Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal decided not to form any alliance with any party, ending speculations that it may ally with the BJP.
Interestingly, the sitting MP and SP candidate ST Hasan has filed a nomination from the Moradabad Lok Sabha seat on Tuesday, hours before the party's decision to withdraw his name, said the sources.
Swami Smaranananda became the 16th president of the order in 2017, the Ramakrishna Mission said in a statement. PM Modi and other dignitaries paid tributes to swami.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, while addressing an anti-CAA event, said the patriotic slogan "Bharat Mata ki Jai was coined by a Muslim - Azimullah Khan.
This meeting comes a day after a controversial comment was posted on social media platforms from Congress leader Shrinate's account against Ranaut, who has been fielded by the BJP as its candidate from the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency in Himachal Pradesh.
The issue of how much one can carry in cash when the Model Code of Conduct is in place cropped up after a video from Tamil Nadu went viral in which an election flying squad, while on duty, confiscates cash from a family travelling to Nilgiris for a vacation.
Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency, now, belongs to CPI(M). DMK, BJP and AIADMK are locked in a triangular contest in the industrial city of Tamil Nadu.
The seat-sharing talks between Mahagathbandhan partners - Congress and RJD - seem far away from reaching an agreement, said the sources, adding it became an uphill task for the alliance to accommodate Pappu Yadav who is adamant about contesting from Purnia seat.
Kangana Ranaut, reacting to Supriya Shrinate's comment, said every woman, irrespective of her background and profession, deserves dignity.
Noted archaeologist KK Muhammed had also claimed the contentious complex was a Saraswati temple and later converted into an Islamic place of worship.
Uttar Pradesh by-elections and Lok Sabha election will be held simultaneously and the results of all three seats will be declared on June 4.
AAP Minister Atishi held a press conference as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was sent to six-day ED custody by Rouse Avenue court in Delhi, saying the BJP wants to win the election with the help of ED.
Some former AAP leaders, including Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan, who fell out of favour with Arvind Kejriwal over the years, came out in his support on Friday, claiming that a sitting chief minister's arrest before the Lok Sabha elections "without evidence" is akin to "murder of democracy".
According to the railway authorities, the fire brigade officials rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control. No one has been injured in the fire incident, they said.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who appeared before Sultanpur Court in connection with a 2018 defamation case, was granted bail by the court on February 20.
The 55-year-old leader's arrest, amid campaign for the Lok Sabha elections, drew angry reactions from his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and other allies of I.N.D.I.A bloc.
Arvind Kejriwal arrested: The case pertains to alleged corruption and money laundering in formulating and executing the Delhi government's excise policy for 2021-22, which was later scrapped by the Kejriwal government.
Karti Chidambaram, 52, is a Lok Sabha MP from Sivaganga seat in Tamil Nadu and the agency has recorded his statement in the case multiple times.
The Congress has so far announced candidates on 10 seats in MP, including Chhindwara from where it has renominated Nakul Nath, while the BJP has declared its nominees on all 29 seats.
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