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India's richest woman Savitri Jindal quits Congress, joins BJP

Published on Mar 28, 2024 03:06 PM IST

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Savitri Jindal's decision comes days after her son Naveen Jindal, a former MP, also quit the Congress and joined the BJP.

Former Haryana MP Savitri Jindal.(X)

Congress releases 8th list of 14 candidates for Lok Sabha elections

The party has fielded Dolly Sharma from Ghaziabad while Nakul Dubey has been named as the Congress candidate from Sitapur.

Congress flags waves at rallies(File)
Updated on Mar 27, 2024 10:46 PM IST

Lok Sabha Election Highlights: Cong party releases its eight list of candidates

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Highlights: The General Elections will be held in seven phases between April 19 and June 1

live Congress flags waves at rallies
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 02:05 AM IST

Lok Sabha election 2024: Pre-poll clashes erupt between TMC, BJP in West Bengal

At least five people were injured in clashes between workers of the ruling TMC and BJP at Kumirmari, an island in the Sunderbans.

At Bhangar in South 24 Parganas, a clash broke out between TMC and Indian Secular Front (ISF) workers over wall graffiti. (File) (HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 27, 2024 03:09 AM IST
By, Kolkata

Lok Sabha polls: After Odisha, BJP decides to contest alone in Punjab

This is the second high-profile potential tie-up to fall through in two weeks after the BJP announced last week that it will go it alone in Odisha.

State BJP chief Sunil Jakhar said the BJP’s work under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not hidden from anyone. (ANI file)
Updated on Mar 27, 2024 01:06 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

'Arvind Kejriwal greedy': BJP lambasts Delhi CM's second order from jail

Arvind Kejriwal issued his first executive order from jail on Sunday.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal leaves the Rouse Avenue Court. (PTI file photo)
Updated on Mar 26, 2024 12:18 PM IST

AAP says Arvind Kejriwal worried about Delhi in jail, BJP calls remark 'drama'

Arvind Kejriwal is in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate till March 28.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21.
Updated on Mar 26, 2024 11:13 AM IST

BJP candidate Kangana Ranaut chants 'Jai Shri Ram' on Holi, thanks Nadda, PM

Lok Sabha elections: Naveen Jindal also thanked PM Modi for the BJP ticket.

A viral video showed Kangana Ranaut meeting with the local BJP leaders.
Updated on Mar 25, 2024 01:13 PM IST

BJP 5th list full of surprises; 37 MPs dropped, actors, ex-Cong stars fielded

Lok Sabha elections: The BJP has also dropped some sitting ministers. Varun Gandhi has also been axed from Pilibhit.

Naveen Jindal joined BJP in the presence of party leader Vinod Tawde at BJP HQ in New Delhi (Photo by Arvind Yadav/ Hindustan Times)
Updated on Mar 25, 2024 08:30 AM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2024: How partisanship plays out in India

Indians' entrenched partisanship shapes everyday political life, contrary to popular belief, as they head to polls for Lok Sabha.

Measuring partisanship involves asking people about their self-identification into party camps. (PTI)
Updated on Mar 25, 2024 04:53 AM IST

Who is K Surendran, BJP's choice from Wayanad to fight Rahul Gandhi in LS polls?

Kerala BJP president K Surendran to contest from Wayanad against Rahul Gandhi.

Kerala BJP president K Surendran fielded against Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad.
Updated on Mar 25, 2024 07:10 AM IST

Abhijit Gangopadhyay gets BJP ticket days after resigning as Calcutta HC judge

BJP's Lok Sabha candidates list: Abhijit Gangopadhyay gets BJP Lok Sabha ticket days after resigning as Calcutta HC judge.

Former Calcutta High Court judge Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay joins BJP.(PTI)
Updated on Mar 25, 2024 04:06 AM IST

BJP's Lok Sabha candidates list: Maneka Gandhi in, Varun dropped from Pilibhit

BJP's Lok Sabha candidates list: Maneka Gandhi will contest from Sultanpur, while UP minister Jitin Prasada will replace Varun Gandhi in Pilibhit.

BJP MPs Maneka Gandhi and Varun Gandhi(PTI)
Updated on Mar 25, 2024 04:06 AM IST

Who is Sunil Sharma, Congress candidate linked to X handle that targets Tharoor?

Shashi Tharoor, in a remark that apparently questioned the party's choice, said The Jaipur Dialogue is one of many X handles that attack him.

Thiruvananthapuram: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor joins AAP workers during their protest against the arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.(PTI)
Updated on Mar 24, 2024 01:52 PM IST

CM Kejriwal issues 1st order from jail; BJP intensifies attack on wife Sunita

The Bharatiya Janata Party has been demanding that Kejriwal relinquish the chief ministerial post.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal after his arrest. (PTI)
Updated on Mar 24, 2024 01:00 PM IST

Arvind Kejriwal responsible for Sunita Kejriwal's pain, says BJP

Sunita Kejriwal, a former bureaucrat, read out Arvind Kejriwal's letter.

