CHENNAI: An election flying squad seized 4 crore in cash from three people aboard the Chennai-Tirunelveli Nellai Express when the train reached Tambaram station on Saturday night. Inquiries revealed that one of them is a BJP worker with an official party identity card.S Sathish, 33, of Agaram, his brother S Navin, 31, and S Perumal,…
A 47-year-old engineer from Thane, Maharashtra, was booked for uttering the word ‘bomb’ at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) during frisking on March 28. On April 5, FIR was registered against Sanjay Pai based on a complaint filed by an airline staff after obtaining court permission. Accor-ding to the complaint to KIA police, when the…
BHUBANESWAR: In politics, there are no permanent enemies. This was evident after BJP’s Odisha vice-president Lekhasri Samantsinghar, who till the other day was a vocal critic of chief minister Naveen Patnaik, joined the BJD on Sunday and could be the party’s nominee for Balasore Lok Sabha seat.Balasore is the only seat where the BJD has…
NAGPUR: CM Eknath Shinde said Union minister Nitin Gadkari was the “favourite minister” of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackery, during his stint in the state govt in 90s. Joining Gadkari on Sunday evening during the former’s campaign trail, Shinde said it was Balasaheb who gave Gadkari the popular nickname ‘Roadkari’.Gadkari was the PWD minister in…
NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday committed a faux pas after making an erroneous prediction that the NDA would secure “more than 4,000 seats” in the Lok Sabha, a number far exceeding the actual strength of the lower house.Kumar, who leads the JD(U) and recently rejoined the BJP-led alliance, committed the gaffe…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asked people to share their feedback on the party’s manifesto, which he said was hailed by people as being ‘revolutionary.’ “The Congress manifesto is the voice of every Indian, share your thoughts on social media,” the congress leader said in a video posted on Instagram.“I made this…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lambasted the Congress, asserting that the progress achieved in the last ten years surpassed what had been accomplished in the 60 years following independence.Speaking at a public rally in Nawada, Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised that the Central government is undertaking bold initiatives for the nation.Prime…
NEW DELHI: BJP’s Odisha vice president, Lekhasri Samantasinghar tendered her resignation to the saffron party and announced her decision to join BJD ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha and state assembly elections. Lekhasri becomes the second BJP Odisha vice-president, following Bhrugu Baxipatra, to exit the party and join the BJD in the weeks preceding the…
HYDERABAD: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi Saturday said Congress, if voted into office in the Lok Sabha elections, would conduct a financial and institutional survey to ascertain who is in possession of the wealth of the country, and would then undertake an exercise to redistribute the same.He also promised representation of each community in every…
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose‘s family condemned on Saturday attempts by actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut to distort history and try to pit Bose against Jawaharlal Nehru by calling the former the first PM of India.“Nehru was the first PM of the Dominion of India after the partition of Bengal and Punjab. This is history. No one…
