89% of poll code complaints received on Cvigil app resolved within 100 minutes: Election Commission

[ad_1] The Election Commission on Saturday said that nearly 89% of the over 4.24 lakh complaints it received through its mobile application “Cvigil” – regarding violations of the Model Code of Conduct during the Lok Sabha elections – were resolved...

Why BJP leaders’ comments on study about Muslim population in India are misleading

[ad_1] On Thursday, several news outlets reported on a study released by the prime minister’s Economic Advisory Council on the changes in the share of population of religious minorities in 167 countries between 1950 and 2015. The headline for most...

Lok Sabha polls top updates: EC bars K Chandrashekar Rao from campaigning for 48 hours

[ad_1] The Election Commission on Wednesday banned Bharat Rashtra Samithi chief and former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao from election campaigning for 48 hours, saying that his remarks on April 5 about the Congress were “objectionable” and “derogatory”.In Delhi,...

Lok Sabha polls top updates: Akhilesh Yadav to contest from Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj

[ad_1] The Samajwadi Party on Wednesday announced that party chief Akhilesh Yadav will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj constituency.Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that the first thing his party will do if it comes to...

Lok Sabha polls: NC, Congress finalise seat-sharing pact for Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh

[ad_1] The Congress and the National Conference on Monday announced its seat-sharing arrangement for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh for the Lok Sabha elections.Both parties are constituents of the INDIA bloc, which is a coalition of Opposition parties taking on...

Lok Sabha polls: Congress fields YS Sharmila from Andhra Pradesh’s Kadapa

[ad_1] The Congress on Tuesday released a new list of 17 candidates from Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar and West Bengal for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The party has fielded YS Sharmila, the sister of YSR Congress Party founder and...