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Lalu Yadav's 'poora' Muslim quota remark draws vote bank jibe from PM

Lalu Prasad Yadav's remark on extending reservation benefits to Muslims saw the BJP mounting a fierce criticism of the INDIA bloc, accusing it of appeasement politics.

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  • Amid row, Lalu Yadav says basis of reservation should not be religion
  • PM Modi says opposition can't see beyond appeasement
  • JD(U) says Lalu Prasad's stand violates Mandal Commission report
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024

Gandhis split for Amethi, but why has the family deserted it now?

Maneka Gandhi's desire to contest for Amethi, the seat of her late husband Sanjay Gandhi, triggered a split in the Nehru-Gandhi family. Amethi, a seat as valuable as Raebareli for the Gandhis, will have a non-Gandhi Congress candidate for the first time in decades. Why did the Gandhis choose Raebareli over Amethi ?

rahul gandhi and maneka gandhi
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Nijjar Killing

Not lax on immigration: Canada minister counters Jaishankar on arrests

Canada's Immigration Minister, Marc Miller, has countered remarks made by India's External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, over the arrests of three Indians in the Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder case. Criticised by Jaishankar for allowing in people with criminal links, Miller said Canada wasn't "lax on immigration".

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Lok Sabha Election Live

Around 51% polling till 3 pm, Bengal stands highest with 63.11% turnout

Lok Sabha Election Phase 3 Voting Live Updates: An approximate 39.92% polling was recorded till 1 pm, after six hours of polling for the third phase of Lok Sabha polls. Voting in 93 constituencies spread over 11 states and Union Territories began at 7 am today, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah among the early voters. Sporadic incidents of violence marred the third phase of polls in four constituencies in West Bengal as the Trinamool, BJP and Congress workers clashed with each other in various parts of Murshidabad and Jangipur seats. Among the bigwigs for the polls are Union ministers Shah (Gandhinagar), Jyotiraditya Scindia (Guna), Mansukh Mandaviya (Porbandar), Parshottam Rupala (Rajkot), Pralhad Joshi (Dharwad) and SP Singh Baghel (Agra). Polling is being held in 11 seats in Maharashtra, 10 seats in Uttar Pradesh, the remaining 14 of the 28 in Karnataka, seven in Chhattisgarh, five in Bihar, four each in Assam and West Bengal, and all two in Goa. Polling is also underway in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (2 seats) and nine seats in Madhya Pradesh, including Betul where elections were deferred.

Phase 3 elections
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Music

Watch: Arijit Singh clips nails mid-concert

Arijit Singh recently performed a concert live in Dubai where he was seen clipping his nails mid-performance, an act that has been widely criticised as 'highly unprofessional'.

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'Kantara' star Rishab Shetty votes in Byndoor

'Kantara' star Rishab Shetty cast his vote at a polling booth in Byndoor, Karnataka. After voting he spoke to the media and said, "It's our right, everybody's responsibility (to vote). I have exercised my right. At this time, it's less crowded, can vote quickly. That's why I came. If I talk about expectations or demand now, it'll get political. So, I will not talk. It's my responsibility so I've voted."

Rishab Shetty
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