Hindi heartland holds BJP’s fortunes
New Delhi: With exit polls varying widely in their projection of seats for the BJP, much will depend on the party’s show in Hindi heartland states, especially Uttar Pradesh, to determine if its final tally comes near its current numbers or falls much short. Riding on its superlative win in five key Hindi-speaking states of […]
EVMs ‘absolutely safe’ in strong rooms: EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission Tuesday asserted that EVMs used in the Lok Sabha polls are “absolutely safe” in strong rooms, dismissing allegations that the voting machines used in the elections were being switched with fresh ones ahead of counting of votes on May 23. Referring to the allegations and complaints, the commission said it […]
Opposition adamant on verification of VVPAT slips, meets EC
New Delhi: Leaders of as many as 22 opposition parties met the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday and demanded verification of VVPAT slips of randomly-selected polling stations before the counting of the votes polled in the just-concluded Lok Sabha election begins on May 23. They also demanded that if any discrepancy is found during VVPAT […]
BJP slams opposition on EVM’s, asks it to accept defeat with grace
New Delhi: The BJP Tuesday condemned opposition parties for questioning the credibility of Electronic Voting Machines and asked them to accept their defeat with grace if the people vote Prime Minister Narendra Modi to power again. Party leader and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad took a swipe at the opposition, saying EVMs were fine when […]
On Rajiv Gandhi’s death anniversary Modi offers tributes
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday took to Twitter to pay tribute to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his 28th death anniversary. “Tributes to former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary,” Modi tweeted This comes after Modi dubbed Rajiv Gandhi “bhrashtachari no 1” (corrupt no 1) at an election rally earlier this […]
No accused in NDPS cases should get bail: DIG to SSPs
Jammu: District police chiefs in the state have been directed to ensure accused in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) cases do not get bail. The SSPs were asked to concentrate on source, carrier and destination in narcotics cases, officials said. In a crime review meeting of Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts with concerned […]