Defiant Akhilesh releases own list of 235 candidates for UP polls

Congress biggest patron of graft and corrupt: Union minister

<p>Rubbishing allegations of PM Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah’s links with Gujarat businessman Mahesh Shah, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday dubbed the Congress as the “biggest patron of corruption” in the country. “We want to clearly state that Mahesh Shah has no relations either with Modi or Amit Shah. If the […]</p>

Government releases Rs 250 cr for metro in poll-bound UP

<p>The central government on Thursday said it has released Rs 250 cr for the completion of the nearly Rs 7000-crore Lucknow Metro Rail project in Uttar Pradesh where polls to elect a new government are due early next year. The Union Ministry of Urban Development in a statement said it had earlier released Rs 300 […]</p>

Release of SP candidate list no setback: UP Congress leader

<p>With Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav ruling out any alliance and releasing a list of 325 candidates for the 2017 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, a state Congress leader said on Wednesday that the development was not a setback for the party. The UP Congress leader, who did not want to be named, said: “They […]</p>

Rahul dares Modi to reveal black money recovery since Nov 8

<p>Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi again over demonetisation and sought to know how much black money was recovered since November 8. “Modiji has performed demonetisation ‘yagna’ for 50 families and one per cent super rich people of the country,” Gandhi told reporters here at the party headquarters on […]</p>

I wasn't elected to cut ribbons, will weed out graft: Modi

AAP lacks courage to debate political funding: Swaraj India

<p>Slamming the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for not accepting the open debate challenge on political funding, newly formed political party, Swaraj India, on Tuesday said the ruling party in Delhi did not have the democratic spirit or courage to do so. Swaraj India said it was not surprised to see the AAP running away from […]</p>

Will spare no effort to secure Father Tom: Sushma Swaraj

<p>External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said that the government will spare no effort to secure Father Tom Uzhunnalil’s release from captivity in Yemen. “I have seen the video from Father Tom. He is an Indian citizen and the life of every Indian is most precious for us,” Sushma Swaraj said in a series […]</p>

ED finds over Rs 104 crore deposits in BSP account

<p>The Enforcement Directorate has detected over Rs 104 crore in an account linked to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and around Rs 1.5 crore in the account of party chief Mayawati’s brother in a United Bank of India (UBI) branch here, agency sources said on Monday. Agency officials, on condition of anonymity, said that its team […]</p>

Congress asks PM, Amit Shah to reveal links with Mahesh Shah

<p>Congress on Monday sought to know from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah what connections did they have with Gujarat businessman Mahesh Shah, who had declared Rs 13,860 crore of black money under the Income Declaration Scheme (IDS). Income Tax department is considering criminal action against Shah and his CA Tehmul Sethna […]</p>