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Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh files nomination with his wife and MLA Preneet Kaur at mini secretariat in Patiala. (Photo: PTI)

Punjab's $-rich region under scanner

Govt agencies fear NRI poll funding in Doaba region via hawala may shoot up after note ban.

18 Jan 2017 1:28 AM IST

BJP president Amit Shah welcomes former Congress leader (second from left) Yashpal Arya to the party in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

BJP releases UP, Uttarakhand candidates list for Assembly elections

Congress turncoats picked in hill state, two ministers dropped in Punjab.

17 Jan 2017 1:48 AM IST

BJP MP Kirit Somaiya. (Photo: File)

Will make Mumbai corruption and mafia free: Somaiya

Somaiya has been for quite some time now using the term "mafia" indicating alleged nexus of certain BMC contractors with...

16 Jan 2017 8:07 AM IST

One of his drawings Amazing Museum IV is a microcosm of every sight and individual that caught his eye while in Bihar covering the 2015 state Assembly elections.

Canvas for the oppressed

Bara Bhaskaran's art works depict underdogs in society and their untold past.

30 March 2017 12:58 AM IST

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge speaks in the Lok Sabha in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Take up issue of Governors' conduct in Goa, Manipur: Congress in Rajya...

Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad however said the phrase 'murder of democracy' should not go on record.

20 March 2017 12:33 PM IST

Congress President Sonia Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)

Sonia Gandhi, absent from poll campaigns, to go abroad for health...

Owing to her ill health, Sonia had not campaigned in the recently concluded five-state Assembly elections.

16 March 2017 5:02 PM IST

Congress Leader Sanjay Singh addressing a press conference in Amethi. (Photo: AP)

Cong says it will contest all 10 seats in Amethi, Rae Bareli

Fielding of candidates in Amethi and Rae Bareli was one of the issues of contention between Congress and SP amid talks...

28 Jan 2017 7:49 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is offered a sword by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal at the Vijay Sankalp Yatra rally for Punjab Assembly elections in Jalandhar

SAD-BJP's agenda is peace, Congress' 'divide and rule': Badal

Urging the electorate to vote for his party, Badal said bringing the SAD-BJP alliance back to power will secure the...

28 Jan 2017 7:03 PM IST

AICC Vice-President Rahul Gandhi with Congress in-charge of Punjab Asha Kumar during an election rally in Raman Mandi, Bathinda. (Photo: AP)

Rahul calls Sukhbir Badal 'symbol of corruption', attacks Modi

Notably, Jalalabad Assembly constituency will witness a high-profile contest, with 2 MP of rival parties contesting to...

28 Jan 2017 5:32 PM IST

Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram speaks during Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet at historic Victoria Memorial. (Photo: AP)

Modi was in a hurry to implement note ban, none consulted: Cong

Only a small number of Jan Dhan accounts could have been used for money laundering, he said.

28 Jan 2017 4:51 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: narendramodi.in)

EC gives nod to next episode of Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat'

The Centre had approached the EC seeking clearance for the regular radio programme as Model Code of Conduct is in force...

28 Jan 2017 3:09 PM IST

Hindu Yuva Vahini Chief Yogi Adityanath. (Photo: File)

UP polls: Yogi Adityanath's outfit emerges as BJP rival

BJP has urged the voters to 'ignore personal ambitions' and stated that HYV candidates will not dampen the chances of...

28 Jan 2017 2:17 PM IST