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Also Read: Lok Sabha Election 2024: Complete list of 58 seats voting in Phase 6 on May 25As a first-time observer of Lok Sabha elections in the country, Garcetti has called the stupendous execution of Lok Sabha elections campaigning and voting “very inspiring".“It's extraordinary to see the world's largest democracy execute the biggest election in the world and we've seen incredible, vibrant campaigning, we've seen parties, we've seen rallies, and it's something, just as a first-time observer, that is very inspiring to see. So, you know, I wish India and Indians luck," Garcetti told ANI in an interview.

Agniveer scheme in poll season.Chidambaram's remark come a day after the poll panel asked the Congress party to ensure that its leaders don't indulge in ‘political propaganda’ involving activities of the defence forces.“ECI is wrong in directing the Congress party not to 'politicise' the Agniveer scheme. What does 'politicize' mean? Does the ECI mean 'criticise'?" Chidambaram, the former Union Home Minister, said in a post on X on May 23.The poll panel had also asked the party president Malikarjun Kharge to ensure that the leaders do not make statements which give ‘false impression’ that the Constitution "may be abolished or sold".

Top Events on May 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will start the Lok Sabha election campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Punjab on Thursday. Cyclone Remal forming in the Bay of Bengal is expected to impact Odisha today.

CNN quoting Saudi news agency SPA.Following tests, King Salman, 88, was found to have inflammation for which he is currently receiving antibiotic treatment in Jeddah.“Deeply concerned about the reports of the health of His Majesty @KingSalman bin Abdulaziz of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Jaunpur: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday alleged that when the Congress was in power at the Centre, India's borders were insecure and the entire country was in disarray due to scams. He exuded confidence that the BJP would win the Lok Sabha polls with a huge majority and form government for the third time in a row. Addresding a poll rally here, the BJP leader said, «India's borders were insecure during the Congress rule and the entire country was in disarray due to scams.» «Today, the country has become strong under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. When Pakistan made a mistake, it was attacked in its own home,» he said and reminded the gathering that it was the BJP government that abrogated Article 370.

Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday tore into the INDIA bloc accusing it of being extremely "communal, casteist and nepotistic" as he alleged that all parties which are the Congress are to be blamed for the anti-Sikh riots. Addressing a rally in Dwarka, he said the BJP's development model is committed to 'nation first' but for the Congress and the INDIA grouping, the only agenda is 'family first'. «The country also understands that if by mistake any vote is cast in favour of INDI alliance, that vote is not going to be of any use to the country. Every vote given to BJP will strengthen the resolve of 'Viksit Bharat'. That is why this huge sea of people is also saying in one voice 'Phir Ek Baar Modi Sarkar',» he said. Attacking the Congress and the INDIA bloc, he said in Delhi, Sikhs were burnt alive.

As the 2024 Lok Sabha Election is underway and Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a third term, investors are preparing for more market ups and downs. Will India’s election impact future interest rates and the fixed-income market? In an episode of Market Talks focusing on Secrets of Fixed Income Investing, Dhawal Dalal, Chief Investment Officer of Fixed Income at Edelweiss MF, sheds light on the fixed income market, also called the bond market.

Narendra Modi has turned the soldiers of India into labourers by introducing the Agniveer scheme," Gandhi said at the rally. “Modiji says there are two types of ‘shaheed [martyrs]’. One is normal jawan or officer.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the Agniveer scheme will be scrapped and thrown into dustbin if the INDIA bloc comes to power as he slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for «turning Hindustan ke jawan into labourers». In his first election meeting in Haryana for the Lok Sabha polls, the former Congress president also attacked Modi over the issue of farmers. Slamming the BJP government over the Agniveer scheme, he said, «This is Modi's scheme and not Army's scheme, Army does not want it». «When the INDIA bloc forms government, we will throw Agniveer scheme into dustbin,» he said at the rally held under the Mahendragarh-Bhiwani Lok Sabha seat.

Top Events on May 22: India is set to witness various political, legal, technological, and sports events today, May 22, Wednesday. PM Modi will hold a Lok Sabha election rally in Delhi, while the weather office has issued heatwave alert till May 22. Take a look at top events of the day below, - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public rally in West Delhi's Dwarka constituency to support the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha elections on Wednesday.

