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Congress files complaint against BJP President JP Nadda

Will not tolerate any crime against women: Union Minister and BJP candidate from Bengaluru North Shobha Karandlaje

Amit Shah to address poll rallies in Telugu states today

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will campaign in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Sunday in support of the BJP candidates for the upcoming elections. According to a release from BJP Telangana unit, Shah would be addressing three separate rallies at Sirpur Kagaznagar, Nizamabad and Hyderabad.

20 electric meters destroyed after fire in Thane building

As many as 20 electric meters were destroyed after a fire broke out in a four-storey residential building in Maharashtra’s Thane district, civic officials said on Sunday. No person was injured in the incident which took place on Saturday night in the Noor Mahal housing society located in Mumbra area, Thane Municipal Corporation’s disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said.

I will defeat Smriti Irani: Congress Amethi candidate KL Sharma

On his candidature from Amethi, Congress leader KL Sharma says, “It was the decision of the party leadership because earlier it was not finalized who will contest from here. The thing is that now I will defeat Smriti Irani. This is a big statement I am making today. Mai koi Naukri nahi kar raha Gandhi Parivar ki’. I am a politician. I came here in 1983 through the Youth Congress. I take salary from Congress but I am a pure politician.”

Ayodhya decorated ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit

PM Narendra Modi will be in Ayodhya on Sunday. He will visit the Ram Temple and also hold a roadshow ahead of the third phase of polling.

Delhi furious about Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest: AAP leader Gopal Rai

Delhi minister and AAP leader Gopal Rai says, “The way the BJP government has arrested and jailed Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was elected with a huge majority, without any evidence, without any FIR, in the middle of elections, the people of Delhi are furious about this. AAP workers and youth are protesting against this in different ways and are preparing for May 25 to give ‘jail ka jawab vote se’.”

Chief Priest of Ram Janmabhoomi temple reacts to PM Narendra Modi’s Ayodhya visit

On PM Modi’s visit and roadshow in Ayodhya today, Chief Priest of Ram Janmabhoomi temple, Acharya Satyendra Das says, “This is the first time that he (PM Modi) is coming after the Pran Pratishtha… He will do Darshan first and then there will be a roadshow till Lata Chowk. Saints and Mahants of Ayodhya will also accompany him.”

AAP holds Jail ka Jawab Vote se’ Walkathon in Delhi

AAP MP Sanjay Singh, Minister Gopal Rai, Saurabh Bharadwaj, and other party leaders participated in ‘Jail ka Jawab Vote se’ Walkathon event against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest.

Preparation underway at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Ayodhya.

PM will perform darshan and pooja at Ram Mandir and hold a roadshow in Ayodhya.

A devotee of Lord Ram, Yashwant Singh says, “What PM Modi has given to this nation will remain with us for centuries as a heritage. We pray that PM Modi becomes the PM again and accomplishes what he says ‘ab ki baar 400 paar’.

Security enhanced in Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir following attack on Army convoy

Morning visuals of tight security checking by Indian Army personnel in the Poonch district.

Panama to vote in presidential election with eight contenders

Panamanians vote in presidential elections Sunday from a crowded field of eight candidates, with the protege of a graft-convicted ex-head of state in the lead.Conservative lawyer Jose Raul Mulino, 64, is far ahead in opinion polls with about 37 percent of voter support, according to the latest survey.But he was made to wait for a last-minute court decision Friday that finally validated his run.Of the seven other candidates, only three have approached 15 percent support in the Central American country battling deep-rooted corruption, a severe drought that has hobbled its economically critical Panama Canal, and a stream of US-bound migrants passing through its jungles.

Women SHGs create awareness about voting in Balrampur, Chhattisgarh

Women of a self-help group in the tribal district Balrampur are distributing Sal leaves and yellow rice door-to-door to create awareness among the people of the district to cast their vote.

Cyclone Hidaya weakens as it moves toward Tanzania’s coastline, officials say

Cyclone Hidaya significantly weakened as it approached Tanzania’s coastline, the country’s meteorology department said Saturday. Officials warned residents to remain cautious, however, as the cyclone brings heavy rain and strong winds to the country through Sunday. The meteorology department did not say what the cyclone’s updated maximum wind speeds were.

PM Modi likely to lead roadshow in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on May 10

Prime Minister Narendra Modi may hold a roadshow in Odisha’s capital Bhubaneswar on May 10. It will cover the three assembly segments in the city — Ekamra-Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar North and Bhubaneswar Central. It will begin at Fire Station Square around 9 pm and culminate at Jayadev Vihar.

Hundreds rescued from flooding in Texas as waters continue rising in Houston

High waters flooded neighbourhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy rains that have already resulted in crews rescuing more than 400 people from homes, rooftops and roads engulfed in murky water. Others prepared to evacuate their property.

Floodwaters inundated a wide region Saturday, from Houston to rural East Texas, where game wardens rode airboats through waist-high waters rescuing both people and pets who did not evacuate in time.