MUZAFFARNAGAR/MEERUT: BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday said her party will take concrete steps to make western UP a separate state if voted to serve at the Centre.At a rally in support of BSP candidate from Muzaffarnagar Lok Sabha seat Dara Singh Prajapati, Mayawati also said BJP has a very slim chance of coming to power…
BHOPAL/MYSURU/MANGALURU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised INDIA bloc on Sunday for advocating the elimination of nation’s nuclear deterrence when a strong India is needed amidst escalating conflicts around the world, alluding to the grim situation in West Asia.“We should have nuclear weapons to protect our country. Those saying otherwise, how will they protect India?” he…
NEW DELHI: Bansuri Swaraj, the BJP‘s candidate for the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat, emphasized that her candidacy is not a reward but a responsibility. “In our party, tickets are not cut, tickets are given. It was a coincidence that I got this ticket. It is a responsibility, not a reward,” Swaraj, the daughter of…
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said the ruling BJP has been raising the “closed issue” of Katchatheevu to gain political ground ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, which would “gravely harm the interests of the millions of Tamil-speaking people in Sri Lanka“.Chidambaram said the issue may create a situation of confrontation…
After leading Congress to a thumping victory in last year’s assembly elections, KPCC president, DK Shivakumar, now deputy chief minister, is confident of replicating this success in these Lok Sabha elections. His optimism stems from Congress’ five guarantees and anti-incumbency against the Narendra Modi administration. In an interview with TOI, he dismissed the notion of…
NEW DELHI: The Karnataka BJP has come down heavily on the Siddaramaiah-led state government after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two accused in the Rameshwaram cafe blast case on Friday.Read also: NIA arrests Bengaluru cafe blast mastermind, bomber from KolkataThe BJP, in a post on ‘X’, termed the accused as “Brothers of Congress”, saying…
Their firepower is way above their numerical strength. No party can afford to ignore them in west UP. When PM Narendra Modi announced Bharat Ratna for tallest Jat leader Chaudhary Charan Singh, it was a bid to win over the community the BJP had been trying to since 2014. Besides, despite its facile wins in…
Their firepower is way above their numerical strength. No party can afford to ignore them in west UP. When PM Narendra Modi announced Bharat Ratna for tallest Jat leader Chaudhary Charan Singh, it was a bid to win over the community the BJP had been trying to since 2014. Besides, despite its facile wins in…
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Thursday went all out to attack RJD leader Misa Bharti, daughter of former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav, over her remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “If people of this country give INDIA bloc a chance (to form the government), then PM Modi and other BJP leaders will be behind…
NEW DELHI: Former Congress spokesperson Rohan Gupta on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.Gupta had resigned from Congress on March 22 claiming “character assassination” and “humiliation” by a senior leader of the party’s communications department was the reason for his decision to leave the party.“The person who…
