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Explainer-Why does voting last six weeks in India’s general election?

By Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is set to begin the world's largest general elections on Friday, held in terrain sweeping from the icy Himalayas to humid jungles, with nearly a billion

Will abide by party decision: Rahul Gandhi on contesting LS polls from Amethi

Ghaziabad, Apr 17 (PTI) Amid intense speculation over whether he would contest the Lok Sabha polls from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi...

Former Congress MLA Akhanda Srinivas Murthy joins BJP

Bengaluru, Apr 17 (PTI) Former Congress MLA from Pulakeshinagar here, R Akhanda Srinivas Murthy joined the BJP on Wednesday. He had quit the...

Flights to be halted for 5 hours on Apr 21 at airport for religious procession

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 17 (PTI) Flight services from the international airport here will be suspended for five hours on April 21 for the smooth...

Kamal Nath fighting lone battle to help son win Chhindwara and protect home turf

Bhopal, Apr 17 (PTI) With many of his close associates leaving his side, it is virtually a lone battle for Congress stalwart Kamal...

Tejasvi Surya faces stiff challenge from Sowmya Reddy in Bangalore South

Bengaluru, Apr 17 (PTI) BJP youth wing chief and current MP Tejasvi Surya, who is seeking re-election from the prestigious Bangalore South Lok...

8 Union ministers, two former CMs, one ex-governor in fray in first phase of LS polls

New Delhi, Apr 17 (PTI) Eight Union ministers, two former chief ministers and one ex-governor are among those who are set to test their...

Shivakumar, a corrupt politician, don’t need his certificate: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 17 (PTI) A day after senior Congress leader D K Shivakumar questioned the contribution made by Rajeev Chandrasekhar to the development...

Panel under cabinet secretary set up to look into issues of queer community

New Delhi, Apr 17 (PTI) The Centre has set up a committee under the cabinet secretary to look into the queer community's issues, including...

Lok Sabha polls: AAP launches ‘AAP Ka RamRajya’ website

New Delhi, Apr 17 (PTI) AAP on Wednesday launched its "AAP Ka RamRajya" website to showcase the party's concept of "Ram Rajya", saying Delhi...

On Camera

Lower oil prices lead to 4x profits for oil firms, bonanza for govt, but no relief for aam aadmi

Petrol & diesel prices have barely changed since June 2022, even though oil prices have fallen 28% since then. This has boosted profitability of OMCs and dividend payouts to govt.

Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet visits Manila, strengthens ties with Philippines

The port call witnessed subject matter exchanges between the Indian Navy and the Philippine Navy personnel. There were also sports fixtures, cross-deck visits, and cultural exchanges.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?