The Indian Express

“When the #bulldozer arrived, nobody came to help… nobody stood with us… whom do we #vote for?” With the #LokSabhaelection a month away, this sentiment was voiced by several residents rendered homeless by 3 large demolition drives in #Delhi over the past year — at Tughlaqabad, Mehrauli and Sunder Nagar — that displaced hundreds of mostly lower-income families. Click on the 🔗 in our bio to read in detail 👇🏽 https://lnkd.in/gRye5zdM

"I don't care" — UP Class 10 Board topper Prachi Nigam shuts down trolls who mocked her facial hair. Mamta, Nigam’s mother, said she felt bad after people trolled her daughter but that she did not let the trolls affect Nigam. Read what the topper had to say 👇🏽 https://lnkd.in/gEXAjEKk

A snake charmer from Pakistan on how this potentially dangerous trade is his only means of livelihood. #snake #snakecharmer #DW

Countering #BJP’s narrative, #Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said that Congress leader #RahulGandhi has never spoken about redistributing private wealth, and accused Prime Minister #NarendraModi of deliberately misinterpreting his remarks to create confusion. #RevanthReddy alleged that while Rahul wanted to distribute the govt’s #wealth to the #poor, BJP was giving it to its “corporate friends”. Click on the 🔗 below to read the full interview 👇🏽 https://lnkd.in/gYX2btzf #LokSabhaElections2024 #LokSabhaPolls

Nobody can break #ArvindKejriwal, said Delhi CM's wife #SunitaKejriwal as she held her maiden Lok Sabha poll roadshow today (Apr 27) in support of the AAP's East Delhi candidate. Standing through the sunroof of a vehicle, Sunita Kejriwal greeted voters in the Kondli area of East Delhi constituency with folded hands. With Arvind Kejriwal behind bars in a money laundering case, his wife will spearhead the AAP's poll campaign and hold roadshows. #LokSabhaElection2024 #LokSabhaPolls

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Are transgender 'icons' a sign of inclusion? #DW #transgender #LokSabhaElection

The #SupremeCourt yesterday (April 26) rejected a plea for 100% verification of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) count. That being said, the apex court did order certain specific changes to be made. We explain what has changed — and what has not. 👇🏽 Click on the 🔗 below to read in detail https://lnkd.in/gMG96Mhu

Living under the security of CRPF personnel and CCTV cameras still, the victim’s family avoids venturing out into their village. The 1st house in the village belongs to the family of the accused, who are Thakurs. Separated by a single-lane road, the next house belongs to the victim’s family. In Hathras, locals refer to the incident as “bitiya kand” and people say the district that was earlier known for its production of heeng (asafoetida), Holi colours and gulal powders, shot to infamy after the incident. But with the elections underway, no candidate is openly speaking about the incident. Click on the 🔗 below to read why the gangrape that shook Hathras is no longer a poll issue for parties 

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Fresh violence rocks #Manipur: 2 CRPF men dead in blast at their outpost Meanwhile, in a separate incident, a person was also killed in a village in Imphal East district after heavy exchange of fire in the area last night. Read what's happening 👇🏽 https://lnkd.in/geKk_FXA #ManipurViolence #CRPF

Polling concluded for 88 seats across 13 states and Union Territories under the 2nd phase of general elections. The lone constituency going to polls in #Tripura recorded the highest turnout with 78.53% eligible voters casting their votes while the lowest turnout was recorded in #UttarPradesh at 53.67%. A 3rd of the total 543 Lok Sabha seats — including all the seats in Kerala, Rajasthan, Manipur and Tripura, and 14 of the 28 seats in Karnataka — have now completed polling. There’s a total 1,202 candidates in the fray. The BSP has fielded the most candidates in this phase at 74, followed by the BJP at 69 and the Congress at 68.