Poll panel showcauses media houses for publishing surveys during polls

New Delhi, May 14 (UNI): Pointing out violation of provisions in the Representation of People Act, 1951, the Election Commission on Tuesday issued show cause notice to media houses, which published poll surveys predicting results of ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

Congress govts' farm loan waivers have helped BJP leaders, workers: Rahul Gandhi

Tarana, MP, May 14 (UNI): “The Prime Minister may have a 56-inch chest but the Congress has that large a heart.”

Central forces and money can't win Modi elections: Mamata

Kolkata, May 14 (UNI): West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she had never seen such blatant use of money power in elections.

Hindu Munnani, BJP cburn effigy of Kamal Haasan for ‘Hindu terror’ comment

Kanyakumari, May 14 (UNI): Members of the Hindu Munnani and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday burnt an effigy of Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan for his “Hindu extremist” comments, at Vadaseri junction in Nagercoil, here.

Clashes erupt at Amit Shah's roadshow in North Kolkata

Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): The massive roadshow of Amit Shah turned violent in North Kolkata on Tuesday evening as Trinamool Congress activists allegedly clashed with those of Bharatiya Janata Party members, media reports said.

Undignified language in political discourse unacceptable: Congress

New Delhi, May 14 (UNI): The Congress on Tuesday strongly condemned the remarks made by senior party leader Mani Shankar Aiyar, justifying his "neech" jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections but blamed the PM and the BJP leaders for lowering the level of public discourse in the country.

BJP's show of strength in Kolkata today, Amit Shah will hold roadshow

Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): With the political heat soaring in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is going to show its strength in the state with its national president Amit Shah holding a roadshow here on Tuesday.

PM Modi's government is a sinking ship: Mayawati

Lucknow, May 14 (IBNS): A day after hitting out at the Prime Minister by dragging his personal life and referring to his wife, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has termed the Narendra Modi government as a "sinking ship".

On The Campaign Trail: I am unstoppable, says Tollywood star Mimi Chakraborty

Actress-turned politician Mimi Chakraborty is fighting the Lok Sabha polls from the iconic Jadavpur constituency in West Bengal as a Trinamool Congress candidate. She is pitted against the BJP's Anupam Hazra and a heavyweight Left Front candidate, former city mayor Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya. Ahead of the polls in Jadavpur on May 19, IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh hits the heat and dust of a campaign trail with the Tollywood star to know more..

AAP leader Atishi asked to file evidence against Gautam Gambhir in ID case

New Delhi, May 13 (UNI): Metropolitan magistrate Viplav Dabas, on Monday, after hearing a complaint case filed by East Delhi Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi Marlena against cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir in a two ID case, directed her to file the concerned documents and record before summoning evidence before the court by May 31.

Priyanka Gandhi strafes Modi on radar remark

Indore, MP, May 13 (UNI): Employing sarcasm as a political weapon in the context of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent technology-related comment, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra quipped on Monday that the Premier’s “understanding of radar” resulted in the populace comprehending the truth regarding him.

Three FIRs including one against BJP candidates filed for disturbance during polling

Patna, May 13 (UNI): An FIR was registered against BJP candidate Sanjay Jaiswal while two more FIRs were lodged at Ghodasahan police station in East Champaran district on Monday in connection with BJP candidate`s bodyguard open fire to ward off an attack by a mob laced with wooden sticks allegedly having links with a particular party.

Priyanka Gandhi holds roadshow in Indore

Indore, May 13 (UNI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra held a roadshow here on her maiden political visit to Madhya Pradesh.

Mamata, Derek slam Amit Shah for 'Kangal Bangla' jibe

Kolkata, May 13 (IBNS/UNI): After Amit Shah's remark that Mamata Banerjee has turned Sonar (golden) Bangla into Kangal (beggar) Bangla, the West Bengal Chief Minister called the Bharatiya Janata Party chief "fathead" and said all they (BJP leaders) know is to start riots.

Lok Sabha polls: Varanasi to witness three-pronged electoral battle

Varanasi, May 13 (UNI): The city of Baba Vishwanath is again in the limelight due to the candidature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.