NEW DELHI: BJP leader Ravi Kishan on Tuesday called Congress leader Shashi Tharoor “angrez aadmi” for suggesting that the BJP would struggle to exceed 300 seats in the Lok Sabha elections.Responding to Tharoor’s allegations, BJP MP from Gorakhpur said, “Shashi Tharoor is ‘angrez aadmi’. We go to Manali and Shimla on vacations; they come to…
T’PURAM/JAIPUR/BENGALURU: Curtains were drawn Wednesday on a fervent campaign for phase two of the seven-stage LS polls slated for April 26 across 88 constituencies in 13 states, including all 20 seats in Kerala, 14 in Karnataka, 13 in Rajasthan, & eight each in Maharashtra and UP.Among the notable contestants in this round are Union minister…
BARMER: Rajasthan’s largest parliamentary constituency in terms of its geographical expanse, is set for a fascinating contest. Traditionally dominated by Congress, the constituency is now witnessing the emergence of an Independent candidate, Ravindra Singh Bhati, who is challenging the established order represented by Congress & BJP. Twenty-six-year-old Bhati, an independent MLA from Sheo, has changed…
On almost all metrics regarding women’s empowerment, Kerala is way ahead of most states. Ironically — especially for a state that has implemented 50% women’s reservation in local bodies, and where women account for 51.6% of all voters — women’s representation in this year’s list of Lok Sabha candidates, both from UDF and LDF, is…
