Fearing ED-CBI, Shinde wanted to join BJP in 2022, claims Sanjay Raut
Thane (Maharashtra), May 8 (IANS) The Shiv Sena (UBT) has claimed that Shiv Sena leader and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was “scared of going to jail” and wanted to ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in June 2022, but the undivided party did not respond to his plea. Launching a blistering attack on CM […]
FM Sitharaman cites data on surge in PSUs’ profits, net worth to slam Cong amid poll heat
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday reeled out statistics to drive home her point that the country’s Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) have shown a marked improvement in their economic performance in the last 10 years compared to the tenure of the Congress-led government prior to 2014. The Finance Minister cited […]
Corruption, appeasement politics link Cong & BRS, says PM Modi
Karimnagar (Telangana), May 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday termed Congress and BRS as the two sides of the same coin, saying corruption, appeasement politics and zero governance model link the two parties. Alleging that Congress and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) are part of the same corruption syndicate, the Prime Minister said they […]
FM Sitharaman takes Rahul Gandhi to task over HAL
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman on Wednesday took senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to task over what she called his “malicious attack” on public sector giant Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The Finance Minister said that contrary to Rahul Gandh’s claims of HAL not performing well, its market valuation, under Prime […]
LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in Telangana, Andhra today
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will offer prayers at Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy Temple in Telagana’s Karimnagar on Wednesday before kick-starting the Lok Sabha poll campaign in the state. After offering prayers, the Prime Minister will address a public meeting in Karimnagar at 10 a.m. followed by another in Warangal at […]
Land registration for ‘Uttarakhand Bhawan’ in Ayodhya done, construction to start soon: CM Dhami
Dehradun, May 8 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced that the registration of the land allotted to the state government for the construction of ‘Uttarakhand Bhawan’ in Ayodhya has been done and the construction work will be started soon. “Congratulations to all Ram devotees of the state! As per the earlier promise, […]
Phase-3 LS polls: Maharashtra’s 11 constituencies record around 61 pc voter turnout
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) Maharashtra’s 11 constituencies, which went to the poll on Tuesday in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections, recorded around 61 per cent voter turnout, according to the provisional figures released by the Election Commission of India. In the 2019 elections, these constituencies witnessed 63 per cent voting. Maharashtra’s Chief […]
EC provisional figures peg third phase turnout at 64.4 per cent as polling ends in 20 states/UTs (Lead)
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The voter turnout in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday, covering 93 constituencies in 11 states/UTs, was approximately 64.40 per cent as of 11.45 p.m., with the highest voting reported from Assam (4 seats) at 81.61 per cent, and the lowest from Uttar Pradesh (10 seats) […]
PM Modi to file nomination from Varanasi on May 14, hold mega roadshow on May 13
Varanasi, May 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will file his nomination from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh on May 14. He will hold a roadshow in his parliamentary constituency on May 13. According to district officials, before starting the roadshow, the Prime Minister will first pay tribute to the Madan Mohan […]
Israeli hostage dies in Gaza: Hamas
Gaza, May 8 (IANS) An Israeli elderly hostage passed away in Gaza as she did not receive medical treatment amid the Israeli attacks on the hospitals in the enclave, Hamas has said. Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said in a statement on Tuesday that “Judy Feinstein, an elderly woman, died because she did […]
