India, Politics, 26th Mar 2019, News & Stories from India

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His comments come in the backdrop of the Congress' allegations about Modi government's involvement in Rafale scam and helping industrialists like Mallya and Nirav Modi in fleeing the country. (Photo: ANI)

BJP bringing back fugitives ethical slap on Rahul Gandhi's face: Supriyo

Supriyo said that Nirav Modi's arrest has exposed the web of lies spread and created by Rahul.

26 Mar 2019 2:02 PM

"Those elders who build the home have been thrown out. When he cannot support his elders then who can he support," Kejriwal said in another tweet. (Photo: PTI)

PM insulted LK Advani, MM Joshi by not letting them contest LS polls: Kejriwal

Kejriwal noted that the attitude of the Prime Minister is against the Hindu culture which teaches people to respect their elders.

26 Mar 2019 2:02 PM

There should not be a single poor person in the country," Gandhi said. (Image: ANI)

Consulted Rahuram Rajan, 'big economists': Rahul on income scheme

Rahul Gandhi said only the rich could dream under the Narendra Modi rule.

26 Mar 2019 1:55 PM

Ananth Kumar passed away on November 12 last year after battling with pancreatic cancer. (Image: ANI)

Decision shocking, stand with party: Tejaswini after BJP denies ticket

BJP has fielded 28-year-old Tejasvi Surya as its candidate from the seat despite the fact that the seat was represented by Ananth Kumar.

26 Mar 2019 1:49 PM

Yadav alleged that the BJP was using a governor, government agencies and the media for its campaign. (Photo: File)

2019 LS polls: SP announces tie-up with Nishad Party, 2 other outfits

The SP has earlier tied up with the Mayawati-led BSP and the Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) to take on the BJP.

26 Mar 2019 1:42 PM

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is contesting Lok Sabha elections for the first time outside Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. (Photo: PTI)

AIMIM enters LS poll fray in Maharashtra

Polling would be held in Aurangabad in the third phase of elections on April 23.

26 Mar 2019 1:35 PM

If fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Rampur, she will take on senior SP leader Azam Khan. (Photo: ANI)

Actor-politician Jaya Prada joins BJP, may contest from UP's Rampur

Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh, had been elected from Rampur on SP ticket twice.

26 Mar 2019 1:31 PM

Addressing a press conference, Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala accused the BJP of being 'anti-poor'. (Photo: File)

Congress hits out at 'anti-poor' BJP; says NYAY not a 'top-up scheme'

Continuing his tirade against BJP, Surjewala said PM should tell his party how Nirav Modi, Mallya absconded from the country under his rule.

26 Mar 2019 1:27 PM

The AAP has been seeking an alliance with Congress in Delhi as the division of votes will help the BJP on all seven constituencies in the city. (Photo: File | ANI)

'Have problems but we’ll come together to defeat Modi, BJP': Chacko on Cong-AAP ties

The Congress’s Delhi unit has been divided over the alliance with AAP.

26 Mar 2019 1:25 PM

Nitin Gadkari filed his papers for the Nagpur Lok Sabha seat on Monday. (Photo: File)

Gadkari declares assets worth Rs 25.12 crore in election affidavit

According to his affidavit, he has movable assets worth Rs 69,38,691, while his wife has movable assets worth Rs 91,99,160.

26 Mar 2019 1:17 PM

Maharashtra will go to polls in the first four phases, beginning April 11. (Photo: PTI/File)

LS polls: Rahul, Sonia among Congress' star campaigners in Maharashtra

The seven-phased Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to be held from April 11 and will go on till May 19.

26 Mar 2019 12:56 PM

Amid the wave of displeasure, Singh might not contest the 2019 general elections. (Photo: File)

Can't compromise self-respect: Giriraj Singh as BJP changes his constituency

Singh wanted to contest national elections from Nawada but was given Begusarai.

26 Mar 2019 12:32 PM

Like Advani, MM Joshi is also deeply resentful of the manner in which he was pink-slipped by his party. (Photo: PTI | File)

‘BJP told me not to contest polls,’ says MM Joshi, benched after LK Advani

In the previous general election, Joshi had given up his Varanasi seat for PM Modi and moved to Kanpur, where he won by a huge margin,

26 Mar 2019 12:30 PM

The packages were first tested during the 2012 state elections in the Western state of Gujarat and have now mushroomed nationwide. (Photo: File)

India markets election tourism: Forget Taj Mahal, what about a Modi rally?

Packages consist of popular tourist destinations, rallies and interactions with election candidates and local politicians.

26 Mar 2019 11:19 AM

PM Modi will been addressing an electoral event in Uttarakhand’s Rudrapur on Thursday. (Photo: File)

Narendra Modi starts his poll campaign from all-important Uttar Pradesh

PM Modi will begin campaigning for elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Western Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.

26 Mar 2019 10:57 AM

'What kind of Prime Minister do you need- one like Narendra Modi or someone like Pappu (Rahul Gandhi),' the former state education minister asked. (Photo: ANI)

Instead of Amethi, Rahul should go to Pak, his real supporters are there: BJP leader

Kashyap also said that when PM Modi attacks Pakistan, only Cong feel aggrieved.

26 Mar 2019 10:37 AM

Both Advani and Joshi have also not made to the list of parliamentary candidates announced so far by the BJP. (Photo: ANI)

LK Advani, MM Joshi find no place in BJP's list of UP campaigners

PM Modi, Amit Shah and other top leaders are some of the key leaders who are part of this list of star campaigners.

26 Mar 2019 9:54 AM

Gandhi took to Twitter and slammed BJP leaders for ignoring the 'needy'. (Photo: File)

'BJP leaders busy in T-shirt marketing, while people suffer,' says Priyanka

Anurag Thakur, the BJP’s chief whip in the Lok Sabha, first set the trend by wearing a 'NAMO AGAIN' hoodie to the Parliament.

26 Mar 2019 9:49 AM

Mallya, who is currently facing trial in a UK Court, went on to highlight the 'double standards' of the NDA government, and questioned why public sector banks pitched in to save Jet Airways but let his company, Kingfisher Airlines, 'fail ruthlessly.' (Photo: File)

Take my money, save cash-strapped Jet Airways: Mallya urges banks

'Why do the Banks not take my money. It will help them to save Jet Airways if nothing else,' the liquor baron tweeted.

26 Mar 2019 9:23 AM

In Karnataka, the BJP has fielded Ashawat Narain from Bangalore Rural and Tejaswi Surya from Bangalore South. (Representational Image)

BJP announces names of 4 LS candidates, fields Gadtia against Patnaik in Bijepur

With this list, the party has announced names of 310 candidates for the general elections.

26 Mar 2019 9:09 AM

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