Shimla: At the age of 102, Shyam Saran Negi, who never missed a chance to tune to hear Prime Minister Narendra Mondi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme, is all set to vote again. A staunch believer in democracy, he wants other Indians too not to miss an opportunity to vote. Negi has been appointed a brand […]
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Congress announces 9 candidates in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal: The Congress has announced its candidates for nine of the 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh, fielding former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh from Bhopal. The announcement was made on Saturday night. Former Minister and Lok Sabha member Kantilal Bhuria was given the ticket to contest on Ratlam (reserved) seat. Meenakshi Natrajan will contest […]
Soldier martyred in Pakistan firing on LoC
Jammu: An Indian soldier got martyred in Pakistani firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, defence sources said on Sunday. According to the sources, the Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation in the Shahpur area late Saturday night which continued till Sunday morning. “The soldier was critically injured in […]
Jitin Prasada may take on Rajnath Singh in Lucknow
Lucknow: A day after he brushed aside as “hypothetical” the question whether he was planning to cross over to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress sources said on Saturday that former Union Minister Jitin Prasada may contest the Lok Sabha elections from Lucknow against Rajnath Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). A party source […]
Akhilesh attacks Modi over greetings to Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Lucknow: After BSP supremo Mayawati described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s greeting to his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan on the Pakistan Day as “cheating”, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said the letter should have been sent after the permission from 130 crore people of the country. “This letter should have been sent after getting permission from […]
NDA plays subtle caste card in naming Bihar candidates
Patna: Bihar’s ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has played a calculated caste card in selecting candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, which was reflected on Saturday when it announced the list of candidates for 39 out of the 40 seats in the state. The lone seat for which a candidate was not announced was Khagaria. […]
Amit, Rajnath, Sushma to kick off BJP’s UP campaign
Lucknow: With less than 20 days to go for the Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to kick off its poll campaign in key state Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. The party has also planned about 40 public meetings across the state on March 26. A senior BJP leader told IANS […]
Mehbooba Mufti to contest from Anantnag
Srinagar: Former chief minister and president of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti said on Saturday that she would contest the Lok Sabha elections from south Kashmir’s Anantnag constituency. Addressing a media conference at her high-security Fairview residence on the Gupkar Road in Srinagar on Saturday, Mehbooba Mufti said she will contest the Lok Sabha polls […]
Won’t contest Lok Sabha elections: Shah Faesal
Srinagar: Former IAS officer Shah Faesal said on Saturday that his recently launched party won’t contest the Lok Sabha elections. Addressing a media conference in Srinagar, Faesal said: “We will strengthen the party before taking part in electoral politics.” Faesal launched the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement (JKPM) during a rally in Srinagar last Sunday. […]
Mayawati calls Modi greeting Pakistan PM cheating
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s greeting to his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan on the occasion of their National Day as “cheating” and accused him of double speak for votes. “On one hand, for vote bank politics several statements were made against Pakistan and strict public stand was […]