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Former Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat. (Photo:PTI)

Ex-Goa CM Digambar Kamat leaves for Delhi amid rumours of joining BJP

The senior Congress leader, who held reigns of the state from 2007 to 2012, left for Delhi on Sunday.

17 March 2019 2:29 PM IST

Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said the government is open to Saudi oil giant Aramcos interest to own majority stake in the proposed Rs 3-trillion refinery at Ratnagiri.

Odisha MLA Prakash Chandra Behera joins BJP

Prakash Chandra Behera, who represents Cuttack's Salepur constituency, quit the Congress on Saturday.

17 March 2019 2:19 PM IST

Congress to repeat victorious performance in Rajasthan: Sachin Pilot

Polling will be held in Rajasthan in two phases on April 29 and May 6.

17 March 2019 2:12 PM IST

On Saturday, the Prime Minister had tweeted a video showing how all Indians are chowkidars while flagging off the BJPs poll campaign. (Photo: Twitter)

'Chowkidar Narendra Modi': PM renames Twitter handle; top BJP leaders...

Soon after, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah also renamed his Twitter handle to 'Chowkidar Amit Shah'.

17 March 2019 1:46 PM IST

Of the 25 Lok Sabha candidates, seven were from the backward classes, four Scheduled Castes and one from Scheduled Tribes, Y S Jaganmohan Reddy said.

YSR Congress releases full list of candidates for LS, Assembly polls...

Only two candidates, who were elected as party MPs in 2014, have been re-nominated.

17 March 2019 1:10 PM IST

BJP president Amit Shah, flanked by JD(U) chief and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and Union minister and LJP president Ram Vilas Paswan, during a press conference in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

2019 Lok Sabha polls: NDA leaders of Bihar likely to announce...

The announcement will be made during a press conference at the Janata Dal (United) office in Patna later on Sunday.

17 March 2019 1:04 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam (Photo: PTI)

2019 LS electrions: Panneerselvam announces seat-sharing for...

BJP would be contesting on Lok Sabha constituencies of Kanyakumari, Sivagangai, Coimbatore, Thoothukudi &...

17 March 2019 11:44 AM IST

Congress General Secretary of UP (East) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday arrived in Lucknow to address the party workers ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Priyanka kick-starts election campaign in Lucknow, meets party workers

This is Priyanka Gandhi's second visit after being appointed the party's general secretary.

17 March 2019 11:43 AM IST

Kajal is also the president of Transgender Association of Jajpur and has been working for transgender rights as well as on local issues. (Photo: ANI)

Approached many parties but no one entertained me: BSP's transgender...

Kajal Nayak will contest from Korei assembly seat for upcoming assembly elections in Odisha.

17 March 2019 10:54 AM IST

T.T.V. Dhinakaran

AMMK releases 1st list of 24 candidate for LS polls

Dhinakaran's AMMK announced its first list of 24 candidates for 24 Lok Sabha seats and 9 byelection seats for the...

17 March 2019 10:25 AM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) late on Saturday held a meeting, presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah, to shortlist candidates for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections. (Photo: ANI)

BJP holds CEC meet, 1st candidates list for LS polls expected soon

The meeting of the BJP Central Election Committee (CEC) at the party's headquarters in Delhi culminated at 2 am on...

17 March 2019 9:19 AM IST

BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha (Photo: PTI)

BJP likely to drop Shatrughan, field Ravi Shankar Prasad from Patna...

The BJP had held a meeting at party's headquarters presided over by PM Modi and Amit Shah, to shortlist candidates for...

17 March 2019 9:09 AM IST