Politics

At the farmer rally in Jaipur, Rahul Gandhi promised to waive farm loans in every state if the Congress is voted to power in 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

It will be the Gandhi scion's first public meeting after Congress formed the government in the state and initiated steps to fulfil its promise of waiving off farmer loans.

After spending the entire day at party office meeting workers and RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary, Akhilesh Yadav tweeted his photo with wife and Kannauj MP Dimple Yadav, two daughters and son watching a television channel related to a news on him.

In an exclusive interview to CNN-News18, Sitharaman questioned why the Congress-led UPA government had been unable to finalise deal for the fighter jets, saying one should pose the same question to Rahul Gandhi.

During a key meeting at camp office of Apna Dal (S) at Mall Avenue in the city, Union Minister and MP Anupriya Patel alleged that the Yogi-led BJP government in the state wants backwards to fight among themselves in the name of reservation.

Last month, state BJP president Dilip Ghosh had accused police of lodging "false" cases against his party workers and threatened to "strip them of their uniforms".

Rahul Gandhi had said on Friday that Sitharaman evaded his questions on the controversial Rafale deal. However, she dismissed all allegations of corruption and accused Congress president of misleading the nation.

In a tweet, Raj thanked people for the warm and encouraging response to his political entry and said he would contest the Lok Sabha elections from Bengaluru Central as an independent candidate.

The BJP MLA told reporters that most of the officials in the district were corrupt. He also alleged that dustbins, which cost around Rs 200-300, were purchased at around Rs 12,000.

Hitting out at Donald Trump, Congress leaders said the tenor and tone of the US president was not in good taste and was completely unacceptable.

Eleven women MPs and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) have given a notice in the Rajya Sabha over the issue.

The BJP leader's states come a few days after PM Modi said that the issue was only being created by the media.

The Congress and the JDS alliance itself is incompatible as both fight for supremacy in old Mysore region. The BJP is a distant third here with negligible presence in seven districts of the same region.

Under the proposed policy which is receiving stiff criticism from the opposition, in every district, both urban and rural areas, a cowshed of minimum 1,000 stray animals will be built and for this the excise department will levy a cess of 2%. This will be...

However, there was no confirmation on whether it was the voice of Goa health minister Vishwajit Rane in the audio. The identity of the other person was also not ascertained.

'Samrasta Khichdi' will be cooked at the Bhim Mahasangam rally in Ramleela Maidan with the ingredients collected by members of Delhi BJP's SC Morcha. The rally will be addressed by party chief Amit Shah.