Shimla: Actor Kangana Ranaut was named as the BJP candidate from Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi on Sunday, while senior party leader Dr Rajeev Bharadwaj would contest from Kangra constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Ranaut and Bharadwaj’s names figured in the fifth list of BJP candidates released on Sunday. The BJP earlier renominated Union Information…
Lucknow: The BJP on Sunday declared 13 candidates from Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha polls including actor Arun Govil, who played Lord Ram in popular TV serial “Ramayan”, from Meerut, while replacing sitting MP Varun Gandhi from Pilibhit with state minister Jitin Prasada. With this list, the party has now announced its candidates for…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday greeted citizens on the eve of Holi and said the festival promotes the feeling of love, unity and brotherhood among people. This festival also inspires us to strengthen our cultural heritage, she said in a message. Holi is a vibrant and joyous festival which infuses hope and enthusiasm…
Kochi: Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly and senior Congress leader V D Satheesan on Sunday said there is a clear anti-incumbency wave against both the state and the central governments and that his party and the UDF would bag all 20 seats in Kerala in the Lok Sabha elections. Talking to PTI during…
Bengaluru: The Election Commission on Sunday said Rs 1.88 crore cash and liquor worth Rs 87.19 lakh were seized in the last 24 hours in the run-up to Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka. The general elections in Karnataka will be held in two phases on April 26 and May 7 for 28 constituencies. The Election…
New Delhi: The I.N.D.I.A. bloc is intact despite Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s “somersault” and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee deciding to be Mamata Banerjee, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has said, rejecting as “hollow” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pitch against the opposition on corruption. In an interaction with PTI editors at the news agency’s headquarters…
(Greg Barton) It appears almost certain the brutal assault on a Russian crowd settling down to watch a rock concert in Moscow on Friday night was an Islamist terrorist attack. At least 133 people were left dead and scores more were injured after gunmen with automatic weapons stormed the Crocus City Hall in Moscow and…
Singapore: Russia is a country with which India has always had a positive relationship and both countries have taken extra care to look after each other’s interests, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday, as he dismissed the notion that Moscow is drifting towards China. Interacting with the Indian community in Singapore, Jaishankar said…
New Delhi: The opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc will hold a “maha rally” at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on March 31 to “safeguard the country’s interests and democracy”, AAP leader Gopal Rai said on Sunday. The announcement comes after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (55) was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday from his official residence…
Thiruvanthapuram: As the ruling Left party in Kerala intensified its protest against the implementation of the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), the BJP on Sunday attacked Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and said he was making statements with the intention of fostering communal division. BJP state chief K Surendran, while addressing the media here, said the…
