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Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who addressed a 'Vijay Sankalp' rally here on Thursday evening, said "if BJP comes to power, steps will be taken to provide constitutional protection to customs and beliefs." "After counting the votes on May 23, we will fight in the court and the Parliament to ensure protection for customs and traditions," Modi said while mentioning the

Kannur, Apr 19: Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad appealed to the voters of Kerala to exercise their franchise in favour of Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) candidates to protect democracy and secularism in the country. Addressing an election rally at Mattannur in support of UDF candidate K Sudhakaran on Friday, Mr Azad said to protect

New Delhi, Apr 19: Bhoja Poojari has handled baggage for India's Jet Airways Ltd since it began flying nearly 26 years ago. Now, like many other Jet employees, he fears for the future as the debt-laden airline descends into crisis. "If this continues, I do not know what to do," said the 53-year-old father of two, who has not been paid in nearly two months and may be forced to sell his house. "I

New Delhi, Apr 19: Twenty states and Union territories have so far joined a pan-India network of single emergency helpline number '112' on which immediate assistance can be sought by anyone in distress, officials said on Friday. The '112' helpline is an integration of police (100), fire (101) and women (1090) helpline numbers and the project is being implemented under the central government's

A youth in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr constituency chopped off his own index finger that was marked with the indelible ink after he realised that he had voted for the 'wrong' party. The man identified as Pawan Kumar decided to take the drastic step after realising that he had voted for the BJP candidate instead of the SP-BSP-RLD alliance candidate. In a video that has gone viral, Kumar is heard

New Delhi, Apr 19: Backing Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's theory that Congress might be plotting with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav on Thursday said it would be "better that Imran Khan keeps off Indian elections”. Speaking to ANI, Madhav said: "Who will be the prime minister of India will be decided by the people of India. We are wise enough; we don't

Ghazipur, Apr 19: Union Minister Manoj Sinha has launched an open threat to opposers of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, stating that a finger pointed towards his party workers will cease to exist after four hours. Addressing party workers here on Thursday, Sinha said, "BJP activists are ready to destroy corruption and money earned by criminal activities. And I want to assure you that if any

New Delhi, Apr 19: Congress national spokesperson and convenor of party's media cell Priyanka Chaturvedi, who was miffed at the reinstatement of some party workers who had misbehaved with her, resigned from the party and joined the Shiv Sena on Friday. She joined the Shiv Sena in the presence of the party president Uddhav Thackeray, sources said. Earlier, after quitting all posts in the party

Ahmedabad, Apr 19: Congress leader Hardik Patel was slapped by an unidentified man while addressing a poll rally on Friday in a village in Gujarat's Surendranagar district. The incident was captured on cameras of news channels covering the rally in the district, around 130 km from here. As soon as Hardik Patel started his speech at Baldana village under Wadhwan taluka, a man suddenly came on the

Apr 19: Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case and the BJP candidate against Congress's Digvijaya Singh in Bhopal, said that former Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) Hemant Karkare lost his life because she had cursed him. "I called Hemant Karkare and asked him to let me go if there is no evidence (against me). He (Karkare) said that he will bring evidence but will