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Senior Congress leader reveals grand alliance failure with his party

Tarun Gogoi, a six-term former MP and union minister, also rubbished the BJP's allegation of the Congress being a...

29 March 2019 1:25 PM IST

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav also declared the name of his partys candidates. (Photo: ANI)

Bihar's 'mahagathbandhan' releases seat allocation for 2019 LS poll

Out of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, polling would be held in 31 constituencies in phases three to seven between...

29 March 2019 1:10 PM IST

Supriya announced that she would be stepping down from her post at an English news channel. (Source: twitter)

LS Polls: Cong fields journalist Supriya Shrinate from Maharajganj

The state will vote in four phases on April 11, 18, 23 and 29.

29 March 2019 1:01 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

No contest in 2019, NDA will win over 300 seats, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Modi claimed that past governments were mired in corruption over defence deals.

29 March 2019 12:57 PM IST

Launching his campaign in eastern India with a rally in Jeypore area of Odishas Koraput district, the Prime Minister said the NDA government wouldnt have been able to do any development work in the country without the support of the people. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Pak still counting bodies, Oppn asking for proof of Balakot airstrike:...

In his speech, PM Modi asserted that the NDA government has left no stone unturned to bring about development in the...

29 March 2019 12:30 PM IST

Matondkar was inducted into the party on Wednesday in the presence of Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala and newly-appointed Mumbai Congress chief Milind Deora. (Photo: ANI)

2019 LS Polls: Congress fields Urmila Matondkar from Mumbai North

Responding to a question on the issues she will raise as a politician, the actress said she will focus on rights given...

29 March 2019 12:11 PM IST

We will break any fingers that are pointed at us now, he said while addressing a public rally in Etawah on Thursday. (Photo: ANI)

Will break fingers pointed at us: UP BJP candidate's open threat

Ram Shankar Katheria made this controversial statement in reference to the false cases registered against him and other...

29 March 2019 10:56 AM IST

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said he will fight from wherever Congress president Rahul Gandhi asks him to. (Photo: File)

Why is RSS hostile to me when I am a Hindu?' asks Digvijaya

Singh, who is the Congress candidate from Bhopal, said he was a disciple of Shankaracharya, but he did not show off his...

29 March 2019 10:47 AM IST

His remark, however, backfires when the social media took him to task for the comment and said it was sexist and insulting to women. (Photo:

'Has white hair, but talks like blonde': Cong leader slammed for...

Sanjay Jha is the national spokesperson of the Congress and is one the most forceful critics of PM Modi and his...

29 March 2019 10:43 AM IST

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray

2019 LS polls: Shiv Sena to contest in West Bengal for first time

In 2016 state assembly election, the Shiv Sena had contested 18 seats but failed to make an impact.

29 March 2019 10:06 AM IST

2019 LS polls: Dhinakarans AMMK gets gift pack as common symbol

2019 LS polls: Dhinakaran's AMMK gets 'gift pack' as common symbol

This comes after SC refused to direct EC to issue 'pressure cooker' as common symbol to candidates contesting under AMMK...

29 March 2019 10:01 AM IST

Baghel has been Chhattisgarh president of the Congress for the last five years and took Raman Singh-led BJP government head-on in the recently concluded elections. (Photo: ANI)

Ex-C'garh CM Raman Singh's son-in-law hospital raided

Raman Singh, meanwhile, claimed that the police's action was politically motivated, and the case would not stand in the...

29 March 2019 9:02 AM IST