For first time KCR’s family stays away from polls

For first time KCR’s family stays away from polls

New Delhi: For the first time since floating TRS (now BRS) 23 years ago, the family of party founder K. Chandrasekhar Rao is staying away from Lok Sabha elections. The former Chief Minister or his family member fought every Parliament and Assembly election since 2004. There were speculations that KCR, as the BRS chief is […]

Will Sangh Parivar abandon slogan ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ coined by a Muslim, Kerala CM asks

Malappuram (Kerala): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said the slogans ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and ‘Jai Hind’ were first raised by two Muslims and asked whether the Sangh Parivar would be ready to abandon them. Reaching out to the minority community in this Muslim-dominated north Kerala district, the veteran CPI(M) leader said Muslim […]

Lung cancer: ICMR invites researchers to conduct meta-analyses for evidence-based guidelines

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has invited expressions of interest from researchers to conduct systematic reviews and meta-analyses for generating evidence pertaining to lung cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis, management and palliation. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses play a crucial role in synthesizing existing evidence to inform decision-making in the management of lung […]

INDIA bloc will cross 272; PM’s corruption pitch ‘hollow’: Jairam

INDIA bloc will cross 272; PM’s corruption pitch ‘hollow’: Jairam

New Delhi: The INDIA bloc is intact despite Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s “somersault” and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee deciding to be Mamata Banerjee, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has said, rejecting as “hollow” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pitch against the opposition on corruption. In an interaction with PTI editors, Ramesh also said the opposition […]

BJP attacks ‘INDIA’ bloc over DMK minister’s remarks against PM Modi

BJP attacks ‘INDIA’ bloc over DMK minister’s remarks against PM Modi

New Delhi/Chennai: Accusing Tamil Nadu minister Anitha Radhakrishnan of making derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP lashed out at the INDIA bloc on Sunday, saying the conscience of the opposition alliance “is dead”. K Annamalai, the BJP’s Tamil Nadu unit president, alleged that DMK leaders have reached a new low in their […]

AAP holds candle march in protest against Kejriwal’s arrest

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday held a candle march in protest against its convenor and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the liquor policy money laundering case. All the AAP MLAs and Councillors have been asked to hold candle march in their areas against the […]

BSP, Cong announce first list of candidates for LS polls in UP

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) led by Mayawati on Sunday announced the names of 16 candidates for Lok Sabha polls. Yesterday , Congress too had released its first list of 9 candidates for UP with selecting UP Congress President Ajay Rai to contest against PM Modi for the third time from Varanasi. The BSP candidates […]

Six disqualified Congress MLAs in Himachal Pradesh join BJP

Six disqualified Congress MLAs in Himachal Pradesh join BJP

New Delhi: Six former MLAs from Himachal Pradesh, disqualified as Congress legislators, have joined the BJP in Delhi. The event took place in the presence of Union Minister Anurag Thakur and former Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. The six MLAs — Sudhir Sharma, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal, Ravi Thakur, Chetanya Sharma, Rajinder Rana and Devinder […]

Cong like well-established company with fluctuating market cap; BJP startup: Jairam

Cong like well-established company with fluctuating market cap; BJP startup: Jairam

New Delhi: Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh likened his party to a “well-established company” whose market capitalisation keeps fluctuating and asserted that it will stage a comeback. In an interaction at the PTI office here, Ramesh also dismissed suggestions that it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s charisma that was […]

In message from ED custody, CM Kejriwal says no bar can keep him inside

New Delhi: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita, in her first address following his arrest, on Saturday read out a message in which the Delhi chief minister asserted that every moment of his life has been dedicated to serving the country. In a message from the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) custody, the Delhi chief minister said […]

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