LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in Bihar, Bengal; BJP chief’s roadshows in TN
New Delhi, April 16 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will hold four public meetings -- two each in Bihar and West Bengal -- to campaign for the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi to begin LS poll campaign in UP from Wednesday
Lucknow, April 16 - The Congress is finally preparing to campaign in Uttar Pradesh when the electioneering for the first phase is coming to a close on Wednesday.
Firing at Salman Khan’s home: Mumbai Police nab 2 shooters from Gujarat’s Bhuj
Mumbai, April 16 - In a major breakthrough, the Mumbai Police have arrested two persons allegedly involved in the firing incident outside the residence of Bollywood actor Salman Khan from Gujarat, early on Tuesday, official sources said.
Ayodhya: Ram temple to remain open for 19 hours on Ram Navami
Ayodhya, April 16 - The Ram temple in Ayodhya will remain open for 19 hours starting from Mangala Aarti at 3.30 a.m. on Wednesday till 11 p.m. and curtains of the temple will be drawn for five minutes each during the four 'bhog'
Mumbai Airport runways to be shut 6 hours on May 9 for pre-monsoon revamp
Mumbai, April 16 - The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport's (CSMIA) primary runway 09/27 and the secondary runway 14/32 will remain temporarily non-operational on May 9, for pre-monsoon maintenance and repair work, an official said here on Monday.
Home Minister Amit Shah holds roadshow in Jaipur for BJP’s Manju Sharma
Jaipur, April 16 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday held a roadshow in Jaipur for Manju Sharma, the BJP's Lok Sabha poll candidate from the Jaipur parliamentary seat.
Now AAP leaders in Punjab exposing misdeeds of party: Congress leader
Chandigarh, April 16 - After the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator from Amritsar (North) Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh accused his own party of having failed to fulfill its promises on drugs and sacrilege, Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Monday said
‘Congress’ election manifesto will just remain an irrelevant piece of paper’, says EAM Jaishankar
Bengaluru, April 16 - External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday said that there was no need to bother about the election manifesto of the Congress as it will become just a piece of paper with no relevance after the BJP registers
Top Interpol official meets CBI chief in Delhi, discusses challenges
New Delhi, April 16 - Stephen Kavanagh, the current Executive Director of Policing Services at Interpol, arrived in Delhi on Monday for high-level meetings with the Indian government to discuss the future of international crime-fighting.
Nitin Gadkari accuses Congress of running ‘misinformation campaign’ on amending Constitution
Mumbai, April 15 - Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday criticised the Congress for "confusing and misleading the voters" by running a misinformation campaign that BJP will amend the Constitution if it wins the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Opposition targeting PM Modi out of frustration as it lacks a formidable leader: Ajit Pawar
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), April 15 - NCP chief and Deputy Maharashtra Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday slammed the Opposition for criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that they are doing that out of frustration as they have no capable leader to take on
Eastern Naga body to ‘abstain’ from, not ‘boycott’ Lok Sabha poll in Nagaland
Kohima, April 15 - Eastern Nagaland People's Organisation (ENPO) President R. Tsapikiu Sangtam on Monday clarified that the people of eastern Nagaland, comprising six districts, would not "boycott" the coming Lok Sabha elections but "abstain" from the electoral process.
2024 LS elections to decide the fate of India, says Piyush Goyal
Mumbai, April 15 - Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will decide the fate of India, especially when Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his resolve to make the country free of corruption and drugs.
Should Kejriwal be provided five-star facilities in jail, asks Preneet Kaur
Patiala, April 15 - Former Minister of State for External Affairs and BJP candidate from Punjab's Patiala Parliamentary constituency, Preneet Kaur, on Monday questioned should Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal be provided five-star facilities in the jail.
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy promises to waive farm loans by August 15
Hyderabad, April 15 - Amig mounting attacks by the opposition parties for not implementing the guarantees made before the Assembly elections, Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday announced that farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh will be waived by August
A day after firing, CM Eknath Shinde visits Salman Khan’s family
Mumbai, April 15 - Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde drove down to meet Bollywood actor Salman Khan and his family members late on Monday, sources said.
Priyanka Gandhi, Sachin Pilot attack BJP govt over inflation
Jaipur, April 15 - Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi and Rajasthan's former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot on Monday mounted an attack on the Narendra Modi government while addressing an election rally in the state's Dausa in support of party candidate Murari Lal Meena.
Narendra Modi to be the first PM to address poll rally in Bengal’s Raiganj on Tuesday
Kolkata, April 15 - The excitement is palpable at Raiganj in West Bengal's North Dinajpur district over the election rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled on Tuesday, considering that it will be the first-ever public meeting by a sitting Prime Minister in
Recent Indian student killings in America unconnected but I still share worry: EAM Jaishankar
Bengaluru, April 15 - Expressing his concern over incidents of killings of Indian students in the US, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday stated that though the incidents are unconnected, he does share the worry of the kin.
PM Modi steering India into ‘digital age’, RJD pushing Bihar back to ‘lantern era’: Yogi Adityanath
New Delhi, April 15 - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday that while Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading the country into the digital age, the Rashtriya Jatanta Dal (RJD) and its supporters seem determined to pull Bihar back into