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Tejasvi Surya, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) and candidate for Bangalore South, for allegedly posting a video on a social media platform and soliciting votes based on religion, as announced by the Election Commission on Friday. Surya is contesting against Sowmya Reddy, the Congress candidate and daughter of Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy. The Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer, in a statement on the microblogging website X, stated, «Case is booked against Tejasvi Surya MP and candidate of Bengaluru South PC on April 25 at Jayanagar police station for posting a video on X handle and soliciting votes on the grounds of religion.» The case has been filed with the Jayanagar police station in Bengaluru.

nomination papers for five Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 Odisha Assembly segments to be held on May 20 started on Friday with the Election Commission of India and Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) issuing the notification in this regard. The five Lok Sabha constituencies are Bargarh, Sundergarh (ST), Bolangir, Kandhamal and Aska Lok Sabha constituencies along with 35 assembly segments under the Lok Sabha constituencies. «As recommended by the Election Commission of India, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of Section 15 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), the Governor of the State of Odisha is, hereby, pleased to call upon...,» the chief secretary said in a notification. As per the notifications, May 3 is the last date for making nominations while scrutiny of nominations will be done on the next day. Candidates can withdraw their nominations on or before May 6.

Mohammed Shami exercised his democratic right by casting his vote in Amroha during the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Encouraging citizens to participate in the electoral process, Shami emphasized the importance of electing a government of their choice. Voting Held in Eight Parliamentary Constituencies in Uttar Pradesh The voting process was conducted in eight parliamentary constituencies of Uttar Pradesh, including Amroha, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, Aligarh, Mathura, and Bulandshahr. This phase witnessed voting across 88 constituencies in 13 states and union territories.

Thiruvananthapuram: Polling in all the 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala for the 2024 general election concluded at 6 pm on Friday with the state recording a provisional voter turnout of over 67.27 per cent. Though the official time for polling ended at 6 pm, huge queues were seen outside polling booths across the state and therefore, the final turnout percentage is likely to go up. Tokens were issued to voters waiting in the queues. The huge queues in some places were due to delays caused by technical glitches and breakdown in the electronic voting machines (EVMs) as well as instances of bogus voting. In other places, the lines were due to people turning up in large numbers in the last couple of hours to cast their votes.

BJP MP and Bangalore South Candidate Tejasvi Surya for allegedly posting a video on a social media platform and soliciting votes on the grounds of religion, the Election Commission said on Friday. He is contesting against Congress candidate Sowmya Reddy, daughter of Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy.

Senior citizens, including a 94-year-old woman, exercised their franchise at a polling station in Ukhrul district of Outer Manipur during the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on Friday. Volunteers were on hand to assist the elderly at the polling station as voting got underway for the remaining part of the Outer Manipur parliamentary constituency. Another senior citizen also cast her vote at the polling station with the help of her family members. The voting is being conducted at 857 polling stations across 13 assembly segments in eight districts in the second phase. Meanwhile, in Darjeeling Parliamentary Constituency in West Bengal, another elderly woman expressed her satisfaction with the peaceful conduct of the polling. She remarked, «This has been a very good and peaceful election. For that, we are very grateful to the people and everybody else. The Government should carry on the way they are doing things.» The voter was assisted to the polling station in a wheelchair by volunteers.

Lok Sabha elections 2024 witnessed a vibrant display of democratic spirit as people from various walks of life across India turned up in large numbers to cast their votes. From a groom in Maharashtra to families in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, the turnout was a testament to the commitment towards shaping the nation's future through the ballot. In Maharashtra, Akash, a groom from Amravati, exemplified this commitment by leaving his wedding ceremony to vote. His act of prioritizing civic duty over personal celebrations resonated with many voters. The state, recording a 53.51% turnout by 5 pm, also saw unique instances such as restaurants in Bengaluru offering free food to voters and polling booths in Chhattisgarh decorated like 'mandaps' with traditional marriage rituals on display.

Pakistan shelling amid a ceasefire, people living near the International Border and Line of Control in Jammu thronged the polling stations across Jammu to decide the fate of 22 candidates contesting from the constituency in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls on Friday. According to Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Jammu and Kashmir Pandurang K Pole, a total of 158 polling stations, out of 2,416, were set up in the border areas in Jammu and Samba districts besides the Kalakote-Sunderbani segment in Rajouri district. The Jammu parliamentary constituency recorded 67.22 per cent polling, while its border segments registered more than 70 per cent polling, till 5 pm. It is likely to maintain its history of high voter turnout as in the last parliamentary elections, the constituency registered about 74 per cent polling. Shelling from across the border has remained a major concern for the border residents and the administration alike but this time the elections are taking place in a peaceful atmosphere owing to a renewed ceasefire between the two countries on February 25, 2021.

