PUNE: Despite being decorated with the Sansad Ratna (Best Parliamentarian) award five times and Maha Sansad Ratna once, Shrirang Barne, the two-time Member of Parliament from Pune’s Maval, had one regret-his 2014 and 2019 affidavit mentioned his educational qualification as “10th class fail”. Not any more.The 60-year-old Shiv Sena MP who filed his nomination for…
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge surprised everyone by deciding not to contest Lok Sabha polls. The 81-year-old told TOI of his commitment to his role as a national leader and why he decided not to contest. Excerpts:As chairman of INDIA bloc, your influence nationwide is palpable in these elections. However, your absence in Gulbarga constituency in…
BHUBANESWAR: The humble lungi, a go-to dress for many Indian men at home, has suddenly got a life of its own ever since a video of chief minister Naveen Patnaik, dressed in a lungi and white, round-neck T-shirt, and holding cut-outs of BJD’s conch symbol, was uploaded by the BJD as part of its ‘Jodi…
JAULA, MUZAFFARNAGAR: Ifever there was a competition for warm, cuddly names to denote the coldest, cruellest irony, ‘Ekta Colony’ in Jaula village of Budhana block would be a prime contender.The rows of broken, brickwalled houses — if it can be called that — with spilling sewage and uneven, narrow paths are where hundreds of those…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that former Congress president Sonia Gandhi opted for the Rajya Sabha route to enter Parliament, accusing her of lacking the courage to contest Lok Sabha polls. He further alleged that the state of her party is so dire that even members of its “dynasty” are not supporting Congress candidates in…
JAMMU: In two successful counter-terrorism operations in J&K on Sunday, police arrested a govt teacher and recovered arms and ammunition from his house in Poonch, and busted a terrorist hideout in Rajouri’s Thanamandi.Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of army, police, and special operation group raided the house of Qamar-ud-Din, the headmaster, in Poonch’s…
NEW DELHI: Phase one of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls ended on Friday, with 62.37 per cent being the total voter turnout. The voters turned up to exercise their franchise in sweltering heat in 21 states and Union territories, including the big ones like Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar and Tamil Nadu.The election, which kicked…
JAMMU: Three ready-to-use improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were seized from a suspected terrorist hideout in the border district of J&K’s Poonch early Wednesday, ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Anantnag-Rajouri segment on May 7, officials said.“Around 6am, a search operation based on a specific input was launched by Special Operation Group (SOG) of…
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NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday released a list of star campaigners for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls for the state of Gujarat, which include Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his wife Sunita.The list also includes Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain and Raghav Chadha, along with others. AAP is…
