Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 'Your support is giving sleepless nights to DMK, INDIA bloc,' says PM Modi in Tirunelveli

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• 16 Apr 2024, 12:12 AM

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• 15 Apr 2024, 10:04 PM

  Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda on Monday took a dig at the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party over allegations of corruption against the opposition leaders, saying that "half of their leaders are in jail, while the other half are out on bail."

  During a road show in Puducherry, the BJP national president said that PM Modi changed the culture and now it is the culture of the politics of development."I ask you: Isn't Rahul Gandhi out on bail? Isn't Sonia Gandhi out on bail? Isn't Chidambaram out on bail? Isn't Karti Chidambaram out on bail? Isn't Sanjay Singh out on bail? Isn't Kejriwal in jail? Isn't Manish Sisodia in jail? Isn't Satyendar Jain in jail? 'Aadhe jail mein hain, aadhe bail par hain' (half are in jail and half are on bail)," Nadda said.

  He further said that in the past ten years, the people have been able to see that the villages have been strengthened."PM Modi changed the culture and now it is the culture of the politics of development. 

  
• 15 Apr 2024, 08:50 PM

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday called the Electoral bonds the 'biggest extortion scheme' of the world, adding that PM Modi is the mastermind behind it. 

  The remarks of Rahul Gandhi came after Prime Minister Modi in an interview to ANI accused the opposition parties of 'spreading lies' over the electoral bonds scheme, which has been struck down by the Supreme Court, and said "everyone will regret it when there is an honest reflection".

  Speaking to reporters, Rahul Gandhi said, "The important thing in electoral bond is- names and dates. When you carefully see the names and dates you will know that when they (donors) gave the electoral bond, right after that contract was given to them or CBI inquiry was withdrawn against them. Prime Minister is caught here that's why he is giving an interview to ANI. 

  
• 15 Apr 2024, 08:43 PM

  PM Modi said that the implementation of 'One nation, One election' which is one of the key promises made by his party-BJP in its poll manifesto is the 'commitment' of his government. In an interview with ANI, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the committee formed under chairmanship of former President Ram Nath Kovind to prepare the report on One nation, One election, received very positive and innovative suggestions.

  "One nation, One election is our commitment. We have talked about this in parliament as well. We have also formed a committee. The committee has also submitted its report. So in terms of One nation, One election, many people have come on-board in the country. Many people have given their suggestions to the committee. The committee received very positive and innovative suggestions and the country will benefit a lot if we are able to implement this report," the PM said. (ANI)

  
• 15 Apr 2024, 06:22 PM

  Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday hit out at the Congress and Communists for not appointing anyone from the tribal community to the post of President during their rule.

  "The Congress and Communists continued to rule for years but not a single tribal son or daughter was made the President of the country. For the first time after 75 years of independence, PM Narendra Modi honoured the Adivasi communities by giving India a President hailing from the Adivasi community," Shah said at a public rally in Agartala.

  Speaking about the Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport at Agartala, Shah hit out at the Communists for not honouring the contributions of Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore.

  "Communists have worked to forget the contributions of Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore. PM Modi has started the Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport and unveiled a statue to pay respects to him. You must have seen the list of Padma awardees. PM Modi has conferred the Padma awards to Satyaram Reang and Beni Chandra Jamatia from the tribal community to honour the tribals in Tripura," the Union Home Minister said. (ANI)

  
• 15 Apr 2024, 06:07 PM

  Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that the Communists gave guns to the youth while Prime Minister Narendra Modi ensured that they got access to gadgets like laptops for progress in their lives. Amit Shah was addressing a public meeting at Kumarghat under the Unakoti district of Tripura. 

