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From Trump to Messi, Iran to ICE, politics and sport collide at the biggest World Cup in historyThe biggest World Cup ever, begins with 48 teams and 104 matches across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This tournament faces soarin...
Naxals kill villager in Chhattisgarh, warn election officials not to visit polling booths"In the last four decades, they (Naxalitess) were responsible for the death of more than 1,700 innocent civilians and destruction of public...
Telangana polls: Police adopting multi-pronged strategy to tackle Maoist threatThe police anticipate that the Maoists might resort to some desperate action just to "create some sensation" and "prove their existence", t...
Jammu & Kashmir local polls: Maximum seats for independentsIn the Kashmir Valley, polls were held only in 208 of the 624 wards while 231 candidates won uncontested and 185 wards remained vacant.
No major violence, but Kashmir valley sees mere 4% turnoutPolling began at 6 am this morning amidst stringent security arrangements at 308 polling stations in the twin districts of Srinagar and Gan...
Valley turnout low, high polling in Jammu"Over 5,400 voters have exercised their franchise till 1.00 pm at the 150 polling stations set up in the 83 wards across the Kashmir Valley...
Boycott by major parties, violence cast a shadow over Jammu and Kashmir local body pollsA police official said the prevailing situation in Kashmir does not allow the candidates to campaign openly as there is a threat to their l...
- Mizo National Front president urges HPC(D) to lift boycott call to village polls
MNF president Zoramthanga,today urged the HPC(D) militants to lift the boycott of the village council elections to 31 villages in Mizoram.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauds people of J&K for voting but silent on stalemateAddressing a rally, he said this assembly election had demonstrated to the world the faith the people of the state had in Indian democratic...
Voters make beeline for polling booths in one-time militancy hiveThe threat of terror outfit LeT trying to disrupt the exercise and the separatists' call for a boycott of the polls seem to have had no eff...
Congress very arrogant to Kashmir — Vajpayee, PM Modi have feel-good factor: Sajjad LoneSajjad Lone talks about contesting in state assembly polls, approach of Congress towards state and popularity of erstwhile and current NDA ...
Nearly 27 pc voting recorded in J-K till 1 PMIgnoring militant threats and boycott call of separatists, the voters thronged the polling stations in Baramulla constituency.
Voting begins to pick up in Jammu and Kashmir by 11 AMVoting began to pick up in Baramulla and Ladakh Parliamentary constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir, as nearly 15 per cent voters exercised t...
Omar Abdullah terms BJP's anti-Muslim statements as part of a 'well-planned conspiracy'Omar Abdullah today said the statements of some of BJP leaders against the Muslim community were part of a "well-planned conspiracy" to pol...
Maoists call for poll boycott in RayagadaGiving call to boycott April 10 and 17 polls, the posters demanded withdrawal of forces engaged in counter-insurgency operations in various...
Bangladesh moves to form all-party government within next 15 daysBangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina will go ahead with her plan to form an all-party government in next 15 days to oversee next general elections, ...
Chhattisgarh polls: Villagers don't want ink mark amid Maoist threatIn view of Maoist threat to boycott polls in Bastar region, the villagers have sought that the indelible ink should not be applied.
- A Happening Summer in Kashmir
Heavy turnout in civic polls and the bid within the Hurriyat to face the facts point to positive trends.
- Jharkhand phase II records 54% turnout
A CISF jawan was killed and several others injured in the second phase of polling in 14 Assembly constituencies of Jharkhand.
- 3 polling booths set on fire in Orissa's Malkangiri district
Maoists set afire at least three polling booths, electronic voting machines and other poll material in Orissa's Malkangiri district on Thur...