State Government has written to the ministry of external affairs (MEA) seeking cancellation of the diplomatic passport issued to Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna for dodging summons from the special investigation team (SIT) probing complaints of sexual abuse of women, against him. The letter follows a special court issuing an arrest warrant against him, Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Tuesday. The first-time MP is seeking reelection from Hassan as an NDA candidate, and fled the country a day after the April 26 polls.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is creating two Indias, where even justice is dependent on wealth. «If bus, truck drivers, Uber, auto drivers accidentally kill someone, they are punished with 10 years of imprisonment. But if a 16-17 year old son of a rich family drives a Porsche and kills two people, he is asked to write an essay. Why don't you ask truck or a bus driver to write essay?» said Rahul Gandhi in a video on social media platform X.

As speculation over the BJP-led NDA’s seats in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls ripples through financial market corridors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has indicated that the Indian stock market will break all its previous records and participants will be tired of managing the rush after June 4 election results.

Narendra Modi said on Tuesday the opposition Congress and the Samajwadi Party have competed in the appeasement of their vote bank and called both parties «anti-development». «The SP and Congress are more concerned about their vote bank than Kumbh (mela),» he said, addressing a rally in the region known for the Kumbh mela and the 'Triveni Sangam'. «This election of 2024 will decide the direction in which the Triveni of India's future will flow,» Modi said. The prime minister said the members of the INDIA block cannot digest praise of India abroad.

NDTV, Kishor said, "I think Modi-led BJP is returning. They may get the same numbers as last election or do slightly better." “Unless there is widespread anger or clamour for the rivals, I do not think a big change will be seen." Further adding, he said, "So far, we have not heard that there is widespread public anger against Modiji. There may be disappointment, unfulfilled aspirations, but we have not heard of widespread anger," he said as quoted by NDTV. Speaking on the INDIA bloc, the political strategist added that the opposition bloc did not take any major action for months after announcing their alliance nor did they announce any prime ministerial candidate.

Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will interact with more than 25,000 women at a conference to be organized at the Sampurnanand Sanskrit University in Kashi aiming to appreciate the efforts of all women who played a vital role in PM Modi's roadshow. In the evening, a 'Nari Shakti Samvaad' focusing on women empowerment will be hosted at Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya to honour all women who played a vital role in PM Modi's roadshow.

stock market traders to newbie mutual fund investors, all are waiting for June 4, 2024, to know the results of the Lok Sabha elections. In a recent television interview, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the stock market would have a rally once the election results are out. On whether the equity market was displaying nervousness because of concerns over election outcome, Modi said, «You see, the day election results come out, and throughout that week, those who punch trades will get tired.» Barring other factors, a lower voter turnout in the last few phases of the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections 2024 has made the Indian market jittery because of rising uncertainty over the poll results. Market insiders anticipate the stock market to remain turbulent and highly reactive to the news until the conclusion of the elections. A few days back, Union Home Minister Amit Shah asked investors to buy the dip before June 4, 2024, as the market will shoot up after that. He had also said that it was unfair to attribute to the elections.

New Delhi | Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi charged the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government in Odisha and the Mamta Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress regime in West Bengal with corruption and an extremely slow pace of growth which has kept its farmers, youth and tribals in poverty and deprivation for the last 25 years. In his election campaign in Odisha, Modi sought votes for BJP to establish a double-engine government that would lift the state from its misery.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday appealed to the BJP to keep Lord Jagannath above the political discourse, after the saffron party's Puri candidate Sambit Patra's remark that the state's most revered deity is a «devotee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi» sparked a stir. Patra, however, later clarified that it was a slip of tongue and he wanted to mean that the PM was an ardent 'bhakt' (devotee) of Lord Jagannath and not the other way round.

The classic approach to a presidential election in the US, partly led by its system of primary polls to pick candidates, is to first rouse one’s party base on the left or right and then pivot to the centre, since victory is about swinging votes across from the other side. Mild versions of it are visible in the White House race, though more in Joe Biden’s campaign than in Donald Trump’s.

Hardeep Puri said, "In today's day, the fact that needs to be reiterated is that there are 1 crore people riding on the metro every day, and out of the 1 crore people, 73 lakh are the ridership of the capital region of Delhi." "Today, even though the population of the city is expanding massively, it is still easy to get from one part of the city to the other within a reasonable period of time. More people are taking to urban transport," he said.