Lotus  

A trained nurse, who returned from Qatar, is now a lotus grower 
 

While Jyotiraditya Scindia got saffronised, helping lotus add one more petal to it, Congress needs to go back to the strategy-making table and rework on its policies. It is  high time it learnt that Opposition doesn’t mean opposing Modi for the sake of it, but it is imperative that it has some credible points to oppose him. 

Jyotiraditya Scindia formally joined the BJP in the presence of its president JP Nadda. 

Considered the highest honour for an artiste in Indian cinema, the award comprises a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a shawl, and a cash prize of Rs 10,00,000.

Amidst the Lotus on passports debate, we take a look at the cultural significance of India's national flower.

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Sharmila Tagore adorned a shaded blue mekhla chador, the traditional Assamese saree, while Soha Ali Khan looked gorgeous in a royal blue lehenga.

Sources say that the JDS is in touch with four BJP MLAs, in an obvious bid of reverse operation. The BJP has asked all its MLAs to shift to a resort immediately

The prime minister visited Rajghat, the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi, around 7 am. Later, he went to Sadaiv Atal, the lotus-shaped memorial of former prime minister Vajpayee.

All the 20 parliamentary constituencies in Kerala went to polls in the third round the of seven-phased Lok Sabha election on April 23.
 

After resigning from the post as Mizoram Governor, Kummanam Rajasekharan offered his prayers at the Sabarimala shrine in Kerala. As per the request of the RSS and the BJP, Rajasekharan relinquished his post to contest the Lok Sabha election in Thruvananthapuram, Kerala.

In an audio tape accessed by MyNation, a JD(S) MLA Devanand Chavan is heard speaking to another person named Shivaji Metagar. Devanand Chavan is heard saying Somanagouda Patil, a BJP MLA from Devarahipparagi is ready to quit BJP and join Congress if home minister MB Patil instructs him to do so.

Ramesh Jarkiholi, who is likely to resign from the Congress and join the BJP, blamed his brother Satish Jarkiholi for the rebellion in the grand old party. Sources said he would be tendering his resignation on Wednesday night. With this, the BJP sees a clear collapse of the coalition

It was reported that at a booth in Kovalam, Thiruvananthapuram, when a person pressed the button to vote for the Congress candidate, the light against the BJP lotus symbol lit up.
 

Arvind Limbavali, a senior leader of the BJP said that the Congress is misleading the public by saying that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has changed his symbol from the existing “lotus” to “hand”