Election campaigns come alive in Kerala as all three political fronts’ leaders take on one another
Thiruvananthapuram, April 16 - Election campaigning has picked up in Kerala now after a slow start, as the leaders of the big three parties contesting in the state are taking on one another.
BJP announces candidates for two LS seats, four Assembly bypolls in UP
Lucknow, April 16 - The BJP on Tuesday announced two candidates for Lok Sabha and four for Vidhan Sabha by-elections.
Body of Hyderabad student found dead in US brought home
Hyderabad, April 16 - The body of Mohammed Abdul Arfath, a 25-year-old student, who was found dead in a lake in Cleveland, US last week after being missing since March 7, has been brought to his residence in Nacharam near Hyderabad late on
HM Amit Shah to address rally in MP’s Chhindwara
Bhopal, April 16 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh to campaign for BJP candidate Vivek Bunty Sahu on Tuesday.
Constituency Watch: It’s BJP’s ‘stardom’ vs Congress’ ‘royalty’ in Himachal’s Mandi
Mandi, April 16 - In a unique electoral showdown in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi parliamentary constituency, the battleground shifts between "royalty" and "stardom", as Congress legislator Vikramaditya Singh, the scion of the erstwhile royal family, challenges Bollywood's queen, Kangana Ranaut.
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