Cuttack (Odisha): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that while PM Narendra Modi runs a government for billionaires from Delhi, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik leads a dispensation that works for “select people” in Odisha. Addressing an election rally in Cuttack’s Salepur, Gandhi claimed that though the BJD and BJP were fighting the electoral battle…
Belgavi (Karnataka): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of insulting India’s Rajas and Maharajas, but remaining silent on the atrocities committed by Nawabs, Nizams, Sultans and Badshahs for the sake of appeasement politics. He also continued his attack against the Congress on the “inheritance tax” issue and targeted the party’s…
Kalaburgi (Karnataka): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the Centre has approved Rs 3,499 crore as drought relief and released only Rs 3,454 crore and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give the balance amount as soon as possible. The amount sanctioned by the Centre is not even a quarter of the state’s demand,…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Saturday said he has given his assent to five Bills passed by the state assembly which had been pending for long. The bills include the Land Assignment Amendment Bill, Kerala Co-operative Societies (Amendment), the Paddy Wetland Amendment Bill, the Dairy Cooperation Bill and the Abkari Law Amendment Bill….
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has lodged a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal stating that the CBI had “deliberately carried out an unscrupulous” raid at an “empty location” at Sandeshkhali during the second phase of polling in the state. TMC said that while elections were going on at Darjeeling, Raiganj…
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said that the names of party candidates for the prestigious Amethi and Rae Bareli seats in Uttar Pradesh will be announced in a “few days.” Addressing a press conference, he claimed that though the BJP says the corrupt must be put in jails, when leaders facing corruption…
Bengaluru: Karnataka recorded 69.56 per cent voter turnout in the 14 constituencies excluding a polling station in Chamarajanagar district in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls in the state, election officials said on Saturday. Overall, the election process went peaceful in Karnataka on Friday barring an incident at a polling station in Indiganatha village…
Barpeta (Assam): Rejecting the BJP’s claims that the Congress’ election manifesto resembled that of the Muslim League, party president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday asserted that “Modi’s factory of lies” won’t work forever. Addressing an election rally at Kayakuchi in Barpeta district of Assam, he said unemployment is a big problem in the country and that…
Porbandhar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday urged people to make Narendra Modi the prime minister for the third term to rid the country of terrorism, Naxalism and poverty, and to make India the third largest economy in the world. In the last 10 years, PM Modi took several tough decisions without caring for…
Bareilly (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday evening led a roadshow here as he waved at the large crowd gathered along the route. Standing on a saffron-coloured vehicle decorated with flowers, Modi held an illuminated ‘lotus’ symbol and waved it at the people, many of whom carried “Abki Baar 400 Paar” placards. People standing…
