LS polls phase-2 has been ‘too good’ for NDA: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that the phase two of the Lok Sabha polls has been “too good” for the BJP-led NDA, describing the support to the ruling alliance as unparalleled. He said on X as polling ended, “Phase Two has been too good! Gratitude to the people across India who […]
Congress raises issues of Agnipath, MGNREGA, river erosion as PM campaigns in Bihar, WB
New Delhi: Will the prime minister continue with the Agnipath scheme, why did his government throttle MGNREGA in Bihar and why did he not do anything to prevent river erosion in West Bengal’s Malda, the Congress asked on Friday as Narendra Modi campaigned in the two neighbouring states. Posting a series of questions on X, […]
Implementation of UCC in country is BJP’s promise and Modi’s guarantee: Shah in MP
Guna: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that while the Congress party’s poll manifesto promises to retain religious personal law, it is the BJP’s promise and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s guarantee to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country. For the Congress, Muslims have the first right over the country’s resources, […]
‘PM is scared, may even shed tears on stage’: Rahul Gandhi’s fresh salvo at Modi
Vijayapura/Ballari (Karnataka): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday took potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his attack on the grand old party, saying he is scared and may even shed tears on the stage. He called the BJP ‘Bharatiya Chombu Party’. Chombu in Kannada means round water pot, which is sometimes used to convey […]
Rajiv scrapped inheritance tax to save Indira’s wealth from going to government: Modi
Morena: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said then-PM Rajiv Gandhi abolished the inheritance tax after his mother Indira Gandhi’s death in 1984 to save her wealth from going to the government, and alleged the Congress now wants to bring back the levy. As the high-decibel canvassing for Lok Sabha polls sent political temperatures soaring, […]
‘Do shehzade’ have come together for politics of appeasement: PM Modi slams Rahul, Akhilesh
Shahjahanpur (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at the alliance of Samajwadi Party and Congress in Uttar Pradesh and alleged that “do shehzade” (two princes) have come together for the politics of appeasement. Without taking any names but in an apparent attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh […]
‘Modi’s steadfast adherence to lies’: Cong slams PM over his inheritance tax barb
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday termed as “lies” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks that former PM Rajiv Gandhi had abolished inheritance tax after his mother Indira Gandhi’s death to save her wealth from going to the government, as it cited then finance minister’s budget speech on abolition of the estate duty. Addressing an election […]
Bengal school jobs verdict gross injustice: Mamata
Keshiary/Tamluk (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday termed the cancellation of over 25,000 school jobs as “gross injustice” and alleged that it was a ploy by the BJP to stop these job losers from being deployed in poll duty. Addressing an election rally in Medinipur Lok Sabha constituency in Paschim Medinipur district, […]
Deeply biased: MEA on US report citing human rights violations in India
New Delhi: India on Friday described a US State Department report citing alleged incidents human rights violations including in Manipur as “deeply biased” and said it reflects a poor understanding of India and it attach no value to it. The annual report of the State Department highlighted instances of human rights abuses in Manipur following […]
‘Cong’s loot… zindagi ke baad bhi’, says Modi as Pitroda’s inheritance tax remarks fuel fresh attack, Oppn party distances itself
Ambikapur/New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday seized on Congress leader Sam Pitroda’s remarks on inheritance tax to step up the ruling BJP’s blistering attack on the issue of “wealth redistribution”, saying “zindagi ke saath bhi, zindagi ke baad bhi” is the opposition party’s mantra to “loot” people. In his poll rallies, Modi framed […]
