Modi says Congress will be defeated, seeks probe into travel delay

Modi says Congress will be defeated, seeks probe into travel delay

Bareilly/Rewa, April 1 Stepping up his offensive against the Congress, BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Tuesday said that it faced “certain defeat” in the Lok Sabha poll. He also urged the Election Commission to probe the “delay” in clearance for his helicopters to take off. Addressing election rallies in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, […]

BJP’s Gujarat model will explode like ‘India Shining’: Rahul

BJP’s Gujarat model will explode like ‘India Shining’: Rahul

Patna/Ranchi, April 1 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said the Gujarat model of development would burst after the Lok Sabha election – just as the BJP’s “India Shining” burst after the 2004 polls. He was addressing rallies in Aurangabad of Bihar and earlier in Jharkhand’s Godda district. He formally started the party’s election drive […]

Kejriwal questions Modi wave, attacks Sonia

Kejriwal questions Modi wave, attacks Sonia

New Delhi, April 1  AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday hit back at BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, saying if there was indeed a ‘Modi wave’ in India, then why was the Gujarat chief minister fighting the Lok Sabha polls from two places. The former Delhi chief minister was equally harsh on Congress president Sonia […]

Jindal defamation suit: HC directs Zee to follow guidelines

Jindal defamation suit: HC directs Zee to follow guidelines

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed the Zee group to follow the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) guidelines while telecasting programmes. It was hearing a defamation suit filed by lawmaker Naveen Jindal contending that the group aired “highly defamatory and malicious” programmes against him. Lok Sabha member Jindal moved the high court […]

Two guerrillas, one civilian killed in Jammu terror attack

Two guerrillas, one civilian killed in Jammu terror attack

Jammu, March 28 (IANS) Two separatist guerrillas were killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district Friday morning when they attacked an army camp after hijacking a vehicle, killing one civilian. Police sources told IANS that the guerrillas fired at the entrance of an army camp in Kalibari-Janglote area of Kathua district. “After continuous exchange of gunfire […]

Former Bihar chief minister quits BJP

Former Bihar chief minister quits BJP

Patna, March 28 (IANS) Satish Prasad Singh, who served a mere five days as the Bihar chief minister, said Friday he had resign from the BJP, a party to which he switched last year after a long stint in the Congress, to protest against denial of proper representation to the Kushwaha community in the upcoming Lok […]

Act against BJP, Congress over foreign funds: Court

Act against BJP, Congress over foreign funds: Court

New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday asked the central government and the Election Commission (EC) to take appropriate action against the Congress and the BJP for allegedly accepting foreign funds in violation of the law. A division bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Jayant Nath held that the two national political […]

AAP wants to make Agra worthy of the Taj

AAP wants to make Agra worthy of the Taj

Agra, March 28 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will help to make Agra a heritage city if it wins the Lok Sabha battle here. Agra deserves a much better deal for its contribution to history and India’s secular ethos, its candidate Ravindra Singh told IANS. “Corruption-free governance is our top priority. But we also have […]

Unidentified gunmen kill one, injure three civilians in Jammu

Unidentified gunmen kill one, injure three civilians in Jammu

Jammu, March 28 (IANS) One person was killed and three others injured Friday when unidentified gunmen wearing army uniforms fired at a private vehicle in Kathua district of the Jammu region. A senior police officer told IANS the unidentified gunmen stopped a Mahindra Balero vehicle at Dayala Chak in Kathua district on the Jammu-Pathankote national highway […]

One killed in terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir

One killed in terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar, March 28 (IANS) One person was killed and three others were injured in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district Friday when some unidentified gunmen wearing army uniforms stopped a jeep on the Jammu-Pathankot National Highway and shot its occupants, police said. Gunmen later escaped in the same vehicle.