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Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, and election commissioners Ashok Lavasa (left) and Sunil Chandra (right) address a presser ahead of the 2019 general election. (Photo: AP)

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'Difference in views, should be': CEC slams row over Lavasa dissent

The three members of EC are not expected to be template or clones of each other,' the statement released by CEC said.

18 May 2019 1:53 PM IST

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'Godse row': Congress changes Twitter, Facebook DP to Mahatma Gandhi

The move comes in the wake of a raging controversy over BJP leader Sadhvi Pragys's remarks supporting Nathuram Godse.

18 May 2019 1:46 PM IST

Kumaraswamy opined that Kharge should have been made a Chief Minister long time ago. (Photo: File)

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Congress, JDS will win 18-19 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka: Kumaraswamy

Karnataka has a total of 28 Lok Sabha seats, where Congress and JDS are fighting together.

18 May 2019 1:06 PM IST

Mayawatis latest barb adds to the war of words between Modi and the former chief minister. (Photo: ANI)

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PM Modi's defeat from Varanasi would be more historic than his win:...

'The Gujarat model of PM Modi was not at all successful in eliminating extreme poverty,' Mayawati tweeted.

18 May 2019 1:04 PM IST

$Taking a jibe at Congress for telling that BJP is politicising the issue, Naqvi said, \Instead of taking action, Congress is busy in accusing BJP of politicising the issue\. (Photo: PTI/File)$ India

Fabricated stories being created against Modi, Shah: Naqvi

This perception of intolerance against us is completely wrong,' said Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.

18 May 2019 12:46 PM IST

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Kamal Haasan says 'Hindu' not native to India; given by Mughals,...

The actor-turned-politician maintained that history has shown that all religions have their extremists.

18 May 2019 12:22 PM IST

Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala, addressing a press conference, launched an all-out attack on the government and the prime minister over the Pulwama terror strike. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

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Cong slams Modi govt over election commissioner Lavasa recusing...

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa to stay out of EC code meet over clean chits given to PM and Amit Shah.

18 May 2019 12:13 PM IST

HD Deve Gowda asked people to wait for May 15. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

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Deve Gowda reiterates support to Cong in K'taka, says 'We are with...

Earlier, the JD(S) supremo had pledged support to Rahul Gandhi if he becomes the prime minister.

18 May 2019 11:49 AM IST

Naidu also met NCP chief Sharad Pawar and LJD leader Sharad Yadav. (Photo: ANI| Twitter)

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Chandrababu Naidu reaches out to Rahul, Sharad Pawar to discuss...

Naidu would fly to Lucknow later on Saturday to meet Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party...

18 May 2019 11:10 AM IST

Elections are being held in 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 10 seats in Haryana, eights constituencies each in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, seven seats in Delhi and four in Jharkhand. (Photo: twitter/ANI)

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Nine LS seats in West Bengal to go to polls in seventh phase

An electorate of nearly 1.5 crore will decide the fate of 111 candidates in 9 seats.

18 May 2019 11:08 AM IST

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Ashok Lavasa to stay out of EC code meet over clean chits to PM, Amit...

I am being forced to stay away from the meetings since minority decisions are not being recorded,' Lavasa said.

18 May 2019 10:46 AM IST

Outgoing CM Siddaramiah with JD-S leader H.D. Kumaraswamy. (Photo: PTI)

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Pragya Thakur is a terrorist: Siddaramaiah on 'Godse is Patriot' row

Thakur, the BJP candidate from Bhopal Lok Sabha seat had earlier defended Godse on May 16 by calling him a patriot.

18 May 2019 9:59 AM IST