Politics

Bagalkot District Collector has ordered an inquiry and has rubbished the reports saying that the water was used to clean a statue and not the road.

Mayawati said all the memorials that needed to be built in honour of dalit icons have been built.

DMK had already announced that its chief Karunanidhi will contest again from Tiruvarur and the party is on the field in a total of 173 constituencies giving away the rest of sixty one to allies.

Rahul Gandhi said it was now up to the Prime Minister and the state government to work out a plan to clean the Deonar area.

BJP has passed a resolution in its 1987 national executive meeting at Palampur where it said that Ram temple should be built through a law.

A fatigue has developed in Assam, especially so in Urban areas after 15 years of Gogoi government. If you talk to people on the ground, no one is particularly angry with the grand old man.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the run-up to the Lok Sabha poll has massively campaigned in the Asansol-Raniganj coal belt, which has a large chunk of Hindi-speaking voters and migrant labourers from Jharkhand and Bihar.

There should be no "back-seat driving and please ensure that the new government is not remote-controlled," he said.

It then posted the matter further hearing on April 18 when Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi will open the argument on behalf of the Central government.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is leaving no stone unturned to promote her state's image.

The Bihar government had banned sale and consumption of country and spiced liquor in rural areas from April 1, 2016, but had allowed sale of IMFL in towns and cities.

Ramadoss, who is spearheading the his party's campaign, said PMK did not require any ally as it was "gaining" popularity day by day, particularly among the youth and women.

Rubbishing the charge, BJP asked him to cite specific instance to prove it and termed the allegation as an attempt by the deposed CM to divert attention from the sting CD which "showed him indulging openly in horsetrading."

Modi's visit to Saudi Arabia also illustrates the importance he attaches to relations with the West Asia as so many Indians live and work there, he said and referred to his trip to the workers' residential complex where he shared snacks with them.