Dehradun, March 21 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Satpal Maharaj Friday resigned from the Congress. He is likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party later in the day, party sources said. The senior leader, who is a sitting member of parliament from the Paudhi Lok Sabha constituency in Uttarakhand, has been sulking for some time after he […]
Ranchi, March 21 (IANS) Jharkhand assembly Speaker Shashank Shekhar Bhokta has issued notice to two JMM legislators who the BJP has fielded as its candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, an official said Friday. “Taking suo moto action based on newspaper reports, notice has been issued to JMM legislators Hemanlal Murmu and Vidyut Baran Mahto for […]
Jammu, March 21 (IANS) Despite his initial reluctance, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will fight for the Udhampur Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir and no one is happier over the decision than Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Top sources told IANS that Congress president Sonia Gandhi had called Azad and discussed his nomination before […]
Gurgaon, March 20 (IANS) AAP’s Yogendra Yadav and Congress’s Rao Dharampal were among seven candidates who filed their nomination papers Thursday for the Gurgaon Lok Sabha seat, officials said. The Indian National Lok Dal’s Zakir Hussain, Bahujan Samaj Party’s Dharampal Pahalwan Rathi and Independent candidate Abdul Latif also filed their papers. Aam Aadmi Party candidate Yogendra […]
Hyderabad, March 20 (IANS) Loksatta Party president Jayaprakash Narayan plans to contest for Lok Sabha from Malakjgiri constituency here. He told reporters Thursday that he has received several requests from people from all walks of life, well-wishers and even major political parties to fight Lok Sabha elections. Jayaprakash was elected to Andhra Pradesh assembly in 2009 […]
Dharamsala, March 20 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday slammed the BJP’s ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), saying even Sardar Patel described “it as a poisonous outfit that can destroy the nation”. “Sardar Patel-ji ne kaha tha ki RSS ek zehreela sangathan hai (Sardar Patel has said the RSS is poisonous outfit) and […]
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday expressed sadness at the death of noted writer Khushwant Singh and said his works had delighted generations of readers. “I am deeply saddened to learn about the passing away of Khushwant Singh,” the president said in a message to Rahul Singh, the writer’s son. “A prolific writer […]
Panaji, March 20 (IANS) The Congress has found a way of attacking the BJP as well as Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar during the Lok Sabha polls campaign, especially in the mining belt, using Parrikar’s speeches. Congress state president John Fernandes Thursday told office bearers and senior leaders that Parrikar’s speeches, especially one made in 2012, where […]
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) Acclaimed actress Tisca Chopra Thursday mourned the death of her grand-uncle, celebrated writer-journalist Khushwant Singh. Her memories of him are about “candour humour and single malts”. “Candour humour and single malts, that’s what you brought to us… may you find it wherever you are. Will miss you Khushi uncle,” Tisca posted on […]
Lucknow, March 20 (IANS) BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will hold ‘chai-par-charcha’ discussions across 281 places in Uttar Pradesh Thursday evening, said party leaders adding that Modi will interact with farmers and discuss their issues. Modi will also discuss through video-conferencing policies which the party proposes to enforce if voted to power. Bharatiya Janata Party […]