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Her husband Zubin Irani was also present at the puja. (Photo: ANI)India
Smriti Irani performs 'puja' ahead of filing nomination from Amethi LS...

In the 2014 general elections, Rahul Gandhi had defeated Smriti Irani by a margin of around one lakh votes.

11 April 2019 12:58 PM IST

Modi also said the opposition wants to strip the armed forces of their special powers, while the NDA government strives to give full liberty to jawans to deal with terrorists and Naxals. (Image: ANI twitter)India
Mahamilavat gang scared I will shut their shops of corruption if back...

The Prime Minister said his government has been making efforts to bolster the quota system introduced by Baba Saheb...

11 April 2019 12:41 PM IST

Gadkari arrived at the polling booth at Town Hall in Mahal area along with his family members, including wife and two sons, around 10 am. (Image: ANI twitter)India
'Will win with better margin': Nitin Gadkari casts vote in Nagpur

Nitin Gadkari casts his vote in Nagpur, Maharashtra, along with family members.

11 April 2019 12:34 PM IST

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi addressing a rally in Hyderabad on Saturday. (Photo: ANI)India
Imran Khan has no right to interfere in India's electoral process:...

AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi said we have free and fair elections unlike in Pakistan where the electoral process is...

11 April 2019 12:17 PM IST

Police have reached the polling booth post the clashes. (Photo: ANI)India
RJD-NDA supporters clash at polling booth in Bihar's Nawada

RJD supporters reportedly resorted to physical violence and started pelting stones which resulted in NDA supporters...

11 April 2019 12:13 PM IST

Clashes broke out on Thursday between workers of Telugu Desam Party and YSR Congress at various places in Andhra Pradesh even as technical glitches in Electronic Voting Machines hampered the poll process at numerous polling booths as voting got underway for 25 Lok Sabha and 175 Assembly seats. (Photo: Screengrab/ ANI Twitter)India
TDP leader killed in clash with YSRCP workers in Andhra

A mandal parishad member of YSRC was seriously injured when TDP workers allegedly attacked him at a polling station in...

11 April 2019 11:45 AM IST

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.India
Unhappy with EVM troubles in Andhra, Naidu writes to EC

Naidu said that he had been advocating the usage of ballot papers instead of EVMs, which can be tampered.

11 April 2019 11:42 AM IST

Nilwaya polling booth in Dantewada district where Maoists killed four civilians on October 30, recorded 19 votes. The polling booth was newly opened. (Representational image)India
Polling in Lakshadweep Lok Sabha constituency begins

Around 850 security personnel have been deployed to ensure a smooth polling which began at 7 am

11 April 2019 11:11 AM IST

National Cadet Corps (NCC) volunteers beat drums and showered flower petals to greet voters as they reached a polling station under the Baghpat Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday morning. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)India
NCC volunteers beat drums, shower flower petals to greet voters; see...

A group of cadets had gathered at the polling booth in Digambar Jain Degree College in Baraut ahead of start of voting...

11 April 2019 10:28 AM IST

Just a few hours after the commencement of polling, Union Minister and Muzaffarnagar BJP candidate Dr Sanjiv Balyan alleged \fake\ voting in his constituency. (Photo: ANI/ Twitter)India
Election Officer clarifies Muzaffarnagar BJP candidate's 'fake voting'...

There have been reports of delay in polling at several places due to glitches in electronic voting machines (EVMs).

11 April 2019 10:26 AM IST

Voting, which began at 7 am, will end at 5 pm. (Photo: ANI)India
Boats, votes and booze: India's 2019 Lok Sabha elections

The election will held in seven phases until May 19 and votes will be counted on May 23.

11 April 2019 10:14 AM IST

Locals in the region have claimed that they have no option but to travel by boats, even to hospitals and schools, as there are no other means of transportation. (Photo: ANI)India
Connectivity a key challenge for locals in these 16 Kalahandi villages

The area comes under the parliamentary constituency of Biju Janta Dal Member of Parliament (MP) Arka Keshari Deo.

11 April 2019 10:02 AM IST

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