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BJP failed to make Ram Mandir in past five years and they speak about Hindus: Mamata Banerjee targets PM Modi

Apr 06, 2019, at 04:21 pm

Kalchini, Apr 6 (IBNS): Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the right-wing party only speaks about 'Hindus' but failed to build a Ram Mandir even in its tenure of five years.

Lok Sabha Polls: Jagan Mohan Reddy releases YSRCP's election manifesto

Apr 06, 2019, at 04:18 pm

Vijayawada, Apr 6 (UNI) Less than a week ahead of the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2019, the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday released the party’s manifesto at Tadepalli on the occasion of Ugadi.

2019 election will be significant, Narendra Modi asks people to chose a “Imandar or Vrastachar govt”

Apr 06, 2019, at 04:07 pm

Sundargarh, Apr 6 (UNI) The 2019 elections will be quite significant not only for Odisha but also for the entire country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said and asked the people to take a decision as to whether they want a “Imandar” (honest) government or a “Vrastachar (corrupt) government.”

Congress fields Shatrughan Sinha from Patna Sahib LS seat

Apr 06, 2019, at 04:00 pm

New Delhi, Apr 6 (UNI) The Congress on Saturday fielded actor turned politician Shatrughan Sinha from the Patna Sahib Lok Sabha seat, from where he is the sitting MP of the BJP.

Minister CP Singh accuses senior Congress leaders of having link with ultras

Apr 06, 2019, at 03:53 pm

Ranchi, Apr 6 (UNI) Jharkhand's Urban Development Minister C P Singh today accused the senior Congress leaders of the state of having links with a dreaded ultra belonging to the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC).

Coalition Government in Karnataka may collapse on its own after polls: Jagadish Shettar

Apr 06, 2019, at 03:47 pm

Kalaburagi, Apr 6 (UNI) Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Senior BJP leader Jagadish Shettar on Saturday said that Congress-JDS Coalition government in the State may collapse on its own after the Lok Sabha Elections.

Malayalam edition of book on PM Narendra Modi released in Kerala

Apr 06, 2019, at 03:43 pm

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 6 (UNI) The Malayalam edition of "Narendra Modi: Creative Disruptor - The Maker of New India" written by BJP national leader R Balasankar was released in Kerala.

SP leader Dimple Yadav files nomination from UP's Kannauj seat

Apr 06, 2019, at 03:38 pm

Kannauj Apr 6(UNI) Samajwadi Party leader and parliamentarian Dimple Yadav filed her nomination papers from the Kannauj Lok Sabha seat on Saturday.  

Rahul Gandhi wishes Wayanad woman as she clears All India civil services exams

Apr 06, 2019, at 03:30 pm

New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday congratulated Wayanad girl Sreedhanya Suresh for clearing the prestigious All India civil services exams.

Amit Shah holds Jan Sampark Abhiyan in Ahmedabad

Apr 06, 2019, at 02:54 pm

Ahmedabad, Apr 6 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah held a Jan Sampark Abhiyan in Ahmedabad city of Gujarat on Saturday as the country is heading towards the 17th Lok Sabha elections.

Shatrughan Sinha joins Congress, calls BJP 'one man show, two men Army'

Apr 06, 2019, at 01:38 pm

New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS): Joining the Congress party on Saturday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s rebel MP Shatrughan Sinha called the saffron outfit "one man show and two men Army" with a reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah.

Former BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha joins Congress

Apr 06, 2019, at 12:35 pm

New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS): Actor-turned politician Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday formally joined the Congress party.

Rahul Gandhi's words have hurt us deeply: Sushma Swaraj on Congress chief's reference to LK Advani

Apr 06, 2019, at 11:32 am

New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS): Reacting to Congress president's recent comment where he said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran Lal Krishna Advani was "humiliated" by his own party, External Affairs Minister and senior saffron leader Sushma Swaraj said the opposition leader's words were hurting.

Siblings drown in river Beas

Apr 06, 2019, at 07:03 am

Dharamshala, Apr 5 (UNI) A tragedy struck a family of Galoor village in this district, falling under Jawalamukhi police station, when a minor son and daughter of a family drowned in Beas river, police said here on Friday.

Lok Sabha Polls 2019: MKS fields Akshay Sanap from Mumbai North central

Apr 06, 2019, at 06:53 am

Mumbai, April 5 (UNI) Maharashtra Kranti Sena(MKS), a political outfit spearheaded by Suresh Patil, has fielded 28-year-old Akshay Sanap to contest the ongoing LS polls from Mumbai North Central seat.

