NEW DELHI: A day ahead of the launch of party manifesto by Union minister Amit Shah, BJP on Thursday released its list of star campaigners for Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls.The list of star campaigners includes the party’s prominent faces, including PM Modi, Shah and defence minister Rajnath Singh. The party has also named Union…
Congress opted for a cautious approach on Sunday, refraining from making any remarks on AAP national convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s 10 guarantees of INDIA bloc, which received endorsements from allies like Shiv Sena, DMK, TMC, and JMM.Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav said AAP’s guarantees are akin to the latter’s manifesto, much like Congress’s…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s “Mangalsutra will not be safe under the Congress rule” remark, stating that her mother (Sonia Gandhi) “sacrificed Mangalsutra” for the nation.“My mother’s ‘Mangalsutra’ was sacrificed for this country,” the Congress leader said referring to her father Rajiv Gandhi‘s assassination in…
NEW DELHI: While silent on legal guarantee to procurement of crops at minimum support price (MSP), BJP‘s manifesto on Sunday talked of the party’s promise of continuing to increase MSP from “time to time”.The party promised to “further incentivise” crop diversification to make agriculture “sustainable and remunerative” – a pitch it had made to protesting…
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: In a show of combativeness designed to amplify the charge of corruption and cronyism against the Modi govt, Congress has promised to investigate Rafale deal, demonetisation, Pegasus spyware purchase and electoral bonds scheme, and committed to act against those who made “illegal gains” through this “cloak of corruption”.Also, Congress announced it will probe…
