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Election Commission (EC) notified the dates for the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi set the tone for an expected third term in office, saying he works for deadlines, and not headlines. In a keynote address at the India Today Conclave in the national capital on Saturday, PM Modi said, «Whenever I come to a conclave like this, those in the audience expect me to say things that will make loads of headlines. However, I am someone who works towards deadlines, not headlines. So I might be making some points that the media may not find too attractive.» He said he wanted to expand on certain welfarist initiatives of the Centre that rarely appear on newsprint or are extensively covered by the broadcast media.

Trump told a rally in Ohio on Saturday that November's presidential election will be the «most important date» in US history, painting his campaign for the White House as a turning point for the country. Days after securing his position as the presumptive Republican nominee, the former president also warned of a «bloodbath» if he is not elected — though it was not clear what he was referring to, with the remark coming in the middle of comments about threats to the US auto industry.

Opposition volleys over the publication of date on polling funding through electoral bonds on the official portal of the Election Commission (EC), expelled Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam on Saturday asked if the rival parties were suggesting that all the 1,300 firms that made donations via electoral bonds were 'thieves'. Speaking to on Saturday, Acharya Krishnam, who has been taking regular potshots at the Congress since being expelled for 'anti-party activities', said, «All political parties across the world receive donations. Are they (Opposition) suggesting that the 1,300 companies that made political donations through these electoral bonds, the money from which went into nation-building, are thieves? Are they robbers? The money they have donated is now on record. It is in the public domain. Casting aspersions on the contributions that are on record shows the dirty mindset of the Opposition.» Coming down heavily on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who claimed earlier that the BJP was running the «biggest extortion in the world» through the Electoral Bond Scheme, the expelled leader added, «The entire Opposition has started speaking in Rahul-ji's language. This is most unfortunate.»

Congress leader Priyank Kharge took offence at the BJP's social media handle in the state referring to him as 'dynast', as he dared them to use the word on several of their leaders in Karnataka whose family members are in politics. «Dear @BJP4Karnataka, If you have the courage, use and say the word DYNAST to @BSYBJP @BYRBJP @BYVijayendra @BSBommai @ikseshwarappa @Tejasvi_Surya @JagadishShettar @ShashikalaJolle @UmeshJadhav_BJP @BelladArvind among others in Karnataka. (The list is longer across India),» Kharge said in a post on 'X' in the early hours of Sunday, tagging several BJP leaders who have a political lineage. Priyank, a member of the state cabinet, is the son of Congress national chief Mallikarjun Kharge. His political lineage gave the BJP an opportunity to target the Congress over dynastic politics.

Rahul Gandhi, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, RJD leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, and SP leader Akhilesh Yadav are some opposition leaders who will take part in the campaign. - Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold the first NDA rally in Andhra Pradesh today, March 17. This comes days after he completed an extensive 10-state tour of India, during which he unveiled development projects valued at thousands of crores and attended numerous important occasions including his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir since Article 370 was abrogated.

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Indian stock markets are expected to remain closed on May 20, 2024, the scheduled date for Lok Sabha elections in the financial capital Mumbai and several other constituencies across the country, as per a report by Moneycontrol. Although there has been no official confirmation from the stock exchanges yet, a trading holiday on the polling day is widely anticipated, following the precedent set in the previous general elections of 2014 and 2019.

Narendra Modi on Saturday said that he is actively strategizing for the year 2047, stressing the focus on “long-term planning". When asked at the India Today Conclave whether Prime Minister Modi is already preparing for the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, the Prime Minister said, “Find out what Modi is. You are stuck on 2029 but I am planning for 2047." PM Modi further mentioned that today the mood of the nation is about making India a Viksit Bharat.

The government had announced the price cut with effect from March 15, a day before general election dates were announced. “Although small on headline, a Rs 2 per litre cut will reduce OMC revenue/ ebitda by about Rs 30,000 crore ($3.7bn) annualised,” JP Morgan said in March 15 report, adding that “the latest data suggests Russian crude discounts have fallen further. Put together, these should remove the current super-normal profitability at the three companies.”

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia accused Ukraine on Saturday of using «terrorist activities» to try to disrupt its presidential election and former President Dmitry Medvedev decried as «traitors» the scattered protesters who have tried to set fire to voting booths and pour dye into ballot boxes.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) — Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday he does not fear being put on trial, one day after a police investigation revealed the far-right politician tried to co-op the country's military chiefs in a coup plan to overturn his 2022 election defeat.

