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Ram Nath Kovind addresses joint session of Parliament, calls simultaneous polls 'need of the hour'

Laying the roadmap of the Narendra Modi government for its second term, President Ram Nath Kovind addressed both the Houses of the Parliament on Thursday. He said empowering every person is the main goal for a 'New India'

First session of 17th Lok Sabha: Narendra Modi calls for strong Opposition; first-time MPs look forward to delivering on promises

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the role of an active Opposition is important and it need not bother about their numbers as he arrived for the first session of 17th Lok Sabha at the Parliament, in New Delhi on Monday.

Cabinet 2019 oath-taking ceremony: Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Smriti Irani sworn-in; Sushma Swaraj, Suresh Prabhu, Jayant Sinha dropped

President Ram Nath Kovind administered oaths to Narendra Modi and his Council of Ministers. While BJP's allies in the NDA got one berth each, the saffron party dropped some of its ministers, including Maneka Gandhi, Suresh Prabhu, Jayant Sinha, Sushma Swaraj, JP Nadda and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

Ahead of 23 May verdict, NDA gets together for dinner; Opposition raises EVM fears with EC

With exit polls forecasting NDA's return to power, BJP chief Amit Shah Tuesday hosted a dinner for leaders of the party's allies that was attended by top leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray among others.

TMC-BJP violence: Saffron party holds silent protests in Delhi, complains to EC after workers clash at Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata

After clashes broke out in BJP chief Amit Shah's roadshow in West Bengal on Tuesday, top BJP leaders and Union ministers held a silent protest against in Delhi

Lok Sabha polls, phase 6: Rahul Gandhi, Ram Nath Kovind cast vote in Delhi; national capital records 45.7% voter turnout till 3 pm

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra talked to the media after casting vote for the sixth phase of Lok Sabha election, at polling station at Lodhi road in New Delhi.

Lok Sabha election 2019: Narendra Modi, Priyanka Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal hold rallies, roadshows ahead of polls in Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held rallies in Haryana’s Fatehabad and Kurukshetra and ended his day with a mega rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan, while Priyanka Gandhi held two roadshows in Delhi

Phase five of Lok Sabha Election 2019 saw mix of poll violence and EVM glitches as voters from 7 states went to polls

The voting hours for phase five were 7 am to 6 pm across all states, except Jharkhand and parts of Jammu and Kashmir, where polling ended early at 4 pm

Celebs, politicians queue up with common people as all six Lok Sabha seats in Mumbai go to polls

Polling was held in 17 seats in Maharashtra, including all the six constituencies in Mumbai, in the fourth and final phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state.

Lok Sabha election 2019: 64% turnout recorded in fourth phase; violence mars polls in West Bengal, Odisha

Incidents of violence in West Bengal and Odisha that left a Congress worker dead and EVM glitches were reported in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls which saw 64 per cent turnout in 72 seats across nine states

Narendra Modi files nomination papers from Varanasi for Lok Sabha polls, greets NDA allies

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the Varanasi District Magistrate’s office in Varanasi at 11.20 am on Friday to file his nomination papers

Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong-un vow to seek closer ties in first face-to-face encounter in Russia

Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin embarked on a day of talks on an island off the Russian Pacific city of Vladivostok

Narendra Modi holds mega roadshow in Varanasi, performs Ganga aarti day before filing nomination

A day before his nomination, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a mega roadshow in Varanasi, drawing massive crowds, before he culminated the show of strength with the Ganga aarti at the Dashashwamedh Ghat

In Phase 3 of 2019 Lok Sabha Election, people across 13 states, two Union Territories come out to cast their votes

All parliamentary constituencies in Gujarat, Kerala, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa and Daman and Diu voted on 23 April in a single phase in 2019 Lok Sabha Election

Lok Sabha poll campaign: Priyanka Chaturvedi joins Shiv Sena, Mulayam Singh addresses election rally with Mayawati

Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray are seen welcoming Priyanka Chaturvedi into the party at Matoshree in Mumbai on Friday.

Phase 2 of Lok Sabha Election saw polling across 11 states, including crucial southern seats and 1 Union Territory

In Phase 2 of the Lok Sabha election on Thursday, 18 April, 95 parliamentary constituencies went to polls

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Phase 1 sees voters turn out in large numbers; violence mars polling in Andhra Pradesh

The world's largest polling exercise began on Thursday with an estimated 9 crore Indians coming out to vote for electing 91 parliamentarians in the first phase of over-a-month-long Lok Sabha election.

Paramilitary forces, election officials, political leaders get ready on eve of phase-I of Lok Sabha election

Paramilitary forces, election officials, political leaders get ready on eve of first phase of Lok Sabha elections

In Latur, Narendra Modi shares dais with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray after four years, accuses Congress of 'speaking Pakistan's language'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday shared the stage at Ausa in Latur with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in Latur.

BJP releases manifesto for Lok Sabha election; Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh attend event at Delhi

The BJP manifesto announces a slew of promises to woo various sections of the society, especially farmers, youth and women.

Rahul Gandhi files nomination from Kerala's Wayanad, conveys message of unity during roadshow

Congress president Rahul Gandhi was accompanied by his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and senior Congress leaders including KC Venugopal and Mukul Wasnik as he filed his nomination from Wayanad in Kerala

Congress bigwigs come together to promise 22 lakh govt jobs, NYAY scheme, budget for farmers, AFSPA revision in poll document

Congress president Rahul Gandhi, senior party leaders Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, AK Antony, P Chidambaram, General Secretary K C Venugopal, spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala among others attended the event

In Maharashtra's Wardha, Narendra Modi shares stage with Shiv Sena leaders, targets Sharad Pawar for 'encouraging' dynastic rule

With just 10 days left for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued his attack on the Opposition in BJP rallies in Maharashtra’s Wardha, Andhra Pradesh’s Rajahmundry and Telangana’s Secunderbad

Narendra Modi kicks off Lok Sabha election campaign, addresses rallies in Meerut, Akhnoor and Rudrapur

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched BJP’s poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut, Uttarakhand’s Rudrapur and Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor

Uddhav Thackeray, Devendra Fadnavis blame Sharad Pawar for 'destroying' Maharashtra at Kolhapur rally

In the first rally held jointly by the BJP and Shiv Sena, which have entered into an alliance for the Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis slammed the Congress for questioning the India-Pakistan strikes

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrives in Varanasi as part of her three-day boat journey in Uttar Pradesh

On last leg of her three-day boat journey in Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrives in Varanasi today

Priyanka Gandhi begins campaign for 2019 Lok Sabha election with three-day 'Ganga Yatra' from Prayagraj to Varanasi on a steamer

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra begins campaign for 2019 Lok Sabha election with three-day 'Ganga Yatra' from Prayagraj to Varanasi on a steamer

Narendra Modi in Uttar Pradesh: PM offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple, addresses rallies in Kanpur, Ghaziabad

Days before the Model Code of Conduct kicks in, when the Election Commission announces the dates for Lok Sabha election 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on an inauguration spree in Uttar Pradesh.

As India-Pakistan tension continues, high-level meeting, tri-services press conference, forces on high alert in border states

Amid India-Pakistan tension, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on security at his residence in New Delhi on Thursday

BJP national council meet: Narendra Modi dubs grand alliance 'failed experiment', claims Opposition promoting corruption

Suggesting that Modi's leadership was the BJP's biggest strength in the upcoming polls, Union Minister Arun Jaitley said the party workers should build the campaign narrative around it as the Opposition would try to divert the attention from it.