New Delhi: The BJP’s claim of ‘400 paar’ is a joke, ‘300 paar’ impossible and even ‘200 paar’ may be a challenge in the Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said, terming the ruling party’s loss a ‘foregone conclusion’. In an interaction with PTI editors at the agency’s headquarters here, Tharoor also claimed the BJP…
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…
Anand (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dubbed the Congress party a “disciple” of Pakistan, and targeted Rahul Gandhi saying the neighbouring country was eager to make the ‘shehzada’ of the grand old party India’s next prime minister as the country’s enemies want a weak government to be at the helm. Addressing a mega…
Hyderabad: The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday increased the polling time for the Lok Sabha elections in Telangana by an hour in view of heat wave conditions prevailing in the state. The new timing would be 7 am to 6 pm against the earlier 7 am to 5 pm. Polling for all 17 Lok Sabha…
Himmatnagar (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday questioned the Congress’s respect for the Constitution and said Muslim women have suffered under its rule as he referred to the Rajiv Gandhi government overturning the Supreme Court judgment in the Shah Bano case in 1985. He said the Congress never dared to ban the practice of…
Hyderabad: BRS president K Chandrashekar Rao, who has been barred by the Election Commission from campaigning for 48 hours, on Wednesday said that no action was taken against Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy though he made objectionable comments on him. Rao, who addressed an election rally in the Mahabubabad Lok Sabha constituency, referred to…
Bengaluru: Hassan MP and Lok Sabha election candidate of the BJP-JD(S) alliance Prajwal Revanna, who is facing an inquiry over the alleged sexual abuse of several women, said the truth will prevail. The MP, who left the country as soon as the election to his constituency ended, has also sought seven days’ time to appear before…
Banakantha (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday claimed the Congress wants to give reservation on the basis of religion, and challenged the party and its INDIA alliance constituents to give a guarantee in writing that they will never do so. Addressing a rally at Deesa town of Banaskantha district ahead of voting for the…
Balasore (Odisha): India on Wedensday successfully flight-tested the supersonic missile-assisted release of torpedo (SMART), arine warfare system, from an island off the Odisha coast, a defence official said. The system was launched around 8.30 am from the ground mobile launcher. Several state-of-the-art mechanisms such as symmetric separation, ejection and velocity control have been validated in…
Hyderabad: Representatives of Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy recently engaged with officials from the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO), Special Cell in Delhi concerning a case involving a manipulated video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Revanth Reddy, amid his election campaign, dispatched his legal team to interface with the authorities, who requested…
