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Congress claims Kharge’s helicopter checked in Bihar
Opposition leaders are being targeted by poll officials, the Congress alleged on Sunday, claiming that while its chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s helicopter was checked in Bihar’s Samastipur, leaders of the BJP-led NDA were being allowed to move “freely”. Mr Kharge on Saturday addressed back-to-back Lok Sabha election rallies in Samastipur...
Wayanad reacts to Rahul agreeing to contest from Raebareli
With Rahul Gandhi deciding to contest the Raebareli Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh as well, there were mixed reactions from people in Kerala’s Wayanad. Elections were held in Wayanad Lok Sabha seat on April 26. While some people said there was nothing wrong for him to contest Raebareli...
Tharoor spikes BJP’s Mangalsutra charge over manifesto
Hitting back hard at the BJP’s allegations that his party’s manifesto speaks about wealth redistribution and an inheritance tax, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that the ruling party is talking about the document even without reading it and every charge levelled on this front is “completely concocted by...
Six-time MP Brij Bhushan may stay away from poll
Sexual harassment allegations and street protests by the country’s top wrestlers may cost BJP heavyweight and six-time MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh an opportunity to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Sources in the BJP have told NDTV that the former national wrestling boss may not get a...
Two more Delhi Cong leaders quit over alliance with AAP
In a major setback to the Congress party, two of its leaders and observers for two Lok Sabha seats in Delhi, Neeraj Basoya and Naseeb Singh have resigned from the party. The two leaders in separate letters addressed to party president Mallikarjun Kharge have majorly blamed the Congress’ AAP...
Amit Shah cites ‘matrushakti’ to hit back on sex scandal
Union Minister Amit Shah has accused the Congress government in Telangana of not taking any action over the obscene clips that allegedly showed former prime minister HD Deve Gowda’s grandson and NDA candidate Prajwal Revanna sexually assaulting several women. Speaking to reporters this morning, Shah said the BJP stand...
Delhi Cong chief resigns, cites rift with party on AAP alliance
Congress leader Arvinder Singh Lovely today resigned as the chief of the party’s Delhi unit over its alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Arvinder Singh Lovely said that several AAP ministers have been jailed over corruption charges, still the Congress formed an alliance with them for the Lok...
Modi says Cong taking support of banned PFI in Wayanad
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of insulting India’s Rajas and Maharajas, but remaining silent on the atrocities committed by Nawabs, Nizams, Sultans and Badshahs for the sake of appeasement politics. He also continued his attack against the Congress on the “inheritance tax” issue...
Supreme Court dismisses pleas for 100% VVPAT verification
The Supreme Court today rejected petitions seeking 100% verification of votes cast on Electronic Voting Machines with paper slips generated through the VVPAT method. The two-judge bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta delivered concurrent but separate judgments. “While balanced perspective is important, blindly doubting a system...
Congress in firefighting mode amid row over Pitroda remarks
In a stunning own goal that has pushed the Congress on the backfoot, senior party leader Sam Pitroda today stoked the debate over the BJP’s allegations that the Congress is planning a redistribution of wealth. Mr Pitroda’s example of an inheritance tax in the US added fuel to the...
Supreme Court asks EC 4 questions on how VVPATs work
The Supreme Court will today pronounce its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking directions to tally Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with votes cast through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the elections. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta this morning asked a senior official...
Kejriwal administered insulin in jail after sugar levels soar
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was today administered insulin at Tihar jail after his blood sugar level soared, reaching 320. The AAP chief yesterday accused the Tihal jail administration of not providing him with insulin despite repeated requests. Kejriwal’s accusations were met with a rebuttal from the Tihar jail...
Musk attributes India visit change to ‘very heavy Tesla obligations’
Tesla chief Elon Musk this morning said he has postponed his planned trip to India due to “very heavy Tesla obligations”, a day before his visit was expected to begin. Musk, who owns Tesla and SpaceX, was to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his two-day visit and announce...
Iran warns Israel of ‘maximum level’ response
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Friday that Iran will respond at an immediate and “maximum level” if Israel acts against its interests. “If Israel wants to do another adventurism and acts against the interests of Iran, our next response will be immediate and will be at the...
Gunfire exchange near Manipur polling booth
Gunshots were fired near a polling booth in Manipur this morning. A 25-second video circulating online shows commotion and people shouting before two shots are heard in quick succession. A third shot is then heard, presumably in response to the first two. After this a volley of gunshots –...
Missionary school attacked after students object to saffron attire
A mob vandalised a missionary school in Telangana’s Mancherial district and manhandled the institution’s staff after the principal questioned some students wearing religious attire to campus. Following a complaint from the students’ parents, police have registered a case against two staff members, including the principal, under sections related to...
US cautious over Modi remark about terrorists being killed
The US has encouraged India and Pakistan to avoid escalation and find a resolution through dialogue, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Tuesday. Asked whether the Biden administration is concerned about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s remarks that India will not hesitate to...
Cong protests envoy’s ‘single dynastic party’ jab
The Congress has objected to an Indian envoy accusing a “single dynastic party” of corruption in remarks published in a leading Irish daily. Akhilesh Mishra, the Indian ambassador to Ireland, made the remarks in a rejoinder after the embassy termed an editorial published in The Irish Times “highly biased...
