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Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Jyoti also imposed a blanket ban on the possession of arms and weapons by civilian in the wake of the upcoming Gujarat Assembly Elections. (Photo: ANI)

Gujarat poll before Dec 18, Himachal Pradesh to vote on November 9

Last date of filing of nomination is October 23 and scrutiny of nomination is October 24.

12 Oct 2017 4:43 PM IST

People wait outside a polling booth in Bawana. (Photo: Asian Age)

Polling for high-stakes Gurdaspur Lok Sabha bypoll underway

The Congress is hoping to consolidate its position and the BJP trying to regain its lost ground.

11 Oct 2017 10:40 AM IST

BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha also demanded that the elections be countermanded and fresh polls be declared by the State Election Commission. (Representational image)

Joint polls only after all parties agree, says Election Commission

Rawat's assertion assumes significance as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already pitched for simultaneous Lok Sabha...

9 Oct 2017 1:30 AM IST

Sharad Yadav also hit out at the NDA government for failure in implementing several schemes and for not generating enough jobs in the country. (Photo: PTI/File)

Sharad Yadav, supporters to meet in Delhi today

Mr Yadav said Bihar had seen many small communal incidents during Dussehra and Muharram, something, that never happened...

8 Oct 2017 2:00 AM IST

Supreme Court refuses TTV Dhinakaran more time to file EC response

Mr Rohatgi wanted the EC to go ahead with Friday's hearing as scheduled.

7 Oct 2017 6:09 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected a petition seeking disqualification of AAP MLA Surendra Singh as a lawmaker. (Photo: PTI)

President rejects plea to disqualify AAP MLA for holding office of...

The petition had alleged that Singh had been earning profit from PWD of the Delhi government as well as from New Delhi...

5 Oct 2017 10:11 AM IST

BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha also demanded that the elections be countermanded and fresh polls be declared by the State Election Commission. (Representational image)

'Logistically' ready to hold simultaneous LS, state polls by Sept...

The EC said they are ready to hold simultaneous polls by Sept 2018 but it is up to the govt to take decision and make...

5 Oct 2017 8:45 AM IST

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik interacting with school students in Bhubaneswar.

Naveen Patnaik trying to consolidate vote bank

BJD announces schemes targeted at workers, slum dwellers, farmers, teachers.

27 Nov 2017 5:05 AM IST

In an official communique dated November 21, Macwan had appealed to the Christians to organise prayer services at parishes and convents, so that we may have such people elected to the Gujarat Assembly, who would remain faithful to the Indian Constitution and respect every human being without any sort of discrimination. (Photo: archgandhinagar.org)

Guj polls: Priest writes against 'nationalist forces' in letter, gets...

In Gujarat's political circles, the appeal was seen as an indirect call to vote against the ruling BJP.

26 Nov 2017 6:11 PM IST

The EC found the respondent group led by Nitish Kumar has demonstrated overwhelming majority support in the legislature wing as well as the majority in the National Council of the Party which is the apex level organisational body of the party. (Photo: PTI)

After JD-U symbol, Nitish Kumar camp eyes Karnataka unit

As part of this strategy, the party would declare former Karnataka CM J.H. Patel's son Mahima Patel as its state unit...

26 Nov 2017 6:01 AM IST

BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha also demanded that the elections be countermanded and fresh polls be declared by the State Election Commission. (Representational image)

EC's ruling was apt

The fact that Sasikala was jailed for corruption, dashing her political ambitions, weakened her and her nephew's hold on...

25 Nov 2017 4:56 AM IST

The faction of AIADMK led by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palanisamy and his deputy O Panneerselvam has won the battle for the partys poll symbol. (Photo: File)

AIADMK's two leaves' go to EPS-OPS, jolt for Sasikala

The order is a clear setback for Ms Sasikala and her nephew and deputy general secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran.

24 Nov 2017 1:13 AM IST