Yogi attacks Priyanka for calling Ram Janambhoomi a 'disputed land'

Mar 31, 2019, at 09:26 pm

Lucknow, Mar 31 (UNI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday asked Congress general secretary in charge of Eastern UP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to clarify why Ram Janmabhoomi was a disputed land and why she had not worshiped of Ram Lalla during her visit to Ayodhya recently.

Rahul only one among 20 Congress candidates: Pinarayi Vijayan

Mar 31, 2019, at 09:01 pm

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 31 (UNI): Refering to the Congress president's candidature from Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday said Rahul Gandhi was just one among the 20 Lok Sabha candidates of Congress-led United Democratic Front in the state.

Nagaland: NPF support to Congress is issue based

Mar 31, 2019, at 07:45 pm

Kohima, Mar 31 (UNI): The regional party of Nagaland, the Naga People’s Front (NPF), has said that its decision to support Congress candidate K.L. Chishi in the upcoming Lok Sabha election was issue based, but decision will not change the stand of the party’s regionalism nor will it mean forging an alliance with the Congress.

Mahagathbandhan rally in Vizag: Mamata, Kejriwal to put on show of strength

Mar 31, 2019, at 12:59 pm

Visakhapatnam, Mar 31 (UNI): At a time when mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) is grappling with dithering and dissension, leaders of the various non-BJP political parties have geared up here on Sunday in a show of strength and support of Chandra Babu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party ahead of the April 11 Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh.

Rahul Gandhi to contest LS polls from Kerala's Wayanad besides Amethi

Mar 31, 2019, at 12:09 pm

New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election from a second seat in Kerala's Wayanad besides family stronghold Amethi.

No alliance with AAP in Lok Sabha polls, Rahul Gandhi takes final call

Mar 31, 2019, at 10:07 am

New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi has taken a final decision of not forming an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi and conveyed the same to party veteran and former chief minister of the national capital, Sheila Dikshit, media reports said.

Akhilesh Yadav gives new candidate in Gorakhpur, Kanpur after Nishad Party ends alliance with SP

Mar 30, 2019, at 02:24 pm

Lucknow, Mar 30 (UNI): Countering the announcement of Nishad Party to leave the Mahagathbandan on Friday night, Samajwadi Party in a swift move replaced the sitting member Praveen Nishad with former legislator Ram Bhual Nishad from the prestigious Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat on Saturday.

Fortunate to contest Lok Sabha election from Gandhinagar: Amit Shah

Mar 30, 2019, at 12:00 pm

Gandhinagar, Mar 30 (IBNS): Addressing a gathering prior to filing nomination to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah on Saturday said he is lucky to get an opportunity to become an MP from Gujarat's Gandhinagar, which was held by stalwarts like late Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani.

If voted to power, NITI Ayog will be scrapped: Rahul Gandhi

Mar 29, 2019, at 11:44 pm

New Delhi, Mar 29 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that if his party comes to power it will scrap the NITI Ayog which replaced the Planning Commission.

PM Modi did not break poll code with televised speech, says Election Commission

Mar 29, 2019, at 10:54 pm

New Delhi, Mar 29 (IBNS): The Election Commission has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not break the Model Code of Conduct in his televised address to the nation on Wednesday concerning India's successful testing of an anti-satellite missile.

EC is toothless tiger acting without integrity: Mehbooba Mufti

Mar 29, 2019, at 10:49 pm

Srinagar, Mar 29 (IBNS): Reacting to the serving of paper cups by the Indian Railways having Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign line, "Main Bhi Chowkidar", printed on them,  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) was a toothless tiger, 'acting selectively, without any integrity'.

50 candidates in fray in second phase poll in Assam

Mar 29, 2019, at 09:32 pm

Guwahati, Mar 29 (IBNS): Fifty candidates remained in fray for second phase polling in five parliamentary constituencies in Assam.

Police, ECI team seize Rs 35 lakh cash from a vehicle in Assam’s Nagaon district

Mar 29, 2019, at 08:35 pm

Guwahati, Mar 29 (IBNS): The Assam police and the surveillance team of Election Commission of India (ECI) have seized Rs 35 lakh cash from a vehicle in central Assam’s Nagaon district and detained four persons in connection with it.

Gujarat BJP president's son caught cheating in exam

Mar 29, 2019, at 08:26 pm

Gandhinagar, Mar 29 (UNI): In what has come as a major embarrassment for the BJP in this election-season, Gujarat BJP president Jeetu Vaghani's son was caught copying in a college examination.

