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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Balangir in Odisha. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

MP BJP leaders join party's 'chowkidar' social media campaign

Several Union ministers and BJP leaders have already made the "chowkidar" addition to their social media profiles.

17 March 2019 5:24 PM IST

I am asking these questions as his misadventure is impairing national interest and I hope Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party would respond immediately, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley wrote on Facebook. (Photo: ANI)

People will make the right choice in upcoming elections: Arun Jaitley

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, "is a road to disaster. It is a race to the bottom," said the minister.

17 March 2019 5:13 PM IST

Congress left seven seats, these are Mainpuri, Kannauj, Firozabad and the seats from where Mayawati ji, RLDs Jayant ji and Ajit Singh will contest. (Photo: ANI)

2019 LS polls: Congress to leave 7 seats for SP-BSP-RLD alliance in UP

Congress will also give two seats to the Apna DalGonda and Pilibhi.

17 March 2019 4:56 PM IST

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan (Photo: PTI)

Senior MP BJP leader opposes Indore LS ticket for Sumitra Mahajan

Majority of the party workers are unhappy with her as she has not been in touch with them," Satyanarayan said.

17 March 2019 4:47 PM IST

I am ready to accept Stalin as my leader if they take me back into the DMK, expelled DMK leader and former Union minister MK Alagiri told reporters. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

M K Alagiri says DMK will meet same fate as in 2014 LS polls

The expelled DMK leader further said he would give views within a week on the DMK candidates to be fielded in the coming...

17 March 2019 4:40 PM IST

Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said the government will take cognisance of UGCs suggestion to remove words such as Hindu and Muslim from BHU and AMU. (Photo: PTI | File)

Congress indulging in politics of abuses, BJP will not retaliate:...

Let the public give its response in the upcoming elections," Javadekar told reporters.

17 March 2019 4:16 PM IST

Manohar Parrikar, who succeeded UPAs Antony as Defence Minister when NDA came to power in 2014, was speaking at the Goa Arts and Literature Festival in Panaji after launching a book Securing India The Modi Way, penned by Nitin Gokhale. (Photo: PTI)

BJP MLAs asked not to leave Goa: State BJP general secretary

After Congress dispatched a letter to Governor Mridula Sinha, BJP called for an 'emergency meeting' at the party...

17 March 2019 4:14 PM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the first priority is to bring all opposition parties together to take on the BJP in the coming Lok Sabha elections. (Photo: File | PTI)

To stop BJP, minorities likely to go with TMC in Bengal

ccording to Union Home Ministry data released in 2018, communal violence increased sharply since 2015 in West Bengal.

17 March 2019 4:09 PM IST

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. (Photo: PTI)

Goa BJP finalises names of candidates for state's 2 LS seats

Elections to the two Lok Sabha seats and three Assembly seats in Goa will be held on April 23.

17 March 2019 3:29 PM IST

The entire West Bengal administration is working for the ruling TMC, BJP President Amit Shah said. (Photo: ANI)

LS poll: BJP workers want Amit Shah to contest from Gandhinagar

The seat is currently held by BJP veteran L K Advani.

17 March 2019 3:23 PM IST

Shiv Sena's Arjun Khotkar withdraws demand to fight from Jalna LS seat

Khotkar announced he was withdrawing his demand as he understood the "principle of alliance".

17 March 2019 3:10 PM IST

Matter will be resolved': Chinese envoy on Azhar listing at UN

We are quite optimistic about the future cooperation between the two countries, Luo said.

17 March 2019 2:55 PM IST