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Congress minister Gowda to contest from Bangalore North
Congress on Monday night named its Karnataka Minister Krishna Byre Gowda as the party candidate to contest from the high-profile Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency on April 18.
BJP announces names of 4 more LS candidates, fields Sanat Gadtia against Naveen Patnaik in Bijepur
The BJP Monday released names of four more Lok Sabha election candidates and announced its nominee for Odisha's Bijepur assembly constituency, the second seat from where Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is contesting the state polls. With this list, the party has announced names of 310 candidates for the general elections. Two Lok Sabha poll candidates are for Karnataka and one each for Assam and Uttar Pradesh. In Karnataka, the BJP has fielded Ashawat Narain from Bangalore Rural and Tejaswi Surya from Bangalore South. Rajveer Singh Balmiki has been fielded from Uttar Pradesh's Hathras (SC) Lok Sabha seat and Rupak Sharma from Nowgong in Assam BJP's Sanat Gadtia will contest against Chief Minister and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik in Bijepur in the Odisha polls, which will be held simultaneously in the state with the parliamentary elections. Patnaik, who is seeking a fifth consecutive term in office, is fighting the assembly polls from his home turf Hinjli and a second seat, Bijepur, in ...
Rahul to take decision on tie-up in Delhi with AAP
With divisions persisting within Delhi unit of Congress over alliance with Aam Aadmi Party for the Lok Sabha polls, the decision on a tie-up would be taken by party chief Rahul Gandhi in the next few days, sources said.
Congress announces candidate for Bangalore North seat
Congress on Monday night announced Krishna Byre Gowda as its candidate for Bangalore North parliamentary seat in the coming Lok Sabha elections.
LS polls: C'garh CM's father wishes to contest against PM Modi
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's father Nand Kumar Baghel on Monday expressed his willingness to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Nand Kumar Baghel is not a member of any political party.Addressing reporters outside the Congress headquarters here, he said," I want to contest election against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. If Congress gives me a ticket, I will contest to defeat him and make Rahul Gandhi the next Prime Minister of India."Terming Prime Minister as "dictator", he said," He (Modi) has made false promises to the country. Congress should field me against him.""Congress party should not ally with regional parties and if the alliance happens, it should happen only on condition that Rahul Gandhi will be the next Prime Minister," he added.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is once again set to contest general elections from Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, the seat from which he won in 2014 polls.The Lok Sabha elections are ...
Arrest Yogi for creating hatred, demands Owaisi
MIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday demanded arrest of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for creating hatred against Muslims by calling Congress leader Imran Masood a relative of Pakistani terrorist Masood Azhar.
YSRCP leader tears into opposition parties for being silent on death of YS Vivekananda Reddy
YSR Congress Party leader YS Sharmila on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Jana Sena Party and actor Pawan Kalyan for being silent on the murder of her uncle YS Vivekananda Reddy, calling it a "secret pact.""This is the secret pact between them. Why did they remain silent on the issue of a third-party investigation into the murder of my uncle YS Vivekananda Reddy," asked Sharmila while addressing media persons at the YSRCP office here.Taking a jibe at TDP, she said: "Amaravati is a major scam from which the TDP supremo and other leaders were benefited. All that Chandrababu has to show today is 3D graphics and designs from Singapore planners because he thinks our architects and engineers were not competent enough.""Naidu has pushed back the state by 25 years during his term. He promised loan waivers as the very first assurance to be carried out, but did not deliver on it," she said.She further accused Naidu of slashing the loan figures from Rs 87,000 ...
Congress releases list of candidates for Odisha assembly polls
The Congress party on Monday released the list of candidates who will be contesting the ensuing Legeslative Assembly elections in Odisha.The party has fielded Biren Senapati, Ramesh Purohit, Shyamghan Pradhan and Shambhunath Panigrahi from Rourkela, Patnagarh, G.Udaygiri and Hinjili, respectively.Odisha goes to vote in four phases on April 11, 18, 23 and 29. The state will be voting simultaneously for 21 Lok Sabha and 147 Assembly seats in Odisha.
