Congress does not care for poor, tribals, says Modi

Congress does not care for poor, tribals, says Modi

Bhubaneswar, March 14 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said Friday the Congress party does not care for the poor and tribals and always betrays the people. “The Congress party is in a habit of making false promises. At the time of each election…the Congress comes up with a lie,” Modi said […]

No evidence against me in the 2G scam: A. Raja

No evidence against me in the 2G scam: A. Raja

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) DMK leader A. Raja said Friday he is innocent and there is no evidence against him in the alleged irregularities in allocating 2G spectrum, adding the government did not defend the accusations well enough. “Two things are very clear… there is no exchequer loss and there is no illegal wealth with […]

Vote intelligently, says apolitical Aamir Khan

Vote intelligently, says apolitical Aamir Khan

Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) Aamir Khan is guarded about sharing his views on any political party and when it comes to the new Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) the actor-filmmaker prefers to wait and watch. Meanwhile, he has urged the youth to step out and vote intelligently in the polls. At a press conference at his […]

Court allows Tarun Tejpal to meet his ailing mother

Court allows Tarun Tejpal to meet his ailing mother

Panaji, March 14 (IANS) A court here Friday granted Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal permission to meet his ailing mother. The north Goa district and sessions court heard the 50-year-old journalist’s plea in which he said his mother, Shakuntala, has been admitted to a hospital in Mapusa town, 15 km from here, and was suffering from a […]

Modi’s life dominates publishing space

Modi’s life dominates publishing space

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s controversial political journey and secretive personal life has provided literary fodder to many authors to write on his “charismatic” personality and “controversial” past and books on him have been hot sellers in the past year. This is largely because the meteoric rise of the 63-year-old […]

Varun not to campaign against cousin Rahul Gandhi

Varun not to campaign against cousin Rahul Gandhi

Lucknow, March 14 (IANS) BJP general secretary Varun Gandhi has ruled out campaigning against his estranged cousin and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi constituency. The 34-year-old leader, likely to contest on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket from Sultanpur, told media late Thursday that he believed in political decorum and never harboured […]

Will Rahul’s combative stance help Congress?

Will Rahul’s combative stance help Congress?

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Rahul Gandhi’s new-found combativeness in taking on Narendra Modi on his home turf has raised the pitch of the Congress campaign for the Lok Sabha elections with some political observers saying the ruling party needs to be more assertive against its rivals to keep alive diminishing hopes in the electoral contest […]

Modi will contest from Gujarat: BJP leader

Modi will contest from Gujarat: BJP leader

Ahmedabad, March 13 (IANS) Narendra Modi will be contesting the Lok Sabha election from at least one seat in his own state, BJP leaders said Thursday. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, however, did not make it clear if the Gujarat chief minister will also fight from a constituency in Uttar Pradesh. “I can definitely say that […]