New Delhi: The BJP took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday, saying he is contesting the ongoing Lok Sabha polls from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh, in addition to Wayanad in Kerala, as he is going to lose the contest in the southern state. “Bhag Rahul bhag, Rahul bhag, Rahul bhag (run…
Bardhman (WB): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that Congress’ tally in the Lok Sabha polls will be an “all-time low”, as he mocked its leader Rahul Gandhi’s decision to contest from Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli seat, “sensing defeat” at Wayanad where he is a sitting MP. Addressing a rally in the Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok…
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to address three election rallies in West Bengal on Friday, arrived in state capital Kolkata on Thursday evening, an official said. Modi went straight to the Raj Bhavan from the airport, he said, adding, the PM will stay the night at the governor house. The prime minister…
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha election from the Rae Bareli seat, the constituency held by his mother Sonia Gandhi earlier. Kishori Lal Sharma, a close aide of the Gandhi family, has been fielded from the Amethi Lok Sabha seat, the party said in a statement on Friday. Sharma was…
New Delhi: The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a forecast indicating an anticipated surge in heatwave occurrences across India in May, with both maximum and minimum temperatures projected to escalate. The warming trend has already manifested, with April recording a 40% increase in heatwave occurrences compared to the historical average. Typically, heatwaves dominate the northern…
New Delhi: Ending weeks of speculation, the BJP on Thursday named Karan Bhushan Singh as its Lok Sabha candidate from the Kaiserganj seat in Uttar Pradesh, replacing his father and incumbent MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is facing criminal charges of sexually harassing women wrestlers. The party also named Dinesh Pratap Singh as its…
New Delhi: The CBI is not under the “control” of the Union, the Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court while raising preliminary objections on a lawsuit filed by the West Bengal government on the agency going ahead with its probe in several cases without the prerequisite nod from the state. The West ew government…
New Delhi: In a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said when the elections are over, people will only remember him as the PM who indulged in “divisive and communal speeches filled with lies” to avoid an inevitable defeat. Kharge urged the prime minister to seek votes on…
Kalaburgi: Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara on Thursday said a lookout circular has been issued to arrest Hassan JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna who is facing allegations of sexually abusing women. On Prajwal seeking seven more days to appear before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case as he is abroad, he said there…
Bengaluru: The election to six members of legislative council seats in Karnataka, which will fall vacant following the retirement of the sitting members, will take place on June 3 and the counting of votes will happen on June 6, the Election Commission of India said on Thursday. These elections pertain to three graduates and three…
