New Delhi: Actor Rupali Ganguly joined the Bharatiya Janata Party here on Wednesday ahead of the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections. BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde welcomed Ganguly into the party fold and used the opportunity to attack the opposition parties over Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Maria Alam’s appeal for “vote jehad”….
New Delhi: Amid the mounting suspense over the Amethi and Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seats, the Congress on Wednesday asserted that “nobody is scared” and a decision on the matter would be announced in the next 24-30 hours. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that party’s central election committee (CEC) has empowered Congress president Mallikarjun…
New Delhi: Panic gripped school students and parents early morning on Wednesday after at least 80 schools in Delhi-NCR received bomb threats via email on Wednesday morning, officials said. The Ministry of Home Affairs said it appears to be a hoax call and that there was no need to panic. Delhi Police said it has…
Zaheerabad (Medak): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday tore into the Congress saying as long as he was alive he won’t allow reservation for Muslims, on the basis of religion, at the cost of SC, ST and OBCs. Addressing a poll rally in Medak district, Modi exuded confidence that he will celebrate 75 years of…
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has sought a report within three days from the Karnataka police over allegations of sexual abuse involving Lok Sabha MP Prajwal Revanna. In a letter to Karnataka DGP, the NCW drew attention to this matter following the circulation of several explicit video clips on social media platforms…
Berhampur (Odisha): Ruling Biju Janata Dal president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday filed his nomination papers for the Odisha assembly elections from Hinjili seat in Ganjam district. Accompanied by ministers and party leaders including his close aide V K Pandian, the chief minister reached the sub-collector’s office at Chhatrapur and submitted his papers…
Janjgir-Champa (Chhatisgarh): Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday claimed that the BJP was seeking to win more than 400 Lok Sabha seats not for the welfare of the poor but for taking away their rights. Speaking at a campaign rally in Chhattisgarh’s Janjgir-Champa district, he also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had become frustrated…
Raipur: In yet another encounter with the security personnel, as many as nine Maoists including three women fighters were killed in Tekmeta-Kakur forested terrain along the borders of Maoist-affected districts of Narayanpur and Kanker in south Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. “The gun battle ensued when a joint team of Special Task Force (STF) and District Reserve…
New Delhi/Guwahati: The BJP on Tuesday welcomed the JD(S) decision to suspend MP Prajwal Revanna over allegations of sexual abuse, asserting that it will push for the full might of law against him, and launched a fierce counter-attack on Congress for “delayed” action by the Karnataka government. Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other top…
Latur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said Indian government’s approach on tackling terror has seen a sea change compared to what was followed during the Congress regime. “During the Congress regime, the news headlines were of India handing over another dossier to Pakistan about terror activities. Some of our friends in media used to…