  He said that wherever the Communists ruled, people did not even get the basics for life. "Health, education and other basic minimum support were denied to the citizens. People were intentionally kept poor and youth were compelled to take up arms. But, Prime Minister Modi made sure that every youth got access to laptops. In the North East, over 10,000 misguided youth who were associated with proscribed organisations laid down arms and joined mainstream life," he said. (ANI)

  
• 15 Apr 2024, 03:46 PM

  A Delhi Court on Monday extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal till April 23 in the money laundering case connected to the now-scrapped liquor policy. 

  Kejriwal, who was arrested on the night of March 21, was produced virtually before Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of the Rouse Avenue Courts on the expiry of his judicial custody. The Court said it is extending custody until April 23, when judicial custody of the co-accused (BRS leader K Kavitha) is also ending. (ANI)

  
• 15 Apr 2024, 01:55 PM

  SC issues notice to ED on CM Kejriwal's plea against arrest

  The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest and subsequent remand by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the excise policy case.

  Agreeing to examine the matter, a bench presided over by Justice Sanjiv Khanna asked the federal anti-money laundering agency to file its reply by April 24.

  The Bench, also comprising Justice Dipankar Datta, allowed the petitioner side to file a rejoinder affidavit, if any, by April 27 to the reply filed by ED.

  The matter will be taken up next on April 29 for further hearing.

  
• 15 Apr 2024, 01:11 PM

  Bhagwant Mann meet Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar

  
  
  "It was very painful to see that he (Arvind Kejriwal) is not even getting amenities that a hardcore criminal gets. What is his crime? That he constructed hospitals, schools and provided free electricity to the public? They are treating him as if he is a very big criminal," says Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann after meeting Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar jail.

  VIDEO | "It was very painful to see that he (Arvind Kejriwal) is not even getting amenities that a hardcore criminal gets. What is his crime? That he constructed hospitals, schools and provided free electricity to the public? They are treating him as if he is a very big… pic.twitter.com/bg6dz32rFN

  — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 15, 2024

  
• 15 Apr 2024, 12:38 PM

  EC checks helicopter through which Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Nilgiris

  
  
  The helicopter through which Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu was checked by the Election Commission's Flying Squad officials in Nilgiris. 

  #WATCH | The Helicopter through which Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu was checked by the Election Commission's Flying Squad officials in Nilgiris.
  
  (Video source: Election Commission Flying Squad) pic.twitter.com/aSOoNxyUJB

  — ANI (@ANI) April 15, 2024

  
• 15 Apr 2024, 12:36 PM

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Alathur, Kerala today

   

  #WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Alathur, Kerala today. #LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/2oNUG36YdZ

  — ANI (@ANI) April 15, 2024

  
• 15 Apr 2024, 10:28 AM

  Court sends BRS leader K Kavitha to judicial custody till April 23

  A court on Monday sent BRS leader K Kavitha to judicial custody till April 23 in a corruption case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.

  
• 15 Apr 2024, 09:21 AM

  Robert Vadra visits Mathura's Banke Bihari Temple

  
  
   "I have prayed for the safety of Rahul (Gandhi) and Priyanka (Gandhi) as they both campaign (for Lok Sabha polls). I have also prayed for the country to keep it away from politics of religion and discrimination," says Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's husband Robert Vadra after visiting Mathura's Banke Bihari Temple in UP.

  VIDEO | "I have prayed for the safety of Rahul (Gandhi) and Priyanka (Gandhi) as they both campaign (for Lok Sabha polls). I have also prayed for the country to keep it away from politics of religion and discrimination," says Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's husband Robert… pic.twitter.com/xgKgPOfaZ3

  — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 15, 2024

  
• 15 Apr 2024, 09:04 AM

  PM Modi to address election rally in Tamil Nadu

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an election rally here on Monday, ahead of the April 19 Lok Sabha elections.

  
• 15 Apr 2024, 08:55 AM

  Andhra Pradesh: After dumping TDP for YSRCP, two-time MLA calls Chandrababu 'traitor'

  
  
  After dumping the TDP to join the ruling YSRCP, two-time MLA from Vishakhapatnam South, Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar, launched a scathing attack on former party chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday.
  A leader from the fishing community, he is set to seek a fresh term in the Assembly from the South constituency, albeit on a YSRCP ticket.
  
