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New Delhi: The BJP on Monday announced its decision to field Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishan from the high-profile Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat. Kishan had contested the Lok Sabha polls from Jaunpur on a Congress ticket but managed to secure only…

New Delhi: The South-west monsoon will be "near-normal" this year at 96 per cent, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said. Secretary in the Ministry of Earth Sciences M Rajeevan Nair said that over a long period average…

New Delhi: As many as 10 candidates with rape charges are contesting the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls on April 18 across the country, an analysis has revealed. A report prepared by the Association for Democratic Reforms stated that…

New Delhi: With the first phase of 2019 Lok Sabha elections witnessing turnouts similar to that in 2014, the Press Information Bureau (PIB), the Centre's public relation machinery, has come out again with a tweaked scene from Bollywood's…

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is likely to contest from Varanasi, multiple news outlets reported on Saturday. Zee News quoting sources said Priyanka is ready to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi from this seat after…

New Delhi: Even as it is going through sleepless nights for the smooth conduct of polls, the Election Commission here is confronted with another monumental challenge - clearing mountains of government files that keep piling on its table day…

Hyderabad: Voters in Hyderabad seems to have chosen holiday destinations over polling booths if the Election Commission figures are any indication. The city voted in the first phase on Thursday, and according to EC, only 39.49 per cent…

New Delhi: Was Congress president Rahul Gandhi an assassin's target when he visited Amethi parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday to file his nomination papers? Video footage showing a laser aimed at his head while he was…