New Delhi: Sunita Kejriwal, wife of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, leaves from ED office. (PTI)
Updated on Mar 24, 2024 08:24 AM IST

Who is Ajay Rai, Congress leader who will contest against PM Modi in Varanasi?

Ajay Rai had challenged PM Modi in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections from the Varanasi parliamentary constituency but lost both times.

Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai will be contesting from Varanasi for the fourth time.
Updated on Mar 24, 2024 08:04 AM IST

Kejriwal urges court to remove 'harsh' officer; BJP criticises Sunita Kejriwal

Special Judge Kaveri Baweja, during the hearing on Friday, took up Arvind Kejriwal's plea.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal at Rouse Avenue Court in New Delhi on Friday. (ANI)
Updated on Mar 23, 2024 02:24 PM IST

Sunita Kejriwal reads Arvind Kejriwal's message from jail: 'Don't hate BJP...'

Sunita Kejriwal, who issued a video statement, said Kejriwal will continue to serve the country.

 Sunita Kejriwal, wife of Delhi Chief Minister and AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, delivers his message via a video conference. (PTI)
Updated on Mar 23, 2024 01:46 PM IST

BJP slams Arvind Kejriwal: 'Gangs run from jail, not government’

Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the liquor policy case. AAP says he will not resign as Delhi CM.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at Rouse Avenue Court in New Delhi on Friday. (ANI)
Updated on Mar 23, 2024 01:06 PM IST

No BJP-BJD deal after weeks of Lok Sabha seat talks

Discussions between the two parties started in the first week of March, raising hopes of them coming together for the first time in 15 years.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik.(PTI)
Updated on Mar 23, 2024 07:52 AM IST
ByDebabrata Mohanty, , Bhubaneswar/new Delhi

Firm building Silkyara tunnel donated 55 crore in electoral bonds to BJP

A major accident took place in November 2023 when a portion of the under-construction tunnel collapsed, and 41 workers got trapped.

The collapsed Silkyara tunnel. (PTI/File)
Published on Mar 22, 2024 10:31 PM IST

BJP releases 4th list of 15 candidates for Lok Sabha elections

Earlier on Thursday, the party released its third list of candidates fielding former Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan from Chennai South.

BJP flags at the party headquarter in New Delhi.(HT File Photo)
Published on Mar 22, 2024 02:27 PM IST

BJP demands Kejriwal's resignation, Mamata Banerjee 'vehemently condemns' arrest

BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi said Kejriwal has become the first CM in India's history who didn't resign from his post even after arrest.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on Thursday (HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 22, 2024 01:48 PM IST

Comparing PM Modi to Aurangzeb insult to nation: Eknath Shinde

Eknath Shinde said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has fulfilled Bal Thackeray's dream of revoking Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena (Shinde) chief Eknath Shinde. (PTI file photo)
Published on Mar 22, 2024 10:00 AM IST

Ex-Telangana governor to contest LS poll from Chennai South. Who is she?

Tamilisai Soundararajan also served as former Tamil Nadu BJP chief, and contested 2019 Lok Sabha elections against DMK’s Kanimozhi.

Ex Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan (PTI)
Published on Mar 21, 2024 08:04 PM IST

Elections 2024: Here’s how you can vote without voter ID card

One can vote without possessing a physical copy of a voter ID, but it is to be ensured that their name is enlisted in the Election Commission’s voter list.

A man walks past a large model of a woman's finger pressing a button of an electronic voting machine displayed outside the office of the Election Commission of India(AP)
Published on Mar 21, 2024 08:03 PM IST

BJP's Lok Sabha candidates 3rd list out, ex-Telangana guv fielded Chennai South

BJP releases third list of Lok Sabha candidates, ex-Telangana governor to contest from Chennai South.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during foundation stone laying and inauguration of various projects, in Sangareddy, Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan is also seen. (PTI)
Updated on Mar 21, 2024 06:56 PM IST

'Don't insult Indian democracy': BJP slams Rahul Gandhi over bank accounts row

The BJP leaders' remarks came after the Congress addressed a press conference alleging PM Modi of systematically crippling the Congress financially.

BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad(ANI)
Published on Mar 21, 2024 03:19 PM IST

Election Commission to govt: Stop sending 'Viksit Bharat' messages on WhatsApp

Election commission said it received several complaints about the Viksit Bharat WhatsApp messages that highlight government’s initiatives.

'Viksit Bharat: Modi Ki Guarantee' vehicles during their flagging off by BJP National President J P Nadda in New Delhi on February 26.(Arvind Yadav/ Hindustan Times)
Updated on Mar 21, 2024 01:59 PM IST
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