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14 May 2018
Narendra ModiPM Modi used "threatening language": Manmohan Singh writes to President
Condemning Prime Minister Modi for his attacking remarks on the Congress party, former PM Manmohan Singh wrote a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind asking him to caution Modi against using "unwarranted, threatening and intimidating language."
14 May 2018
Nitin GadkariNo plans to become PM, Modi will continue: Nitin Gadkari
In an interview to HT, Union Minister and former BJP President Nitin Gadkari has ruled out his becoming the PM if the party wins in 2019.
14 May 2018
West BengalWest Bengal: Locals retrieve ballot-box from pond. Safe keeping much?
In a surprising incident, a ballot box was retrieved from a pond in West Bengal's Sonadangi, earlier today. It is still not clear how the box landed in the pond.
14 May 2018
West BengalWB Panchayat polls: 3 killed, several injured following sporadic violence
In a shocking turn of events, 3 people were left dead in the ongoing West Bengal Panchayat polls, amidst brutal violence between rival party members.
14 May 2018
Shiv SenaRaut: Why hasn't Hindutva government given Bharat Ratna to Savarkar?
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut demanded Bharat Ratna for Hindu leader Veer Savarkar, in his weekly column Rokthok of the party's mouthpiece magazine 'Saamana'.
13 May 2018
H D Deve GowdaThis is my last election, says K'taka CM Siddaramaiah
A day after the Karnataka Assembly polls, CM Siddaramaiah today asserted the Congress would retain power in the state and also said this was his last election.
13 May 2018
West BengalWest Bengal: Stage set for Panchayat polls tomorrow amid tight-security
After a protracted legal battle, the much-awaited Panchayat polls are all set to be held tomorrow in West Bengal amid tight security.
13 May 2018
KarnatakaPost Karnataka polls, a quick look at possible scenarios
Weeks of intense campaigning for power in the politically-significant southern state of Karnataka have finally come to an end.
12 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka Exit Poll Out: BJP leads in most surveys
Karnataka has voted and according to the exit polls, BJP is leading in most surveys.
12 May 2018
IndiaChhattisgarh CM Raman Singh to kick-start yatra showcasing "vikas"
Hoping to win Chhattisgarh assembly elections for the record fourth time, Chief Minister Raman Singh will kick-off his much hyped election campaign today for the upcoming assembly elections, later this year.
12 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka elections: Bride casts her vote before wedding ceremony
Setting a perfect example for practising democratic right, a bride from Madikeri town of Karnataka went to the polling booth to cast her vote, before her wedding ceremony.
12 May 2018
KarnatakaModi trying to influence Karnataka voters with Nepal temple-visits: Congress
The Congress accused PM Narendra Modi of trying to influence Karnataka voters on the polling day through his temple visits in Nepal.
12 May 2018
Karnataka#KarnatakaElections: Pink Booths to third-generation EVMs, several firsts in Karnataka
From all-women managed "Pink Booths" to the use of third-generation Electronic Voting Machines, the Assembly elections in Karnataka are marked by several firsts.
12 May 2018
West BengalBengal Panchayat Polls: Independent candidate's supporter shot dead, one held
A 30-year-old man was shot dead in Bhangar, West Bengal after armed men opened fire during an election rally for panchayat polls, to be held on May 14.
12 May 2018
Karnataka#KarnatakaElections: RaGa asks people to participate in 'festival-of-democracy' by voting
Rahul Gandhi today urged the people of Karnataka to participate in the "festival of democracy" by voting in large numbers.
12 May 2018
Venkaiah NaiduCongress ends war for CJI's impeachment, will drop matter legally
The Congress has dropped its plans to legally pursue the impeachment motion against Chief Justice (CJI) Dipak Misra, with two of its MPs withdrawing their petition in the SC.
12 May 2018
West BengalPolitical parties have given 'supari' for my assassination: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal (WB) CM Mamata Banerjee has made shocking allegations: she said some political parties are trying to get her assassinated.
12 May 2018
KarnatakaBJP or Congress? Karnataka votes to choose its next government
More than 4.98cr voters will cast their ballot today to decide the next government in Karnataka.
12 May 2018
HaryanaGovernment-funded Haryana gyms will run RSS shakhas, Congress cries foul
Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP government has again made headlines, this time over Agriculture minister Om Prakash Dhankar's statement. He said that state gyms would also be used as RSS shakhas.
11 May 2018
KarnatakaFake voter ID scam: Polling postponed in Karnataka's RR Nagar
The Election Commission of India has postponed the RR Nagar constituency in Karnataka election to May 28, after roughly 10, 000 fake voter IDs were recovered on Tuesday.