Opposition to address media on demonetisation on Tuesday
The opposition parties will hold a press conference on Tuesday in which they are likely to attack the BJP government for its demonetization policy, said a source on Monday."The opposition will hold a press conference at the Constitution Club on Tuesday. At this time this shows opposition's unity against the Central government. They will hit out at the Narendra Modi government for demonetisation policy due to which more than a hundred people lost their lives," a source told ANI.Furthermore, the source also claimed that some senior Congress leaders have been talking to other opposition leaders for the last four days in this regard.Demonetistion was implemented in the country on November 8, 2016.
Russia warns of 'new wave' of Mideast tensions after US Golan move
Moscow said it feared "a new wave of tensions" in the Middle East following the decision by Washington to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights, which are claimed by Russian ally Syria. The comments come after US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation in recognition of Israeli claims over the Golan Heights, a border area seized from Syria in 1967. Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the move "ignores all international procedures" and would "only aggravate the situation". "Unfortunately, this could drive a new wave of tensions in the Middle East region," Zakharova said in a radio broadcast, according to Russian news agencies. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meeting Trump at the White House on Monday, called the recognition "historic" and said the Golan Heights would remain permanently under Israeli control. The move, which breaks with decades of international consensus, drew criticism from the Syrian government, which ...
Israel strikes Gaza after rare rocket attack near Tel Aviv
Israel launched strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza on Monday hours after a rocket from the Palestinian enclave hit a house near Tel Aviv and wounded seven people, leading to fears of a severe escalation. The retaliatory strikes were begun around the same time as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met US President Donald Trump in Washington, with explosions rocking areas of the Gaza Strip and balls of fire rising into the sky. In comments from the White House, Netanyahu said "Israel is responding forcefully to this wanton aggression," while Trump spoke of Israel's "right to defend itself." Netanyahu said he would return home after meeting Trump, cancelling an address to pro-Israel lobby AIPAC's annual conference on Tuesday. The flare-up comes at a highly sensitive time for Israel, which holds elections on April 9. A security source in Gaza said there had been a range of strikes in various locations across the enclave. One destroyed a building in Gaza City that Israel alleged was a
Lebanon says US Golan move undermines prospects for peace
Lebanon on Monday said a US decision to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights violates international law and undermines the prospects for peace. US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a proclamation recognising Israeli sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights, a border area seized from Syria in 1967. In a statement carried by the NNA state news agency, the Lebanese foreign ministry said the move "violates all the rules of international law" and "undermines any effort to reach a just peace". "The Golan Heights are Syrian Arab land, no decision can change this, and no country can revisit history by transferring ownership of land from one country to another," it said. The ministry said attempts by Israel to expand its territory by way of "force and aggression" would only isolate the Jewish state. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the recognition "historic" and said the Golan Heights, which are still claimed by Syria, would remain permanently under ...
US, Russia lock horns over Venezuela, raising the stakes
The US and Russia clashed publicly over Venezuela on Monday, raising geopolitical stakes over the oil-producing nation after Moscow sent dozens of soldiers to Caracas amid what it alleged was a budding "coup." US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned his counterpart Sergei Lavrov over the phone that "the United States and regional countries will not stand idly by as Russia exacerbates tensions in Venezuela." The tense conversation came after Russia sent two planes reportedly carrying around 100 soldiers and 35 tons of military equipment to Venezuela's main airport outside Caracas on Saturday. One independent Venezuelan journalist, Javier Mayorca, reported that the deployment also included General Vasily Tonkoshkurov, a top official who heads the Mobilization Directorate of Russia's armed forces. Although Russian state news agency Sputnik described the troop arrival as a movement to "fulfill technical military contracts," the development unsettled Washington, which has thrown its ...
