Politics

Altogether 25 candidates are in the fray for the three constituencies where polling will be held from 7 AM to 5 PM, the Election Office said.

Modi emphasised that immediate attention be given to providing basic necessities like food and water to people severely affected by the calamity.

"Sonia Gandhi is in constant touch with AICC regarding the situation in J&K and the relief measures," the party said in a release.

The party also said that it will "expose" the BJP by organising such rallies in the entire state. Lovely said the Union Home Ministry was dictating terms to the Raj Niwas (L-G's residence).

Seeking to wrest the Medak Lok Sabha constituency from the TRS, the BJP has fielded former Congress MLA Jayaprakash Reddy, who has been a bitter critic of the TRS and used to be with the BJP earlier.

A proposal for a multi-disciplinary security force is also under consideration, Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal said.

The Court on June 6 had framed defamation charges against AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal after he did not plead guilty and sought a trial.

The new BJP President will start his day on Sunday in the West Bengal capital by seeking the blessings of Goddess Kali and then hold a meeting of the state executive.

The saffron alliance, which put up a robust show in the Lok Sabha election - winning 42 of the 48 constituencies - is yet to seal the seat-sharing pact for the 288-member assembly, amid reports of differences between Sena and BJP.

Majority 66 per cent voters are satisfied with the performance of the Modi government while 19 per cent say that they are not satisfied.

Dwivedi's remarks come in the wake of the creation of the Marg Darshak Mandal for its senior leaders by the BJP.

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes 100 day in office, we ask our readers how has his performance been.

Laxmikant Bajpayi accused the SP government of disturbing communal peace and harmony in the stat in its "blind pursuit" of minority votes.

Security Council members have agreed on a resolution aimed at intensifying efforts to prevent conflicts at a time of growing unrest around the world, Britain's UN envoy said.

DMK chief M Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal was granted bail on a personal bond of Rs 5 lakh with two sureties of the like amount.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said he would write to the Human Resource Development ministry to include the civil defence course in the curriculum.