11 May 2018
KarnatakaSting video: Congress asks disqualification of BJP's Karnataka candidate, Sriramulu
In a petition to Election Commission, Congress today has asked the BJP candidate B Sriramulu be disqualified from fighting the Karnataka assembly polls.
10 May 2018
KarnatakaOn BJP's 'Antonio Maino' jibe, Rahul Gandhi has an answer
Congress President Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP, on the last day of campaigning, in Karnataka, for calling his mother Sonia Gandhi with her former name Antonio Maino.
10 May 2018
IndiaMy mother's more Indian than many others: RaGa attacks Modi
Congress party president Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw a "threat" in him and the latter's attack on him over his Prime Ministerial ambition was only aimed at "distracting attention".
10 May 2018
West BengalSupreme Court stays Calcutta HC order allowing e-nominations for elections
On Thursday, ahead of the West Bengal panchayat elections, the Supreme Court stayed a Calcutta High Court order directing the West Bengal State Election Commission (SEC) to allow e-nominations filed for the upcoming elections.
10 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka elections: First battle for the upcoming war in 2019
The unprecedented media space for Karnataka is anything but unreasonable, after all it's a fight between two national parties - one that's fighting an existential battle (Congress), while the other wanting to get done with its 'party of the north' tag (BJP).
10 May 2018
KarnatakaWhy minority status for the Lingayats before Karnataka elections?
Karnataka goes to polls in 2 days, and the hottest debated question of the assembly elections - is which way will the Lingayats vote?
10 May 2018
Narendra ModiModi's attack on my ambitions is to 'distract' attention: RaGa
Congress Party President Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday PM Narendra Modi's attack on him declaring his Prime Ministerial ambitions was aimed at distracting attention.
10 May 2018
KarnatakaCenter trying to fulfill Ambedkar's dream of powerful, prosperous nation
Reaching out to Dalits and other backward communities in poll-bound Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government was trying to fulfill BR Ambedkar's dream of a powerful and prosperous nation.
10 May 2018
KarnatakaCenter trying to impose 'one-history', 'one-language', 'one-lifestyle' ideology: Chidambaram
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram yesterday alleged the BJP and RSS were trying to impose autocratic rule in the nation and their main aim was to destroy the federal system and build a Hindu nation.
10 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka shocker: 10,000 voter IDs found in Bengaluru flat
A massive controversy has erupted with the seizure of 10,000 voter ID cards in a Bengaluru flat, three days ahead of the Karnataka election.
09 May 2018
Karnataka#SuperstitiousIndia: Did Modi avoid this district fearing loss in Karnataka?
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah took a dig at Prime Minister Modi for not doing a rally in the Chamarajanagar district, infamous for black-magic.
09 May 2018
Narendra ModiPM Modi targets Rahul Gandhi on Prime Minister remark
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed out at Congress party President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday after the latter publicly declared his Prime Ministerial ambition and wondered whether the country would ever accept such an "immature and naamdar (famous)" leader for the post.
09 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka elections: Time to say goodbye to Congress, says Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an election rally on Wednesday said it was time for Karnataka to say goodbye to the Congress.
09 May 2018
Prakash JavadekarAlmost 10,000 voter IDs found in Bengaluru apartment
Almost 10,000 voter id cards were found in an apartment in Jalahalli in Bengaluru on Tuesday, ahead of the upcoming Karnataka polls.
08 May 2018
KarnatakaGame on! Yeddyurappa accepts Siddaramaiah's open-debate challenge
In a quick turn of events, BJP's CM candidate of Karnataka, BS Yeddyurappa has accepted the open-debate challenge of incumbent Congress CM Siddaramaiah.
08 May 2018
Narendra ModiAhead of 2019, Modi government worries about jobs created
The 2019-battle is just a year away, and the NDA is worried. PM Narendra Modi has reportedly asked ministries to calculate how many jobs have been created since 2014, a key poll promise.
08 May 2018
KarnatakaModiji, speeches don't fill empty stomachs: Sonia Gandhi
Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi from a podium at Vijayapura in poll-bound Karnataka on Tuesday.
08 May 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)The missing objective of the PDP-BJP alliance
Like a square peg in a round hole, the BJP-PDP alliance is an obvious misfit.
08 May 2018
KarnatakaAmit Shah lists Congress's failures, BJP's achievements ahead of Karnataka-elections
BJP President Amit Shah spoke about issues concerning poll-bound Karnataka in an interview to Hindustan Times and said his party will win an absolute majority.
08 May 2018
KarnatakaSiddaramaiah wants Modi to apologize publicly or face Rs.100cr defamation-suit
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has threatened to file a Rs. 100cr defamation suit against BJP, PM Narendra Modi, party chief Amit Shah and its Karnataka candidate BS Yeddyurappa for 'false accusations' against him.
