THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Senior Congress leader and former Union finance minister P Chidambaram said on Sunday that the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) would be repealed in the first session of Parliament itself if the INDIA bloc comes to power. Speaking to media persons here, Chidambaram said the Congress party intends to repeal the CAA even though […]
AMROHA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday labeled the opposition INDIA bloc “anti-Sanatan” and accused its leaders of insulting Lord Krishna. “I went to Dwarka and went down into the sea and worshiped Lord Krishna. But the prince of Congress said there is nothing worth worshiping under the sea. These people are rejecting our thousands […]
NEW DELHI: The Congress accused the BJP on Friday of indulging in “corrupt practices” by “brazenly violating” the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and electoral laws, while urging the Election Commission (EC) to take immediate action. A delegation of Congress leaders, led by party spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi, met EC officials and handed over a memorandum […]
Jammu: In view of the ongoing ceasefire between India and Pakistan and the heavy deployment of paramilitary forces, the voting process is expected to be peaceful in 2,637 polling stations in the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency, a senior election official said. The seat in Jammu and Kashmir will go to polls on Friday in the […]
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that the manufacturer of the electronic voting machines does not know which button is going to be allotted to which political party or which machine is going to be allotted to which state or constituency. Answering queries on the working of the […]
NEW DELHI: A day before the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday told party workers that this is no ordinary election but one to save the Constitution, and exhorted them to tell people that the BJP is “destroying the idea of India”. In a video message, Gandhi told […]
KOKRAJHAR (ASSAM): BJP president J P Nadda on Thursday claimed that integration of North East with the rest of the country has happened under the Narendra Modi-led government, accusing the Congress of keeping the region in “isolation and ignorance”. He alleged that the opposition parties are not bothered about people’s welfare, and are out to […]
JAMMU: Chairman DPAP Ghulam Nabi Azad strongly criticized Congress’s Rahul Gandhi and NC’s Omar Abdullah for endorsing a candidate who “supported the rapists of Kathua’s daughter”. “Such alliances betray the trust of the people and compromise justice,” he said. He expressed disappointment with the present leadership of Congress, stating, “Their actions have severely tarnished the […]
GHAZIABAD: Amid intense speculation over whether he would contest the Lok Sabha polls from Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he would abide by his party’s decision on it. Gandhi made the remarks at a joint press conference here with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav. Asked whether he would contest from […]
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Tuesday barred Congress leader Randeep Surjewala from campaigning for 48 hours over his alleged derogatory remarks against BJP MP Hema Malini. This is the first campaign ban imposed by the poll body in this Lok Sabha election cycle. The Election Commission last Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to Surjewala […]