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Rajasthan elections: BJP to kick start four 'Parivartan Yatras' next month

Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Jyotiraditya Scindia, and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat expected to participate along with other senior members

Rajasthan elections: BJP to kick start four 'Parivartan Yatras' next month
Updated On : 22 Aug 2023 | 3:55 PM IST

Sachin Tendulkar to bat for greater voter turnout as 'National Icon' for EC

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) would be signed with Sachin Tendulkar for a period of three years tomorrow, ECI said in a statement

Sachin Tendulkar to bat for greater voter turnout as 'National Icon' for EC
Updated On : 22 Aug 2023 | 3:26 PM IST

Modi govt focused on 'benefitting crony capitalists', alleges Congress

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said inflation is skyrocketing due to the "anti-people policies" of the Modi government

Modi govt focused on 'benefitting crony capitalists', alleges Congress
Updated On : 22 Aug 2023 | 2:54 PM IST

List released by KCR for Assembly polls a sure recipe for defeat: Javadekar

In view of the "loot" by the BRS regime and also by MLAs, the voters would teach a lesson to the ruling BRS, he alleged in a statement

List released by KCR for Assembly polls a sure recipe for defeat: Javadekar
Updated On : 22 Aug 2023 | 2:51 PM IST

AAP will perform poorly in MP polls just as it did in Gujarat: Vijayvargiya

The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP, which now governs Delhi and Punjab, has declared that it would contest in all 230 constituencies across MP

AAP will perform poorly in MP polls just as it did in Gujarat: Vijayvargiya
Updated On : 22 Aug 2023 | 2:02 PM IST

Trying to wash his sins: Kamal Nath slams Shivraj Chouhan's welfare schemes

Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections 2023: Congress leader Kamal Nath drew a parallel between the election guarantees of the Congress and welfare measures introduced by the BJP government

Trying to wash his sins: Kamal Nath slams Shivraj Chouhan's welfare schemes
Updated On : 22 Aug 2023 | 12:44 PM IST

Mental slavery: BJP's CT Ravi hits out at K'taka govt for scrapping NEP

The BJP leader asked the Government why is it scrapping National Education Policy, asking if the government had thoroughly studied the NEP

Mental slavery: BJP's CT Ravi hits out at K'taka govt for scrapping NEP
Updated On : 22 Aug 2023 | 10:58 AM IST

Mizoram polls: Lone BJP legislator B Chakma to retire from active politics

Chakma, a doctor by profession, said that he would continue his work in education as well as his medical practice

Mizoram polls: Lone BJP legislator B Chakma to retire from active politics
Updated On : 21 Aug 2023 | 7:08 PM IST

Mizoram: Two-day Assembly session to begin Aug 22, six bills to be tabled

Officials stated that the assembly secretariat has so far received six government bills to be tabled during the session

Mizoram: Two-day Assembly session to begin Aug 22, six bills to be tabled
Updated On : 21 Aug 2023 | 6:56 PM IST

'Parivarwad' visible: Chhattisgarh CM Baghel on BJP candidates' list

Vikrant Singh, nephew of BJP leader Raman Singh, will be the BJP candidate from Khairagarh, a seat won by Congress's Yashoda Verma against Komal Janghel (BJP) in the by-elections

'Parivarwad' visible: Chhattisgarh CM Baghel on BJP candidates' list
Updated On : 21 Aug 2023 | 6:54 PM IST

House disruptions will reduce once voters seek accountability: Birla

"Disruptions, sloganeering and unparliamentary behaviour in legislatures can be curbed only when voters start questioning the conduct of their elected representatives," Birla said

House disruptions will reduce once voters seek accountability: Birla
Updated On : 21 Aug 2023 | 6:42 PM IST

Will attend INDIA bloc meeting in Mumbai: AAP national convener Kejriwal

During the meeting, the parties are expected to iron out their differences as much as possible, especially in states where they are in a direct poll battle

Will attend INDIA bloc meeting in Mumbai: AAP national convener Kejriwal
Updated On : 21 Aug 2023 | 6:40 PM IST

CM Gehlot ups honorarium for women in rural livelihood projects by 15%

Rajasthan Assembly elections 2023: Ahead of the elections, CM Ashok Gehlot provides interest-free loans to women engaged in rural livelihood projects

CM Gehlot ups honorarium for women in rural livelihood projects by 15%
Updated On : 21 Aug 2023 | 6:11 PM IST

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel transfers Rs 2,000 cr to beneficiaries

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday transferred Rs 2,055.6 crore into the accounts of beneficiaries as part of the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana (RGKNY) and other schemes

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel transfers Rs 2,000 cr to beneficiaries
Updated On : 21 Aug 2023 | 6:01 PM IST

Rajasthan elections: People will make Mission 156 a success, says CM Gehlot

CM Ashok Gehlot calls PM Narendra Modi "arrogant" for assuming his return to the position next year and slams BJP for wiping out the names of historical figures

Rajasthan elections: People will make Mission 156 a success, says CM Gehlot
Updated On : 21 Aug 2023 | 5:58 PM IST

Priyanka Gandhi likely to visit violence-hit Manipur soon: Congress leader

"I have already spoken to our leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and she is scheduled to visit Manipur and Tripura very soon," he told reporters at state Congress headquarters here

Priyanka Gandhi likely to visit violence-hit Manipur soon: Congress leader
Updated On : 21 Aug 2023 | 5:43 PM IST

Telangana elections: BRS releases first list, KCR to contest from two seats

BRS has decided to field new candidates from Vemulawada, Khanapur, Asifabad, Boath, Metpally, Wayra, and Uppal. The sitting MLAs from these constituencies have been dropped for the Assembly elections

Telangana elections: BRS releases first list, KCR to contest from two seats
Updated On : 21 Aug 2023 | 5:26 PM IST

Era of 'corruption and scams' before 2014, now every penny goes to poor: PM

Citing a NITI Aayog report, Modi said 13.50 crore Indians have come out of BPL (below poverty line) category in five years

Era of 'corruption and scams' before 2014, now every penny goes to poor: PM
Updated On : 21 Aug 2023 | 4:15 PM IST

MNF has 10 'safe' seats, will retain power in assembly polls: Zoramthanga

In the present assembly, the ruling MNF has 27 members, while the main opposition ZPM has seven MLAs, Congress five and the BJP one

MNF has 10 'safe' seats, will retain power in assembly polls: Zoramthanga
Updated On : 21 Aug 2023 | 3:46 PM IST

We will join the INDIA bloc meeting in Mumbai on August 31: Arvind Kejriwal

"We will go to Mumbai and will let you know whatever the strategy is," said Kerjriwal while speaking to the media

We will join the INDIA bloc meeting in Mumbai on August 31: Arvind Kejriwal
Updated On : 21 Aug 2023 | 2:59 PM IST