Be careful: EC advices Yogi Adityanath on "Modiji ki sena” remark

Apr 06, 2019, at 05:51 am

New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS): Days after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had triggered a controversy by calling the Indian Army as “Modiji ki sena” while addressing a poll rally, the Election Commission has advised the BJP strongman to be  'careful' in future.

Middle class will not be taxed extra for NYAY scheme: Rahul Gandhi

Apr 06, 2019, at 12:04 am

Pune, Apr 5 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday assured that middle class won't be taxed extra to fund for 'nyuntam aay yojana' (NYAY) scheme.

FIR against Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi Prakash Ambedkar for threatening to jail EC

Apr 05, 2019, at 11:51 pm

Mumbai, Apr 5 (IBNS): The Election Commission has filed an FIR against Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi alliance leader and Bharip Bahujan Mahasangh president Prakash Ambedkar for saying he would jail the Election Commission if their government came to power after the Lok Sabha elections.

Karnataka CM says Congress conspiring against JD(S) candidate in Mandya

Apr 05, 2019, at 11:42 pm

Bengaluru, Apr 5 (IBNS): Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Friday accused coalition partner Congress of conspiring to defeat his son and JDS nominee Nikhil in the Mandya Lok Sabha seat.

Election Commission names new police commissioners for Kolkata, Bidhannagar

Apr 05, 2019, at 11:22 pm

Kolkata, Apr 5 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India appointed new police commissioners for Kolkata and Bidhannagar on Friday.

Youth charged with sedition charges for raising 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogan inside Taj Mahal

Apr 05, 2019, at 10:57 pm

Agra, Apr 5 (IBNS): The Agra Police have registered sedition charges against unknown persons for raising ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans inside the premises of Taj Mahal, media reports said.

NITI Aayog vice-chairman violated poll code: Election Commission

Apr 05, 2019, at 10:30 pm

New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS): The Election Commission today said NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar's remarks on the Congess' NYAY scheme violated the Model Code of Conduct that is in force ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

CM Naveen Patnaik says Centre has neglected Odisha

Apr 05, 2019, at 09:39 pm

Jeypore (Odisha), Apr 5 (UNI): BJD supremo and Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik today launched a marathon election campaign in the southern part of the state attacking the central government for its apathetic attitude towards the development of the state and appealing people to vote for the BJD in the 2019 election.

'PM Narendra Modi’ to release on April 11

Apr 05, 2019, at 09:20 pm

New Delhi, Apr 5 (UNI): After a postponment of its release due to delay in clearance of the censor board, Omung Kumar’s ‘PM Narendra Modi’, the biopic on the life of the Prime Minister, will now be releasing on April 11, producer Sandip Singh said on Friday.

Rahul's 'love all living beings' tweet gets Amit Shah's goat

Apr 05, 2019, at 09:14 pm

New Delhi, Apr 5 (UNI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that he loves all living beings, including those "temporarily blinded by hatred".

Need more than a month to decide on Kanhaiya charge sheet, Delhi govt tells court

Apr 05, 2019, at 08:51 pm

New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS): The Delhi government on Friday said it would take more than a month to decide whether to sanction and prosecute former JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar in the 2016 sedition case.

AugustaWestland: Michel says he had not mentioned any name, alleges politics in probe

Apr 05, 2019, at 08:11 pm

New Delhi, Apr 5 (UNI): British businessman Christian Michel, alleged middleman in the VVIP choppers deal scandal, on Friday, submitted in a Patiala House court that he had never named anyone to the Directorate of Enforcement, the investigating agency which had filed a supplementary charge sheet in the case.

Congress manifesto drafted to please separatists, jihadis: BJP

Apr 05, 2019, at 08:05 pm

Chandigarh, Apr 5 (UNI): Commenting on the manifesto released by Congress for the Lok Sabha elections 2019, BJP on Friday said it has been drafted to please the separatists and jihadis, in a bid to win the polls by a frustrated Rahul Gandhi, who was now ready to sacrifice the unity and integrity of the country to attain power.

IAF says it has proof of Pak F-16 shot down, refutes US journal report

Apr 05, 2019, at 07:47 pm

New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS): Indian Air Force on Friday said it had proof of shooting down a Pakistani F-16 aircraft in February, refuting claims made otherwise in a US journal report.

What did you do in five years: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra questions PM Modi

Apr 05, 2019, at 06:25 pm

Ghaziabad, Apr 5 (IBNS): After her roadshow in Ghaziabad for the Lok Sabha polls, Congress  leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday attacked PM Narendra Modi over numerous issues and asked him to show to people what 'works' he has done in the past five years.