The Sharad Pawar-led party has guaranteed 100 days of employment to educated youth in urban areas. read more

Hours after Congress President Rahul Gandhi furnished details of the minimum income guarantee proposal which is part of the party’s election manifesto, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley critiqued the idea in detail. Accusing the Congress party of cheating and fooling India’s poor for decades, the Finance Minister said that the NDA government is already providing support via direct benefit transfers worth Rs 5.4 lakh crore per year to India’s poor. He said that this amount was much greater than the Rs 3.6 lakh crore proposed under Congress’ scheme. (Hindustan Times)read more

The Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said, “India and Pakistan are important south Asian countries, and we hope they will resolve the issues through dialogue and consultation.” read more

It can no longer be seen as just a force supporting a land offensive. Time and again, the IAF leadership has come out in the open saying that it is a strategic force but till Balakot, perhaps neither the sister forces nor the political leadership were... read more

“I would also like to request you Narendra Modi sir to enable every cricketer playing in the IPL to be allowed to cast their votes from which ever place they find themselves at,” Ravichandran Ashwin tweeted. read more

With just weeks to go for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, Congress President Rahul Gandhi announced a key highlight of his poll manifesto. Declaring his intention to ‘eradicate poverty’ in India, Gandhi promised Rs 72,000 per annum to 5 crore poor families if his party comes to power. Gandhi said that the Congress had consulted eminent economists to work out a fiscally prudent scheme. The promise is being seen as Congress’ response to the NDA government’s decision to provide Rs 6,000 per year as income support to poor farmers. (Hindustan Times)read more

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Monday formally inducted four US-made Chinook heavy-lift helicopters at Air Force Station 12 Wing in Chandigarh. Two hangars and logistics facilities were created in Chandigarh for the Chinook helicopters. Each Chinook helicopter has a payload capacity of about 10 tonne which is a major boost to India’s strategic airlift capability.

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Governors, who are often described as the President’s eyes and ears in the state, are expected to steer clear of politics. read more

The Congress may give the BJP a tough fight in Uttarakhand owing to two factors - the poll arithmetic favouring it and the strong anti-incumbency prevailing against the latter, said its leaders. read more

Shashi Kant, the former director general of police of Punjab who was travelling to Chandigarh from Delhi, tweeted a photograph of his boarding pass issued at the New Delhi airport, questioning how the photos of the two Bharatiya Janata Party leaders... read more

The airline said the passes featuring the photographs, which were third-party advertisements, would be withdrawn if they are found to be in violation of the Model Code of Conduct. read more

The high-pitched battle for the ballot in Lok Sabha Elections 2019, would be most keenly watched and fought on three VIP seats of UP’s Awadh region - Lucknow, Amethi and Rae Bareli. read more

BJP president Amit Shah was addressing a rally in favour of SP Singh Baghel, party candidate from Agra (reserved) seat. He was accompanied by UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath. read more

Shabana Azmi has criticised the makers of the biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming the name of her husband, Javed Akhtar, was added to the film’s credits to mislead people. read more

Vijay Rupani attacked Congress leader Sam Pitroda for demanding proof of the Balakot airstrike. read more