Politics

The two complainants had moved the court last year after Rahul Gandhi and Randeep Surjewala reportedly alleged the bank was involved in scam to convert Rs 750 crore scrapped notes within five days of demonetisation in 2016.

The BJP has replaced Advani, who represented Gandhinagar for many years, with Shah as its candidate from the constituency in Gujarat. Joshi has been replaced with Satyadev Pachauri in Kanpur.

The candidates, after filing their nominations put up a small road show right outside the collector’s office and waved at a huge crowd that had gathered to catch their glimpse.

The former finance minister said the people are watching the 'excesses of this government and will deliver a fitting lesson in the elections'.

Top party leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its chief Amit Shah, will be present at the launch of the manifesto, described by the BJP as its 'sankalp patra'.

Referring to the 2014 parliamentary election, the Samajwadi Party chief said that Modi came as a chaiwala (tea-seller) but now, when elections have come again they say they are chowkidar (watchmen).

Amit Shah alleged that officers call the shots in the Naveen Patnaik government while the elected MLAs and MPs have no voice.

The Election Commission on Friday removed Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary Anil Chandra Punetha from the post and appointed senior-most IAS officer LV Subrahmanyam in his place.

With this, the BJP has announced 408 candidates for the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls which will start on April 11 and continue till May 19.

Matondkar said that people like Gauri Lankesh and Narendra Dabolkar are getting killed in broad daylight, adding that the country never stooped so low within five years.

The chief ministers remarks on politics of family dynasty comes in the background of the JMM re-nominating its president Shibu Soren from Dumka and his daughter Anjali Soren from Mayurbhanj in neighbouring Odisha in the Lok Sabha elections.

There is widespread resentment within the local Congress over the JDS being alloted the seat under an electoral arrangement between the coalition partners.

The EC expressed 'displeasure' over the NITI Aayog vice chairman's remarks against the Congress' 'NYAY' scheme and Singh's remarks supporting the return of Narendra Modi as prime minister.

IUML MP P K Kunhalikutty said Muslim League is not the virus but anti-virus which always stood for secular politics. IUML is very active in Wayanad constituency where Rahul Gandhi contesting.

On being asked about the controversial speech of Dravidar Kazhagam president K Veeramani, Stalin said that right-wing outfits like the RSS are trying to put his speech out of context ahead of elections.

The residents of Krizra in Hyderabad city are questioning the ruling party's motive in the absence of a basic life resource. They ask: is it Digital India without water?