Poster war in Amethi, Robert Vadra’s name comes up
Amethi (UP), April 24 - As speculation about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi contesting from Amethi intensified, a poster war unleashed in the constituency with majority of them demanding businessman and AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's husband Robert Vadra as the party's candidate.
LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in Chhattisgarh, MP today
New Delhi, April 24 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address public meetings in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, respectively, on Wednesday.
SC to pass directions on pleas seeking mandatory EVM-VVPAT tally
New Delhi, April 24 - The Supreme Court is slated to pass certain directions on Wednesday on a batch of petitions seeking mandatory cross-verification of the votes cast in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips.
BJP in UP to convey PM Modi’s ‘pranam’ to voters
Lucknow, April 24 - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh will now call up 50 voters each every day and convey the ‘Pranam’ (greeting) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to every household.
Extreme heatwave conditions impact electioneering in UP
Lucknow, April 24 - With temperatures soaring past 40 degrees Celsius in several cities in Uttar Pradesh, the impact is visible on electioneering.
DRDO develops India’s lightest bulletproof jacket against highest threat level
New Delhi, April 24 - A unit of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully developed the lightest bulletproof jacket for security forces in the country designed to withstand the highest threat level, known as Level 6, officials said on Tuesday.
PM Modi, HM Shah among BJP’s 40 star campaigners for Odisha polls
Bhubaneswar, April 24 - The BJP has named Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath among the 40 star campaigners for the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha.
China has been the biggest challenge for India: EAM Jaishankar
Hyderabad, April 24 - External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Tuesday termed China as the biggest challenge for India as he blamed the policies of the first Prime Minister of India, the late Jawaharlal Nehru, for many problems on the foreign policy
ADGP, Jammu conducts security review meeting in Rajouri
Jammu, April 24 - Additional Director General of Police, Jammu, Anand Jain on Tuesday visited the Rajouri district to oversee and reinforce security measures there, an official statement said.
India at important inflexion point, says EAM Jaishankar
Hyderabad, April 24 - External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Tuesday said that India is at a very important inflexion point as the decisions to be made will not be just for the next five years but will be crucial for the
NDA will sweep all 28 seats in K’taka, says Amit Shah after roadshow in B’luru
Bengaluru, April 24 - As the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka is going to be held on April 26, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday held a roadshow in Bengaluru South Parliamentary constituency for sitting BJP MP and candidate
5 more candidates file nominations for Srinagar Lok Sabha seat
Srinagar, Apr 23 - Days before the deadline, five more candidates filed nomination papers from the Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency on Tuesday, taking the total number of aspirants for the seat to seven.
Kashmir cyber cops bust mule bank account racket
Srinagar, April 23 - The Kashmir Zone Cyber Police Station in Srinagar investigated a new modus operandi where individuals are involved in setting up mule bank accounts on behalf of cyber fraudsters for the receipt and transfer of unlawfully obtained funds, according official
Punjab govt has failed to provide relief for crop loss: Congress leader
Chandigarh, April 23 - Punjab’s Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Tuesday criticised Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for his government's failure to provide compensation to farmers for crops damaged in the hailstorms.
Congress amended Constitution 80 times, Rahul Gandhi only confusing people: Vinod Tawde
Mumbai, April 23 - BJP General Secretary Vinod Tawde on Tuesday countered the Congress' claims that if re-elected, the BJP will change the Constitution by stating that the grand old party had amended the Constitution 80 times.
Rahul Gandhi to campaign in Amravati & Solapur on Wednesday
Mumbai, April 23 - Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be in Maharashtra on Wednesday to campaign for the INDIA bloc-Maha Vikas Aghadi candidates contesting the Amravati (SC) and Solapur (SC) Lok Sabha seats.
Salman house firing case: Mumbai cops fish out arms, ammunition from River Tapi in Surat
Mumbai, April 23 - In a big breakthrough, the Mumbai Police have recovered some arms and ammunition that were reportedly used in the firing at the house of Bollywood megastar Salman Khan on April 14, official sources said on Tuesday.
No one can remove reservation for SCs, STs & OBCs, this is PM Modi’s guarantee: Amit Shah
Akola (Maharashtra), April 23 - Union Home Minister Amt Shah on Tuesday clearly stated that as long as the is BJP in power, no one can remove the reservation for SCs, STs, and OBCs in the country.
Nagpur school management faces action in poll code violation complaint against Union Minister Gadkari
Nagpur, April 23 - Maharashtra's Chief Electoral Officer has initiated action against the management of a school for allegedly allowing the use of its students in the poll campaign of BJP's Nagpur Lok Sabha candidate, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, officials said on Tuesday.
BJP’s ‘divisive agenda’ equally harmful for Hindus and Muslims: Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar, Apr 23, - The President of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti, has claimed that in pursuit of their agenda against one community, the BJP is destroying the social fabric of the majority Hindu community, "radicalising and criminalising the youth for