Sonia launches scathing attack on BJP for claiming it alone had done all the development work

Congress President Sonia Gandhi has launched a scathing attack on BJP for claiming it alone had done all the development work in the country and others had done nothing. Addressing an election rally in Sasaram, she also did not spare JD(U) senior leader and Bihar Chief minister Nitish Kumar.She char...

Modi criticizes UPA govt for running away from key issues like corruption, price rise, employment & women safety

BJP leader Narendra Modi has criticized the UPA government for running away from key issues like corruption, price rise, employment and women safety facing the country. Addressing a rally at Ghaziabad and Kurukshetra in Uttar Pradesh, Modi said that whenever BJP raises these issues the Congress talk...

President: Demographic dividend would be empty dream if present educational standards are not upgraded

President Pranab Mukherjee today said the demographic dividend would be an empty dream if the present educational standards are not upgraded. He said, country's youth will end up contributing less to nation-building unless they are imparted quality education and requisite skills. Mr Mukherjee w...

Rahul Gandhi lacks proper political understanding, says Rajnath Singh

BJP President Rajnath Singh has alleged that Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi lack proper political understanding. Addressing a rally at Aurangabad, Bihar today he said the Congress leader speaks without doing proper homework. Singh blamed the centre for the delay in executing water reservoir pr...

Modi criticizes UPA govt for running away from key issues like corruption, price rise, employment & women safety

BJP leader Narendra Modi has criticized the UPA government for running away from key issues like corruption, price rise, employment and women safety facing the country. Addressing a rally at Indirapuram in Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, Modi said that whenever BJP raises these issues the Congress talks...

Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath says, the Commission will take cognisance if it receives a complaint against Sonia Gandhi's meeting with Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari. He was replying to a question at a press conference in Jammu today on BJP's demand for...

Sonia charges BJP ruled MP govt with involvement in rampant corruption

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has charged the BJP ruled Madhya Pradesh government with involvement in rampant corruption. Addressing a rally at Sidhi in the state today, she said that the BJP talks about corruption but it cannot see the Professional Examination Board recruitment scam of Madhya Pra...

Modi accuses Sonia of resorting to communalism

BJP leader Narendra Modi has accused Congress President Sonia Gandhi of resorting to communalism by appealing to Muslim leaders to ensure their votes are not split. Addressing a meeting at Ghaziabad today he has sought Election Commission's action on the issue.Yesterday, Sonia rejected the BJP ...

Cong VP Rahul's application for residence proof turned down by Amethi SDM

In Uttar Pradesh, the application for residence proof of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has been turned down by SDM Amethi. The SDM said that there is no proof that Rahul resides in Amethi or even occasionally stays there. This comes even as Rahul Gandhi has been the incumbent Amethi MP for th...

LS polls: Abdullah, Azad, Mehbooba among heavyweights in fray in Valley

In Jammu & Kashmir, electioneering in four of the six Lok Sabha seats, for which notification has been issued, is on in full swing. Our correspondent reports that battlelines are almost drawn in three of these constituencies with two union ministers and also former chief ministers Dr. Farooq Abd...