Final phase of Lok Sabha polls in 57 seats on Saturday, PM Modi in fray
Varanasi/Chandigarh: Fifty-seven seats across seven states and the Union territory of Chandigarh will go to polls in the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections on Saturday that include Varanasi, from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third consecutive term. Polling is scheduled in all 13 seats of Punjab and four of […]
We focussed on ‘nyay’, PM Modi’s poll campaign revolved around mangalsutra, mutton, mujra: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress claimed on Friday that due to its positive Lok Sabha poll campaign, “nyay” guarantees and priority given to protecting the Constitution, the INDIA bloc is going to get a “clear and decisive” mandate on June 4, when the election results are scheduled to be declared. A day after the campaign for […]
Sexual abuse allegations: Prajwal Revanna arrested upon return, remanded to police custody
Bengaluru: Prajwal Revanna, the suspended JD(S) MP facing sexual abuse allegations, was arrested on Friday upon his return from Germany, a month after he left the country in the wake of explicit videos of his alleged actions doing the rounds in Karnataka’s Hassan. A special court in the city remanded him to police custody till […]
Modi slams INDIA bloc, accuses it of making Army as ‘weapon of politics’
Hoshiarpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sharpened his attack against the INDIA bloc, accusing it of making the Army a “weapon of politics” and said there cannot be a “bigger sin than this”. Modi further hit out at the opposition, alleging that the Congress and “INDI alliance” never left any effort in weakening the […]
PM Modi notches up over 200 rallies, roadshows as LS poll campaign ends
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended his whirlwind Lok Sabha poll campaign with a rally in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur on Thursday, closing out his electioneering the way he began — by focussing on a region where he has invested heavily over the years for the BJP to make a mark outside its strongholds. Modi notched […]
Modi first PM to ‘lower dignity’ of public discourse: Manmohan Singh
New Delhi: In a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday accused him of lowering the dignity of public discourse and the gravity of the office of the PM by giving “hateful speeches” during the poll campaign. In an appeal to voters of Punjab ahead of the seventh-phase […]
India bloc govt will waive farm loans, scrap Agniveer scheme: Rahul Gandhi
Balasore (Odisha): Alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has turned “jawans” into “mazdoor” through the Agniveer scheme, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the BJP insulted the people of Odisha after one of its leaders recently claimed that Lord Jagannath is a devotee of Modi. Addressing an election rally at Simulia in Bhadrak Lok […]
191 BJP, 143 Cong LS poll candidates face criminal cases: ADR
New Delhi: Out of the 440 BJP candidates contesting the Lok Sabha polls, 191 have declared criminal cases in their election affidavits, according to an analysis by a poll rights body. For the Congress, out of its 327 candidates, 143, or 44 per cent, have declared criminal cases, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said […]
During SP rule in UP, power supply uninterrupted on Ramzan not on Janmashtami: Amit Shah
Maharajganj/Ballia (UP): Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday slammed the Samajwadi Party over “power shortages” during its term in Uttar Pradesh, and said the supply was uninterrupted during Ramzan but not on Janmashtami. Addressing poll rallies in the state, Shah said this Lok Sabha election presents a choice between those who constructed the Ram temple […]
Delhi’s official marker Safdarjung observatory records 46.8 Deg C, highest in 79 years
New Delhi: Delhi’s primary weather station Safdarjung observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 46.8 degrees Celsius, the highest in 79 years, according to official data. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) data showed that Delhi’s maximum temperature was 46.7 degrees Celsius on June 1945. At 46.8 degrees Celsius, the Safdarjung observatory recorded its highest temperature six […]
