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Taranjit Singh Sandhu—one of the most experienced Indian diplomats on US affairs—on Tuesday, March 19, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the national capital city, Delhi. The former ambassador joined the saffron party at its headquarters in New Delhi's Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg in the presence of party general secretaries Vinod Tawde and Tarun Chugh. The Saffron party may field Sandhu against Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal of the Aam Aadmi Party AAP from the Amritsar constituency in Punjab in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024, newswire PTI reported.

New Delhi, Former Indian ambassador to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu joined the BJP on Tuesday amid the possibility that he may be fielded in the Lok Sabha polls from Amritsar in Punjab. He joined the party in the presence of its general secretaries Vinod Tawde and Tarun Chugh.

Bitcoin’s record high above $72,000 hasn’t changed the Indian government’s position on crypto, according to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Electoral Bond Scheme developed when the late Arun Jaitley was India's finance minister, saying scrapping this plan will attract black money. Gadkari, in an interview with NDTV, said the main purpose of the electoral bond scheme was that political parties would get money through it which would help push the economy to number one, pointing toward Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aim on the economic front. “What's wrong with this idea? Every party needs that money for contesting elections," he questioned while refusing to comment on the Supreme Court verdict on the electoral bond scheme.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has defended Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government over the now-scrapped electoral bond scheme calling it an 'experiment.' Hosabale, 69, was re-elected as the Sarkaryavah, or General Secretary, of the RSS after the meeting of Sangh's highest decision-making body Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS) in Nagpur on Sunday. “We have not thought much about this issue. In the meetings, too, we have not discussed it because electoral bonds are an experiment.

Top Events of the Day: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set for a busy day with a public rally in Karnataka's Shivamogga and a roadshow in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Supreme Court will hear the plea of six disqualified Congress MLAs from Himachal Pradesh, while the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) hears challenges against the Zee-Sony merger in Maharashtra.

Thiruvananthapuram: Ahead of Lok Sabha elections in the country Union Minister and BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Sunday said that he is meeting people from all sections of the society, adding to which, he said, «I consider it my duty to meet and hear them.» He further highlighted, «It is also my intention to present to them, how Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and Modi govt can change the trajectory of Thiruvananthapuram, from nothing happening in the last 10 years to making Thiruvananthapuram a place where technology, tourism, electronics, manufacturing, research and science that Anandapuri deserves.» He stated that the BJP and I as a candidate will consider people's desire for change, development and progress and will work to deliver that.

ALSO READ: Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra isn't a patch on its first version | 5 Points "A senior leader from Maharashtra left Congress and cried in from of my mother and said 'Sonia ji, I am ashamed that I don't have the power to fight this Shakti. I do not want to go to jail.' Thousands of people have been threatened like this..." he added. 1) "We are not fighting against one particular political party or person.

Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said he was compelled to launch his Bharat Jodo yatras to highlight rising unemployment, inflation and hatred in society. Addressing the opposition INDIA bloc rally at Mumbai's Shivaji Park after the conclusion of his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, Gandhi said Prime Minister Narendra Modi won't be able to win the Lok Sabha elections without "EVMs, ED, CBI and Income Tax". «Modi is a 'mask' who works for a 'shakti' (power). He is a shallow man who doesn't have a 56-inch chest,» Gandhi said. The former Congress president alleged that PM Modi had a «monopoly over corruption».

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was afraid of the Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge as he started his campaign from Kharge's home district Kalaburagi. He said the party is sure to win 20 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka including Kalaburagi. «He (Modi) is afraid of the Leader of Opposition (in Rajya Sabha) Mallikarjun Kharge. Hence, he started his election campaign from there (Kalaburagi). We will win 20 seats including Kalaburagi,» Shivakumar told reporters here. Modi started his election campaign in Karnataka from Kalaburagi on Saturday. His next campaign in the state will be in Shivamogga.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday told ministers to draft a roadmap for the first 100 days and next five years for new government, sources said. Chairing a Cabinet meeting here this morning, the PM also asked them to meet secretaries and other officials of their respective ministries to discuss how the agenda for the first 100 days and the next five years can be better implemented. The meeting took place a day after the Election Commission announced schedule for the Lok Sabha polls 2024. The Cabinet also initiated the process of notifying the dates of the seven-phase parliamentary elections by sending the Election Commission's recommendation to President Droupadi Murmu.

“At 43000, Indian students form the largest number of international students in Germany. It is important to make the German labour market attractive for Indian students after they get their educational degrees to address the increasing gap in skilled workers in the German labour market,” German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) president, Dr Joybrato Mukherjee, said during a press briefing in New Delhi. He added that following the discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz last year; and Germany’s newly enacted Skilled Immigration Act; Indian students will find a smoother pathway into the German labour market. “For Indian students, who have got German degrees many of which are taught in English; the way to getting employment in Germany and other Schengen area countries is now more attractive. We believe in the concept of brain circulation rather than brain drain and we think that international students who are well qualified can follow a very successful professional career path in Germany,” Dr Mukherjee said.

