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PM Modi ‘dividing’ society, will have no association with those allied with BJP: Sharad Pawar

Pune: Senior opposition leader Sharad Pawar on Friday accused Narendra Modi of “dividing” the society as he slammed the prime minister’s campaign speeches and stressed that he will have no association with those allied with the BJP, when asked about the possibility of a post-poll reunion with his estranged nephew Ajit Pawar. In an interview…

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Cong-BJP spar over K’taka CM’s charge that saffron party attempting ‘horse trading’ to topple govt

Bengaluru: The Congress and the BJP on Thursday sparred over Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s statement that the saffron party offered Rs 50 crore each to 50 MLAs of the ruling party to topple his government. At an event in Mysuru, Siddaramaiah reiterated the claim that “none of the Congress MLAs had accepted the offer”. He…

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Teargas, torched vehicles as R’than MLA candidate arrested, PTI staffers assaulted by mob

Tonk (Rajasthan): Independent MLA candidate Naresh Meena was arrested on Thursday following high drama and escalating violence in which a mob assaulted a PTI reporter and video cameraperson and burnt their camera. The attack, a day after the Congress rebel contesting as an Independent in the bypolls slapped SDM Malpura Amit Chaudhary outside a polling…

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‘Creator of modern India’: Cong pays tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru on birth anniversary

New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday paid rich tributes to India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary, with the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi saying his democratic, progressive and inclusive values are the cornerstone of India and will always remain so. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge hailed Nehru as…

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