Representational Image New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday listed actions taken by the poll body since the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) from March 16, 2024, with the announcement of the general elections to the Lok Sabha. The EC shared that among the total complaints, 51 were from the Bharatiya…
In a few weeks, India will witness the largest celebration of democracy, the Lok Sabha elections. As responsible citizens, it’s both a privilege and a duty to vote. Unfortunately, urban areas often see low voter turnout, including among office-goers. NDTV, with the support of prominent corporate citizens, is launching a campaign to urge voters to…
Raj Thackeray has joined hands with the BJP for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Pune: Barely 72 hours after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray announced unconditional support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling MahaYuti government, he suddenly found himself catapulted from the political fringes onto the electoral mainstage, on Friday. The…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has restored the bail granted to a Youtuber who allegedly made derogatory remarks against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin saying that everyone who makes allegations on social media cannot be jailed. The bench, comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan, said that there was no evidence to suggest…
New Delhi: Social media was yesterday abuzz with posts that actor Prakash Raj, who has often been critical of the Narendra Modi government’s policies, will be joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. But the actor has issued a clarification dismissing the reports. In a sarcastic post on X (formerly…
People lay flowers and lit candles in memory of the Moscow concert gun attack victims in the center of Simferopol, Crimea, on March 22, 2024. Gunmen opened fire at a Moscow concert hall on March 22, 2024 killing at least 40 people, wounding more than 100 and sparking an inferno, authorities said, with the Islamic…
VIJAYAWADA: Jana Sena, led by actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan, received Rs 24.3 crore from electoral bonds. Most of the funding to Jana Sena was done in recent months. Jana Sena is the youngest among prominent political parties in Andhra Pradesh. Founded just before the 2014 elections, Jana Sena contested polls five years later, in 2019. It…
Meta, the owner of popular social media companies like Instagram, Threads and Facebook, has unveiled a ‘comprehensive approach’ to limit misinformation, eliminate voter interference and increase transparency and accountability on its platform during the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Recently, the Election Commission had announced that the 18th general elections will be held in seven phases…
Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) President Anbumani Ramadoss | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam In Tamil Nadu, PMK announces alliance with BJP for Lok Sabha elections The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) on March 18 announced it would join the BJP-led NDA and fight the coming Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu. Sources in the PMK said the decision was taken…
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress today announced candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, in a snub to Congress which had just days earlier said that seat-sharing talks for the upcoming elections are still on. The Congress and Trinamool are part of the INDIA bloc – an alliance of opposition parties that had…
