Jobs data in past 6.5 years shows consistent rise, unemployment rate on decline
New Delhi, April 20 - Amid the Opposition’s claims of joblessness and unemployment hitting a new high, the latest findings on labour force data have come as a shot in the arm of the Centre.
What’s wrong if Rahul Gandhi contests from two places, Modi did it too: KC Venugopal
Alappuzha (Kerala), April 20 - Reacting sharply to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark that the Congress party’s ‘Yuvaraj’ (Rahul Gandhi) ran away from North India to South India, AICC general secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal on Saturday said they never knew that it was
Congress candidate’s nomination invalidated provisionally in Surat
Surat, April 20 - The nomination form of Nilesh Kumbhani, the Congress candidate for the Surat Lok Sabha seat, has come under scrutiny.
MVA allies in fresh war of words over PM’s post; BJP gleeful
Sangli (Maharashtra), April 20 - A day after the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP, Sanjay Raut, set loose a rat – with broad hints suggesting ex-Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray as a possible claimant for the Prime Minister’s post,
If elected, we will be J&K people’s voice in Parliament: Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar, April 20 - Former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said that if elected her MPs will be the voice of the people of Jammu and Kashmir in the Parliament.
Boys outshine girls in Class 10 board exam in Assam
Guwahati, April 20 - Boys have outshined girls this time in the Class 10th board examination, results of which were announced by the Secondary Education Board of Assam (SEBA) on Saturday.
At Nanded, PM Modi takes on Cong for 1984 riots; highlights his govt’s relationship with Sikh community
Nanded, April 20 - As he highlighted several significant initiatives that his government has taken for the welfare of Sikhs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday slammed the Congress, saying that the party has always opposed the community and is still taking revenge
Chandrababu Naidu turns 74: ‘Annadanam’ by wife, 750 coconuts broken at Tirumala temple
Amaravati, April 20 - Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national President N. Chandrababu Naidu had a grand birthday celebration by party cadres across the state, as he turned 74 on Saturday.
Reunited with family, 95-yr-old great grandma from Bihar seeks to cast vote
Kolkata, April 20 - A 95-year-old woman from Bihar’s Banka district, who was found lying unconscious on a pavement in Howrah, near Kolkata, was reunited with her family on Saturday, thanks to efforts made by the police and members of the West Bengal
People voted for NDA in first phase, says PM Modi in Maharashtra
Parbhani (Maharashtra), April 20 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that voting in the first phase of polling was in favour of NDA which made the INDIA alliance members lose their sleep.
Viksit Bharat Ambassador meet-up: India will be among world’s top 3 economies by 2027-28, says Hardeep Singh Puri
New Delhi, April 20 - Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, attending the Viksit Bharat Ambassador Srinagar meet-up event on Saturday, highlighted the country’s transformational journey in the past ten years, saying that India is set to outclass Germany and Japan in next few
Ex-actress Navneet Kaur-Rana radiates charming confidence in Amravati LS seat, now for BJP
Amravati (Maharashtra), April 20 - The green but hot and dry Amravati (SC) constituency is among the few in Maharashtra that has elected women to the Lok Sabha four times since 1952, including a future President Pratibha Patil (1991), the first woman to
Delhi court reserves order on Sisodia’s regular bail pleas; he withdraws interim plea to campaign for LS polls
New Delhi, April 20 - AAP leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister, Manish Sisodia, on Friday withdrew his interim bail application to campaign for his party for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls
Viksit Bharat Ambassador: Participants hail the mission, urge to make it a ‘people-powered movement’
New Delhi, April 20 - Viksit Bharat Ambassador meet-up convened in Srinagar on Saturday, saw the participation of more than 300 attendees from diverse backgrounds including writers, start-up owners, working professionals and notable figures from all across Jammu and Kashmir.
INDIA bloc leaders came together to hide their corruption, says PM Modi in Maharashtra
Mumbai, April 20 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday slammed the INDIA bloc leaders, saying that they have come together to hide their corruption and therefore the voters have completely rejected them in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections.
Congress party’s ‘Yuvraj’ will contest from one more seat: PM Modi
Thiruvananthapuram, April 20 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the Congress party’s ‘Yuvraj’ will contest from one more seat.
Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh to address rallies at Darjeeling on Sunday
Kolkata, April 20 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh are scheduled to address rallies at Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency of West Bengal on Sunday, insiders of the state unit of BJP said.
Home Minister Amit Shah to kick off campaign in Rajasthan, UP today
New Delhi, April 20 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Saturday, will address a series of rallies in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in support of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and veteran Bollywood actress Hema Malini.
PM Modi to address campaign rallies in Maha, K’taka today
New Delhi, April 20 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the star campaigner of BJP, on Saturday, will address a series of election rallies in Maharashtra and Karnataka.
LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in Maharashtra, Karnataka today
New Delhi, April 20 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address two public meetings each in Maharashtra and Karnataka respectively on Saturday.