India

Ahmedabad / New Delhi, Mar 29: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation met the Chief Election Commissioner on Saturday asking for strict action to be taken against Congress candidate for Saharanpur Imran Masood for threatening to chop BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi into pieces. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation met the Chief Election Commissioner on Saturday asking for

Jaisalmer, Mar 29: Rebel BJP leader Jaswant Singh today ruled out his withdrawal from the Lok Sabha poll fray amid speculation that senior party leaders were in touch with him on this issue. "No senior leader of BJP has contacted me on this issue (withdrawal of nomination). I am not going to withdraw," Singh, who is contesting as an Independent from Barmer, said. After BJP refused to oblige the

New Delhi, Mar 29: Amidst displeasure in the BJP over his induction, expelled JD(U) leader Sabir Ali today asked the BJP leadership to put his membership on hold till the charges against him are cleared. The Rajya Sabha MP also offered to quit politics forever if it was proved that he has any connection with terrorist Yasin Bhatkal as alleged by senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. "I have

New Delhi, Mar 29: In a significant judgment which would have political ramification, the Delhi High Court on Friday found two leading political parties-Congress and BJP guilty of accepting foreign funds from subsidiaries of Vedanta in violation of the existing law. Fixing a time frame of six months, the court asked the central government and the Election Commission to take appropriate actions

Lucknow, Mar 28: At least six Congressmen including a party spokesman were injured on Friday as supporters of ‘Bundelkhand Adhikar Sena’ allegedly indulged in vandalism and heavy brick-batting at the Congress headquarters here. Carrying black flags and lathis, about 200 protesters, led by the outfit’s chief Guddu Rajput, gathered outside the party headquarters and raised slogans alleging neglect

New Delhi, Mar 28: BJP today set at rest speculation that Uma Bharti could be fielded against Sonia Gandhi from Rae Bareli after the firebrand leader asserted that she "cannot leave my Jhansi" from where she has already been nominated. "As far as Uma Bharti is concerned, she will contest from Jhansi," BJP spokesman Sudhanshu Trivedi told reporters here. Trivedi said candidates for Rae Bareli as

New Delhi, Mar 28: In a major setback to the Indian Air Force, a US-made C-130J Super Hercules Special Operations transport aircraft on Friday crashed near Gwalior after taking off from Agra air base. The Indina Air Forced has confirmed the killing of five defence personnel on board. "One C-130J aircraft crashed 72 miles (115 km) west of Gwalior air base. The aircraft was airborne from Agra at

Colombo, Mar 28: President Mahinda Rajapaksa ordered the release of all Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan custody, hours after India abstained from backing a resolution against Colombo at the UN. Just over 100 Indian fishermen remain in Sri Lankan custody after some 170 others were freed last week, reports Xinhua. The President's Office said on Friday that Rajapaksa ordered all remaining Indian

Jammu, Mar 28: Three terrorists in Army fatigues opened fire at a vehicle in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district today, killing one person and injuring three others. "Three persons wearing Army uniform intercepted a SUV, forced out the occupants and opened fire on them at Tarnah Nallah bridge in Dayala Chak belt of Kathua district around 0500 hours", a police officer said. One person was killed

Amritsar, Mar 27: Firing yet another salvo at Arun Jaitley, Congress leader Amarinder Singh today alleged that he did not want the BJP to win more than 160 seats to queer pitch for party's prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi. Former Punjab Chief Minister and Congress candidate from Amritsar claimed that people like Jaitley and few others hope that in case BJP got less than 160 seats it will be