Vote intelligently, says apolitical Aamir Khan

Vote intelligently, says apolitical Aamir Khan

Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) Aamir Khan is guarded about sharing his views on any political party and when it comes to the new Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) the actor-filmmaker prefers to wait and watch. Meanwhile, he has urged the youth to step out and vote intelligently in the polls. At a press conference at his […]

Court allows Tarun Tejpal to meet his ailing mother

Court allows Tarun Tejpal to meet his ailing mother

Panaji, March 14 (IANS) A court here Friday granted Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal permission to meet his ailing mother. The north Goa district and sessions court heard the 50-year-old journalist’s plea in which he said his mother, Shakuntala, has been admitted to a hospital in Mapusa town, 15 km from here, and was suffering from a […]

Modi’s life dominates publishing space

Modi’s life dominates publishing space

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s controversial political journey and secretive personal life has provided literary fodder to many authors to write on his “charismatic” personality and “controversial” past and books on him have been hot sellers in the past year. This is largely because the meteoric rise of the 63-year-old […]

Varun not to campaign against cousin Rahul Gandhi

Varun not to campaign against cousin Rahul Gandhi

Lucknow, March 14 (IANS) BJP general secretary Varun Gandhi has ruled out campaigning against his estranged cousin and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi constituency. The 34-year-old leader, likely to contest on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket from Sultanpur, told media late Thursday that he believed in political decorum and never harboured […]

Will Rahul’s combative stance help Congress?

Will Rahul’s combative stance help Congress?

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Rahul Gandhi’s new-found combativeness in taking on Narendra Modi on his home turf has raised the pitch of the Congress campaign for the Lok Sabha elections with some political observers saying the ruling party needs to be more assertive against its rivals to keep alive diminishing hopes in the electoral contest […]

Modi will contest from Gujarat: BJP leader

Modi will contest from Gujarat: BJP leader

Ahmedabad, March 13 (IANS) Narendra Modi will be contesting the Lok Sabha election from at least one seat in his own state, BJP leaders said Thursday. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, however, did not make it clear if the Gujarat chief minister will also fight from a constituency in Uttar Pradesh. “I can definitely say that […]

Google’s Nikesh Arora resigns from Bharti Airtel board

Google’s Nikesh Arora resigns from Bharti Airtel board

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Google’s Chief Business Officer and senior vice president Nikesh Arora has resigned as independent director from the board of telecom service provider Bharti Airtel and he was replaced by Dinesh Kumar Mittal, a former bureaucrat, a company statement said here Thursday. Mittal retired as secretary, department of financial services, in 2013. […]

Why Raja and Dayanidhi, Jayalalithaa asks Karunanidhi

Why Raja and Dayanidhi, Jayalalithaa asks Karunanidhi

Erode (Tamil Nadu), March 13 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday criticised the DMK’s decision to field 2G scam tainted ministers A. Raja and Dayanidhi Maran in the general elections. Addressing a rally here, around 400 km from Chennai, the AIADMK general secretary said that at a time when the general view is that […]

Congress ‘anti-farmer’, should be sent out: Jayalalithaa

Congress ‘anti-farmer’, should be sent out: Jayalalithaa

Erode (Tamil Nadu), March 13 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday said the “anti-farmer” Congress party should be voted out of power and added that her government’s policy is to see that the farmers are not affected by any project. Addressing an election rally here, around 400 km from Chennai, the AIADMK general secretary, […]