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Tejashwi Yadav has decided to respond with humour to BJP Lok Sabha candidate Kangana Ranaut's gaffe on May 4. Speaking during an election rally on May 4, Ranaut, who is the BJP candidate from Mandi seat (Himachal Pradesh), seemingly launched an attack on Yadav, but mis-named him as fellow BJP leader Tejasvi Surya instead. Surya is the BJP LS candidate from Bengaluru South constituency in Karnataka.

INDIA alliance as they have realised the glitz and glamour of the BJP is a facade, AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi said on Saturday. Speaking in a rally in Davangere in Karnataka a day before campaigning ends in the state, the leader hit out at the Narendra Modi-led government, saying it was busy in corruption by making schemes. “He [Prime Minister Narendra Modi] talks very well about sabka saath, sabka vikas (everyone’s support, everyone’s progress), but does nothing for the poor. Meanwhile, the people of the country are suffering from unemployment, inflation and economic crisis,” she said. Accusing the PM of crony capitalism, she said he spoke of welfare but was never seen with the poor in villages. “All his rallies are with his rich businessmen friends. No wonder our country’s railways, aviation, ports and shipping are now in the hands of one man,” she added.

Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was coming up with imaginary ideas regarding the Congress' manifesto to attack the party. The situation today was such that «the very idea of Indian democracy that our forefathers fought for is in peril», he told reporters here. «Our manifesto is a strong document with a vision for the future. Modi is making up imaginary ideas that are not in our manifesto and attacking us for that. We too can come up with imaginary things about Modi but we are not doing that,» he said. «We believe Modi's own record is bad enough and there is enough to attack. He, however, has nothing to say against us except imaginary things which we have not claimed in our manifesto,» he added. The issue of Muslim reservation was brought up by the PM but there was no mention of the term «Muslim» in Congress' manifesto, Tharoor claimed. «He said we are going to snatch away the houses and buffaloes of people and give it to Muslims. There is no such reference in the manifesto. He says we are going to take away mangalsutras and gold and give it to Muslims,» he said.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said what is happening in poll-bound Canada over the killing of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar is mostly due to their internal politics and nothing to do with India. Jaishankar said this while replying to a question on why Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is criticizing India. While interacting with senior journalists during a visit here, he also said the country needs a strong and active Prime Minister like Narendra Modi in order to bring further reforms in various sectors to make a «Viksit Bharat (developed India)». «India's image globally is now actually much much higher than it had been ever… Canada is an exception. You see the different country heads are praising Bharat and its Prime Minister,» the external affairs minister said.

family bastion in the north, Raebareli, Congress announced on Friday, a move that will challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a region he dominates. Rahul Gandhi will also contest the Lok Sabha elections from Wayanad in Kerala.

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose reacts to sex harassment allegation CM Banerjee also questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence on the issue. "You (PM) are saying so many things in Sandeshkhali. We had taken necessary action the moment we found some aberrations.

Tesla Power" to market its products, on May 3. The lawsuit, heard in the Delhi High Court, seeks damages and a permanent injunction to stop the use of the Tesla brand name, as per Reuters. During a court session this week, it was revealed that the Indian company, Tesla Power India Pvt Ltd, continued to promote its products under the "Tesla Power" brand despite receiving a cease-and-desist notice in April 2022, as reported on the court's website, the report added.

Indian nationals linked to the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in the province of British Columbia in June 2023. Police added that the probe also includes investigating connections to the Government of India. The following is a timeline of important events that led to the arrests in a murder case that has strained relations between Canada and India. On June 18, 2023, 45-year-old Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, which is a Vancouver suburb known for its large Sikh population. He was a Canadian citizen who was advocating for the establishment of a separate Sikh homeland to be formed from India.

RSS in Madhya Pradesh, Congress' Digvijaya Singh is leaving no stone unturned to complete the uphill task of winning this seat. He is facing a twin challenge — Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity and the organisational strength of BJP and RSS. Anti-incumbency against MP Rodmal Nagar, who is seeking a third consecutive term, may work in his favour. Rajgarh is an issue of prestige for BJP as the saffron party's ideological parent has a presence across the district including its small villages. Senior sangh functionary Suresh Soni, who played an instrumental role in naming the then Gujarat CM Modi as the BJP's prime ministerial candidate in the runup to the 2014 elections, hails from Rajgarh.

