New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The BJP on Friday strongly rebutted the allegations made by Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, who, on Thursday accused the Election Commission of colluding with the BJP to create over one lakh fake votes in Karnataka's Mahadevapura Assembly segment.
Amritsar, Aug 8 (IANS) The festival of Raksha Bandhan on Friday was marked by a unique gesture in Amritsar’s Lohri Gate area, where hundreds of women came together to send 'Rakhis' to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a token of gratitude. The women hailed his leadership and strong stance against Pakistan, particularly referencing 'Operation Sindoor', which they said was a befitting reply to acts of terror.
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till Monday following persistent disruptions by Opposition members demanding a debate on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has revised the remuneration for presiding officers, polling officers, counting personnel, and other officials involved in the conduct of elections.
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has taken strong exception to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s allegations of large-scale voter list manipulation and challenged him to either stand by his claims under oath or apologise to the nation.
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) A day after Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of enabling “criminal fraud” and colluding with the BJP to manipulate voter rolls in Karnataka, leaders from the Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) have come out in strong support of his claims, urging the Election Commission to publicly respond with evidence.
Bengaluru, Aug 8 (IANS) Criticising the Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Rahul Gandhi, over his allegations of election fraud against the BJP and the Election Commission of India (ECI), Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy, described the charges by the Congress MP as a, "flood of lies against the Election Commission and a calculated conspiracy to strangle democracy." The Congress said it had given the documents and it was up to the EC to rectify its mistakes or prove the papers wrong.
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday asked Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to prove his "baseless" allegations on voter list tampering in Karnataka, and demanded that he corroborate his charges for "his credibility", else it will be considered nothing more than political theatrics.
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Amid the row over the electoral rolls in Bihar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday said that not a single claim or objection has been submitted by any political party regarding the draft rolls in the poll-bound state.
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear a petition seeking directions to the Central Government to restore statehood to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.
