Rae Bareli’s tryst with another Gandhi, will Rahul do it this time?
Rae Bareli, May 3 - If there is one Lok Sabha seat in the country that can claim to have the longest association with the Gandhi family, it is the Rae Bareli seat in Uttar Pradesh.
LS polls: Rahul Gandhi to contest from Raebareli, K.L. Sharma in Amethi
Lucknow, May 3 - Ending days of suspense, the Congress has finally announced that Rahul Gandhi will contest from the Raebareli Lok Sabha constituency, the seat held earlier by his mother Sonia Gandhi.
200 Sindhis from Pakistan to visit Ayodhya today
Ayodhya, May 3 - A 200-member delegation of the Sindhi community from Pakistan will reach Ayodhya on Friday to pay obeisance to Ram Lalla, the temple trust authorities said.
BJP trying to create a ‘monolithic idea of India’, says Shashi Tharoor
Panaji, May 3 - Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday slammed the BJP for trying to create a 'monolithic idea of India’, rather than protecting (the idea of) India as written in the Constitution.
Voting for Ajmal, Hussain is like ‘expecting milk from male cow’: Assam CM
Guwahati, May 3 - During campaigning in Dhubri, a Muslim-majority Lok Sabha constituency in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday came down heavily on sitting All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MP Badruddin Ajmal and Congress nominee Rakibul Hussain.
BJP must apologise to nation for supporting ‘mass rapist’ Prajwal Revanna: Rahul Gandhi
Shivamogga (Karnataka), May 3 - Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday that the BJP must apologise to the people of the country, particularly the women, for seeking votes for a 'mass rapist' like Prajwal Revanna, the grandson of former Prime Minister
Asaduddin Owaisi criticises HM Amit Shah’s ‘Razakar’ remarks
Hyderabad, May 3 - AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday took exception to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks made at a roadshow, asking him what he was doing if Razakars were occupying Hyderabad for 40 years.
4.14 crore eligible to cast votes in Andhra Pradesh
Vijayawada, May 2 - A little over 4.14 crore voters are eligible to cast their votes in Andhra Pradesh for May 13 simultaneous elections to the state Assembly and Lok Sabha.
ASI finds articles from Shunga period in Rajasthan’s Braj region
Jaipur, May 2 - In a major success, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has found ancient remains in the form of metal tools and coins, among other ancient articles, from the Shunga period, Kushan period, Maurya period, and Mahajanapada period during excavation
Congress’ ideology is based on Hinduism: Priyanka Gandhi
Bhopal, May 2 - Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday said that the party's ideology is based on Hinduism and follows the path of Mahatma Gandhi.
BJP adopting innovative ways to instruct IAS, IPS officers to act on its behalf: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, May 2 - West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the BJP of sending instructions to IAS and IPS officers deputed in the states not ruled by the BJP to act on its behalf during the elections.
In Maha campaign, PM Modi’s style is to mouth words penned by local leaders, says Sharad Pawar
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), May 2 - Days after a spirited row on PM Narendra Modi's 'bhatakti atma' comments, Nationalist Congress Party-SP President Sharad Pawar on Thursday said that PM Modi reads out the words penned by local leaders in his poll campaigns in Maharashtra.
Breakdown of law and order in Punjab, gangsters mushrooming: Sukhbir Badal
Ludhiana, May 2 - Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Thursday said the breakdown of law and order and "gangster culture" under the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) rule has sounded a death knell to Punjab's industry, asserting that his party once
Hardeep Puri takes auto ride, holds candid conversation with driver over Centre’s welfare schemes
New Delhi, May 2 - Hardeep Singh Puri, the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, on Thursday, had a candid conversation with an autorickshaw driver, during which the latter apprised him about the various welfare schemes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government
Congress in Punjab united to win all 13 seats, says party chief Warring
Ludhiana, May 2 - The Congress is united in Punjab to win all 13 seats as the party does not find any challenge or competition anywhere in the state, state party chief and Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat candidate, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, said
Repolling at one booth in Ajmer records 68.66 pc turnout
Jaipur, May 2 - Repolling at a voting booth in the Ajmer Lok Sabha constituency of Rajasthan registered a turnout of 68.66 per cent on Thursday.
In Gujarat, PM Modi’s no-holds-barred attack on Cong, INDIA bloc over Pak’s love for ‘Shehzada’ & ‘vote jihad’
New Delhi, May 2 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a whirlwind poll campaign in Gujarat on Thursday, launched a blistering attack on the Congress as well as INDIA bloc and accused them of 'taking tacit support' of Pakistan for 'furthering' their politics
PM Modi gears up for Bengal blitz with public meetings in key constituencies on May 3
New Delhi, May 2 - As Prime Minister Narendra Modi gears up to address public meetings in Bardhaman, Krishnanagar, and Bolpur constituencies in West Bengal, with an additional one in Jharkhand, on May 3, it is evident that his focus on Bengal for
Election Commission warns Akali Dal, AAP over model code violations
Chandigarh, May 2 - The Chief Electoral Officer of Punjab has issued warnings to the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for violations of the Model Code of Conduct during the Lok Sabha elections, a statement said on Thursday.
India has changed paradigm for addressing terrorism, says former High Commissioner to Pakistan
New Delhi, May 2 - Calling the 2019 Pulwama terror attacks one of the "turning points" in India-Pakistan relationship, former High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria said on Thursday that India has now changed the paradigm of addressing terrorism, especially that originating from