Modi will be remembered as a 'job destroyer': Congress

Mar 29, 2019, at 08:08 pm

New Delhi, Mar 29 (UNI): Denying Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that a huge number of jobs were created in the last five years, especially under the Mudra Yojana, the Congress on Friday alleged that one crore people had become unemployed due to bad economic policies.  

Liquor, cash worth Rs 3 crore seized in Haryana

Mar 29, 2019, at 07:44 pm

Chandigarh, Mar 29 (UNI): Liquor and cash amounting to around Rs three crore has been seized by the police, excise and income tax department in Haryana ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

Congress fields former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar from Sasaram, Ranjit Ranjan from Supaul

Mar 29, 2019, at 02:34 pm

New Delhi, Mar 29 (UNI): The Congress on Friday fielded senior party leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar from Sasaram-SC Lok Sabha seat of Bihar while Ranjeet Ranjan has been fielded from Supaul Lok Sabha seat of Bihar.

Congress fields Urmila Matondkar from Mumbai North for Lok Sabha polls

Mar 29, 2019, at 02:27 pm

New Delhi, Mar 29 (UNI/IBNS): Congress on Friday fielded actress-turned politician Urmila Matondkar from the Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra.

BJP will return to power with bigger majority than 2014: PM Modi

Mar 29, 2019, at 10:47 am

New Delhi, Mar 29 (UNI): Expressing confidence that the BJP would win the 2019 Lok Sabha elections with a bigger majority than 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said, NDA would get more than 300 seats this election.

EC official caught red-handed while accepting bribe in Assam’s Cachar district

Mar 28, 2019, at 10:57 pm

Guwahati, Mar 28 (IBNS): The Assam Police caught an official of Election department red-handed while accepting a bribe in Assam’s Cachar district on Thursday evening.

Rahul Gandhi comes up with plan for entrepreneurs, easy credit, no angel tax

Mar 28, 2019, at 10:36 pm

New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday came up with a plan for budding entrepreneurs by promising them to provide easy credit and remove angel tax.

Only PM Modi and BJP can protect India’s border: Amit Shah

Mar 28, 2019, at 09:39 pm

Guwahati, Mar 28 (IBNS): BJP national president Amit Shah on Thursday said that only Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP-led government can protect India’s border and national security.

NCW issues notice to SP leader Firoz Khan for his 'sexist' remark against Jaya Prada

Mar 28, 2019, at 09:09 pm

New Delhi, Mar 28 (UNI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday issued a notice to Samajwadi Party leader Firoz Khan and sought an explanation from him for his alleged 'sexist' remarks against Bollywood actor Jaya Prada.

CPI-M releases Lok Sabha election manifesto, urges voters to defeat BJP alliance

Mar 28, 2019, at 05:09 pm

New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Thursday released its manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha election and the Left party has urged voters to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance which rules the Centre.

Income tax raids politically motivated, says CM Kumaraswamy

Mar 28, 2019, at 03:13 pm

Mysuru, Mar 28 (UNI): Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy today alleged that the NDA government led by the BJP was utilising official machinery including IT department to create fear in the state on the eve of the Lok Sabha polls by conducting IT raids on the JD(S) ministers and other political leaders.

Sathrughan Sinha meets Rahul; expected to join Congress soon

Mar 28, 2019, at 03:08 pm

New Delhi, Mar 28 (UNI): Amidst speculation of his joining the Congress party, rebel BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday met party president Rahul Gandhi here.

Cong demands apology from PM for comparing opposition to liquor, making fun of ‘NYAY’ scheme

Mar 28, 2019, at 03:06 pm

New Delhi, Mar 28 (UNI): Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking the ‘SARAB’ swipe at the opposition alliance in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress on Thursday said that the PM should apologise for using such words and for making fun of the ‘NYAY’ (minimum income guarantee) scheme proposed by party president Rahul Gandhi.

Modi calls SP-RLD-BSP alliance in Uttar Pradesh 'Sharab'

Mar 28, 2019, at 02:21 pm

Meerut, Mar 28 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday during his maiden election campaign in Uttar Pradesh presented a new narrative of the Mahagathbandhan of SP, RLD and BSP by terming them as 'Sharab' or liquor.

Wayanad Congress workers keep fingers crossed about Rahul

Mar 28, 2019, at 01:20 pm

Kozhikode, Mar 28 (UNI): The delay and certainty in the official announcement by the party high command on the recently-spread news of the All India Congress Committee president Rahul Gandhi's candidature in Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala has dampened the spirit of the election campaigning in the constituency.

PM Modi made India a superpower: Yogi Adityanath

Mar 28, 2019, at 01:08 pm

Meerut, Mar 28 (UNI): Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre has brought laurels to the country and that India had become a superpower in the world.