Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said the Gujarat model of development would burst after the Lok Sabha election – just as the BJP's "India Shining" burst after the 2004 polls. He was addressing rallies in Aurangabad of Bihar and earlier in Jharkhand's Godda district. He formally started the party's election drive in Bihar
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday said industrialists from Coimbatore in the state have decided not to invest in Karnataka despite an invitation from her Karnataka counterpart. Addressing an election rally here, around 510 km from Chennai, the AIADMK general secretary said: "Karnataka chief minister (Siddaramaiah) invited industrialists to start their units in
BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Tuesday alleged that his chopper was deliberately delayed by the Delhi air traffic control when he was about to leave for an election rally in Bareilly. In Bareilly, the Gujarat chief minister began his speech by apologising to the crowd for the delay in arriving. He said the
The freedom as envisioned by the martyrs has not yet been achieved and the people should get ready to fight a second freedom struggle, social activist Anna Hazare said here Tuesday. The present political system was interested only in personal ambitions and favouring industrialists and corporates, neglecting the common men and peasants, said Hazare while
The Samajwadi Party said Tuesday it will not field candidates against Congress president Sonia Gandhi (Rae Bareli) and her son and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi (Amethi). Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav made the announcement, saying this was the final decision of the party. Informed sources said the announcement followed a Congress decision
The Delhi High Court Tuesday refused to entertain a plea seeking a scheme to ensure underprivileged Delhi residents are not affected after the electricity subsidy lapses April 1. These people consume less than 400 units power per month, the plea noted. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Siddharth
The Governor of Maharashtra K. Sankaranarayanan will release a Malayalam Book titled ‘Kadal Ottaykku Kshanichappol’ (When the Ocean Beckoned Me) at Conference Hall, Raj Bhavan, Mumbai at 11.30 AM on Wednesday, 2 April 2014. The book has been written by Commander Abhilash Tomy, based on the experiences of his voyage – non-stop unassisted, solo,
AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday began a week-long campaign for the Lok Sabha election in the capital, attacking both Congress president Sonia Gandhi and BJP star Narendra Modi. The former Delhi chief minister also said while campaigning in Chandni Chowk constituency that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) wanted early assembly polls in Delhi. Asked
The Shiv Sena will continue to oppose the "anti-national Muslims" who do not respect the country's laws and create problems for people, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said here Tuesday. "Like my father (the late) Bal Thackeray, those Muslims who consider India their motherland, respect the laws of this country, don't ignite riots and
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder N.T. Rama Rao's son and popular Telugu film actor N. Balakrishna said he would take a decision on contesting the elections after consultation with party chief N. Chandrababu Naidu. He told reporters at Visakhapatnam Tuesday that he has not yet taken a decision whether to contest for Lok Sabha