Politics

Vadra, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's brother-in-law, was questioned by ED for nine hours on Thursday, the second day of his deposition in connection with a probe into allegations of money laundering to purchase assets abroad.

In the recent budget, Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP government had announced a new welfare scheme for farmers named ‘Annadata Sukheebhava’.

It is expected that Priyanka Gandhi will formally take charge after taking a dip in the Sangam at the Kumbh Mela. She is also expected to join social media platforms Facebook and Twitter with her political entry.

Ghosh was once considered close to the state's ruling dispensation but had a fallout later, adding that a case was also registered against her.

Sources said the five-time Lok Sabha MP was in touch with chief minister Chandrababu Naidu and waiting for an assurance of a TDP ticket from his old Lok Sabha constituency Araku in Visakhapatnam district.

If people want to defeat the saffron party in Uttar Pradesh, they should only vote for Congress, says Chhatisgarh CM

The move comes a week after CBI raided officers and ministers of former CM Akhilesh Yadav's cabinet in sand mining scam.

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief told an all-party meeting on the demand for special category status that he did everything possible in the hope that he will do justice to the state following its 'unjust' bifurcation.

There are strains because some individual may say something but it is not an institutional response, party spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said.

The Shiv Sena has left no stone unturned in targeting the government over its failure to build a Ram mandir. It has slammed the government several times through its mouthpiece Saamana, saying that the party had failed to respect the sentiments of people.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said his party will guarantee minimum income for every poor if his party comes to power in the 2019 polls.

In the last fortnight since the alliance was announced by the leaders of the two parties in Lucknow, over a 100 joint public meetings have been held by ground workers of the two parties in Etawah alone.

Saroj Pandey cited Ghulam Nabi Azad's statement who had termed Priyanka Gandhi's appointment as a "trump card" move.

The bypoll was necessitated following the death of INLD MLA Hari Chan Middha, whose son Krishna Middha recently joined the BJP and is the saffron party's candidate for the byelection.The INLD is banking on Umed Redhu to retain the seat.

Polling began at 7 am and will continue till 5 pm. In the first two hours, 15 per cent voters had exercised their franchise and by 10:30 am, the poll percentage rose to nearly 25 per cent, officials said here.

The rally came just two days before the bypoll here and is being seen as strategic step to turn the tide in favour of the JJP candidate Digvijay Chautala.