The Congress on Thursday questioned the Election Commission order suspending a high-ranking poll official deputed to Odisha for allegedly checking the prime minister's chopper and said EC rules "do not exempt" PM's vehicle from being checked.
A man flung shoes at BJP leaders addressing a press conference at the party's headquarters here on Thursday. It was not immediately clear why the person, who identified himself as a doctor by profession, threw the shoes.
The Election Commission has suspended a high-ranking poll observer deputed to Odisha on charges of "dereliction of duty" with regard to "SPG protectees" in a reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Mysuru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah franchised his vote on Thursday at Mysuru Taluk’s Swagram Siddaramanahundi here in the first phase of Lok Sabha Election in the state.
Uppinangady: Party workers of Congress and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) got into a verbal clash at a polling booth in Uppinangady on Thursday when the polling started in the Dakshina Kannada constituency.
Bantwal: A couple whose wedding ceremony was scheduled to be on Thursday decided to reach polling station and vote before heading to their wedding.
Mysuru: A polling officer at Chamarajnagar’s Sultan Sharif Circle booth no. 48 died after suffering from heart attack at the polling booth here in Mysuru.
Amreli: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government managed to contain terrorism to only "two and a half" districts in Jammu and Kashmir and that no bomb blast took place elsewhere in the country in last five years.
Bengaluru: As the polling began in the state for 14 Lok Sabha constituencies on Thursday, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, along with his family franchised his vote in Ketagana village of Bengaluru Rural area.
Rajnandgaon: Naxals triggered an IED blast on Thursday in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district where polling for Lok Sabha elections is underway, a senior police official said.