India, the world’s largest democracy, goes to polls starting April 19, 2024. Campaigning for the elections has been well underway for weeks now, with the Bharatiya Janata Party looking to bag a hat-trick of terms at the Centre while the Congress-led Opposition is trying to break the NDA’s decade-long stronghold. The BJP under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed confidence in coming back to power, this time with a 400+ majority in the Lok Sabha. In 2019, the BJP won the majority as it swept the Hindi heartland and bagged 303 seats in the 543-seat-strong Lower House of the Parliament. The Election Commission formally kicked off the 2024 general election with the announcement of the poll schedule on Saturday. Lok Sabha polls for 543 seats will be held in seven phases starting with voting for 102 seats in the first phase on April 19. The counting of votes will be held on June 4.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: In his first public appearance since the announcement of the 2024 Lok Sabha election dates, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled his ambitious plans for transforming the Indian Railways sector if voted back to power. Addressing the India Today Conclave 2024, PM Modi outlined his vision for the "coming five years" under his leadership.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share the dais with TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu and JSP chief Pawan Kalyan at a mega public rally in Boppudi village in Andhra Pradesh's Palnadu district today, March 17, Sunday. The Telugu Desam Party received the information about PM Modi's rally in Chilakaluripet from the Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday, the party leader aware of the development said, as quoted by Hindustan Times. Chandrababu Naidu extended a formal invitation to PM Modi and requested him to participate in the Chilakaluripeta rally on March 17, the TDP leader said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched «Modi Ki Guarantee» as the central theme of his campaign, focusing on the development of youth, empowerment of women, and welfare of farmers and marginalized communities. Meanwhile, the Congress is banking on its 'Nyay' guarantees, aiming at justice for various sections of society. Unemployment, Price Rise, and Ideological Battles Key issues such as unemployment, rising prices, and ideological clashes between parties are likely to dominate the election discourse. The BJP will highlight its achievements in implementing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and the abrogation of Article 370 for Jammu and Kashmir, while the opposition criticizes these moves as divisive and imposing uniformity.

Union Cabinet is expected to meet on Sunday morning, following the announcement of Lok Sabha election dates, reported The Times of India. Although the specific agenda for the meeting remained undisclosed, ToI sources indicated that several significant matters might be discussed like negotiations on a trade deal with Oman and the potential elevation of the Line of Credit to $250 million for Iran's Chabahar port. Last week, a high-level inter-ministerial committee convened a meeting to discuss strategies for improving the Line of Credit (LoC).

Election Commission (EC) notified the dates for the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi set the tone for an expected third term in office, saying he works for deadlines, and not headlines. In a keynote address at the India Today Conclave in the national capital on Saturday, PM Modi said, «Whenever I come to a conclave like this, those in the audience expect me to say things that will make loads of headlines. However, I am someone who works towards deadlines, not headlines. So I might be making some points that the media may not find too attractive.» He said he wanted to expand on certain welfarist initiatives of the Centre that rarely appear on newsprint or are extensively covered by the broadcast media.

Opposition volleys over the publication of date on polling funding through electoral bonds on the official portal of the Election Commission (EC), expelled Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam on Saturday asked if the rival parties were suggesting that all the 1,300 firms that made donations via electoral bonds were 'thieves'. Speaking to on Saturday, Acharya Krishnam, who has been taking regular potshots at the Congress since being expelled for 'anti-party activities', said, «All political parties across the world receive donations. Are they (Opposition) suggesting that the 1,300 companies that made political donations through these electoral bonds, the money from which went into nation-building, are thieves? Are they robbers? The money they have donated is now on record. It is in the public domain. Casting aspersions on the contributions that are on record shows the dirty mindset of the Opposition.» Coming down heavily on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who claimed earlier that the BJP was running the «biggest extortion in the world» through the Electoral Bond Scheme, the expelled leader added, «The entire Opposition has started speaking in Rahul-ji's language. This is most unfortunate.»

Rahul Gandhi, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, RJD leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, and SP leader Akhilesh Yadav are some opposition leaders who will take part in the campaign. - Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold the first NDA rally in Andhra Pradesh today, March 17. This comes days after he completed an extensive 10-state tour of India, during which he unveiled development projects valued at thousands of crores and attended numerous important occasions including his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir since Article 370 was abrogated.

Narendra Modi on Saturday said that he is actively strategizing for the year 2047, stressing the focus on “long-term planning". When asked at the India Today Conclave whether Prime Minister Modi is already preparing for the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, the Prime Minister said, “Find out what Modi is. You are stuck on 2029 but I am planning for 2047." PM Modi further mentioned that today the mood of the nation is about making India a Viksit Bharat.