Modi remains No. 1 choice to be PM: CVOTER-IANS tracker

New Delhi (IANS) Narendra Modi continues to be the first choice for the Prime Ministership staying ahead of his nearest rival Rahul Gandhi by leaps and bounds, according to the latest finding of the CVOTER-IANS tracker.

A survey conducted on…

Modi surname: Case filed against Rahul in Bihar

Patna (IANS) A case was filed against Congress President Rahul Gandhi in a Bihar court for his reported statement that "all thieves have Modi as their surnames".

A BJP leader Manoj Modi on Wednesday filed the case in the…

Mamata gifts me 'kurtas' every year: Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi revealed on Wednesday that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, otherwise a vocal Modi critic, herself selects kurtas and gifts them to him every year.

In a candid conversation…

Pakistani LeT terrorist arrested in Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS) Security forces on Wednesday presented a Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist before the media, saying he had been operating in Srinagar city for two years and was now trying to resurrect militancy in Jammu and Kashmir's…

Pragya's safety cover fortified, may get Z-security

Bhopal (IANS) The security cover of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency, was strengthened on Wednesday, officials said.

The decision was taken a day after…

Questions arise over EVMs after 10K glitches, EC swears by machines

New Delhi (IANS) In the midst of the election season, questions are being raised by various Opposition parties over the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) after about 10,000 of these machines malfunctioned at different places during the first…

Jaitley targets Chidambaram over Pakistan remarks

New Delhi (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday targeted Congress leader P. Chidambaram over his remarks that in order to bring a change in Pakistan's behaviour, India must also change its behaviour and said Congress needs to explain…

Voting begins in 117 seats in third phase of LS polls

New Delhi (IANS) Voting began on Tuesday across 117 Lok Sabha constituencies spread over 15 states and Union Territories as the third - and largest - phase of the mega seven-phase electoral exercise kicked off.

A total of 116 seats across 14…

Complaint against Rahul sent to designated court

New Delhi (IANS) A court here on Tuesday sent a private complaint filed against Congress President Rahul Gandhi for making an objectionable speech against Prime Minister Narendra Modi to another judge designated for dealing with cases against MPs…

Earth Day: Modi commits for sustainable development

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reiterated his commitment to work towards the well-being of planet Earth with focus on sustainable development, on Earth day.

"Today on Earth Day, we bow in reverence to Mother Earth.…