UP CM Adityanath also accused the previous SP government of neglecting the poor people of the state and working only for a few friends involved in perfume business.
Top BJP ministers including Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and Smriti Irani will campaign for the polls. BJP chief JP Nadda and MP CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan also feature in the list.
ThePrint follows the election campaigns of hockey legends Pargat Singh of the Congress and Surinder Singh Sodhi of AAP, and of the Congress’s Malvika Sood, sister of actor Sonu Sood.
Malvika Sood Sachar, the Congress candidate in Moga constituency, is a social worker who runs a school in the town. Opponents claim the seat will be run from Mumbai if she wins.
Mathura is part of UP’s struggling potato-farming belt, but its identity is deeply rooted in its status as Krishna Janmabhoomi, and Modi is still seen as saviour.
P. Chidambaram has set about rejuvenating Congress in Goa. Party members say senior leader's participation on the ground is sending a message about Congress' seriousness in Goa.
Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who is accused in a drugs case, has also filed his nomination papers from Punjab's Majitha constituency, where he is the sitting MLA
BJP is expecting lakhs of devotees to visit Varanasi’s Sant Ravidas temple ahead of 16 Feb birth anniversary. It has decided to felicitate temple saints, among other programmes.
Suman Toor, who claims to be Navjot Sidhu's sister and is based in the US, called the politician a 'cruel person' and said their mother died at the Delhi railway station in 1989.
Recent data does not support any dramatic shift away from the dollar. As per IMF, the share of international transactions conducted in dollars has declined from 56.90% to 56.77%.
Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.
CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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