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Kannauj, Apr 25: Lashing out at the BJP, BSP supremo Mayawati on Thursday said this Lok Sabha election will see the end of those who chant "Namo, Namo". The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister was addressing a joint rally with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav. Dimple Yadav, the sitting SP MP and wife of Akhilesh Yadav, is seeking re-election from the seat as the joint candidate of the SP-BSP alliance.

New Delhi, Apr 25: The Congress on Thursday fielded Ajay Rai from Varanasi to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ending speculation on party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra fighting polls from the temple town in Uttar Pradesh. The Congress also fielded Madhusudan Tiwari from Gorakhpur against BJP's actor-turned-politician Ravi Kishan. Speculation on Priyanka Gandhi making her political

Sreerampore/ Krishnanagar, Apr 25: In an apparent reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s revelation that Mamata Banerjee sends him kurtas and sweets every year, the West Bengal chief minister on Wednesday said that she might send gifts and sweets to people on occasions but will not give them her vote. “I send rosogollas to people. I do send them gifts during pujas and offer tea, but will not

Patna, Apr 25: Under attack within the Congress for describing BSP supremo Mayawati and SP leader Akhilesh Yadav "Prime Minister material", actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Wednesday said anyone having successfully ruled a state is competent for the top job in the country. The Patna Sahib MP, who recently severed his ties with the BJP and joined the Congress which has fielded him from

New Delhi, Apr 24: Udit Raj, the BJP MP who on Wednesday jumped ship to the Congress, hit out at the saffron party, claiming that he was denied a ticket because he took stand on many issues against the party lines. He slammed the BJP saying that the party wanted Dalit votes but noa Dalit leader. The sitting MP from North West Delhi was denied a ticket for the Lok Sabha elections by the Bharatiya

Mumbai, Apr 24: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray on Tuesday claimed there is "no wave now like 2014" for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party and its leaders are now bewildered what to do. "Modi has said nothing about the promises he made in 2014 Instead, he grabs any issue to seek votes. Now, he's asking for votes in the name of the Easter Sunday terror

New Delhi, Apr 24: The Supreme Court Wednesday directed the CBI, IB and Delhi Police chiefs to appear before it and meet in chambers the judges hearing a lawyer's claims of a larger conspiracy to frame CJI Ranjan Gogoi on allegations of sexual harassment. The matter is being heard a three-judge special bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra. The bench said it will meet the CBI and IB directors and

New Delhi, Apr 24: Unhappy with the marriage, Apporva Shukla Tiwari smothered her husband Rohit Shekhar Tiwari to death while he was drunk, said the police after arresting her on Wednesday. "She was unhappy with the marriage, Apoorva smothered him while Rohit was drunk. She committed the crime herself without any help. She will be produced in the court soon," officials of the Delhi Police Crime

New Delhi, Apr 23: Rouse Avenue court on Tuesday issued non-bailable warrants against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Swaraj India founder Yogendra Yadav in connection with a defamation case. Lawyer Surender Sharma had filed the defamation complaint against these leaders. The petitioner had pleaded that his candidature from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was

Lucknow, Apr 23: Samajwadi Party candidate (SP) from Rampur Azam Khan on Tuesday said the Narendra Modi government would have hanged him by now from Qutub Minar, had he done anything wrong. Khan, who has 10 pending criminal cases against him, told media here, "My life is very transparent. If I would have done anything wrong in my entire life, the Modi government would have hanged me long time back