The 2024 Lok Sabha polls kicked off on Friday with polling for the first phase in 102 seats spread across 21 states and union territories. (Representational image/PTI) Navdeep Rinwa, chief electoral officer of UP, said there were allegations that the district administration was not allowing people to cast their votes in some areas, but poll … Read more
Section 135 ‘B’ of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, stipulates that employees are entitled to paid leave on the day of voting. (PTI) Unpaid leave, wage loss, travel expenses and payment delays are all factors that hinder most migrants from voting. As of now, there is no plan to allow domestic migrants to … Read more
Representative Image Gorakhpur: Pakistani national Mohammad Masroor a.k.a Mansoor Ahmad Guddu, 43, is all set to be repatriated to Pakistan. He was convicted of visa violation in 2013 and is currently lodged in Gorakhpur jail. Mohammad Masroor has obtained a no-objection certificate from the Ministry of External Affairs, according to Gorakhpur jail superintendent Dileep Pandey. … Read more
Lucknow: The Congress on Monday named Mukesh Singh Chauhan as its candidate for the bypoll to the Lucknow East Assembly constituency. Polling in the constituency will be held on May 20, during the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha election. “Congress president Shri Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the candidature of Shri Mukesh Singh Chauhan as … Read more
The northern state of Uttar Pradesh is poised to be a crucial battleground in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, as its 80 seats hold the key to power at the Centre. The state is critical for the BJP’s ambitious target of winning 400 seats, with a saffron sweep in UP being essential for the party … Read more
UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath (File Photo) Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday described the BJP’s election manifesto as “a blueprint of a new and better India”. He added that the citizens of the country have faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s guarantee of making India developed and self-reliant. “Modi’s guarantee means … Read more
After AAP leader and Delhi Minister Atishi claimed that conspiracy is being made by BJP-led Central government to impose President’s rule in National Capital in AAP’s Press Conference, BJP leader and New Delhi Lok Sabha candidate, Bansuri Swaraj gave her opinion on the same in an interaction with ANI on April 12 in New Delhi. … Read more
Arun Govil, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Lok Sabha candidate from Meerut, has stirred controversy by allegedly using religious symbols during his recent campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, despite the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) being in effect. The veteran actor, renowned for his portrayal of Lord Ram in the iconic TV series … Read more
LUCKNOW: Former IPS officer Vijay Kumar and his wife Anupama joined the BJP in Uttar Pradesh on Monday. Several other leaders and workers from the Congress, Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party, who had recently switched to the BJP, were also inducted into the party at its headquarters in the presence of deputy chief … Read more
Chandauli: Yet another constable posted in Chandauli district has been suspended for calling Mukhtar Ansari a Messiah on his Facebook account page. As the post went viral, superintendent of police, Chandauli, Anil Kumar suspended him. According to the police officer, Constable Aftab Alam, who was posted at reserve police lines in Chandauli, wrote a post … Read more
