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Daily bulletin: PDP distances from J&K panchayat polls, SC legalises homosexuality, India play England in final Test; day's top stories
Fp Staff • 7 years agoA day after the National Conference (NC) decided to boycott panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) said it would follow the same path, noting that a political party could not ask people for votes in a tense situation that was compounded by Article 35A
Supreme Court to hear Congress' plea for random verification of VVPAT in upcoming MP assembly polls
• 7 years agoThe Supreme Court will next week hear Congress leader Kamal Nath's plea seeking random verification of VVPAT machines in the upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly polls.
Market close: Sensex, Nifty pulled down by political drama over government formation in crucial Karnataka
Fp Staff • 7 years agoSensex was trading lower by 245.23 points, or 0.69 percent, at 35,298.71.
Sebi, stock exchanges step up surveillance before Karnataka Assembly election results
• 7 years agoSebi and stock exchanges have beefed up surveillance and risk management systems to check any manipulative activities and excessive volatility risks on Monday and Tuesday.
Karnataka polls: Foreign media’s thumbs up to Narendra Modi on demonetisation, GST comes at the right time for BJP
Dinesh Unnikrishnan123 • 7 years agoA thumbs up from the FT on an expanding tax base serves as a solid weapon for Modi and the BJP against their critics, ahead of the crucial Karnataka elections.
EC announces election dates for 3 NE states: Tripura to vote on 18 Feb, Meghalaya, Nagaland on 27 Feb; results for all states on 3 March
Fppolitics • 7 years agoThe Election Commission of India officially ushered in the first elections of 2018 on Thursday and announced the election dates for three northeastern states — Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland.
Vice-Presidential Election 2017: Venkaiah Naidu defeats Opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi; wins 516 votes
• 8 years agoNDA nominee M Venkaiah Naidu was Saturday elected as the next vice-president of India by securing over two-thirds of votes leaving Opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi far behind
Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls: Rahul Gandhi forms panel to ensure better coordination among Congress leaders
• 7 years agoAhead of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday formed a committee headed by veteran party leader Vidya Stokes to ensure better coordination among various leaders
Narendra Modi in Gujarat: PM lays foundation of Bhadbhut barrage project, flags off second Antyodaya train
• 7 years agoPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the Rs 4,337-crore Bhadbhut Barrage project which aims to stop the ingress of salinity along the Narmada river
EC to restrict number of voters in polling stations; 1400 for rural, 1200 for urban
• 8 years agoThere shouldn't be more than 1400 voters in a polling station as the use of paper trail machines may result in electors taking extra time to exercise their franchise and lead to crowding at the voting centres, the Election Commission has told its ground personnel