  Speaking to ANI on Sunday after donning his new political stripes, Ganesh Kumar hit out at party chief and former CM N Chandrababu Naidu, calling him a traitor.
  
  For the TDP supremo, an election manifesto holds no significance at all, he said.
  
  "If elected, Chandrababu Naidu will have no regard for the manifesto. I can hold myself up as the best example of this. During the TDP rule, he once promised in the manifesto that fishermen would be added to the ST community from the lists of backward classes. He even promised pensions to people in the fishing community, who are over 50 years of age. However, on a visit to Visakhapatnam, when all party leaders of the fishermen's community, including myself, approached him and urged him to fulfil his promises, he snapped at me, warning that he would skin me alive if I brought up the topic again with him. I decided thereafter to quit the TDP, as he turned out to be a traitor," he added.

  -ANI

  
• 15 Apr 2024, 08:49 AM

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Ram Lalla idol sculptor Arun Yogiraj

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Ram Lalla idol sculptor Arun Yogiraj at Maharaja’s College Grounds, Mysuru.

   

  Karnataka | Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Ram Lalla idol sculptor Arun Yogiraj at Maharaja’s College Grounds, Mysuru.
  
  (Source: Arun Yogiraj) pic.twitter.com/HflKqSe68V

  — ANI (@ANI) April 15, 2024

   

  
• 15 Apr 2024, 08:49 AM

  Dimple Yadav to file nomination in Mainpuri on Tuesday

  
  
  Samajwadi Party leaders and workers from all over Uttar Pradesh will reach Mainpuri for a mega show on Tuesday when the party's candidate Dimple Yadav files her nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections.

  While Akhilesh will accompany Dimple, other members of the Yadav family are also expected to attend the event.

  Most of the senior members of the family, including Ram Gopal Yadav and his son Akshay, Shivpal Yadav and his son Aditya, and Dharmendra Yadav, are busy with their election campaigns in their respective constituencies. The remaining members will, however, be present.

  Mainpuri is one of the 10 Lok Sabha seats going to polls in the third phase, including Sambhal, Hathras, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, Firozabad, Etah, Badaun, Aonla and Bareilly.

  
• 15 Apr 2024, 08:16 AM

  BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan says ‘PM Modi launched the Sankalp Patra to…’

  Sambalpur, Odisha: About the BJP's Sankalp Patra for the approaching Lok Sabha Elections, Union Minister and BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan states, "After ten years, PM Modi launched the Sankalp Patra to give further impetus to the work that has been done." 

  
• 15 Apr 2024, 06:24 AM

  Congress MP Rahul Gandhi leaves from his residence as he leaves for Nilgiri

  
  
  Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is set to address rallies in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Gandhi, who is seeking his electoral luck for the second consecutive term from Wayanad constituency, will arrive in the southern state on April 15.

  #WATCH | Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi leaves from his residence as he leaves for Nilgiri, Tamil Nadu. pic.twitter.com/xH1L59EaaV

  — ANI (@ANI) April 15, 2024

  
• 15 Apr 2024, 06:23 AM

  PM Modi holds massive roadshow in Mangaluru

  MANGALURU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held a massive roadshow in this coastal city of Karnataka, waving at an enthusiastic large crowd along the route.

  Standing on a specially designed vehicle, Modi greeted the people gathered on the sides of the roads and on nearby buildings, many of whom were seen chanting 'Modi, Modi', 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' slogans, amid loud cheers and sounds of drum beat, in what appeared to be a "festive atmosphere" in several places..

  Thousands of people showered flower petals, as his cavalcade slowly passed through the stretch from Narayana Guru circle to Nava Bharat circle in the city in Dakshina Kannada district, a BJP stronghold.