Election

Govt not relieving officials keen to fight polls: BJP

Bhubaneswar: The BJP Tuesday alleged that the ruling BJD is not relieving government officials of their duties who are nominated by the BJP for fighting the elections, while it has been relieving the BJD candidates. Addressing the media, the BJP leader Lekhashri Samantsinghar said that...

BJD govt choked central aid: Modi

Bhawanipatna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday slammed the Naveen Patnaik government for "not cooperating" with the Centre for the speedy development of the state and said he used central schemes as a tool for the welfare of the Odiyas. "The government in Odisha did not...

Mulayam owes over Rs 2 crore to son Akhilesh

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav owes more than Rs 2.13 crore to his son and party president Akhilesh Yadav and the value of his assets has declined by rupees three crore in the last five years. This was revealed in an affidavit...

BSP announces 5 LS candidates in Rajasthan

Jaipur: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has declared five Lok Sabha candidates for Rajasthan. The Mayawati-led party has announced to contest on all the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state. The party high command has declared five nominees and names of remaining candidates will...

SC dismisses plea for declaring Congress manifesto for 2019 Lok Sabha polls as unfair

Congress promises bagful of goodies in election manifesto

New Delhi: The Congress released Tuesday its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls, making a slew of promises, including giving Rs 72,000 each to five crore poor families under the ‘Nyay’ scheme, filling up 22 lakh government vacancies, bringing a separate budget for farmers and...

New WhatsApp method unveiled to check fake news

New Delhi: WhatsApp unveiled Tuesday its ‘Checkpoint Tipline’, where people can check the authenticity of information received as the messaging giant looks to crack down on fake news ahead of the general elections in India. “"Launched by PROTO, an India-based media skilling startup, this tipline...

 

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