PRAYAGRAJ: Pilgrims from across the world are gathering in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj for the Kumbh Mela, a mix of spirituality, politics and tourism that begins on Tuesday, garnering extra attention ahead of the Lok Sabha elections this year. During the eight-week festival, authorities expect up to 150 million people, including
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The Aam Aadmi Party Sunday said its convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will not be contesting from Varanasi in the coming Lok Sabha elections, but the party will field astrong candidate for the seat. “Kejriwal will not contest the Lok Sabha polls, as he wants to give special
The government is set to clear the construction of 44 “strategically important roads” along the India-China border as New Delhi has sharpened its focus on ramping up border infrastructure to counter Beijing, according to the Central Public Works Department (CPWD)’s 2018-19 annual report. The roads in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Jammu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday referred to the Opposition as a ‘confused lot’ and said they were going about making opportunist alliances because they were afraid of the BJP’s success. Addressing booth workers in Tamil Nadu via video conferencing, Modi said the BJP’s success had angered many people and that is
Rahul Gandhi reiterated his controversial remarks of last week against defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Rafale deal and insisted that he would have made similar comments even if the defence minister had been a man. He insisted that the Prime Minister should have defended himself in