Politics

With the AIADMK chief in jail and the DMK struggling to gain popularity, this is the right time for the Congress and the BJP to gain a foothold in the state.

Chhagan Bhujbal said that it was the anti-Congress wave and not the Narendra Modi wave which had led to the UPA's poll debacle.

Shiv Sena's criticism of Modi drew a quick response from BJP which said its former pro-Hindutva ally was targeting the Prime Minister as it was suffering from "Modi phobia".

OP Chautala and his son Ajay Singh Chautala are barred from contesting after their sentencing in a teachers' recruitment case.

In a press release issued by the state government, the CM advised the AIADMK workers to desist from protests and bandhs.

Jayalalithaa has been jailed since September 27 after a special court in Bangalore sentenced her to four years in jail under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

"Modi is gradually emerging as the Prime Minister of Gujarat and wants to convert Mumbai into Ahmedabad. On what grounds is Modi claiming that Gujarat is ahead of Maharashtra?" Bhujbal said.

'In these days of inflation, keep one thing in mind, eat what you wish and drink what you desire,' Gadkari had allegedly said in Nilenga, Maharashtra.

"Why is the TMC government not handing over the investigation to the NIA? The delay is raising serious questions of a cover up," the BJP National Secretary said.

The BJP is contesting all 90 seats in Haryana alone for the first time, after it ended its alliance with the the Haryana Janhit Congress.

Karan Chautala, youth party leader and son of Abhay Singh Chautala, said earlier there were no plans of roping in the singer for the party.

A special court had convicted Jayalalithaa and sentenced her to four years in prison, besides imposing a Rs 100 crore fine on her.

BJP seeks to wrest control in both Haryana and Maharashtra in October 15 Assembly polls.

Naidu formally stepped into his official chamber on the 8th floor of L Block in the AP Secretariat amid Vedic chants.

Bishop said violence against women and girls was a fundamental barrier to their rights, empowerment and economic participation.

Tulsi Gabbard has promised Modi to lead an effort towards a Congressional resolution in support of International Yoga Day.