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New Delhi, Apr 11: As voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections started, Congress President Rahul Gandhi urged voters to vote wisely for the soul of India and its future. Referring to promises made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi before assuming power, Gandhi reminded voters that instead of jobs and Rs 15 lakh in bank accounts of people, the Modi government has given them "no jobs

New Delhi, Apr 11: With Lok Sabha elections set to begin today, Google on Thursday marked the commencement of polling in the world's largest democracy with a doodle. The doodle comprises an inked finger, which, when clicked on, leads users to a page that explains the voting procedure. The page also contains information which can be increasingly helpful for first-time voters in the country. Voting

Kannur, Apr 10: Thalassery Additional District Sessions court on Wednesday acquitted all the eight BJP-RSS workers, accused in the murder of CPI(M) worker C Ranjith of Edathilambalam. BJP-RSS workers Rajul, G Satheeshan, Prajeesh, M V Sujith, P Arun, E K Saneesh Babu, Sudheesh alias Muthu and Santhosh alias Jagnu were acquitted by Judge P N Vinod. It was on March 5, 2008, Ranjith (33), an auto

Mysuru, Apr 10: The BSP supremo Mayawati attacked the BJP and the opposition Congress, alleging both parties failed to address the problems of the weaker sections in the country and her party will be aiming for balance power when formation of the next government at the centre comes to a question. Addressing the her first rally in the state in the city of palaces she lashed out at the Congress

New Delhi, Apr 10: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) how Google's mobile payment app, GPay, was facilitating financial transactions without the requisite authorisation from it. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice A J Bhambhani posed the query to RBI while hearing a PIL which claimed that GPay was acting as a payments system provider in

New Delhi, Apr 10: In a setback to the Centre, the Supreme Court Wednesday allowed leaked documents to be relied upon by petitioners seeking review of its Rafale judgement and dismissed the government's preliminary objections claiming "privilege" over them. The Centre had submitted that privilege documents were procured by petitioners in an illegal way and used to support their review petitions

New Delhi, Apr 10: A Delhi court on Wednesday framed defamation charges against journalist Priya Ramani in a case filed by ex-Union minister M.J. Akbar after she levelled allegations of sexual misconduct against him. Ms. Ramani, who appeared before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal, however, pleaded not guilty and claimed trial. Mr. Akbar, who resigned as Union minister on

Apr 10: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday filed his nomination for the Lok Sabha elections from this constituency with his entire family looking on. His mother Sonia Gandhi, sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and brother-in-law Robert Vadra were with him in the Collectorate when he filed his papers. The three-term MP will take on Union minister and BJP candidate Smriti Irani in what is seen

New Delhi, Apr 10: Former union minister Arun Shourie, one of the review petitioners in the Rafale case, Wednesday said he was delighted by the unanimous verdict of the Supreme Court dismissing Centre's "peculiar argument" on the admissibility of privileged documents. The apex court on Wednesday dismissed preliminary objections raised by the Centre that documents on which claimed"privilege" cannot

Meerut, Apr 10: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stoked controversy on Tuesday, dubbing the Muslim League a “green virus” and suggesting that Hindu and Muslim voters are in an “Ali-Bajrang Bali” contest. Attacking Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati for recently appealing to Muslims to vote for the opposition alliance in Uttar Pradesh, Adityanath said now the Hindus have “no option”