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Cancelled Kolkata Derby Sparks Fresh Political Row
A football match between two of fiercest Kolkata rivals cancelled in the backdrop of protests over a doctor’s gruesome rape and murder at a state-run hospital has stoked a fresh political controversy and galvanised deeply polarised supporters in what could be termed a rare unity — albeit transient and...
Haryana Assembly Election Voting on October 1
The Haryana Assembly elections 2024 will be held in a single phase on October 1, 2024 and the results would be out on October 4, 2024 as per the poll schedule announced for the northern state by the Election Commission of India. Assembly elections will also be held in...
Opposition Mulls Moving Resolution Against Dhankhar
The opposition is considering passing a no-confidence resolution against Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar after a turbulent end to the Parliament session, which was adjourned sine die on Friday (August 9) but was to come to an end on Monday (August 12). Relations between Dhankhar and INDIA bloc parties...
US Short Seller Hindenburg Hints At ‘Something Big Soon’
US-based company Hindenburg Research on Saturday shared a cryptic message in a post on X hinting at a possible new India-centric report saying “Something big soon India”. US-based company Hindenburg Research on Saturday shared a cryptic message in a post on X hinting at a possible new India-centric report...
‘Imam Bukhari’s Family Captured Land in Jama Masjid’: BJP Minority Cell Chief
As Union Minorities Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju moved the Waqf Board (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in Parliament to make India’s Waqf Boards transparent, accountable and inclusive, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Minority Cell chief Jamal Siddiqui was a happy man. Claiming that it was a result of BJP’s minority cell’s pitch...
NDA To Fall Short Of RS Majority Mark Even After Guaranteed Wins
Elections to 12 vacant Rajya Sabha seats in nine states will be held on September 3, and the Upper House’s strength will be 237 after the results. As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to win 7 seats, the total tally of NDA will become 109. Though the...
AAP Decides To Go Solo In Maharashtra Assembly Polls
The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday decided to contest the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections independently and denied speculations of the party forming any electoral alliance with the Maha Vikas Aghadi. On Monday, AAP leader Preeti Sharma Menon said that the party will contest the Maharashtra assembly polls and field...
BJP Plan to Consolidate Mumbai’s Hindu Votes
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has initiated preparations for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections, focusing heavily on all 36 constituencies of Mumbai. The party believes that winning these seats is crucial for establishing a government in the state. According to sources within the BJP, the party has formed teams...
Mamata Govt Yet to Frame Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Rules
The delay by the West Bengal government in formulating rules for the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita is making investigations of criminal cases difficult, sources in the state administration told News18. All states have nearly completed the process to formulate rules for the BNS except Bengal. The Mamata Banerjee government has...
Goa CM, Minister in Rs 182 cr IT Scam
Goa’s political landscape has once again been shaken by allegations of a major broadband scam involving the state’s Information Technology (IT) department. Opposition leader Vijai Sardesai has accused IT Minister Rohan Khaunte and indirectly implicated Chief Minister Pramod Sawant in a scam worth Rs 182 crore. Sardesai’s claims centre...
Cong Considering Privilege Motion Against Thakur
It is a full blown war of words between the Opposition and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after BJP MP Anurag Thakur’s speech on caste census in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Reports say the Congress was considering a privilege motion against Thakur. There was uproar in Parliament on Wednesday...
BJP’s CM Conclave Reviews Elections, Central Schemes
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath was among those who delivered a presentation on the first day of the conclave, and his topic was the digitisation of gram secretariats and its impact Central government schemes and the Lok Sabha elections were focus on the first day of chief ministers’ conclave...
Punjab Governor Says He Will Visit Border Districts Even If CM ‘Feels Bad’
Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit responded on Friday to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s dig at him for visiting the state’s border districts, and said he will not refrain from doing so even if the AAP leader “feels bad”. The governor, who earlier had been at loggerheads with the chief minister...
Trinamool Plans Crackdown on ‘Internal Corruption’
TMC is poised for a significant organisational upheaval, with the two top leaders warning of imminent disciplinary measures against party workers and leaders who have failed to garner public support effectively Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress faces a unique internal challenge, much like its nemesis in the state — BJP...
INDIA Bloc CMs Plan to Corner Centre on Funds Squeeze
) The opposition-ruled states are likely to express concerns about the flow of central funds, including for MGNREGA, while NDA-ruled states such as Bihar and Andhra Pradesh are expected to seek special packages for “rebuilding” their state finances, according to government sources Central “deprivation”, “blocking of funds”, and “not...
ED Arrests Haryana Cong MLA, Son In Illegal Mining Case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday arrested Haryana Congress MLA Surender Panwar and his son Lalit in connection with an alleged money laundering case linked to illegal mining activities in Yamunanagar district in the state. Sources told News18 that the probe agency took over the investigation last year after...
Yogi, deputy seen to be at loggerheads in ‘Sarkar Vs Sangathan’ row
Is all not well between Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya? The ‘Sarkar versus Sangathan’ controversy has deepened in the state after the deputy CM’s almost hour-long meeting with BJP chief JP Nadda in Delhi on Tuesday evening. Though party sources said BJP’s...
