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Page 26 - Lok Sabha Elections 2019

Chandrababu Naidu meets Kejriwal in Delhi, AAP says it's a 'courtesy visit'

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh were also present at the meeting

Chandrababu Naidu meets Kejriwal in Delhi, AAP says it's a 'courtesy visit'
Updated On : 18 May 2019 | 2:33 AM IST

Reforms reach a dead end

Even before this campaign of non-stop abuse and majoritarian flag-waving, Indian elections scarcely ever mentioned reforms

Reforms reach a dead end
Updated On : 18 May 2019 | 2:26 AM IST

Modi takes no questions in press conference, says will return to power

In his first press conference as PM, Modi doesn't take any questions

Modi takes no questions in press conference, says will return to power
Updated On : 18 May 2019 | 1:40 AM IST

Imported apples leave a bad taste in Himachal Pradesh's elections

Nearly 400,000 people are involved in the approximately Rs 4,500 crore apple economy

Imported apples leave a bad taste in Himachal Pradesh's elections
Updated On : 18 May 2019 | 12:17 AM IST

Slowing economic growth, lack of fiscal space will challenge next govt

Economic growth is officially projected to come down to 7 per cent in 2018-19

Slowing economic growth, lack of fiscal space will challenge next govt
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 10:25 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Five years on, Buxar readies for a 2014 rematch

The main fight in this constituency, on the western fringes of Bihar, is a repeat of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Five years on, Buxar readies for a 2014 rematch
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 10:11 PM IST

Poll after poll, drug abuse remains an unresolved issue in Punjab

Mainstreaming drugs that can be injected became a menace in Punjab and continues to be so. Some pharmaceutical companies illegally manufacture them

Poll after poll, drug abuse remains an unresolved issue in Punjab
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 10:05 PM IST

'Unfit for society': Modi slams Pragya Thakur on Godse 'deshbhakt' comment

Pragya said the comment was her personal view and expressed regret for hurting sentiments. She apologised later

'Unfit for society': Modi slams Pragya Thakur on Godse 'deshbhakt' comment
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 9:59 PM IST

Why this kolaveri di, didi?

You can't beat Mamata Banerjee in street politics - she pours her heart and soul into pulverising her rivals

Why this kolaveri di, didi?
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 9:09 PM IST

The traitor and the patriot

Older readers will remember a time from 30 years ago when no other party would align with the BJP because it was 'communal'

The traitor and the patriot
Updated On : 17 May 2019 | 8:56 PM IST

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