Rahul Gandhi admits misquoting Supreme Court on Rafale attack against Modi
New Delhi, Apr 22 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday filed his reply in the Supreme Court to the contempt plea filed against him by BJP Parliamentarian Meenakshi Lekhi and expressed regret for the remarks he made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi while attacking him on the Rafale issue.
Uphill task for Lalu candidate in Madhepura as three Yadavs battle it out
PATNA: There is a very interesting fact about Madhepura—“Rome Pope ka, Madhepura Gope ka (What Rome is to Pope, Madhepura is to Gope or Yadavs)”. It’s not surprising then that this key north Bihar constituency has elected only Yadavs as its leader in the Lok Sabha since Independence.
Amid violence in Bengal, 2nd phase of LS poll records 66 pct turnout across India
New Delhi, Apr 18 (IBNS): The second phase of the Lok Sabha election witnessed a turnout of 66 percent on Monday though it was partly marred by sporadic clashes in West Bengal and Tripura.
Dalit-Muslim unity is impossible, Hindus will have to vote for BJP: Yogi
Meerut/Bareilly, Apr 9 (UNI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said Hindus have no other choice than to support BJP as Congress and the alliance were just interested in wooing Muslims.
Congress manifesto for Lok Sabha election 2019 raises more questions than hope
With less than a week left for the elections, the largest opposition party Congress finally released its much awaited manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections describing it as the ‘voice of the people’ which seeks to sharply differentiate the grand-old-part party from the BJP by promising to scrap the sedition law, dilute AFSPA and withdraw the citizenship amendment bill, alongside offering populist pledges on minimum income support for all poor families, improved healthcare, jobs and education.
Sam Pitroda admits that Rahul's NYAY scheme will hit the middle class, urges them to not be selfish
New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS): Congress overseas chief Sam Pitroda has asked the Indian middle class to not be 'selfish' as he admitted that the NYAY scheme promised by party chief Rahul Gandhi if elected to power might result in the increase of taxes.
Priyanka Gandhi will contest in LS polls if Congress wants
Lucknow, Mar 27 (IBNS): Congress leader and AICC General secretary in-charge for Uttar Pradesh east Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said she is ready to contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections if her party wants so.
Assam: Out of eight declared candidates three sitting BJP MPs denied party tickets
Guwahati, Mar 21 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday declared its first list of 182 candidates including eight from Assam for Lok Sabha elections.
Social media platforms present 'Voluntary Code of Ethics for 2019 General Election'
New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): The Social Media Platforms and Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), on Wednesday presented a “Voluntary Code of Ethics for the General Election 2019” to Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Election Commissioners Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra.
ECI appoints Special Expenditure Observers for Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
New Delhi, Mar 19 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India has appointed two eminent former civil servants Shailendra Handa and Madhu Mahajan as Special Expenditure Observers for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections.
FIR against BJP MP Babul Supriyo for his theme song on election
Kolkata, Mar 19 (UNI): The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to sitting Asansol MP and Union minister of state for heavy industries and public enterprises Babul Supriyo for his campaign music-video against Mamata Banerjee's TMC.