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NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha election from the Rae Bareli seat, the constituency held by his mother Sonia Gandhi earlier. Kishori Lal Sharma, a close aide of the Gandhi family, has been fielded from the Amethi Lok Sabha seat, the party said in ...

At an election rally in Jammu on April 16, Union Home Minister Amit Shah attempted to clear the air over Bharatiya Janata Party’s reluctance to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Kashmir Valley.“The BJP is not in a hurry to see the lotus bloom in the Valley,” Shah said ...

JAMMU, Apr 20: Baldev Kumar, who filed his nomination from the Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency as an independent candidate, has become the first non local person to contest the Lok Sabha election in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370.Kumar, is from  Mohali in Punjab and 67 years ...

NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma expresses openness to playing Test matches against Pakistan at neutral venues, emphasizing the potential for a thrilling contest against their formidable bowling lineup.Bilateral cricket between India and Pakistan has been on hold since the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, with encounters limited to ICC ...

Team India captain Rohit Sharma bats for a regular India versus Pakistan series and says it would be great contest and will be “fantastic” for Test cricket. On the podcast “Club Prairie Fire,” former England captain Michael Vaughan asked Rohit: “Don’t you think India playing Pakistan regularly will be ...

Jammu, Apr 17: The star-studded campaigning for the Kathua-Udhampur-DodaLokSabha constituency of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) concluded today with a flurry of rallies and speeches by prominent political figures.A total of twelve candidates from various parties are vying for this prestigious seat, currently represented by Union Minister in the PMO, ...

Democratic Progressive Azad Party chief Ghulam Nabi Azad backed out from contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Kashmir’s Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, a day after his nomination. The Trinamool Congress released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, promising to repeal the Citizenship Amendment Act and the Uniform Civil Code if ...

Jammu, Apr 15: National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah challenged Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls against him, instead of “hiding behind a camera” and making statements targeting his party.Abdullah, a former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, ...

Srinagar: National Conference candidate from Anantnag-Rajouri Parliamentary constituency Mian Altaf Ahmad Saturday dispelled rumours about him not contesting the Lok Sabha elections, saying while he was unwell earlier, his health has now improved and he looks forward to fight the polls.“Since before Eid, I had a fever and underwent ...

Jammu Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) president Farooq Abdullah on Friday announced the candidature of Omar Abdullah from North Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Farooq Abdullah (L) along with his son and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah.(AFP) The party's vice president and former chief minister ...