Repeated polls not good for country, says Rajnath

Repeated polls not good for country, says Rajnath

Friday, 31 May 2024 | PTI | Kushinagar (UP)

Union Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said frequent elections are not good for the country and efforts will be made to install the “one nation, one election” system in the next five years. Singh said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) believe that the Lok Sabha...

22 pilgrims killed as bus falls into gorge in Jammu

Friday, 31 May 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Jammu

At least 22 pilgrims died and 64 others received injuries after an overcrowded bus, headed towards the famous Shiv Khori shrine, rolled down into a deep gorge near the Tungi Morh, Chowki Choura area of Akhnoor in Jammu division on Thursday. The list of dead included 10 males, 9 women,...

Demography in Bengal’s border areas changing due to infiltration, says Modi

Thursday, 30 May 2024 | PTI | Kakdwip (WB)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday alleged that demography in the bordering areas of West Bengal is changing because of infiltration while illegal entrants are snatching away the opportunities meant for local youths. Modi also claimed that the Trinamool Congress government in the state was giving away the rights of “original”...

Rahul lacks experience, not even worth a matchstick before Modi: MP CM

Thursday, 30 May 2024 | PTI | Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said former Congress president Rahul Gandhi lacks political experience and is not even worth a “matchstick” in front of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In an interview to PTI on Tuesday night, Yadav slammed Gandhi and RJD chief Lalu Prasad over their claims that the...

Choice between those who constructed Ram Temple and those who opened fire at Ram bhakts: Shah

Thursday, 30 May 2024 | PTI | Maharajganj/Deoria (UP)

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday asserted that this Lok Sabha election is a contest between those who constructed the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and those who opened fire at Ram bhakts. At a poll meeting in Deoria in support of BJP candidate Shashank Mani Tripathi, he accused the opposition...

Unpredictable import, export policies caused losses to farmers: Congess

Thursday, 30 May 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The Congress on Wednesday claimed that farmers have suffered huge losses due to “unpredictable” import-export policies of the Modi Government and asserted that under an INDIA Bloc Government such policies would be decided only after consultations with farmers and their organisations. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the Congress has given...

Average increase of 43 per cent in assets of 324 MPs recontesting LS polls in last five years

Thursday, 30 May 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

There has been an average increase of 43 per cent over the last five years in the assets of 324 MPs who have entered the poll fray again in this Lok Sabha election, according to an analysis by a poll rights body. The average assets of these MPs in 2019 was...

ADR: 104 per cent rise in number of parties fighting LS polls from 2009 to 2024

Thursday, 30 May 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

There has been an increase of 104 per cent in the number of political parties contesting Lok Sabha elections from 2009 to 2024, according to an analysis by poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). According to the analysis, 751 political parties are participating in 2024 as compared to...

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