Kejriwal alleges corruption in Gujarat

Kejriwal alleges corruption in Gujarat

Ahmedabad, March 7 (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal Friday alleged that there was a lot of corruption in Gujarat, contrary to the claims made by Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The former Delhi chief minister, on a “study” tour of Gujarat, told the media here that he was trying to meet Modi and raise 16 questions. “You […]

Report on AAP-BJP clash in UP sent to poll panel

Report on AAP-BJP clash in UP sent to poll panel

Lucknow, March 7 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh’s chief electoral officer Friday sent a preliminary report to the Election Commission of India on the clashes between Aam Aadmi Party and BJP workers here Wednesday. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers fought a pitched battle at the Vidhan Sabha Road and several workers from […]

JD-U to field filmmaker Prakash Jha in LS polls

JD-U to field filmmaker Prakash Jha in LS polls

Patna, March 7 (IANS) Filmmaker Prakash Jha will contest the Lok Sabha election from Bettiah parliamentary constituency in Bihar on a Janata Dal-United ticket, state JD-U president Vashisht Narain Singh said Friday. Jha’s name figured in the first list of four candidates released by the JD-U for the general elections. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced Jha’s […]

Parrikar’s budget helps Ramdev, RSS in Goa: Congress

Parrikar’s budget helps Ramdev, RSS in Goa: Congress

Panaji, March 6 (IANS) Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has made budgetary provisions for saffronisation of Goa by allowing Yoga guru Ramdev and the RSS to set up bases in the state, the Congress Thursday said. Addressing a press conference in Panaji, state Congress president John Fernandes Thursday said that the BJP government has laid the red […]

Naveen Patnaik hits out at Modi, Rahul

Naveen Patnaik hits out at Modi, Rahul

Bhubaneswar, March 5 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday lashed out at Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi, saying the leaders visited Uttarakhand after the floods but not his state following the devastation caused by Cyclone Phailin. Patnaik was addressing a women’s rally in Berhampur town in his home district of Ganjam, 180 km from here, […]

We oppose offshore casinos, ok with land ones: Parrikar

We oppose offshore casinos, ok with land ones: Parrikar

Panaji, March 5 (IANS) The Goa BJP is opposed only to offshore casinos and not onshore ones, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told the state assembly Wednesday. He also said no operational offshore casino would be allowed to function in the Mandovi river off Panaji by 2015. Parrikar was replying to a query during question hour during […]

Will take on BJP, Congress: AAP

Will take on BJP, Congress: AAP

New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The AAP Wednesday welcomed the Lok Sabha election announcement and said it was confident of taking on both the big players: the BJP and the Congress. “The goal of the AAP is to eradicate corruption, and this will be our plank in the general elections,” Aam Aadmi Party spokesman Nagendra Sharma […]

Polls an opportunity to vote for developed India: Modi

Polls an opportunity to vote for developed India: Modi

New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Wednesday said the Lok Sabha election was a “historic opportunity” to lay the foundation for a “developed India”. “2014 polls are a historic opportunity to lay foundation of a developed India. I urge you all to ‘Vote for India’ and make the right choice,” Modi […]

Akhilesh lays foundations to beat poll panel

Akhilesh lays foundations to beat poll panel

Lucknow, March 5 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Wednesday went on a foundation laying spree to beat the Lok Sabha election announcement in New Delhi. Yadav announced several sops and laid foundation stones of many development projects — barely 30 minutes before the Election Commission came out with the election dates. The announcement brought […]

Plea in Delhi HC to block ‘Gulaab Gang’ release

Plea in Delhi HC to block ‘Gulaab Gang’ release

New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Activist Sampat Pal Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court for blocking the release of forthcoming”Gulaab Gang”, which is reportedly based on her life. Sampat Pal formed Gulabi Gang, a group of pink sari clad women vigilantes from Uttar Pradesh. The film, starring Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla as leads, is set […]