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Bihar polls acid test for both candidates & voters; first phase polling today
The way huge crowds are attending each rally of Tejashwi and the chief minister Nitish Kumar facing protests at his rallies amply hint at anger against the ruling regime. What remains very alarming is the deteriorating level of the chief minister’s election speeches at his rallies.
October 28, 2020 -
Exam imbroglio
Those in favour of a deferment including Chief Ministers of important states such as West Bengal, Maharashtra and Odisha argue that the holding of the examinations, which decide admissions to engineering and medical colleges, will endanger public safety and put to inconvenience candidates who will have to travel long distances to reach test centres.
August 28, 2020 -
Rajya Sabha Polls: 37 elected unopposed, election to 18 seats on March 26
A keen battle is on the cards in Madhya Pradesh, where the Kamal Nath government is on a sticky wicket following a rebellion by 22 MLAs, as both the BJP and the Congress have announced two candidates each for the state's three seats.
March 19, 2020 -
Lok Sabha elections 2019 Phase 5 | Key constituencies, candidates in smallest phase
All eyes will be on three of the 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh which go to polls on 6 May - Lucknow, Amethi and Rae Bareli.
May 5, 2019 -
Lok Sabha elections 2019 first phase | 91 seats in 20 states; here are key constituencies, candidates
A total of 1285 candidates are in the fray for the 17th Lok Sabha from the 91 constituencies which go to polls on Thursday.
April 10, 2019 -
Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2018: Complete list of BJP, Congress candidates | Key names in fray
Chhattisgarh, the first of the five states where assembly elections are being held, will witness the first phase of polling on 12 November in 18 of the 90-seat legislative assembly. The next phase will be held on 20 November in the rest of the constituencies.
November 9, 2018 -
May lose Air Force job if tattoo engraved on body: HC
Tattoo-sporting candidates cannot be guaranteed a job in the Indian Air Force (IAF). This stipulation has now got judicial stamp with the Delhi High Court upholding the decision of the Air Force cancelling a man’s appointment for the post of airman as he had carved a permanent tattoo on the external side of his forearm. …
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January 28, 2018 -
AAP announces three Rajya Sabha candidates
The AAP on Wednesday named veteran leader Sanjay Singh, businessman Sushil Gupta and chartered accountant Narain Dass Gupta as its debutants for the Rajya Sabha, sparking criticism from founding member Kumar Vishwas and other political parties. The decision was finalised at a meeting of the Political Affairs Committee (PAC), the AAP’s highest decision making body, …
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January 3, 2018 -
Gujarat polls: 1,828 candidates in fray for 182 seats
A total of 1,828 candidates are going to contest for 182 seats in the Gujarat Assembly elections scheduled in December 2017, according to data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The state assembly elections will conducted over two phases on 9 and 14 December. This year Assembly elections will see the highest number of …
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December 2, 2017 -
Congress comes out with 15 more candidates
Amidst disgruntled ticket aspirants some of who have decided to fight as independents, the Congress on Monday declared 15 more candidates for the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections. Monday is the last day for filing nominations. For the Gandhinagar North seat they have once again fielded old loyalist C.J. Chavda. Chavda had won …
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November 27, 2017 -
BJP announces third list of candidates for Gujarat
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday came out with its third list of 28 candidates for the Gujarat Assembly elections. The list includes the sitting MLA and Assembly Speaker Raman Vora, who will contest from the Scheduled Caste (SC) seat of Dasada, and sitting MLA and former cabinet Minister Saurabh Patel, who will contest …
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November 20, 2017 -
25 lakh candidates appear in Bengal Group-D exam
Around 25 lakh job aspirants on Saturday appeared in a competitive written examination for 6,000 Group D posts of the West Bengal government amid high security. The examinees, who appeared in centres across the state, included 5.5 lakhs from neighbouring states like Bihar and Jharkhand. Many of the candidates reached Howrah, Sealdah and other important …
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May 20, 2017 -
J-K BJP authorises party high command to decide candidates
The Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit on Saturday authorised the party highcommand to decide whether it should contest the byelection for two Lok Sabha seats in Kashmir against its own ruling coalition partner PDP. However, there were indications that the BJP highcommand might not allow the state unit to contest the election …
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March 18, 2017 -
AAP announces 109 candidates for Delhi civic polls
The AAP on Friday announced the names of 109 candidates in its first list for Delhi civic body polls to be conducted in April. "This is the first list of 109 candidates for civic polls. The selection process of the names the candidates for the remaining wards is going on. Another list will be announced …
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February 24, 2017 -
Candidates declared for DUSU polls
Various student wings have declared their panel of contestants for the DUSU elections. Amit Tanwar, a first year MA Hindi student at PGDAV Colege, is ABVP’s presidential candidate. He has been an active member of ABVP for the past 4 years and is confident of winning. From All India Student’s Association (AISA) Kawalpreet Kaur, a …
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September 3, 2016 -
Samsung launches Tizen OS-based Z2 smartphone
With the aim to cater to the consumers seeking low-price smartphones, south Korean Samsung on Tuesday launched its lightweight Tizen OS-based new device Z2 in India. The 4G-enabled, Dual-SIM Z2 comes loaded with a 4-inch WVGA display, 1,500mAh battery, 1GB RAM, 8GB onboard memory (expandable up to 128GB) and VoLTE support. Powered by 1.5 Ghz …
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August 23, 2016