Chennai, April 24 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s MDMK Thursday complained to the Election Commission against software major Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) reportedly not allowing its employees to exercise their democratic right to vote. The company has denied the charge. In his complaint to the poll body, MDMK’s Tiruvallur district secretary D.R.R. Senguttuvan said the TCS did […]
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Placing responsibility to nation uppermost, cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar Thursday cast his vote here before celebrating his 41st birthday. Tendulkar voted in Mumbai’s North Central Lok Sabha constituency and tweeted later to his fans: “I have voted, have you? A wonderful start to my birthday, as a responsible citizen of our great […]
Jaipur, April 24 (IANS) A clash between villagers and police that also left many media persons injured in Rajasthan’s Dausa marred voting even as over 47 percent of the eight million-plus electors cast their ballots till 3.30 p.m. in five constituencies in the state’s second and final phase of polling. “Till 3.30 p.m., as per tentative […]
Thane (Maharashtra), April 24 (IANS) A woman returning officer died while on election duty Thursday at a polling station in Thane. According to an election department official, 35-year-old Vaishali Bhave was on duty at the Khoppat polling station when she complained of chest pain around 1.30 p.m. She was rushed to the Thane Civil Hospital where […]
Varanasi, April 24 (IANS) BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Thursday filed his nomination papers for the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, and paid tribute to the “Ganga Yamuna tehzeeb (composite culture)” of the city. Accompanied by close aide Amit Shah, and party leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Modi promised to improve the lot […]
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday entrusted the administration of the Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala to a five-member committee headed by the district judge of Thiruvananthapuram. The bench of Justice R.M. Lodha and Justice A.K. Patnaik said former comptroller and auditor general (CAG) Vinod Rai would undertake the audit of the temple […]
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) Notwithstanding the oppressive heat, enthusiastic voters stood in long queues, as around 70 percent of the electorate exercised their franchise by Thursday afternoon in six Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal. The authorities said the polling process in the second phase of elections in the state – after four constituencies voted a […]
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Barring the Kashmir Valley, millions voted Thursday across a dozen states in India to elect 117 MPs even as the BJP’s prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi filed his nomination in Varanasi, turning the Hindu holy city into a sea of saffron. About 40 percent of the 180 million eligible to vote […]
Guwahati, April 24 (IANS) A mob attacked a polling station in Assam’s Kokrajhar district killing a policeman even as over 50 percent balloting was recorded in the last six Lok Sabha constituencies in the state that went to the polls Thursday. Election officials said 52.78 percent polling was recorded till 1 p.m. in Guwahati, Barpeta, Dhubri, […]
Amethi, April 24 (IANS) Amethi, seen as the Gandhi family’s pocket borough, is seething with anger. This Lok Sabha constituency in the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh has since 1977 never been as angry with a Gandhi as it is with Rahul, the scion of the family and the incumbent MP. Amethi voted his father Rajiv […]