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Page 280 - Lok Sabha Election 2024

LIVE: Modi and Shah confident of victory; Rahul Gandhi says won't prejudge

The BJP would win more than 300 seats in the Lok Sabha elections and get a full majority, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi

LIVE: Modi and Shah confident of victory; Rahul Gandhi says won't prejudge
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 8:17 PM IST

'Showing up is half the battle,' Rahul Gandhi takes a dig at PM's first PC

In his opening remarks during the presser, Modi asserted the BJP will come back to power with a full majority on its own, but refused to take any questions, citing party discipline

'Showing up is half the battle,' Rahul Gandhi takes a dig at PM's first PC
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 8:15 PM IST

Opposition parties will get together to form next govt, says Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi also said he will not pre-judge the verdict of the people

Opposition parties will get together to form next govt, says Rahul Gandhi
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 7:38 PM IST

Modi diverts questions to Shah at press meet, says BJP will win elections

Modi sat along with BJP president Amit Shah, who first listed the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government's achievements and later took questions from journalists

Modi diverts questions to Shah at press meet, says BJP will win elections
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 7:29 PM IST

The legacy of Mahatma Gandhi is 'sacred' to us, says Anand Mahindra

Mahindra's comments in a tweet come amid a controversy stoked by BJP's Bhopal candidate Pragya Thakur, a terror accused, praising Gandhi's killer Nathuram Godse as a patriot

The legacy of Mahatma Gandhi is 'sacred' to us, says Anand Mahindra
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 7:10 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi claims Cong has dismantled idea of Modi; accuses EC of bias

The Congress President was addressing a press conference in the national capital

Rahul Gandhi claims Cong has dismantled idea of Modi; accuses EC of bias
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 5:58 PM IST

Mahagathbandan will checkmate NDA in Bihar, no Modi wave, says Shatrughan

He is pitted against Union minister Ravishankar Prasad in Patna Sahib seat that will see voting on May 19

Mahagathbandan will checkmate NDA in Bihar, no Modi wave, says Shatrughan
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 5:22 PM IST

I won't forgive Pragya Thakur for calling Godse a patriot: PM Modi

Earlier Friday, BJP president Amit Shah said remarks on Mahatma Gandhis assassin by three BJP leaders Thakur, Anantkumar Hegde and Nalin Kumar Kateel were not in line with Party's ideology

I won't forgive Pragya Thakur for calling Godse a patriot: PM Modi
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 4:14 PM IST

Congress' Sunil Jakhar declares Rs 1.5-crore assets, deposits in Swiss bank

Congress's Lok Sabha candidate Sunil Kumar Jakhar has declared immovable assets worth Rs 21 crore in the affidavit

Congress' Sunil Jakhar declares Rs 1.5-crore assets, deposits in Swiss bank
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 2:41 PM IST

Minister Hegde calls Rahul Gandhi a moron, deletes tweet backing Godse

Hegde stoked controversy again on friday after he said Godse would have been happy with the debate on him but later tweeted that his account was hacked and deleted his tweets.

Minister Hegde calls Rahul Gandhi a moron, deletes tweet backing Godse
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 1:07 PM IST

Word 'Modilie' is fake, doesn't exist in any of our dictionaries: Oxford

On Thursday also, Gandhi targeted the prime minister, claiming even a website now "catalogues the best 'Modilies'"

Word 'Modilie' is fake, doesn't exist in any of our dictionaries: Oxford
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 12:40 PM IST

Legal action should be taken against Thakur for Godse remark: Kamal Nath

Kamal Nath was calling for legal action against Pragya Thakur after she called Nathuram Godse a 'patriot'. He said her statement showed BJP's thinking.

Legal action should be taken against Thakur for Godse remark: Kamal Nath
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 12:32 PM IST

BJP's P Muralidhar Rao predicts over 280 seats for BJP, 300 plus for NDA

The senior BJP leader exuded confidence over the BJP's prospects in the ongoing polls

BJP's P Muralidhar Rao predicts over 280 seats for BJP, 300 plus for NDA
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 12:21 PM IST

Every religion has its own terrorist: Kamal Haasan defends 'Godse' remark

The actor-turned-politician maintained that history has shown that all religions have their extremists

Every religion has its own terrorist: Kamal Haasan defends 'Godse' remark
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 11:15 AM IST

Pragya Thakur's Godse remark: Modi must build bridges with intellectuals

Indeed, intellectuals are to a government what jewellery is to a bride: both provide credibility and are sometimes useful.

Pragya Thakur's Godse remark: Modi must build bridges with intellectuals
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 11:14 AM IST

Lok Sabha polls: Mamata fires fresh salvo at Modi amid statue row

The vandalism of Vidyasagar's bust and EC's unprecedented move to end the campaigning a day earlier have given Mamata a handle to play the Bengali card

Lok Sabha polls: Mamata fires fresh salvo at Modi amid statue row
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 10:40 AM IST

3 out of 7 seats in Delhi get more women to vote in this Lok Sabha election

According to the official data, 60.15 percent of women voters came out to vote as compared to 60.82 percent of men. The overall voting percentage dropped to 60.52 from 2014.

3 out of 7 seats in Delhi get more women to vote in this Lok Sabha election
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 9:18 AM IST

Lok Sabha polls: Voter turnout biggest concern for parties in eastern UP

The sixth phase of polling, covering some eastern districts, reported a slight drop in the vote percentage

Lok Sabha polls: Voter turnout biggest concern for parties in eastern UP
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 8:46 AM IST

Lok Sabha polls: Bengali pride is hurt, Mamata steps up attack against PM

'They will not give it (BJP) a single vote .... It will be very surprising if Modi gets a single vote from Bengalis,' Mamata Benerjee said

Lok Sabha polls: Bengali pride is hurt, Mamata steps up attack against PM
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 2:59 AM IST

Fear of Modi not coming to power with majority makes the market jittery

The market is bracing itself for an extreme event risk where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fail to retain power for a second term.

Fear of Modi not coming to power with majority makes the market jittery
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 1:09 AM IST