- India
After Amethi suspense, Rahul Gandhi nominated from Rae Bareli
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha election from the Rae Bareli seat, the constituency held by his mother Sonia Gandhi earlier. Kishori Lal Sharma, a close aide…
- World
Joe Biden’s ‘xenophobic’ remark against India, Japan stirs row
Washington: The United States is a country of immigrants, the White House has said, defending President Joe Biden’s remarks calling two of his QUAD partners — India and Japan — as well…
- India
Adityanath likens inheritance tax to jizya during Aurangzeb’s rule
Firozabad/Etah/Mainpuri (UP), May 2 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday likened the Congress “proposal” to impose an inheritance tax to the jizya levied on the Hindus during Aurangzeb’s rule,…
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My father inherited martyrdom from his mother, not wealth: Priyanka Gandhi
Morena: In an emotional speech where she talked about bringing pieces of her father’s body home, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday launched a frontal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying Rajiv…
- India
‘Our territory’: India lodges protest with China over construction in Shaksgam Valley
New Delhi: India on Thursday said it has lodged a strong protest with China for carrying out construction activities in the Shaksgam Valley in an “illegal” attempt to alter the situation on…
- Pakistan
Pakistan: Imran Khan’s party issues white paper on ‘poll rigging’, seeks judicial probe
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party on Thursday issued a white paper on the alleged “rigging” of the February 8 general elections and demanded the formation of a judicial…
- India
LS polls: Why is Congress urging voters to hit NOTA in Indore?
Indore: The Congress, ejected from the contest after its Indore candidate joined the BJP, is appealing to voters to press the ‘None Of The Above’ (NOTA) option, a move slammed by the…
- India
Suresh Raina’s cousin killed in road accident in Dharamshala
Dharamshala: Former cricketer Suresh Raina’s cousin was killed in a hit-and-run incident, which also claimed the life of another man riding the same scooter, police said on Thursday. Saurabh Kumar, Raina’s maternal…
- India
Rahul may contest from Amethi; official announcement likely tonight
New Delhi: Amid the suspense over Congress nominees from Amethi and Rae Bareli, sources Thursday indicated that Rahul Gandhi is likely to contest from the seat he lost last time. With Friday…
- India
BJP not against Muslims, PM Modi respected in Islamic countries: Rajnath
Supaul: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday debunked the opposition charge that the BJP was creating a Hindu-Muslim divide, highlighting the goodwill enjoyed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in several Islamic countries.…
- India
Revanna sex scandal will echo in LS polls, tough for BJP: Tharoor
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said the alleged sex scandal involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna will echo in the remaining phases of the Lok Sabha polls not just in…
- India
BJP promotes corrupt, those who don’t talk about public welfare: Priyanka
Chirmiri: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday claimed the BJP promotes only two kinds of leaders, one who is corrupt and the other who speaks nothing about people’s welfare and issues.…
- India
India blasts USCIRF, describes it as biased entity with political agenda
New Delhi: India on Thursday came down hard on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) and said it continues to publish its propaganda on the country “masquerading” as part of…
- Politics
Jharkhand: Maoist posters with poll boycott call spotted in parts of Palamu LS seat
Medininagar: Posters, allegedly put up by Maoists, were noticed in parts of the Palamu Lok Sabha constituency in Jharkhand, asking people to boycott the parliamentary elections, police said on Thursday. The posters…
- India
UP: BJP drops WFI ex-chief Brij Bhushan, fields son Karan from Kaiserganj
Lucknow: The BJP on Thursday finally announced its candidates for the Kaiserganj and Raebareli Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. In Kaiserganj, the BJP dropped sitting MP and former Wrestling Federation of…
