India, Politics, 18th May 2019, News & Stories from India

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India Politics 18 May 2019

India, Politics, 18 May 2019

Mamata also alleged, 'The Election Commission of India had appointed two retired as special observers which is not accordance with the law'. (Photo: ANI)

Mamata asks CEC to ensure final phase of Lok Sabha polls without orders of PM Modi

'The roadshow was itself a deliberate, intentional and a criminal conspiracy to vandalize the culture and heritage of Kolkata,' CM said.

18 May 2019 9:10 PM

BJP's discontented ally's chief wants to thrash BJP wokers with shoes

The SBSP is a BJP ally in UP, and had won four seats in the 2017 UP Assembly elections.

18 May 2019 8:11 PM

The plea of 21 Opposition parties, for VVPAT verification in 50 per cent or 125 polling booths in each constituency was earlier dismissed by the Supreme Court. (Photo: File)

LS polls results in Kerala to be announced later than usual

The counting of VVPAT slips will take nearly four to five hours. The results will be officially announced after the counting of slips.

18 May 2019 7:19 PM

Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee (Photo: ANI twitter)

Mamata’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee sends defamation notice to PM

In the letter, the lawyer stated that Modi threatened to lock Abhishek's office after the results of Lok Sabha elections are announced.

18 May 2019 7:19 PM

‘My humble request to leaders of both parties is to restrain from making contradictory- controversial statements in public and to support the cause,’ said Chief Minister Kumaraswamy. (Photo: File)

‘Dissolve Karnataka assembly,’ suggests senior JD(S) leader

The outburst prompted CM Kumaraswamy to request leaders to refrain from making 'contradictory' and 'controversial' statements in public.

18 May 2019 6:55 PM

Modi circumambulated the temple and later interacted with local officials, even taking time out to monitor the progress of ongoing development works in the area. (Photo: ANI twitter)

PM Modi's attire in Kedarnath, message to Himachal Pradesh and West Bengal

PM Modi was also seen meditating inside a cave near the premises of the Kedarnath temple.

18 May 2019 6:52 PM

Modi will meditate till tomorrow morning, and no media or personnel will be allowed in the vicinity of the cave during this period, sources mentioned. (Photo: ANI twitter)

PM Modi will meditate in Kedarnath cave till tomorrow morning

This is Modi's fourth visit to Kedarnath in a span of three years.

18 May 2019 6:50 PM

Polling will be held in all 13 seats in Punjab and an equal number of seats in Uttar Pradesh, nine in West Bengal, eight seats each in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, four in Himachal Pradesh, three in Jharkhand and the lone seat Chandigarh. (Photo: twitter/ANI)

Stage set for last phase of Lok Sabha polls on Sunday

Over 10.01 crore voters are expected to decide the fate of 918 candidates.

18 May 2019 6:10 PM

Opposition parties are pitching for a joint anti-BJP front to steer the next government. (Photo: ANI twitter)

After Rahul, AP CM meets Akhilesh, Mayawati in coalition-building effort

Naidu drove straight from Lucknow's Chaudhary Charan Singh airport to the Samajwadi Party office.

18 May 2019 6:02 PM

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (Photo: File)

'BJP will get me assassinated,' claims Arvind Kejriwal

'The Bharatiya Janata Party would get me murdered by my own security staff one day like Indira Gandhi,' says Kejriwal

18 May 2019 5:47 PM

Kamal Haasan is trying to play politics and hopes to become a stalwart through these measures, but it won't help him,' Singh said while talking to reporters here. (Photo: File)

Have to take new birth to understand Hinduism: Giriraj Singh slams Kamal Haasan

Haasan on Saturday said that the word 'Hindu' is of foreign origin and not native to India.

18 May 2019 5:16 PM

The Prime Minister was also briefed on the Kedarpuri Protection Wall and Teerth Purohit Housing facilities projects. (Photo: ANI twitter)

PM Modi reviews development projects in Kedarnath

After offering prayer at Kedarnath Temple, Prime Minister reviewed development work being carried out at Shankaracharya Samadhi Sthal.

18 May 2019 5:02 PM

‘Rahul Gandhi, in past 5 years, has evolved his style of functioning to connect with grassroot workers,’ Punjab Chief Ministe Amarinder Singh also said. (Photo: ANI)

Cong of 2019 different from 2014; gives more space to regional leaders: Amarinder

‘Regional leaders of the party have been given more say in the affairs of the Congress and its policies for states,’ he also said.

18 May 2019 4:24 PM

Naidu made the remarks after a meeting with Chief Election Commission Sunil Arora regarding repolling in five polling stations under the Chittoor parliamentary constituency in Andhra Pradesh on May 19. (Photo: File)

Nadiu suggests EC to count votes through VVPATs

Earlier on Friday Naidu hit out at the Election Commission, calling it a 'biased body'.

18 May 2019 4:17 PM

YSRCP general secretary Y Vijaysai Reddy (Photo: ANI)

YSRCP approaches EC; requests re-polling in 2 booths in Chandragiri

As per YSRCP, Dalits were threatened on the day of voting and were not allowed to vote in some of the villages in Chandragiri constituency.

18 May 2019 3:47 PM

R S Bharathi also claimed the flying squad and surveillance teams deputed by the Election Commission are not conducting checks outside the Ottapidaram territorial limits. (Photo: Twitter | @RSBharathiDMK)

AIADMK bypassing security to distribute cash to voters of Ottapidaram: DMK

DMK claimed AIADMK workers were using party district office at Thoothukudi outside territorial limit of constituency.

18 May 2019 3:42 PM

NRC should be implemented soon in Delhi if the people do not want to live under the fear of attack from illegal Rohingya immigrants, said Manoj Tiwari. (Photo: File)

NRC should be implemented in Delhi as soon as possible: Manoj Tiwari

He was talking after meeting the family of late Dhruv Raj Tyagi in Moti Nagar area, who was murdered by goons on Sunday night.

18 May 2019 3:31 PM

The visit of Shah, the BJP candidate from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat, came on the eve of the conclusion of the seven-phase elections. (Photo: ANI twitter)

Amit Shah along with family offers prayers at Somnath temple

Shah is also a trustee of the Shree Somnath Trust that manages affairs of the temple.

18 May 2019 3:19 PM

Naidu met Congress president Rahul Gandhi and discussed with him the possibilities of all opposition parties uniting and forging a joint opposition alliance. (Photo: PTI | File)

Oppn leaders step up talks to form coalition, AP CM Naidu meets Rahul, Pawar

Sources said he is also likely to meet BSP chief Mayawati and SP president Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow in the evening.

18 May 2019 3:11 PM

'Be it Muslim, Sikh, or anyone for that matter, every voter is important for us.' (Photo: File)

Votes shifted towards Cong because of Kejriwal: Sheila Dikshit

The Delhi Congress chief also expressed confidence that her party would come back to power in the state with a thumping majority.

18 May 2019 1:56 PM

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