India, Politics, 23rd Mar 2019, News & Stories from India

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India Politics 23 Mar 2019

India, Politics, 23 Mar 2019

PM's lookalike Jagdish Modi is a housekeeping staff at a restaurant, and BJP sympathiser. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi lookalike surprises people at BJP headquarters

He said that for long he has been campaigning for the BJP during elections in the states like Uttar Pradesh and several others.

23 Mar 2019 9:00 PM

hief Minister K Palaniswami on Saturday lashed out at arch-rival DMK, dubbing it a 'chameleon' for shifting its stand for power while DMK chief M K Stalin trained his guns on the AIADMK, saying it has forgotten late J Jayalalithaa, who opposed Prime Minister Modi. (Photo: File)

CM Palaniswami, DMK chief Stalin trade barbs in campaign trail

Palaniswami, spearheading the ruling party's election campaign, said DMK was akin to a chameleon which changed its colours quite too often.

23 Mar 2019 8:16 PM

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to contest from Trivandrum Parliamentary constituency against him in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections. (Photo: File)

Tharoor challenges PM Modi to contest against him from Trivandrum

Tharoor's response comes after Surjewala announced that Rahul will 'positively consider' the Kerala Cong proposal to contest from Wayanad.

23 Mar 2019 7:46 PM

Congress on Saturday petitioned the state Governor over the ruling TRS in Telangana allegedly encouraging defections of its MLAs and said it would also complain to the Lokpal on the matter. (Photo: File)

T’gana: Cong petitions Guv on TRS 'encouraging' defections of its MLAs

Congress also held an all-party meeting here on Saturday against the alleged defection of MLAs.

23 Mar 2019 7:35 PM

In a statement, MNS general secretary Shalini Thackeray said party chief Raj Thackeray had last year stated that the BJP was sponsoring movies like 'Toilet-Ek Prem Katha' and 'Padman' to promote its government's schemes. (Photo: File)

MNS threatens agitation against Modi biopic

The MNS threatened to stall the release of a biopic on PM Modi claiming it violated the model code of conduct for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

23 Mar 2019 7:05 PM

Gowda ceded the Hassan seat that he had been representing to his grandson Prajwal Revanna. (Photo: File)

Gowda ends suspense, to contest from Tumkur

Gowda had earlier expressed doubts about contesting the polls, saying he was thinking about his 'usefulness' in the national capital.

23 Mar 2019 6:42 PM

Former IAS officer Shah Faesal on Saturday said that his recently formed party, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement (JKPM), will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, but asked the people to vote in large numbers for electing the 'right candidates'. (Photo: File)

Ex-IAS officer Shah Faesal's party not to contest LS elections, urges people to vote

The former IAS officer said the main reason for not contesting the polls was to focus more on the mass contact programme.

23 Mar 2019 6:25 PM

Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released a list of 11 candidates for the states of Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and West Bengal ahead of the ensuing assembly elections. (Photo: File/ Representational Image)

2019 LS polls: BJP releases list of 11 candidates for 4 states

Out of 11 seats, six are from Telangana, three are from Uttar Pradesh and one each from Kerala and West Bengal.

23 Mar 2019 6:15 PM

Maharashtra Congress Chief Ashok Chavan announced the seat-sharing. (Photo: ANI)

2019 LS polls: Cong-NCP announces Maharashtra seat-sharing

Congress would contest on 24 seats, NCP on 20 seats.

23 Mar 2019 6:03 PM

“It does not matter to which party I belong. My only aspiration is to serve the people of my state,” Rajeshwari said. (Photo: ANI)

Former BJD MP Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh joins BJP

She was inducted into BJP in the presence of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

23 Mar 2019 5:34 PM

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath said on Saturday. (Photo: File)

2019 LS polls: Digvijaya Singh to contest from Bhopal

This decision comes four days after Kamal Nath's challenge to Digvijaya Singh to contest from the 'toughest' seat in the upcoming polls.

23 Mar 2019 5:07 PM

The upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the state will be between ideologies. (File Photo)

Chowkidaar of the corrupt Modi, lies all day: Rahul Gandhi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of lying all day.

23 Mar 2019 4:29 PM

Five constituencies each will go to polls on first two phases on April 11 and 18 and four seats on the third phase on April 23. (Photo: Representative)

2019 LS polls: National People's Party Assam releases first list

Assam goes to polls in three phases for its 14 Lok Sabha seats.

23 Mar 2019 4:03 PM

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday termed the BJP 'schizophrenic' and alleged that the party tries to co-opt icons like Mahatma Gandhi, B R Ambedkar and Ram Manohar Lohia but follows people who these leaders disagreed with. (Photo: File)

BJP seems to be schizophrenic: Akhilesh Yadav on PM's blog

It was in response to Modi's blog dubbing efforts of regional parties' grand alliance with Cong as 'reprehensible'.

23 Mar 2019 3:57 PM

Earlier, the party had announced names of candidates for 10 Lok Sabha constituencies and 99 Assembly seats in Odisha. (Photo: Representational)

Cong names candidates for 2 LS seats, 54 Assembly in Odisha in 2nd list

The party is yet to announce its candidate for the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.

23 Mar 2019 3:43 PM

BJP chief Amit Shah on Saturday asked Congress president Rahul Gandhi to clear his party's stand on Sam Pitroda's comments questioning the government's aggressive action against Pakistan after the Pulwama terror attack. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Rahul Gandhi should apologise for Pitroda's remarks: Amit Shah

Addressing the media, Shah said that Congress has 'insulted' martyrdom of soldiers and put a question mark on the nation's security.

23 Mar 2019 3:31 PM

BJP MLA Kamal Patel made this statement in response to the posters that have come up in the streets of Madhya Pradesh portraying the Congress chief as the Hindu deity. (Photo: ANI)

Rahul Gandhi should consume poision: BJP MLA

He said, 'If Congress thinks Rahul Gandhi is Shiva avatar then they should give him poison.'

23 Mar 2019 3:26 PM

Bhosale was attending a school programme where he also answered the queries from the students. (Photo: ANI)

Obvious for boys to stare at girls: NCP leader Udayanraje Bhosale

The misogynist comment was even cheered by some in the audience.

23 Mar 2019 3:15 PM

Ayyakannu, who is also president of the National South Indian Rivers Inter-Linking Farmers Association, said the decision to contest the polls from Uttar Pradesh was to urge the BJP to include in their manifesto that their demands, including 'profitable prices for farm produce,' would be fulfilled. (Photo: File)

111 TN farmers to contest against PM Modi in Varanasi

Tamil Nadu farmers leader P Ayyakannu said on Saturday that 111 farmers from the State will contest against Modi from Varanasi.

23 Mar 2019 3:06 PM

Raghavendra said, 'My father does not have a habit of writing in a dairy.' (Photo: ANI)

Yeddy Diaries: BSY's son calls it joke of the year, demands inquiry

Raghavendra accused the Congress of unnecessarily creating a controversy.

23 Mar 2019 2:54 PM

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