Gaddam Srinivas Yadav will be BRS candidate from Hyderabad
Hyderabad, March 25 (IANS) The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Monday announced that Gaddam Srinivas Yadav will be its candidate for the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat in Telangana. BRS President and former Telangana Chief Minister, KC Rao, made the announcement after consultation with party leaders from the constituency. With this, the BRS has announced candidates […]
For first time KCR’s family stays away from polls
Hyderabad, March 25 (IANS) 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 […]
Assam: Cong’s media cell chairman resigns after wife denied ticket
Guwahati, March 25 (IANS) Assam Congress MLA Bharat Chandra Narah has resigned from the post of chairman of the party’s media cell in the state after his wife Ranee Narah was denied a ticket for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Bharat Chandra Narah on Sunday quit from his post by sending a resignation letter to […]
Himachal Pradesh Governor, CM extend greetings on festival of colours
Shimla, March 25 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla and Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Monday, extended warm greetings on the festive occasion of Holi. Governor Shukla said that Holi, the festival of colours, has its own significance. He added that the festival would further strengthen the bonds of brotherhood and would go […]
Kerala Guv criticises CM Vijayan for approaching SC against President
Thiruvananthapuram, March 25 (IANS) Two days after the Kerala government approached the Supreme Court with a petition against the President for the delay in clearing the bills, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Monday criticises the government for approaching the apex court. “It’s the right of any aggrieved party to approach the courts but there […]
AAP holds protests, candle marches against party chief’s arrest
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday staged protests in the national capital against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the excise policy case. Delhi Minister Atishi led a candle march at Kalkaji while INDIA bloc candidate from East Delhi Lok Sabha […]
Assam’s Cong unit chief may join BJP, claims Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati, March 25 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that state unit Congress Chief Bhupen Borah may join the BJP in the coming days. “Except one or two… no other Hindu leaders will stay in Congress. Even Bhupen Borah any day may leave the Congress and join the BJP,” CM Sarma […]
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to contest from Odisha’s Sambalpur LS seat
Bhubaneswar, March 25 (IANS) Union Education Minister and BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan will contest from Odisha’s Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency in the upcoming general elections, replacing sitting MP Nitesh Ganga Deb. Pradhan, who has held several important portfolios in the NDA government since 2014, for the first time will try his luck in a direct […]
LS polls: BJP names 7 candidates in Rajasthan in 5th list
Jaipur, March 25 (IANS) The BJP on Sunday named 7 candidates in Rajasthan for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in its fifth list. Priyanka Balan, a fresh face, has been fielded from Ganganagar, while Shubhkaran Chaudhary, who lost Assembly polls from Udaipurwati, has been named the party nominee in Jhunjhunu. Manju Sharma, daughter of veteran […]
Wife Sunita meets Arvind Kejriwal at ED office, allowed 30 minute meeting daily
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Sunita Kejriwal, the wife of arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, met her husband, who is currently in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an excise policy case, at the agency’s office on Sunday evening. According to sources, she arrived at the ED office on the […]
