Mainpuri/Kannauj : Lok Sabha constituencies like Mainpuri, Kannauj, Firozabad and Azamgarh have always been considered safe seats for late Mulayam Singh Yadav’s family, mainly because of the large Yadav population there.

NEW DELHI: Investigators will be sending a notice to the Congress' Telangana unit in connection with a doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, where his statement indicating a commitment to abolishing reservation quotas for Muslims in Telangana, was changed to make it seem that he was advocating scrapping of all reservations, sources said on Monday.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stepped up his offensive on the Congress and said that his plainspeak on the party’s double standards has ruffled many feathers in the INDIA bloc, so much so, that they have launched a tirade at him for speaking the truth.

HYDERABAD: After tasting defeat in the recent Assembly elections, all the three main contestants, including sitting MP Arvind Dharmapuri are testing their fortunes in Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency.

MUMBAI: As campaigning in Maharashtra gathers momentum, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has urged Mahayuti candidates, leaders and functionaries not to make any controversial statements and attract the wrath of the Opposition and the electorate.

LUCKNOW: Till the turn of the Millennium; film stars guaranteed crowds and votes in politics.

Seoul: South Korean Ambassador to Australia Lee Jong-sup stepped down on Friday, less than a month after he was named for the job, amid mounting criticism of his appointment and departure that came despite the fact that he was subject to an investigation.

NEW DELHI:The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a third summons to Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra for questioning in connection with a Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) violation case, a source said on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI: Delhi government’s Planning Secretary Niharika Rai has issued orders that all welfare schemes of the city government will continue to operate, and said that schemes and governance are never specific to individuals, but continue in the normal course.

NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the Delhi Chief Minister’s first order issued from the custody of the ED on Sunday, another directive has been issued to the health department by CM Arvind Kejriwal.

MUMBAI: Politician Baba Siddique’s Iftar parties are a phenomenon in B-town. The who’s who of the Hindi film industry attend Iftar parties making it one of the biggest bashes for the year.

Gandhinagar: Bhikhaji Thakor, the BJP's newly-announced candidate for the Sabarkantha Lok Sabha seat, has opted out of the 2024 election race, citing personal reasons. His withdrawal was announced via a social media post.

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), once lauded for its anti-corruption stance and promise of clean governance, finds itself embroiled in a series of legal battles as several of its top leaders face arrest and investigation in various cases.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a public rally in Tamil Nadu’s Salem on Tuesday, hit out at the INDIA bloc allies including Congress and DMK and accused them of deliberately insulting Hinduism and the followers of Hindu faith.

KOLKATA: The poll campaign for the Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency will be an interesting watch, considering that this time the main contest is concentrated between two film stars-turned-politicians, with one being the sitting MP and in politics for over a decade and the other being a greenhorn.