BB: They're winning by a mile, and then some. GG: Who? The Democrats? The Republicans?

17th Lok Sabha, the Left parties, part of the opposition INDIA bloc, are engaged in a do-or-die battle in this general elections after hitting an all-time low tally in the 2019 polls. The Left parties, prominent among which are the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, Revolutionary Socialist Party and the All India Forward Bloc, have witnessed a steep decline in their electoral performance over the last two decades. For the CPI(M), its status as a national party is also at stake with its shrinking footprints. Here is a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis of the Left parties as they fight to hold ground in the Lok Sabha polls.

He said that the assembly polls will be held alongside general elections on May 13, May 20, May 25, and June 1. Counting will be held on June 4. In the last assembly polls in 2019, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) got a brute majority of 112 seats giving Naveen Patnaik a fifth term in power. Patnaik has been at the helm in Odisha since 2000. BJD had won 117 seats in 2014.

Lok Sabha elections 2024: CEC Rajiv Kumar-led Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the dates for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 on Saturday. The declaration of the polls schedule intensified the political heat with Opposition parties emphasizing that they are prepared for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 but questioned the seven phase elections and called it a last chance to save democracy. Lok Sabha elections 2024 will be conducted in seven phases starting from April 19 and ending on June 1.

Indian Premier League 2024 as it kicks off this March 22. Ten teams will be clashing against each other for the coveted IPL 2024 trophy, a mega-event being organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in cities across cricket stadiums like Eden Gardens, MA Chinnaswamy Stadium, Narendra Modi Stadium, and many more. BCCI-organised Indian Premier League (IPL) is a 20-over format game that began in the year 2008 when the first match was held in Bengaluru between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR won the match by a huge margin with New Zealand-based wicket-keeper (now retired) Brendon McCullum smashing a 150+ record breaking highest individual score.

Lok Sabha elections 2024: While announcing the schedule for the crucial Lok Sabha elections 2024, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar turned to his poet avatar. Rajiv Kumar delivered multiple poems and couplets in his speech to emphasize his points including the criticism around Electronic Voting Machines (EVM).

West Bengal. In the past Lok Sabha polls, the seat has been in the hands of Mamata Banerjee's All India Trinamool Congress (AITC). The constituency is one of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal. Howrah Lok Sabha 2024: Date The major announcement will be made by the Election Commission of India on Saturday at 3 pm. The poll panel will reveal dates, schedule, phases and other key details of 18th Lok Sabha polls. With general elections, the ECI will announce details for a few state assembly elections whose term is ending soon. Howrah Lok Sabha 2024: Candidates

BCCI, every year organizes the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is a 20-over format franchise league tournament that commenced in 2008. The first match of IPL history was won by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) who emerged victorious by a huge margin against the mighty Royal Challengers Bangalore. This year's Indian Premier League (2024) will be held from March 22 but latest reports suggest some matches may be scheduled in Dubai due to the national general elections (Lok Sabha) happening in India during the same timeframe. However, there is no official confirmation from BCCI on this.

reservation demand, big-ticket infrastructure development and farmers' problems would be prominent issues during the ensuing Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra, which elects the second highest number of members of the Lower House, after Uttar Pradesh. (Full Schedule) Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra will be held in five phases on April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13 and May 20. Counting of votes will be held on June 4. The Maratha reservation demand has dominated the state's political landscape since the Supreme Court struck down the 2018 Act of the state which provided quota in education and jobs to the Maratha community. Opposition parties have been demanding that the Union government bring in a constitutional amendment to scrap the 50 per cent cap on reservations. Activist Manoj Jarange demanded that the entire Maratha community should be given quota in the OBC category by identifying them as Kunbi.

Rajiv Kumar said that the results of the elections, known as the largest democratic exercise in the world, will be announced on June 4. Voting for all four Bengaluru constituencies will be held in Phase 2, on April 26. The four seats are Bengaluru North, Bengaluru South, Bengaluru Central and Bengaluru Rural.

ALSO READ: IPL 2024: BCCI might shift second half of the series to another country, says report Hours after the announcement of the schedule for the Lok Sabha elections 2024, Shah dismissed the speculation of staging the second half of IPL 2024 abroad. He said, as quoted by news agency PTI, “The entire IPL will be held in India. We will be formulating the remaining schedule very soon and announce it." Earlier in the day, A Times of India quoted a BCCI official as saying that they may consider scheduling the second half of the IPL series in UAE, as the Election Commission of India was to announce the election schedule on Saturday at 3 pm.