Election

New Delhi: The Congress Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for using the Balakot air strikes to woo voters ahead of Lok Sabha elections, saying his ‘snide remarks’ reflect the bankruptcy of political discourse on his part. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also accused the...

Palakkad (Ker): A 21-year-old woman has filed a police complaint alleging she was raped inside the ruling CPI(M)'s area committee office at Cheruplassery in Kerala, following which a probe has been started. A case was registered after police found a newborn girl last Saturday abandoned...

Chennai: A day after assuring waiver of crop loans of small and marginal farmers in its manifesto, the DMK Wednesday said that it would extend the benefit to all sections of ryots. In deference to the wishes of farmers and leaders of alliance parties, the...

Chhatrapur: Chief Minister and BJD Supremo Naveen Patnaik flew to Chhatrapur and filed his nomination papers for the upcoming Assembly elections 2019 as per the mode of conduct, Wednesday. Accompanied with party workers and leaders, Patnaik first paid a visit to Taratarini temple in Ganjam...

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati Wednesday announced that she will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. "In view of the present circumstances and need of the country and the interests of the party, movement and public, it is the need of the...

New Delhi: In a sharp attack at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of jobs, the Congress Wednesday alleged that the country's chowkidar is responsible for stealing’ jobs with 4.7 crore youth losing employment. The party's attack on the government came over a media...

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal Wednesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ‘dynastic politics’ attack on the Congress, saying the PM himself comes from the Sangh Parivar without whose blessings no one in the country can occupy any public position....

New Delhi: Taking a dig at BJP's 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' campaign, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal said Wednesday that if people want their children to become watchmen, they should vote for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. And if they want good education, they should vote for Aam...

Ahmedabad: Suspense remains on whether BJP patriarch L K Advani will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls or hang up his boots. The 91-year-old, who served as home minister and deputy prime minister of the country, has won the Lok Sabha election from Gandhinagar seat...

New Delhi: The BJP's central election committee (CEC), which is scheduled to meet Wednesday evening as part of its deliberations to finalise candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, is expected to release the first set of nominees after the meeting, party sources said. This will...