All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen President Asaduddin Owaisi was denied permission to hold a rally in the city’s “communally sensitive” Bhavani Peth locality on Tuesday by the Pune Police. The rally was scheduled by the party’s city unit to promote an applicant ahead of the February 21 Pune Municipal Corporation polls,[Read More…]
In another dreadful incident, a BJP worker was allegedly hacked to death in Kerala’s Thrissur district late on Sunday. As per a report in CNN News18, a BJP worker called Nirmal was stabbed to death following a battle during celebrations at a temple in Mukkattukara. The BJP state unit has[Read More…]
The political chaos in Tamil Nadu continues even after a week and witnessing the endless war of words between AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala and senior party leader O Panneerselvam. Notably, several politicians and film personalities came forward to give their support to Panneerselvam, while Sasikala, rushed to meet MLAs[Read More…]
Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo, Mulayam Singh Yadav on Saturday addressed his first rally where he sought votes for brother Shivpal, saying the election is important for both of them. Mulayam, who was removed as party president with his son Akhilesh Yadav taking over the reins just before the polls following[Read More…]
Sixty-three per cent voters exercised their franchise in 73 assembly constituencies in the first of the seven-phase UP polls on Saturday, the Election Commission said.Barring an incident of Barring an incident of voter-slip snatching and clashes among supporters of rival parties at Baghpat, polling was peaceful.The turnout was estimated at[Read More…]
Taking a dig at UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday charged him with presiding over chaos and lawlessness in the state in the past five years. Addressing a gathering in Budayun, a Yadav stronghold, the Prime Minister said time has come to reverse the caste[Read More…]
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi released a joint list of ten commitments to the people of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday in a joint press conference in Lucknow. The commitments include providing smart phones, skill development, free cycles and homes for the poor. The promises also include Rahul Gandhi’s[Read More…]
Attacking PM Narendra Modi over his “raincoat” remark about former prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today said that he was aware that “PM was fond of peeping into others’ bathrooms” The comment was made in the Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi were addressing a joint[Read More…]
All eyes of Uttar Pradesh as the polling in 73 constituencies of western UP to begin shortly. The first part of the seven-part UP thriller will begin on Saturday as volatile western Uttar Pradesh goes to the polls. The polls cover 73 constituencies spread over 15 districts. However, the political[Read More…]
Nearly 2.6 crore people in 73 constituencies of western Uttar Pradesh will be eligible to vote on Saturday in the first of the seven phases of high-stake Assembly elections. 839 candidates, including from main contenders BJP, BSP, allies Congress and Samajwadi party, RLD as well independents, are in the fray[Read More…]
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will release a joint list of ten commitments to the people of Uttar Pradesh. The two leaders on Saturday will together release the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) here, Congress leader Satyadev Tripathi said. Some of the promises made by[Read More…]
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced relief measures for those affected by demonetisation. Mamata Banerjee, has been a foremost opponent of the Centre’s demonetization move and her state government has also become first to announce relief measures. Presenting the first budget of the Trinamool government’s second term[Read More…]
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Friday said more women leaders would make the world safer as they can ensure promoting deeper human values. “Scientists now say women are more sensitive of others’ suffering. There are 200 nations on this planet and more women leaders would bring more safer world,”[Read More…]
Union Minister Uma Bharti during a campaign in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday said to a huge crowd that she made rapists “beg for forgiveness” when she was a chief minister. “Rapists should be tortured in front of victims until they beg for forgiveness. When I was the CM, I made[Read More…]