Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress Wednesday announced its candidates for 18 more Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, including Umesh Mishra for the prestigious Rae Bareli constituency which has been electing Congress chief Sonia Gandhi since 2004. Mamata Banerjee’s party has now fielded candidates for 104 seats in 17 states. The Trinamool […]
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Popular stand-up comedian and actor Raju Srivastava Wednesday joined the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), saying it “is the future of Indian politics”. “I think the country has given 60 years to Congress. We must now give the 61st year to Narendra Modi,” Srivastava told IANS, soon after he was admitted into […]
Patna, March 19 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Wednesday filed her nomination papers for the Lok Sabha polls from Sasaram constituency in Bihar, officials said. “I am confident and sure that people will support and vote for me. I will again win from here,” she said. A former IFS officer, Meira Kumar is the sitting […]
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Congress leader Jagadambika Pal and stand up comedian Raju Srivastava Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Pal, formerly a Congress MP and the Uttar Pradesh Congress chief, had earlier resigned from the Lok Sabha as well as the party. Pal, 63, has been a three-time legislator and minister in Uttar […]
Jammu, March 19 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday expressed concern over the delay in the announcement of Congress candidates for the Lok Sabha polls in the state. “I’m keenly waiting for the Congress to announce its candidates from J&K so we can begin the campaign in right earnest,” Abdullah said on Twitter. […]
Panaji, March 19 (IANS) The BJP has hit back at a Church-backed organization that slammed its prime ministerial hopeful Narendra Modi and Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar for misgovernance. Bharatiya Janata Party vice president Wilfred Mesquita said Tuesday the Church was free to make its own assessments and comments. “They have every right to comment and […]
Chennai, March 19 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu state election commission has roped in actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan to campaign against cash for votes. In a video released by the election commission, Kamal has urged people to not sell their future and self-respect for a pittance. “Don’t vote by comparing which leader is paying more for voting. Think […]
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Hours after a defiant Russia claimed the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea as part of its territory, Russian President Vladimir Putin called up Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to explain Moscow’s position with regard to the developments in Ukraine and the referendum in breakaway Crimea. The phone call took place around […]
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday discussed the situation in Ukraine and the Crimean referendum with Russian President Vladimir Putin over telephone, and hoped that all sides show restraint and find a solution protecting the interest of all parties. According to the external affairs ministry, Putin telephoned the prime minister at 7.30 […]
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The BJP Tuesday named former army chief, Gen. (retd.) V.K.Singh as its candidate for the Ghaziabad Lok Sabha constituency. The seat is held by party president Rajnath Singh, who has shifted to Lucknow. The party also announced Shibun Lyngdoh as its candidate from Shillong.