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Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha elections, Phase 1 LIVE Updates | 12.5% votes polled till 9 a.m.
In 2019, the DMK-led alliance won 39 of the 40 seats in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
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Vice-Admiral Dinesh Tripathi appointed next Navy Chief
He will take over from incumbent Chief Admiral Hari Kumar on April 30
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024, phase 1 voting LIVE Updates | Many sitting MPs, candidates among early voters
Voting began promptly at 7 a.m. across 17 States and four UTs, with many sitting MPs and CMs casting votes. Meghalaya CM Conrad K. Sangma, Sitting Tura MP Agatha K. Sangma and Congress candidate Gaurav Gogoi are among the early voters
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How anti-incumbency will play out?
In the 2019 general elections, the UDF was the major beneficiary of the sentiments against the Centre. Both the Union and the State governments may incur the wrath of the voters for various reasons. Some of the UDF sitting MPs too likely to face a similar situation
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Kerala poised to adopt development-oriented politics of NDA: Thushar Vellappally
In an interview with The Hindu, the BDJS president criticises the fiscal policies of State’s successive administrations and blames them for Kerala’s current predicament
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Poll campaign with a Tamil touch in Idukki
In Idukki, election campaigning in Tamil majority areas employs materials and messages exclusively in Tamil for effective communication and impact. Vehicles play nostalgic tunes from old Tamil films and posters use Tamil to woo voters
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Levying of garbage collection charges becomes a key poll issue in Andhra Pradesh
The decision to charge a ‘user fee’ for collecting garbage from households was taken by the YSRCP government back in 2021, much to the chagrin of the public who argue that the civic body is already being paid for this service in the form of property taxes
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Madhavi Reddy hopes to become the first non-minority MLA in Kadapa after three decades
TDP last won the seat two decades back
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Life off-track for railway workers in Kerala
Track maintainers, gatekeepers, loco pilots, train guards, and travelling ticket examiners are all key to ensuring the safety of trains. However, they work in hostile environments without basic facilities, which often put their health and sometimes their life at risk
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48 nominations by 42 unique candidates filed on first day of notification of Lok Sabha polls
CEO Vikas Raj says steps have been taken for fair and transparent conduct of polls
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Don’t waste vote on Congress or BRS, says BJP as four candidates file nomination papers
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Keen contests in the offing in some constituencies in Lok Sabha polls
Emergence of BJP as a force in the recent years changes the political landscape
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Five lakh staff involved in conducting elections in ‘sensitive’ Andhra Pradesh, says CEO Mukesh Kumar Meena
Election Commission of India considers Andhra Pradesh as one of the highly sensitive States in terms of political management and about 1/3rd of the total polling stations in the State fall under the ‘critical’ category, he says adding that the Commission has been keeping a regular watch on the State
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Polish firm Polmor’s arm expanding footprint in Telangana
Poland Ambassador and Chargé d’affairs to India Sebastian Domzalski visits company’s facilities near Hyderabad that produce critical railway components for European firms
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BJP will not let Congress complete term in Telangana: KCR
Kavitha’s arrest was nothing but revenge politics by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claims KCR
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