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The packets of 'gulaal' (coloured powder) labelled 'Shaurya Rangotsav' are being sold at the Atal Sahitya Kendra inside the party office. (Photo: ANI)

‘Chalo milkar rang udaayein, Modi sang holi manaayein’: BJP sells ‘Shaurya Gulaal’

Two colours are being sold - saffron and green - in packets which contain pictures of Prime Minister Modi.

20 Mar 2019 12:09 PM

Akhilesh Yadav’s SP has made an alliance pact with Mayawati’s BSP and Ajit Singh’s RLD for the polls. (Photo: File)

‘Apply same formula for captain’: Akhilesh on BJP denying tickets to MPs

In a tweet, Yadav said, 'Why is the ruling party not giving tickets to most of its MPs again? It means they have failed.'

20 Mar 2019 11:40 AM

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his comment on dynastic politics on social media. (Photo: File)

Priyanka Gandhi, others attack PM Modi over his blog on dynasty politics

The statement from Congress leaders came hours after Modi accused the opposition party of indulging in dynastic politics.

20 Mar 2019 11:24 AM

PM Modi on Wednesday wrote in his blog that people voted decisively in the 2014 general elections for 'honesty over dynasty' and 'development over decay'. (Photo: File)

India’s institutions biggest casualty of dynasty politics: PM attacks Congress

This comes amid attack by the Congress alleging that Modi government has been undermining the institutions.

20 Mar 2019 11:16 AM

President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday appointed Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose as the first Lokpal of India. (Photo: File)

President Kovind appoints Justice PC Ghose as India's first Lokpal

The other four judicial members are Justice Bhosale, Justice Mohanty, Justice Kumari, and Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi.

20 Mar 2019 10:25 AM

If the party indeed adopts this criterion, the likely candidature of former chief minister Raman Singh, whose son Abhishek Singh is a sitting Member of Parliament, will also be in question. (Photo: FIle)

BJP to field new faces in Chhattisgarh; minister, Raman Singh’s son dropped

'We have decided to fight the elections with new candidates and new zeal,' Jain told reporters.

20 Mar 2019 10:20 AM

The legislators have joined National Peoples Party, a key BJP ally which has decided to go solo across northeast. (Photo: File)

Setback for BJP in NE: 25 MLAs quit party over tickets for assembly polls

The NPP is expected to announce the final list of its candidates by Wednesday.

20 Mar 2019 9:35 AM

Divya Maderna pointed out that the sarpanch belonged to BJP and asked how she could be allowed to sit on the dais in a meeting that was organised to give thanks to the villagers for voting the Congress MLA to power. (Photo: Twitter/ @DivyaMaderna)

Cong MLA asks sarpanch in Rajasthan to sit on floor, demands apology

The village head, Chandu Devi, said being a woman, she did not expect such behaviour from a female public representative.

20 Mar 2019 9:34 AM

The Congress party on Tuesday released its sixth list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, including seven from Maharashtra and two from Kerala. (Photo: File)

2019 Lok Sabha polls: Congress releases 6th list of candidates

Till now, 146 candidates have been announced by the party for the impending polls.

20 Mar 2019 9:12 AM

Newly sworn in Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said he will prove his majority in the House. (Photo: ANI)

Goa CM Sawant wins trust vote, gets support of 20 MLAs in assembly

The floor test was overseen by acting Speaker and Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Michael Lobo.

20 Mar 2019 8:59 AM

The Lok Sabha elections will begin on April 11 and continue till May 19 across seven phases. (Photo: File)

Don’t use places of worship for propaganda: EC to parties, religious leaders

EC on Tuesday asked political parties and religious leaders to refrain from using places of worship for propaganda during LS polls.

20 Mar 2019 8:25 AM

A file photo of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav with other grand alliance leaders in Patna.

RJD gives in? Bihar Opposition alliance deal likely today

According to sources, a final announcement is likely to be made in Patna on Wednesday.

20 Mar 2019 2:18 AM

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi with party supporters during a public meeting in Itanagar on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Rahul Gandhi pledges N-E special status, bar on Citizenship Bill

Addressing an elections rally at Itanagar, Gandhi also reiterated that they would not let the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill get passed.

20 Mar 2019 1:53 AM

Congress general secretary East U, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, at Vindhyavasini Temple in Mirzapur on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Anti-Cong rant has expiry, says Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

The ruling BJP in UP as well as the Centre has been attacking the Congress claiming that it has not developed the country in the past 70 years.

20 Mar 2019 1:48 AM

4 quit BJD over denial of ticket

Kusum Tete of Sundargarh resigned from BJD’s primary membership after being denied party ticket for the ensuing Assembly polls.

20 Mar 2019 1:15 AM

Uma Bharti eyes safe seat in Madhya Pradesh

Her nephew Siddharth is a BJP MLA from Kharagpur assembly segment, a part of Khajuraho parliamentary constituency.

20 Mar 2019 1:11 AM

Cracks in Mayawati-Jogi pact in Chhattisgarh

BSP announces names of 5 candidates unilaterally.

20 Mar 2019 1:09 AM

Floor test for Sawant govt in Goa today

Sawant said on Tuesday that his government had sought a floor test on Wednesday to prove its strength in the Assembly.

20 Mar 2019 1:06 AM

Sharad Pawar bid to broker Congress-AAP deal

Alliance in grey zone; Rahul will have to take a call on pact with Kejriwal.

20 Mar 2019 1:00 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah during the BJP Central Election Committee meeting for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections at BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Wary BJP drops all 10 sitting MPs in Chhattisgarh

Tuesday’s deliberations by the CEC were the second in a series that began on Saturday.

20 Mar 2019 12:57 AM

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