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Elections 2024
62% voter turnout in 102 constituencies as millions vote in phase 1 of General Election
The first phase of polling in the Lok Sabha elections saw a voter turnout of around 62% until 9 pm in 102 constituencies across 21 states and Union Territories, the phase with the largest number of seats in the seven-phase 2024 polls.
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Chhattisgarh: Accidental explosion kills CRPF constable on poll duty
An Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) shell accidently exploded in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, killing a 32-year-old constable of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) assigned to poll duty, according to police.
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Violence, booth rigging disrupt polling in Manipur and Bengal
The first round of the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal and Manipur was marred by incidents of violence.
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Hyderabad: BJP candidate ‘shooting arrow’ at Masjid stirs controversy
A video of Madhavi Latha, the BJP candidate for the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat, surfaced on the internet, in which she was seen miming as shooting an arrow at a Masjid during a rally.
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“I know where your house is…”: Assam BJP MLA threatens voters with bulldozer
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Bijoy Malakar allegedly threatened voters in Assam’s Karimganj district to support the Hindutva party or face demolition by bulldozers.
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“Bent on making me prostitute”: Murdered woman’s text recovered after BJP leader’s son arrested
Following massive protests over the murder of a young girl allegedly by a senior BJP leader's son in Uttarakhand, the saffron party today expelled the father and brother of the accused.
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Congress presidential poll: Shashi Tharoor collects nomination forms
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor received the nomination forms for the party presidential election on Saturday as the week-long window for filing of the papers opened.
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UP: Policeman gets life term for shooting Muslim lawyer
A court in Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh on Friday sentenced a police sub-inspector (SI) named Shailendra Singh to life imprisonment in a case of murder of a lawyer, Nabi Ahmed.
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PFI conspired to establish Islamic rule: Remand reports of NIA and ED
In their remand reports submitted to multiple courts across India on Thursday, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have levelled a slew of charges against the Popular Front of India.
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Police probe Namaz offered in UP hospital, finds ‘no crime’
After a Muslim woman offering namaz at a Prayagraj hospital was filmed by some unknown people, police who initiated a probe said that no crime was committed.
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Thol Thirumavalavan MP calls crackdown on PFI “anti-Muslim”, “anti-democratic”
While condemning the huge crackdown by NIA and ED on Popular Front of India and arrests of its top leaders, VCK chief and Tamil Nadu MP Thol Thirumavalavan called the actions of central agencies “hate against minorities” and “anti-democratic.”
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Jailed Kashmiri separatist leader needs urgent medical care, daughter to PM
Kashmiri journalist Ruwa Shah on Thursday wrote a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking intervention into the medical negligence faced by her father, Kashmiri separatist leader Altaf...
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Most Indians trust news on Whatsapp, study finds
Majority of Indians trust news they receive on Whatsapp and use the messaging app to get news on a daily basis, according to a new study released on Thursday by Oxford University’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.
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Dalit boy fined Rs 60,000 for touching idol, eight upper caste Hindus booked
The Karnataka Police booked eight upper caste Hindus on Wednesday after a Dalit boy touched an idol after which panchayat members fined the Dalit family Rs 60,000.
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Jamaat-e-Islami Hind expresses concern over NIA, ED raids on Popular Front of India
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH), chief and prominent Muslim scholar Syed Sadatullah Husaini, has deplored the raids and crackdown on Popular Front of India leadership and offices by the National Investigation...
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NIA arrests 100 PFI leaders, tall Muslim figures among booked under UAPA
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Thursday arrested at least 100 leaders of Popular Front of India and eminent Muslim figures as part of the searches conducted at the PFI’s offices and houses of state and district level leaders across 11 states.
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Muslim groups condemn massive NIA raids on Popular Front of India offices, arrests of its leaders
Several Muslim groups Thursday condemned the massive raids by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at the Popular Front of India’s offices (PFI) and houses of PFI state and district level leaders across 11 states.
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