Kejriwal ready to take on Modi
Bangalore, March 16 (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said Sunday he was ready to contest against BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in Varanasi but will take a final decision a week later.
Delhi will vote for AAP again: Kejriwal
Bangalore, March 16 (IANS) Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal Sunday said his AAP will be voted back in power in Delhi. Speaking at a rally here, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader said people are tired of all other political parties. “People are tired of Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh, they are tired […]
Kejriwal campaigns against Moily in Karnataka
Chikkaballapur (Karnataka), March 16 (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal Sunday urged the electorate here to defeat Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister M. Veerappa Moily of the Congress in the Lok Sabha election. “Corrupt ministers like Moily should not be elected again as he had colluded (with a corporate house) to increase gas prices that will […]
Modi will be defeated in Varanasi: Lalu
Patna, March 16 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad Sunday predicted that BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will be defeated in Varanasi in the Lok Sabha election. “Varanasi is a secular place and its people will defeat the communal Modi,” he told the media here. Lalu Prasad said his party was working with a singular mission […]
BJP’s Katheria gets second term in Agra
Agra, March 16 (IANS) After much dilly-dallying, the BJP has finally re-nominated outgoing MP Ram Shankar Katheria for the Agra Lok Sabha seat. Katheria faces tough competition from a dozen rivals including a former lady mayor. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BSP) candidate will take on the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party. In 2009, […]
JD-U fields Prakash Jha, Sharad Yadav
New Delhi/Patna, March 16 (IANS) Filmmaker Prakash Jha, industrialist Anil Kumar Sharma and party president Sharad Yadav figure in the second list of the Janata Dal-United candidates for the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar that was released in Delhi Sunday. A day after the JD-U announced the first list of six candidates, Sharad Yadav named the […]
Celebrate Holi in its true spirit: Jung
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung Sunday extended his greetings to the citizens of Delhi on the occasion of Holi and appealed to Delhiites to celebrate the festival in its “true spirit”. “The festival of Holi marks the arrival of spring and ushers in joy and happiness for all. I extend warm greetings […]
Will he take on Modi? Kejriwal to announce Sunday
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said he will respond later Sunday whether or not he will take on BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in Varanasi. Kejriwal, now in Karnataka to address election rallies, tweeted: “Many people (are) asking me: ‘Will I contest against Modiji?’ I will talk on this issue in […]
Happy Holi: Careful consumption of bhang is ideal to get a kick out of it, but don’t go overboard
Karan Jaiswal, 28, can’t forget his first escapade with ‘bhang’, a popular concoction made with the buds and leaves of the cannabis plant, during Holi. For almost six hours, he felt he was flying free in the air. Widows play with colored powder at the Pagal Baba Ashram in Vrindavan on Saturday, March 15, 2014. […]
BJP fields Modi from Varanasi, Rajnath moves to Lucknow
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Varanasi, while party president Rajnath Singh will now fight from Lucknow, the BJP announced Saturday. According to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s fourth list, which has 55 names, released late Saturday, Arun Jaitley, the leader of opposition in Rajya […]