttarakhand: PM Narendra Modi offers prayers at Badrinath temple
May 19, 2019, at 12:53 pm
Kedarnath, May 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited another crucial Hindu pilgrimage site-Badrinath temple- and offered prayers to the deity.
Two-yr-old dies, nine injured in Kolhapur road accident
May 19, 2019, at 12:07 pm
Kolhapur, May 19 (UNI): Two-year-old baby child was killed on the spot while nine other including five women sustained injuries in a accident, which occurred in Hatkanangale tehsil town of this district, on Kolhapur-Sangli national highway in Maharashtra on Sunday morning.
TMC's 'jihadi' brigade threatening my workers: BJP candidate Chandra Kumar Bose
May 19, 2019, at 11:55 am
Kolkata, May 19 (IBNS): Amid allegations of booth rigging from several parts of West Bengal in the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Chandra Kumar Bose has claimed that his party workers are being threatened by TMC's 'jihadi' brigade.
Presiding officer in Gorakhpur die due to heart attack
May 19, 2019, at 10:40 am
Gorakhpur, May 19 (UNI): A presiding officer, in-charge of booth number 213 in Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh died following a massive heart attack on Sunday before the polling began.
Around nine pct turnout recorded till 9 AM in Bengal
May 19, 2019, at 10:33 am
Kolkata, May 19 (UNI): An estimated nine percent of 1,49, 63,143 electorate exercised their franchise in the first two hours till 9 AM on Sunday morning to decide the fate of 111 candidates in nine Parliamentary constituencies of Bengal.
Nitish Kumar objects to long-stretched election process
May 19, 2019, at 10:15 am
Patna, May 19 (UNI): JD (U) president and chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday questioned the wisdom of conducting elections in so many phases and said the elections should also not be held when the summer was at its peak.
Convoy day on Kashmir highway, no civilian traffic movement today
May 19, 2019, at 10:03 am
Srinagar, May 19 (UNI): No civilian traffic movement was allowed on Sunday on the National Highway, the only all weather road connecting Valley with the rest of the country when only security force convoy will ply, a traffic police official said.
Bihar: Polling begins for seventh and last phase Lok Sabha election
May 19, 2019, at 07:57 am
Patna, May 19 (UNI) Polling began on a peaceful note at 7 AM this morning amid tight security arrangements in eight seats for seventh and last phase Lok Sabha election in Bihar where more than 1.52 crore electorate would exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 157 candidates, including four union ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad, Ashwini Kumar Chaubey, Ram Kripal Yadav and R K Singh.
Urging people to vote in record numbers in this phase: Modi
May 19, 2019, at 07:53 am
New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS): Indian PM Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to exercise their franchise in the final phase of the Lok Sabha polls.