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Congress, BJP condemn Pakistan army chief's Kashmir remark

New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Congress and the BJP Thursday strongly objected to Pakistan army chief Raheel Sharif's claim that Kashmir was Islamabad's "jugular vein", with the Congress reasserting

My father is Rajiv Gandhi: Priyanka to Modi's daughter comment

Amethi/New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) In a scathing retort to Narendra Modi's reported "daughter" comment, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Thursday said she was the daughter of late former prime minister Rajiv

Court grants 10 days custody parole to Mukhtar Ansari

New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) A court here has granted Uttar Pradesh legislator Mukhtar Ansari 10 days' custody parole for election campaigning, a lawyer said Thursday.A sitting legislator from Mau

Remove two Bengal poll officials: Left Front

Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) A day after complaining of "massive ragging" in the Lok Sabha election in West Bengal, the Left Front (LF) Thursday demanded the removal of two election officials.LF chairman

TV anchor Amrita Rai files hacking complaint

New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) A day after her intimate photographs with Congress leader Digvijaya Singh appeared on a social networking site, TV anchor Amrita Rai Thursday lodged a police complaint,

Stop Trinamool's attempts to loot votes: Congress leader to partymen

Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) A senior Congress leader Thursday called upon his partymen to form village protection forces and "resist by whatever means" attempts by West Bengal's ruling Trinamool

Bengal polls free, fair and peaceful: Election official

Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) The Election Commission's Special Observer for West Bengal Sudhir Kumar Rakesh Thursday maintained that the April 30 poll exercise was "absolutely free, fair and peaceful",

Gujarat government didn't follow EC order on Modi: Congress

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday said the Gujarat government had not obeyed the Electuion Commission directive to lodge a police complaint against Chief Minister Narendra Modi

BJP slams Pakistani minister's remarks on Modi

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The BJP Wednesday denounced Pakistan Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan's comments that Narendra Modi's election as prime minister will destabilise the region,

Modi's lotus triggers row as millions vote in India

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Some 83 million voted in 89 Lok Sabha constituencies across India Wednesday, a day an FIR was slapped against BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for showing

Kapil's Narendra Modi tweet caused an uproar

Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Comedian Kapil Sharma's innocuous re-tweet of Bharatiya Janata Party's primeministerial candidate Narendra Modi's remark comparing Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's

Police lodge FIR against Modi for poll code breach

Ahmedabad/New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Gujarat Police Wednesday registered a FIR against BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on the Election Commission's directions for violating law by

FIR against me shows panic in Congress: Modi

Tirupati, April 30 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said that the FIR booked against him in Gujarat shows the panic in the Congress.Addressing an election meeting Wednesday

Congress backstabbed Seemandhra: Modi

Tirupati, April 30 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Wednesday alleged that the Congress backstabbed Seemandhra and promised to develop it as the number one state in the

Modi represents RSS ideology: Rahul Gandhi

Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh), May 1 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi represents the ideology of the RSS, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said Thursday.Referring to M.S.

Modi votes, clicks selfie, criticises Congress

Ahmedabad, April 30 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Wednesday cast his vote, clicked a selfie and attacked the Congress, saying nothing can now save the "mother-son"

Mukhtar Ansari's party to support Congress in Varanasi Against Modi & Kejriwal

Lucknow, April 29 (IANS) The Qaumi Ekta Dal (QED) of Mukhtar Ansari Tuesday extended support to Congress candidate from Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, Ajay Rai.Earlier, Ansari, currently lodged

'Yeh dil mange' 300 lotuses, says Modi, triggers row

Palampur/Mandi, April 29 (IANS) BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Tuesday made a passionate appeal to voters to ensure his party's victory on 300 Lok Sabha seats, but his use of Kargil

In Varanasi, AAP works door-to-door: Kejriwal

Varanasi, April 29 (IANS) Dusk has begun to fall and a group of little urchins sporting saffron caps and wearing Narendra Modi masks play outside AAP's central office here and hail BJP's prime

Sonia, Rajnath to battle it out Wednesday

Lucknow, April 29 (IANS) The next round of the Lok Sabha battle in Uttar Pradesh April 30 will involve 14 constituencies including those of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her BJP counterpart