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The people have finally spoken through their ballots in the first three phases of the Lok Sabha elections covering 302 seats up to now. This is more than fifty five percent of the total 543 seats and the indications from the polling covering all the states suggest that the BJP has been losing in its strongholds and this loss will be difficult to be made up in the next four phases of the poll. The political analysts who have closely followed the trend in polling have observed that the BJP has fared badly in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in their strongholds and despite all talk of the saffrons against gathbandhan in UP and Bihar, the alliance has done extremely well as of now.

Howard Baker’s famous question during the Watergate investigations was “What did the president know and when did he know it?” For Donald Trump, add a third question: “What did he do about it?” Your answer to that question can help you decide whether now-GOP President Trump obstructed justice – and should be impeached for it.

Modi is not tired of claiming that the country is in the safe hands. But the fact is just otherwise. India is in the hands of a person who has a very narrow and skewed vision of the future India. Modi has been claiming to strengthen the financial condition of the farmers and for their growth he has even planned for a gift of Rs 6000 every year. His economic advisors have been busy projecting it as a real economic booster instead of being a mere populist move merely aimed at gaining votes.

LUCKNOW: During last three phases of polling in Uttar Pradesh, it was observed lack of enthusiasm in BJP workers affected chances of party candidates. Low turnout of BJP supporters and voters is also reflected by less polling in the areas known as stronghold of saffron party.

Actor Akshay Kumar got Prime Minister Narendra Modi to limber up with a light interview and Modi told ‘Khiladi Akshay’ that politicians, behind the vitriol, speed-breaker and ‘Chowkidar Chor Hai’ cracks, are one big family; that Mamata Banerjee sends him choice Bengali sweets and kurtas to wear.

BHOPAL: Both the Congress and the BJP have finalised the lists of candidates for the 29 seats of the Lok Sabha. After the final list the BJP is facing rebellion in at least four constituencies The four constituencies are Khajuraho, Balaghat, Shadol and Indore.

The horrific wave of bombings that rocked Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday is a watershed moment in the island’s troubled history. Hundreds have died and many of the victims are still unidentified. There is also a race to understand who was behind the slaughter — and how they were able to carry it out.

She apologized for her remarks against the then Maharashtra ATS chief Hemant Karkare, who was killed by the terrorists in Mumbai blast, but her apology lacked conviction and the element of sincere remorse.

Voting in 116 constituencies made the third phase of polling the largest so far and in fact the largest phase of General Elections 2019. All 20 seats in Kerala and 26 Gujarat seats went to polls including the constituencies of BJP President Amit Shah and Congress President Rahul Gandhi, besides that of several present and former Union ministers. Among the latter, Shashi Tharoor fighting anti-incumbency and Swami Ayyappa in Thiruvananthapuram, which is where he BJP believes it will make its Kerala debut in the Lok Sabha from.

In recent times, the Supreme Court of India has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. But nothing could have prepared the public for what transpired on 20th April, 2019 (Saturday) in the middle of a long weekend of Good Friday and Easter. On Saturday morning, the media published a detailed story of a 35 years old woman, who used to work in the Supreme Court, complaining of alleged sexual harassment at the hands of the current Chief Justice, Ranjan Gogoi, and the consequent victimisation, including termination from job, and severe harassment of her entire family.