Lok Sabha Election LIVE: Political parties have intensified their poll campaigning for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address rallies in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur and south Goa. Meanwhile, the Congress top brass is set to hold a discussion and finalise the party candidates for the remaining Lok Sabha seats, including Amethi and Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh.
As per the latest updates, the IAF has deployed Mi-17 helicopters to help douse the fires. The helicopters have been tasked to take water from the Bhimtal Lake to try and control the forest fires.
From Fatehwadi in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India’s largest urban Muslim community, Sharmita Kar brings stories of daily struggles, systemic challenges, and resilience of a community grappling with realities that contrast the narrative of the ‘Gujarat model’.
Darjeeling, West Bengal's most politically sensitive parliamentary constituency, polled on April 26. In this video report, Snighdhendu Bhattacharya explains what the talking points were.
Some of the main issues that will dominate the politics of South Karnataka this elections are those of the farmers. They form a crucial demographic for all political parties vying for power. Currently, farmers in Karnataka are staring at a severe water crisis. There is also a palpable anger among them with regards to the Cauvery water dispute. The farmers allege that the state government has released Cauvery water from the KRS dam to Tamil Nadu even though farmers in Karnataka are in a dire situation themselves.
Citizens of Bengaluru turn up early in the morning to cast their vote on April 26. In the second phase of elections, 14 seats of Karnataka will be heading for voting. In the 2019 lok sabha elections, Bengaluru recorded an abysmally low voting percentage. This time the Election Commission has made use of innovative voter awareness campaigns including allowing restaurants to offer free food and beverages to those who turn up with inked fingers.
An RTI request filed by Divyanshu Singh, a former student, revealed that students who wrote slogans like 'Jai Shri Ram' and names of cricketers were inexplicably awarded passing grades or over 50 per cent marks.
Six people were killed in Bihar's Darbhanga region after a fire broke out at a wedding ceremony. As per police, the fire at the wedding pandal broke out due to the bursting of firecrackers.
The ongoing drought, Cauvery river water dispute and farmers’ concerns will determine the politics of South Karnataka this election season.
Witnessing Juxtaposition in Varanasi, divided between people talking about Development Vs. the Cost of Development.
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