LS polls: Gadkari, Chavan, Ambedkar file nominations in Maha
Union minister Nitin Gadkari, Maharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan and Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar were among prominent candidates who Monday filed their nomination papers in the state for the Lok Sabha elections. Gadkari filed his papers for the Nagpur Lok Sabha seat, where polls will be held on April 11. The BJP stalwart, who had defeated Vilas Muttemwar (Congress) in the 2014 elections by a margin of 2.84 lakh votes, said he will win with a bigger margin this time around. "This time, I will win with a bigger margin. People have a good opinion of the work done by the Narendra Modi-led government in the last five years. Our government did more than (what was promised) in the poll manifesto," Gadkari told reporters. The former BJP president was accompanied by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Energy Minister Chandrashekar Bawankule, family members and a large number of party workers, while filing his papers. "Your support and love is the biggest strength for us," said Gadkari, ...
Turkey slams Trump Golan move as 'gift' to Netanyahu
Turkey on Monday denounced US President Donald Trump's recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights as an "election gift" to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump's decision to proclaim that the Golan Heights -- captured from Syria during the Six-Day War of 1967 -- belongs to Israel hands a significant diplomatic victory to Netanyahu before April 9 elections. The Israeli premier is facing an unexpectedly tough challenge from centrist Benny Gantz. "Trump's signing is virtually an election gift to Netanyahu who is in difficulty ahead of elections," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said during a speech in the southern province of Antalya. "Whatever you do for (Netanyahu) -- who even divides his own people, who bombs in Gaza today as you can see -- for this tyrant, there will be no advantages. America's efforts are in vain," Cavusoglu said in televised remarks. Israel launched strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza on Monday hours after a rocket from ...
Release of Mueller report won't bother me at all, says Trump
US President Donald Trump on Monday asserted that the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report would not bother him at all and the decision to make the report public lies with the Justice Department. The report by Mueller, a former FBI director, is a nearly two-year investigation into the allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential elections. Trump on Sunday claimed victory after a summary of the report, submitted to the Congress, found no conspiracy "despite multiple offers from Russian-affiliated individuals to assist the Trump campaign". Opposition Democratic party, which has been alleging that Russian interference helped Trump win his presidency, are demanding that the report be made public. "It wouldn't bother me at all," Trump told reporters at the White House when asked if he wanted the complete report to be released. He said it is up to Attorney General William Barr to decide whether to release the full report. Trump says he is glad that Mueller's
Congress 'rebel' in fray against Deve Gowda in Tumkur
Defying his party, Congress MP S.P. Muddhanumegowda on Monday filed his nomination from Karnataka's Tumkur Lok Sabha constituency where Janata Dal-Secular supremo H.D. Deve Gowda is the official candidate of the state's ruling alliance.
BJP gen secy hits out at TRS for 'autocratic' rule
Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri and BJP general secretary Ram Madhav campaigned in support of party nominee D Aravind for the Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency in Telangana on Monday. Madhav hit out at the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi government for its "autocratic" and "family rule". He also highlighted the welfare and development initiatives of the National Democratic Alliance government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Nizamabad is represented by K Kavitha, daughter of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao. Meanwhile, former Bharatiya Janata Party legislator G Kishan Reddy and other party candidates have filed their nominations on Monday. The BJP is going alone in Telangana, which goes to the polls in the first phase on April 11.
Samajwadi Party to back Mamata's Trinamool in Bengal
The Samajwadi Party on Monday took pot shots at the Congress over reports that its President Rahul Gandhi could fight the Lok Sabha polls from another seat in addition to his traditional Amethi, as it announced support for Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress in West Bengal.
Adityanath hits out at Mayawati over cane dues
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday that the ruling BJP government was committed to take back 21 sugar mills that he said was sold during the Mayawati regime. "We have decided to take back the mills sold during the Mayawati regime and take action against the persons responsible for the sell-off" Adityanath said. "An amount of Rs 57,800 crore, being the arrear of sugarcane growers from 2011-2018, was paid by my government," he said in Mathura. Adityanath claimed that such clearance of dues was not done during five-year tenure of Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati. The chief minister said injustice to the farmers would not be tolerated. He attributed the condition of farmers to the "anti-farmer" policies of the Mayawati government Adityanath alleged that since the BSP chief had not taken any cane grower-oriented step during her regime, she had no right to speak on their problems. The chief minister said Mayawati had entered into an alliance with the Samajwadi ...