Around 19.2% of votes were cast against Dyer Bartlett's re-election at an annual general meeting on Thursday (25 April), with 9.6% of votes were cast against the trust's continuation.  According to Numis, the opposition against the chair's election and Smithson's continuation represented around 7.2% and 3.6% of share capital, respectively.  Additionally, 10.2% of votes, or 3.8% of share capital, were cast against the re-appointment of Lord St John of Bletso, who is the chair of the audit committee. Smithson investment trust performs volte-face to offer continuation vote The oppo...

Former President Donald Trump's political operatives are putting together a plan that would give him unprecedented influence over the Federal Reserve, including a plan that could make him an «acting» central bank board member, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Supreme Court's decision on Friday rejecting pleas seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with a Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) has brought the focus back on the paper trail machines. To enhance transparency and verifiability in the poll process, the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 were amended in 2013 to introduce the use of VVPAT machines. They were first used in the by-election to the Noksen assembly seat in Nagaland. At least one ballot unit, one control unit and one VVPAT make up for an EVM. The tentative cost of an EVM comprised Rs 7,900 per ballot unit, Rs 9,800 per control unit and Rs 16,000 per VVPAT.

Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su says workers at southern auto plants should be free to unionize without employer or political interference, even as some southern states pass new laws meant to inhibit organized labor

News18 citing sources, Varun Gandhi had been "considering" the offer for more than a week after the party suggested it. Also Read: Lok Sabha Election 2024 Voting Live The BJP's proposal was driven by recurring media reports indicating that the Congress was likely to field Priyanka Gandhi from the seat. The report further stated citing sources that the Uttar Pradesh BJP supported the idea of him contesting from Rae Bareli.

PTI that precise number would depend on several factors, including the election's scale, the quantity of polling stations, and the demands of election-related tasks. "However, on our platform, we anticipate at least 9 lakh jobs during the elections," Dungarwal told PTI.

Supreme Court rejected petitions seeking cross-verifications of votes cast using EVMs with VVPAT, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the decision shattered dreams of the INDIA bloc that «sought to mislead the nation». «Ever politician in INDIA coalition sinned by trying to create doubts in the hearts of the nation's citizens,» PM Modi said at an election rally in Araria Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.

Supreme Court to give publicity of NOTA as a «fictional candidate» and to frame rules to conduct re-election in the parliamentary seats where NOTA gets a majority. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud issued notice to the Election Commission of India on Shiv Khera's plea seeking direction to frame rules to the effect that if NOTA gets a majority, the election held in the particular constituency shall be declared null and void and a fresh election shall be conducted to the constituency. Shiv Khera, in his plea, also sought to frame rules stating that the candidates who poll fewer votes than NOTA shall stand debarred from contesting all elections for a period of five years and to ensure proper and efficient reporting/publicity of NOTA as a «Fictional Candidate».

abolished for deaths occurring on or after 16 March 1985. The BJP has also cautioned voters about the possibility that the Congress, if elected to office, will introduce the inheritance tax.

As investors grapple with geopolitical tensions and ambiguity on interest-rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve, another risk looms – the upcoming US Presidential election. A survey in April by Bofa Securities showed that global fund managers see the US election as the third-biggest risk to their portfolios, with 12% of respondents expressing caution regarding this. In Bofa's February survey, it was at the fifth spot.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comments on Muslims, Nadda once again accused the Congress and INDI alliance of having a hidden agenda. Also Read: Lok Sabha Election 2024 Voting Live He alleged that they plan to take away the rights of lower-caste groups (SC, ST, and OBC) and give them to Muslims.

rejected the pleas seeking 100% cross-verification of votes cast on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with paper slips generated by the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT). The verdict comes in the middle of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, and on a day, 88 seats go for voting in the second phase of polling. The two judges on the bench, Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, authored separate yet concurring judgments in the matter.

Election Commission seized ₹4.8 crore cash in Karnataka ‘s Chikkaballapura Constituency on Thursday, April 25, a day before the voting for the second phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024. An FIR has been registered against K Sudhakar, Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) candidate for the constituency. Lok Sabha elections voting LIVE Updates “The FST of Chikkaballapura seized cash worth 4.8 Crores.