Convince UNC leaders to withdraw economic blockade: Rajnath

Sidhu files nomination from Amritsar East

<p>Two days after joining the Congress, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu filed his nomination from Amritsar East seat on Wednesday. Sidhu had termed his joining the Congress on Sunday as a “homecoming”. “This time the victory will be of Punjab, Punjabiyat and the people of Punjab,” said Sidhu after filing his nomination. “I want to tell […]</p>

Rajnath to meet Manipur CM over economic blockade

<p>Home Minister Rajnath Singh will meet Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Wednesday to discuss the protracted economic blockade along the two national highways in the state. The meeting in New Delhi is being held in the wake of Manipur High Court observation on Monday that efforts to bring essential commodities through the NH […]</p>

Congress declares final list for Punjab polls

<p>The Congress on Tuesday announced its final list of candidates for the Punjab assembly elections, naming three for the pending seats of Amritsar South, Mansa and Ludhiana East. The three candidates the party is fielding are Inderbir Singh Bolaria for Amritsar South, Manju Bansal for Bansa, and Sanjiv Talwar for Ludhiana East constituencies. The Congress […]</p>

Jayalalithaa’s niece Deepa enters politics

<p>Announcing her decision to enter politics, late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa’s ni e J. Deepa on Tuesday said she wasn’t sure whether she will join the AIADMK or float her own party. Speaking to the media here, Deepa said there were two views on her political journey. “I need time to decide. Have […]</p>

I am being framed, says arrested Bengal BJP leader

<p>BJP West Bengal Vice President Jayprakash Majumdar on Monday said he had been arrested on fabricated charges.”I am being framed. This is an action against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). But the BJP’s progress in the state can’t be thwarted through such actions,” Majumdar said while being taken for a medical check up at Bidhannagar […]</p>

Congress ups ante in Punjab polls; Amarinder to fight against Badal

<p>Enthused by cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu joining the party, a fired up Congress on Monday announced that its state president Amarinder Singh would take on Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in the latter’s traditional assembly seat of Lambi. The Congress also announced that its Lok Sabha MP from Ludhiana, Ravneet Singh Bittu, who is […]</p>

This is homecoming for me: Navjot Sidhu

<p>A day after his formal induction into the party, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu termed his joining the Congress as his “homecoming” and launched a broadside against Punjab’s ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). “I am a born Congressman. This is a homecoming for me,” Sidhu said. “This (election) is a fight for Punjab’s existence, its self-respect…. […]</p>

Navjot Sidhu joins Congress

<p>Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday joined the Congress after meeting its Vice President Rahul Gandhi here, the party said. Gandhi warmly welcomed Sidhu, a former BJP MP from Amritsar, into the party fold at his residence. Sidhu’s wife had earlier joined the Congress. The Congress “welcomes Sidhu and thanks Gandhi for bringing like-minded leaders […]</p>

BJP releases list of 29 candidates for Goa assembly polls