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Shimla, May 16: Hitting out at the Congress for promising to abolish sedition law in its poll manifesto, Union Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday said the legislation will be made more stringent after BJP returns to power at the Centre. At a rally in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district in support of Ram Swaroop Sharma who is seeking re-election from Mandi Lok Sabha seat, he said Indian economy has

Bhopal, May 16: Terror attack accused and BJP candidate from Bhopal Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur today triggered a fresh controversy by calling Nathuram Godse, the terrorist who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi, as a patriot. Bhopal, May 16: Terror attack accused and BJP candidate from Bhopal Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur today triggered a fresh controversy by calling Nathuram Godse, the terrorist who

May 16: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Thursday Bengal does not need money from the BJP, it has enough resources to rebuild the Vidyasagar statue that was vandalised at a Kolkata college following Amit Shah's roadshow. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a rally in Uttar Pradesh, had promised to install the statue at the same spot where it stood before being desecrated on Tuesday. Addressing

Shimla, May 16: Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi the “biggest liar”, accusing him of not fulfilling his election promises. The cricketer-turned-politician, who was briefly banned by the Election Commission from campaigning earlier, also called Modi “Feku No. 1”, suggesting that the prime minister makes empty boasts. “Modi talks of Hindutva but

Srinagar, May 16: A soldier and three militants were among five persons killed and two jawans and civilian injured in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Pulwama in the wee hours of Thursday, official sources said. Meanwhile, authorities imposed restrictions in main town Pulwama and adjoining areas besides suspended mobile internet

Bilaspur, May 16: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu said Prime Minister Narendra Modi came as “Ganga’s son” in 2014 but will go as an “agent in Rafale” after the ongoing elections. “I want to ask Narendra Modi whether he took brokerage in Rafale deal or not. He can debate with Sidhu anywhere in the country. Rahul ji is a big thing. He is a cannon and I am AK-47,” Sidhu said while addressing an

New Delhi, May 16: Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman's MiG-21 Bison squadron has come out with new shoulder patches with titles 'Falcon Slayers' and 'AMRAAM Dodgers' in a tribute to his bravery in shooting down an F-16 jet of Pakistan during an aerial combat on February 27, officials said. The new patches brought out by the 51 Squadron of IAF depict a MiG21 in the foreground along with a red

New Delhi, May 16: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj May 15 said the BJP has already crossed the majority mark after sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls and appealed to voters here to re-elect Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a record margin. Flagging off a motorcycle rally of women, Swaraj said the "relationship between you and Modi has become more strong...like a family in the past five years"

Kolkata, May 15: BJP youth wing activist Priyanka Sharma, who walked out of jail on Wednesday after being arrested for posting a morphed picture of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Facebook, said she would not apologise. "I don't have any regrets. I have not done anything for which I will have to apologise," Sharma told a press conference at the BJP office here. She was released at 9

Varanasi, May 15: Union minister Piyush Goyal Tuesday urged the Election Commission to take strong action against the West Bengal government for the violence during BJP president Amit Shah’s roadshow in Kolkata. After violence and arson marred BJP president Amit Shah’s roadshow in Kolkata, a party delegation, including Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, rushed to the EC