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Saturday, May 11, 2024
TopicLok Sabha candidates

Topic: Lok Sabha candidates

SAD announces 1st list of 7 LS candidates — ex-ministers to former MPs & MLAs, veterans lead charge

Dr Daljit Singh Cheema, who served as adviser to Parkash Badal when he was CM, to contest from Gurdaspur. Two-time MLA & real estate developer NK Sharma pitted against Preneet Kaur.

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena releases 1st list of 8 candidates for Lok Sabha elections

The party has given ticket to ex-Congress MLA Raju Parve, who jumped ship recently, from Ramtek (SC) seat. Some of the other names include Rahul Shewale, Sadashiv Lokhande & Hemant Patil.

Winnability not the only reason BJP’s pushing fresh faces. It’s a signal to headline hunters

Dropping MPs, MLAs to beat anti-incumbency has been one of the core formulae of success for Modi since his chief ministerial days. But does it really work?

On Camera

RBI didn’t do heavy lifting under Subbarao. And Finance Ministry didn’t undermine the Governor

In my view as the finance secretary during UPA II govt, the least RBI could have done was not to further depress the sentiment with doomsday prophecies.

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.

Pensionless Maha Vir Chakra awardee who trained Mukti Bahini continues to fight for rights

Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.