NEW DELHI: Olympic medal-winning boxer Vijender Singh on Wednesday explained his switch from the Congress to the BJP, describing it as a “well thought out decision” after establishing a connection with the saffron party through a mutual acquaintance. Singh, who had previously aligned with the Congress before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and was perceived…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday took a potshot at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, stating that if the young leader came to the state to campaign it would only end up benefitting the BJP.Gearing up for the Lok Sabha elections, Sarma addressed a mega election campaign rally and took part in…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said violence was the biggest challenge in West Bengal during elections and asked BJP workers in state to visit each and every house to encourage people to vote fearlessly. In a virtual interaction with BJP workers of the state, PM Modi said: “The biggest challenge in West…
NEW DELHI: During a campaign rally in Ghaziabad, defence minister Rajnath Singh took a sharp dig at the opposition, saying that their alliance match the strength of the NDA or BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Singh confidently proclaimed that the people’s support would render the opposition powerless in the polls.In a nod to…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday launched ‘Ghar Ghar Guarantee‘ initiative under which the party aims to reach out to crores of households across the country and make them aware of its “Panch Nyay Pachees Guarantees”. “We are distributing this guarantee card to take our “Panch Nyay Pachees Guarantee” to people. All Congress…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has asked the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to provide details of newspaper advertisements issued following its order regarding the use of the ‘clock’ symbol. The court directed the faction to include a disclaimer in all publicity material stating that the allocation of the symbol is sub judice.The bench…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday dismissed the importance of identifying an alternative to Prime Minister Narendra Modi within the parliamentary system. Tharoor revealed that a journalist asked him about proposing an alternative to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and he dismissed the question as “irrelevant”, saying that the focus lies on electing a…
JAMMU: A gangster has been shot dead in an exchange of fire with police near Government Medical College (GMC) Kathua while Probationary Sub-Inspector (PSI) Deepak Sharma, who suffered head injuries during the encounter succumbed to injuries during treatment, officials said on Wednesday.Sharing details about encounter, Police said, “On Tuesday at about 2235 hrs, firing incident…
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir’s DGP hailed a probationary police sub-inspector (SI) Deepak Sharma‘s courage, who succumbed to his injuries after suffering head injuries while encountering a gangster in Jammu and Kashmir, and said that the sacrifice of his will forever be remembered by the nation and people of J&K. “Hailing the bravery and unwavering…
AAP MLAs met her at the CM’s residence hours before she was to speak to him via video conferencing. He was sent to Tihar Jail on Monday, in judicial custody, for 15 days. “All MLAs requested her to give the message to Kejriwal that he was, is and will always be Delhi CM as 2…
