Lok Sabha polls begin with voting in 91 seats

New Delhi (IANS) Voting began on Thursday across 91 Lok Sabha constituencies spread over 20 states and Union Territories as the first phase of the mega seven-phase electoral exercise kicked off.

Voting for electing Assemblies in Andhra…

Rahul's Rafale remarks near-contempt of court: Sitharaman

New Delhi (IANS) Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the Supreme Court's ruling on the Rafale issue is not a setback for the government and alleged that the Congress President has not only misinterpreted…

Give me 5 more years to put Congress netas in jail: Modi

Gandhinagar (IANS) Launching a blistering attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday charged it with looting the country, saying in five years of his government, he has brought the Congress to the doorstep of jail.

Rahul Gandhi files nomination from Amethi

Amethi (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday filed his nomination from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi Lok Sabha constituency which goes to poll in the fifth phase on May 6.

He was accompanied by all his family members -- mother and…

Major fire engulfs oil factory in Gujarat

Gandhinagar (IANS) A major fire erupted in Gujarat's Banaskantha district early on Wednesday, engulfing an oil factory. No loss of life was reported, officials said.

The fire broke out at the Kailash Oil Cake and Refining factory situated…

SC rejects Centre's plea, Rafale to be heard on merit

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court in an unanimous judgment on Wednesday rejected the preliminary objections raised by the central government, as a result the Rafale review petitions will now be heard on merits. The court will look into the documents…

Yasin Malik shifted from Jammu to Delhi's Tihar Jail

Jammu (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik, was on Tuesday shifted from Jammu's Kot Balwal jail to the Tihar Jail in Delhi, official sources said.

He was brought from Jammu to Delhi…

No need for seat sharing with AAP in Goa: Congress

Panaji (IANS) Congress spokesperson Trajano D'Mello on Tuesday said that just because the Congress and the AAP are in talks for a seat-sharing arrangement in the national capital, there need not be a similar arrangement between the two parties…

Maoists kill BJP MLA, 4 more in Chhattisgarh

Raipur (IANS) Maoists exploded an improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday evening, killing BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi, his driver and three personal security officers in a forested part of Dantewada district, officials said.

The…

RSS leader shot, Army out in J&K town

Jammu (IANS) The Army was called out in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar town on Tuesday after a suspected militant shot and seriously wounded RSS leader Chandrakant Singh and killed his personal security officer, police said.

Kishtwar District…