Customer is king Shiv Sena MLA Sandipan Bhumre has always been targeted by his rivals for running liquor stores. But Bhumre, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar's Lok Sabha candidate, has no qualms about it. While delivering a speech in his constituency this week, a drunk person created a stir. Bhumre, however, asked his party workers not to harm the person and said «he is our customer», much to the amusement of the audience. Bhumre laughed and added: «Why lie? We have a lot of customers everywhere.» Laughing it out In Kagal, one of the speakers campaigning for Shiv Sena's Sanjay Mandlik was trying to tell the crowd that Congress' Rahul Gandhi was no match for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked who should lead the country. Since BJP and Sena supporters were expected to say Modi, the crowd was stunned when a youth near the stage said Rahul. Whether it was a gaffe or deliberate, it led to laughter not just from the audience, but even from those on the stage.

ANI. She said that this is a matter of investigation. "It is an old habit of the Prime Minister to take credit for any work.

Governor of "insulting women" and questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to the state for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 campaign. PM Modi is scheduled to stay at Raj Bhavan during his visit. The Kolkata police have filed a police complaint in the case based on the statements given by the Raj Bhavan employee, but they can't name Governor CV Ananda Bose in the case due to the immunities provided under Article 361 of the Indian Constitution.

Rahul Gandhi migrated from Amethi. Any other leader in his place, who takes decisions after carefully weighing his credibility and acceptability, would have considered contesting directly against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi if he did not wish from Amethi," Acharya Krishnam told news agency ANI in an interview. ALSO READ: How the ‘reluctant’ Rahul Gandhi was persuaded to contest from Raebareli, Congress party's ‘safest’ seat Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate.

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Rajnath Singh on Friday took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for having chosen Rae Bareli instead of Amethi to contest in the Lok Sabha polls and said that everyone knows what do «we call a person who runs away from the battle in between». He was addressing a public meeting in Rohtak, Haryana for BJP candidate Arvind Sharma. «Rahul Gandhi has left the battleground and ran away to Wayanad. When his party wanted him to contest elections again from Amethi, he chose Rae Bareli. We all know, what to call a person who left battle in between,» he said.

Also Read: Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Rae Bareli's tryst with Gandhi family. Will Rahul Gandhi do it this time? “No member of the Gandhi family contesting from Amethi in itself is an indication that Congress has accepted its defeat from Amethi even before elections," reported ANI, quoting Smriti Irani. Smriti Irani, the BJP candidate and incumbent MP from Amethi, defeated Rahul Gandhi in the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

India Today report, Prajwal Revanna, the grandson of JD(S) patriarch and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, has been named as the sole accused in the FIR. This is the second case filed against the Hassan MP after he fled the country on April 27, reportedly to Germany, soon after the Karnataka government formed an SIT.

Lok Sabha elections, heirs of 45 former princely states in Gujarat have adopted a resolution to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a third consecutive term. The decision was made in the «broader national interest» and to «protect Sanatan Dharma.» The meeting, termed a 'contemplation meeting,' was organized by Mandhatasinh Jadeja, the scion of the Rajkot royal family. The gathering was prompted by ongoing protests within the Kshatriya community against Rajkot BJP candidate and Union Minister Parshottam Rupala, which has led to discontent within the community towards the BJP. Jadeja spoke highly of PM Modi, describing him as «an ascetic and a brave man working for the well-being and protection of 145 crore Indians.» The meeting saw the presence of heirs from 28 states, with 16 declaring their support through letters. Notable among them were letters from the empress of Kutch, Priti Devi, and the king of Bhavnagar state, Vijayrajsinhji.

Thanda, Thanda; Cool, Cool: No fly-by-night operators, but night-riders! Some Lok Sabha campaigners are sweating it out at night on two-wheelers to avoid day's sweltering heat. Amethi MP Smriti Irani, who was seen riding a scooty in her constituency a few days ago, interacted with voters and took selfies with them. On Tuesday, Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi was seen riding his 'Triumph' for a public meeting in the area. Rangeela Varanasi Lok Sabha election in Varanasi is set to be more colorful this time as mimicry artiste Shyam Rangeela, who imitates Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has announced that he would contest from the constituency and will file his nomination papers soon.

Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi 'allowed' sex scandal accused, NDA Hassan candidate Prajwal Revanna, to flee the country and thereafter cancelled all meetings in Karnataka as he was 'afraid'. «In the history of the country, not a single prime minister had sought support from voters for a mass rapist… It is not sex scandal, but a mass rape case. Prajwal had raped 400 women and it is shameful that Modi campaigned for him in Hassan,» Gandhi claimed at a rally in Raichur.

Joe Biden has called two of his QUAD partners — India and Japan — and two of his adversaries — Russia and China — "xenophobic" nations, asserting that none of these countries, unlike the United States, welcome immigrants. «This election is about freedom, America and democracy. That's why I badly need you. You know, one of the reasons why our economy is growing is because of you and many others. Why? Because we welcome immigrants,» Biden told his supporters at a fundraiser here on Wednesday evening.