Vote for peace: Punjab CM
Chandigarh, May 19 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday appealed to voters to vote for peace as 59 constituencies went to poll in the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections. “I…
Poll Trivia
Congress’ Manish Tewari casts vote in Ludhiana
Ludhiana, May 19 (IANS) Former Union Minister and Congress candidate Manish Tewari on Sunday cast his vote in his hometown here in Punjab. “Cast my vote in Ludhiana. Started from Chandigarh at 6.10 a.m. Reached…
Nitish, Manjhi cast votes
Patna, May 19 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi cast their votes in Patna on Sunday. Nitish Kumar, president of Janata Dal-United, an ally of the BJP-led NDA,…
One vote will shape India’s development trajectory: Modi
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to voters to exercise their right in record numbers and said that one vote will shape India’s development trajectory. “Today is the final…
Your vote is precious, says Anupam Kher
Chandigarh, May 19 (IANS) Veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher on Sunday appealed to voters here to exercise their franchise as Chandigarh went to polls in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections….
Gandhi says ‘Modilie’ added to dictionary, OED denies
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) A day after Congress President Rahul Gandhi, mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, posted a snapshot that a new word “Modilie” has been added to English dictionaries, the authoritative Oxford English…
My wife never lies, says Sidhu
Chandigarh, May 16 (IANS) Punjab Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday defended his wife’s remarks blaming the state Congress leadership for denying her a ticket from Amritsar. “My wife has that much strength and…
I am not here for vendetta politics: Sunny Deol
Batala (Punjab), May 16 (IANS) The BJP-Akali Dal candidate from Punjab’s Gurdaspur constituency Sunny Deol on Thursday said he has not entered politics with vendetta issues. Addressing a series of election rallies in Batala, he…
‘Fans of Sunny Deol’ costs him Rs 174,644
Chandigarh, May 15 (IANS) A Facebook page titled ‘Fans of Sunny Deol’ costs the actor-turned-politician and BJP candidate from Punjab’s Gurdaspur seat Rs 174,644 and this amount was included in his poll expenditure, it was…
Captain Amarinder’s tactical advance strikes cord
By Vishal Gulati Chandigarh, May 15 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, 77, may have been out of the Indian Army for decades now but he is proud to have served the nation in…
Singing in films always been on Dalip Tahil’s mind
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Veteran actor Dalip Tahil has been part of musicals and recently sang live with a band in Mumbai. He says he always wanted to sing in films, but it never…
It is royalty versus commoner in battle of Patiala
By Vishal Gulati Patiala, May 14 (IANS) Royalty will take on commoner in the Patiala parliamentary seat of Punjab as Preneet Kaur, popularly known as Maharani Sahiba because of her royal antecedents, will face sitting…
19% contestants of 7th phase declare criminal cases
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Of the 909 candidates contesting the seventh phase of the Lok Sabha elections, 170 (19 per cent) have criminal cases against them, while 127 (14 per cent) have declared serious…
At 111, Delhi’s oldest voter keeps his date with democracy
By Sumit Saxena New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Bachan Singh is among the millions who voted in the capital on Sunday in the penultimate phase of the general election, but he is unique because of…
Local, national issues play on minds of Delhi voters
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) As voters in Delhi exercised their franchise to elect seven Members of Parliament on Sunday, local issues seem to have been strongly on their minds even as many of them…
Vadra posts Paraguay flag in place of Tricolour, gets trolled
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) In an embarrassing goof-up, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s husband Robert Vadra on Sunday used the flag of Paraguay instead of the Tricolour to spread awareness about the Lok Sabha…
Modi a big hit among first-time voters in Delhi
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi seemed quite popular among first-time voters in Delhi as most of them hailed his foreign policies, nationalism and reforms in education, besides his “love for the…
Priyanka hugs her 90-year-old neighbour after voting
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) In a heart-warming gesture on Sunday, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hugged and greeted her 90-year-old neighbour Jwala Devi after casting her vote. Jwala Devi, a resident of Aligarh…
Third gender group from Churu wishes Rahul poll win
By Anand Singh New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi was taken by surprise when a group of third genders from Rajasthan visited his residence, here on Sunday, to wish him and his…
Memes on Modi’s ‘raw wisdom’ on Balakot airstrike trending
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being trolled on Twitter for his remarks that he had asked the Air Force to carry out Balakot airstrike on February 26 in bad weather…