Election

Chennai: Despite the summer heat soaring in Tamil Nadu, some people are praying for man-made power cuts at night -- so that contestants can stealthily hand over cash to voters. Cash for votes in Tamil Nadu is no more a novel factor. It has become...

New Delhi, April 16: Quick to seize on the fevered anticipation for the final season of “Game of Thrones”, the Election Commission, the Press Information Bureau and even the Congress are using popular references from the hit HBO series to make themselves heard in poll...

Tumkur: The Hethenahalli Adishakthi Maramma temple is again in discussion in this high-profile constituency, from where JD(S) chief and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda is contesting the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, as the shrine served as a “guarantee” for the candidates who had indulged...

Chennai, April 16: Amid allegations of a major cash-for-votes racket in Tamil Nadu, officials of the Income Tax department visited the house of DMK leader Kanimozhi Tuesday evening to “verify allegations of cash being stashed there,” sources said.  Kanimozhi, DMK MP and the sister of...

Bijepur (Bargarh): The BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik held a meeting in Bijepur Tuesday on the concluding day of the campaigning for the second phase of elections in the state. The CM is contesting from Bijepur in addition to his home turf Hinjili...

Mumbai: Election officials in Maharashtra have asked production houses of two Hindi TV serials accused of espousing the BJP-led government’s schemes to get ‘politically influential’ content vetted with them before it is telecast. The content telecast was a clear violation of the model election code,...

New Delhi: As the poll fever rises, many politicians have stooped so low that the political narrative is going below the belt – at times, literally. While the league of such inglorious men and women has got the usual blabbermouths like Azam Khan of the...

New Delhi, April 16: The Congress Tuesday asserted that it has shown a “big heart” by agreeing to form an alliance with the AAP in Delhi and said the ball is now in the court of the Arvind Kejriwal-led party to take a decision. A...

New Delhi, April 16: After weeks of focusing exclusively on national security, the BJP has decided to expand the scope of its campaign to include its earlier theme of development. The midway course-correction is based on the feedback received by the party after the first...

Bhubaneswar: The high decibel campaign ended at 5 pm Tuesday for Odisha's five Lok Sabha and 35 assembly seats where polling will be held in the second phase on April 18. A galaxy of high-profile leaders of major political parties like the BJP, the Congress...