LS polls: Top BJP, Congress leaders to campaign in UP today
New Delhi, May 17 - Political parties have intensified poll campaigns ahead of the last three phases of the Lok Sabha elections. On Friday, top campaigners including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Congress Parliamentary Party
Mercury breaches 45 degrees mark in UP
Lucknow, May 17 - For the first time this season, the maximum temperature in the state crossed the 45-degree Celsius mark.
Swati Maliwal’s medical examination underway at AIIMS
New Delhi, May 17 - The medical examination of AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal, who was allegedly assaulted on Monday at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence, is underway here at AIIMS.
CM Mann allowed use of tear gas against Punjab farmers: Sukhbir Badal
Bathinda (Punjab), May 17 - Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Thursday accused Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of allowing the Centre and the Haryana government to use tear gas shells and shoot rubber bullets at farmers of Punjab to evade
Mallikarjun Kharge targets PM Modi over ‘400 paar’ slogan
Bhubaneswar, May 17 - Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday picked holes in the BJP's claims of winning more than 400 seats in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, saying the ruling party will not even cross the 200-seat mark.
People of Odisha want a young & Odia-speaking chief minister: JP Nadda
Bhubaneswar, May 16 - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President J.P. Nadda on Thursday said the people of Odisha want a young and Odia-speaking chief minister.
LS polls: Will ensure all-round development, says BJP candidate from Patiala
Patiala (Punjab), May 16 - BJP's candidate from the Patiala Lok Sabha seat, Preneet Kaur, on Thursday said with the power of trust given by the people, the 'daughter of Patiala', once elected, will ensure all-round development.
BJP will win at least 32 LS seats in West Bengal, claims Tripura CM
Agartala, May 16 - Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, who addressed several election rallies in West Bengal in the past few weeks, claimed on Thursday that the BJP will win at least 32 out of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in that state.
Jyotiraditya Scindia performs last rites of mother Madhavi Raje Scindia in Gwalior
Bhopal, May 16 - The last rites of Madhavi Raje Scindia, the mother of Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, were performed in Gwalior on Thursday evening.
Mumbai: 2 trucks among 71 vehicles found under hoarding crash debris
Mumbai, May 16 -The civic authorities have recovered a total of 71 vehicles under the debris of the gigantic hoarding crash here in Chheda Nagar near Ghatkopar which crushed several homes and a petrol pump on May 13, killing 16 people, the BMC
Priyanka Gandhi fighting from backstage in Amethi, will defeat her: Smriti Irani
New Delhi, May 16 - Union Minister Smriti Irani said on Thursday that despite the Gandhi family "packing its bags and running away" from a direct contest in the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is leading the party’s campaign from backstage.
Kharge, Thackeray, Pawar & Kejriwal to address INDIA bloc rally in Mumbai on May 17
Mumbai, May 16 - As the Lok Sabha elections' fifth phase campaign enters the crescendo stage, top leaders of the national opposition alliance INDIA bloc and Maha Vikas Aghadi will address a mammoth rally here on Friday.
Kejriwal & Mann pay obeisance at Golden Temple, Durgiana Mandir
Amritsar, May 16 - Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann paid obeisance at Sachkhand Sri Harmander Sahib -- the Golden Temple -- and Sri Durgiana Mandir in Amritsar, on Thursday.
Home Minister Amit Shah arrives in Srinagar on two-day visit to Valley
Srinagar, May 16 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Srinagar on Thursday evening on a two-day visit to the Valley.
Mumbai hoarding crash rescue operation ends after 60 hours; rubble clearance work underway
Mumbai, May 16 - Almost 60 hours after a gigantic hoarding crashed and killed 16 people, the authorities on Thursday called off the massive multi-agency rescue operation and started the work of clearing the debris in the tragedy site, officials said.
Kejriwal has lost his mind after going to jail: Yogi Adityanath
Hamirpur (Uttar Pradesh), May 16 - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Thursday said that his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal had lost his mind after going to jail.
After Ram Temple, monument honouring Sita will be built by PM, says HM Shah in Sitamarhi
Patna, May 16 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah said during an election campaign in Bihar’s Sitamarhi District on Thursday that just like Prime Minister Narendra Modi had got the Ram Temple made in Ayodhya a monument dedicated to Sita would be built
Viksit Bharat Ambassador: From rail tracks to stations revamp, Ashwini Vaishnaw explains transformation in Railways
New Delhi, May 16 - Union Minister for Railways, Communications and IT, Ashwini Vasihnaw on Thursday gave a detailed insight into the transformative journey of the Indian Railways in Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government and explained how it was being tailored to take
Pulled my shirt up, punched me in chest and stomach: Chilling details in Swati Maliwal’s FIR
New Delhi, May 17 - Swati Maliwal, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member on Friday formally lodged a complaint with Delhi Police, revealing the extent of harassment and torture she faced at the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence.
Swati Maliwal at Tis Hazari court to record statement
New Delhi, May 17 - Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal reached the Tis Hazari court in Delhi on Friday to get her statement recorded before the magistrate in connection with the alleged assault on her at Chief Minister Arvind