Several statements of PM Modi violate Model Code of Conduct: Sitaram Yechury
Kozhikode (Kerala): CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of making statements which were allegedly violative of the Model Code of Conduct during his Lok Sabha poll campaign in various parts of the country. Yechury said that he has given a complaint in this regard to the Election Commission listing […]
Netanyahu says Israel will decide how to respond as Iran warns against retaliation
Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would decide whether and how to respond to Iran’s major air assault earlier this week, brushing off calls for restraint from close allies. Israel has vowed to respond to Iran’s unprecedented attack, leaving the region bracing for further escalation after months of fighting in Gaza. Israel’s allies have […]
Campaigning ends for first phase of Lok Sabha polls in 102 seats
New Delhi: Campaigning ended Wednesday evening for 102 Lok Sabha seats across 21 states and Union territories which will go to polls in the first phase on April 19 with top leaders of the BJP-led NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc making a last-gasp effort to woo voters. Leading the charge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
BJP eyes hat-trick as Congress mounts challenge in Udhampur and Jammu
Jammu: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has gone full-throttle with a high-voltage campaign, while the Congress seems to have adopted a subdued approach as the parties gear up for a three-cornered contest — scheduled on April 19 and 26 — in the Udhampur and Jammu constituencies. In both the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections, […]
Will highlight ongoing ‘attack’ on dignity of J&K’s people: Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said she will highlight the ongoing “attack” on dignity of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and its land and other resources, instead of indulging in blame games with rival parties. “Our aim is not to play the blame game. We are passing through very tough times. Our […]
BJP sending star campaigners to Udhampur proves Jitendra Singh is on weak wicket: Omar
Anantnag: National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah Wednesday said the BJP sending its top star campaigners including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Jammu indicates that their candidate in Udhampur seat is on a sticky wicket. “The atmosphere (of support for the Congress) is very good. I saw the response across […]
Wrestler Sakshi Malik listed among 100 most influential people by Time magazine
New Delhi: Olympic medallist Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik has been listed among the 100 most influential people of 2024 by Time magazine. Sakshi, India’s only female Olympic medallist in wresting, has been honoured for her relentless fight against alleged sexual harassment of female wrestlers by former Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. […]
Came with hope in 2014, trust in 2019 and guarantee in 2024: PM
Nalbari (Assam): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that he went to people with hope in 2014, trust in 2019 and guarantee in 2024. Addressing an election rally at Borkura ground here, the Prime Minister said there is ‘Modi’s guarantee across the country and I am giving the guarantee of fulfilling all these guarantees’. […]
Will repeal NRC, CAA if INDIA bloc voted to power: Mamata in Assam
Silchar (Assam): Alleging that the BJP has made the entire country a “detention camp”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the CAA and NRC will be scrapped if the opposition INDIA bloc forms government at the Centre. Addressing an election rally here in support of four TMC candidates in Assam, she alleged […]
Cong questions EC on getting social media post on electoral bonds deleted
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday questioned the Election Commission’s move to get a post on electoral bonds scheme deleted from social media platform X and said that the issue raised in the post makes the government “extremely uncomfortable”. The opposition party’s remarks came after the social media platform X said that the Election Commission […]
