India

Bhavnagar, Apr 22: A first information report (FIR) has been registered against VHP leader Pravin Togadia for “inciting communal passions” after he allegedly asked the locals of a society here to forcibly occupy a house purchased by a Muslim man in Hindu majority area. “An FIR has been filed against him under sections 153(A), 153(B) and under 188 for violating notification of the Election

New Delhi/Rajkot, Apr 22: Congress and several other parties today came down heavily on Pravin Togadia for "spreading venom" through his reported remarks that Muslims should be stopped from buying property in Hindu areas and said that the VHP leader should be "hospitalised" for treatment. Meanwhile, the Election Commission has sought the recording of the speech made by Togadia in Bhavnagar on

Chennai, Apr 22: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa on Monday wound up her 51-day campaign across 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry during which she exhorted the people to vote for her party in the April 24, 2014 polls and make it part of the next government at the Centre. Ending her campaign in the city on the eve of deadline for

Bhopal, Apr 21: Rastriya Samajsewak Sangh (RSS) was at its polarising best when they issued pamphlets in Madhya Pradesh asking people from 'majority' community to vote 100% and criticised the increasing appeasement of 'minority' community. The pamphlet carries mention of 'encroachment of Indian territory' and lambasts 'silence of central government' responsible for demoralising the morale of our

Hardoi (Uttar Pradesh), April 21: BJP leader Narendra Modi Monday said that if he comes to power, he will free the country of criminals by sending all offenders to prison. "I have decided that after May 16, once the election result is declared and the new government is formed, I will examine the affidavits of all winning MPs to find out about their criminal records. I won't leave even the BJP and

Ramanathapuram(TN), Apr 21: Making a strong pitch for a ''pro-poor, secular government'' at the Centre, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today said India does not need a government that ''makes Hindus fight Muslims'' in an apparent dig at BJP. Addressing an election rally here, he said that since these were Lok Sabha elections, local Tamil parties, with which Congress failed to enter into a

New Delhi, Apr 21: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the bail plea of Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal, who has been charged with allegedly raping a junior female colleague in Goa last year, and issued a notice to the Goa Police. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam asked the state police to file its reply within four weeks on why Tejpal should not be given bail. The 50-year-old

Ahmedabad, Apr 21: Giving all credit to Gujarati people for the state's development, Congress national spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi today criticised the BJP and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for taking all the credit and hiding crucial information from the people. During his visit here, Singhvi labelled Modi as a 'Man Of Damage to India' and BJP as the 'Bharat Jalao Party'

Sarguja (Chhattisgarh), Apr 20: Sonia Gandhi's speech in Amethi asking people to ensure victory of Rahul Gandhi today invited barbs from Narendra Modi who wondered how the Congress Vice President can lead the country when he cannot handle his constituency. The BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate kept up with his sharp attacks on the first family of the ruling party as he referred to "whopping rise"

New Delhi, Apr 20: After BJP leader Giriraj Singh said those opposing Narendra Modi will be sent to Pakistan, the Congress Sunday wondered if the party would also send LK Advani and some other leaders to the neighbouring country. Bharatiya Janata Party's Bihar unit leader Giriraj Singh had said at an election rally: "Those opposing Narendra Modi are looking at Pakistan, and such people will have