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Amid Maha cabinet expansion delay, Governor dashes to Delhi
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari is on a one-day visit to Delhi on Thursday amid the current political situation in Maharashtra. Though there is no official word about his schedule in Delhi. He left Raj Bhavan in the morning to reach Delhi by a commercial flight. He will return...
Mithun Chakraborty claims 38 TMC MLAs in touch with BJP
Actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty, who had joined the BJP ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections last year, on Wednesday claimed that 38 Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLAs are in touch with the saffron party and of these, 21 legislators are directly in touch with him. “Do you want to hear...
Assam Cong chief to send list of ‘Gaddaar MLAs’ to AICC
After massive controversy on the ‘Gaddaars’ in opposition parties, the main opposition party of Assam, the Assam State Congress Party (APCC), identified its Gaddaars. APCC president Bhupen Kumar Borah made a confidential list of the cross-voters, who had voted in favour of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee...
Bal Thackeray’s daughter-in-law meets ‘old-timer’ Shinde
Last Updated: July 26, 2022, 22:09 IST ‘ Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray’s daughter-in-law and film producer Smita Thackeray on Tuesday met with Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde who she said is an “old-timer” Sena activist. Smita became the first member of the Thackeray clan to meet Shinde,...
Meghalaya BJP leader held in UP for ‘running sex racket’
Meghalaya BJP vice-president Bernard N Marak, accused of operating a sex racket at his farmhouse in Tura in West Garo Hills district, was arrested in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. The police, earlier in the day, issued a look-out notice against Marak, a former militant leader, who was absconding following...
ED finds Arpita about to break down, Partha unyielding
After the first day of full-fledged questioning on Tuesday by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials probing the multi-crore West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment irregularities scam, the central agency officials are getting a different set of responses from former state education minister, Partha Chatterjee and his close aide,...
Mehbooba alleges people being coerced to buy Tricolour
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration of forcing people to buy the national flag for the Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign while asserting that patriotism comes naturally and cannot be imposed. The campaign has been launched to encourage the citizens to hoist the national...
Smriti Irani notice to Cong over ‘malicious allegations’
Union Minister Smriti Irani on Sunday sent a legal notice to the Congress and its senior leaders Pawan Khera, Jairam Ramesh, and Netta D’Souza over their “malicious allegations” against her daughter and asked them to tender a written unconditional apology. She also asked them to withdraw the allegations they...
Assam CM claims most cross-voters were from Cong
Who’s the traitor? After the declaration of the presidential poll results, Assam is counting the number of “gaddaars”. Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that of the 22 opposition MLAs of the state who voted for National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee Droupadi Murmu defying their party lines,...
Alva says ‘disappointed’ with TMC abstaining from voting
Margaret Alva, the Opposition candidate for the Vice Presidential poll scheduled on August 6, on Friday termed the Trinamool Congress’ decision to abstain from voting as disappointing, adding that this is not the time for ‘whataboutery’. “TMC’s decision to abstain from voting in the VP election is disappointing. This...
ED defers Sonia’s summons to July 26 in money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate has deferred by a day to July 26 the summons issued to Congress President Sonia Gandhi for her questioning in the National Herald newspaper-linked money laundering case, officials said Friday. They said she is now required to appear before the federal agency on Tuesday, and not...
SC strikes down bail condition for SP leader Azam Khan
The Supreme Court Friday set aside a condition imposed by the Allahabad High Court while granting bail to Samajwadi Party MLA Azam Khan and said it is “disturbed” about the new trend where courts are referring to matters which are “unrelated” to the consideration of bail pleas. The apex...
Murmu election ‘great pride’ for India, says Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday congratulated Droupadi Murmu for her election as the President of India and said it is a moment of great pride for the entire country. In a series of tweets in Hindi, Shah said Murmu has reached this highest position of the country...
Uddhav not a ‘winnable face’ for 2024 says Sena rebel
Rebel Shiv Sena leader Rahul Shewale on Thursday said Uddhav Thackeray was not a “winnable” face for the 2024 Lok Sabha election and it was imperative for them to tie up with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The issue of leadership for the next Lok Sabha polls came up...
Pawar dissolves all party departments, cells
Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar has dissolved all departments and cells of the party with immediate effect, a senior NCP leader said on Wednesday. NCP national general secretary Praful Patel tweeted, “with approval of national president, Nationalist Congress party, Sharad Pawar, all departments and cells stand dissolved with...
‘Political vendetta’ against Opposition to figure in house
Congress MPs will on Thursday raise the issue of “political vendetta on opposition parties leaders” in both the Houses of Parliament, along with GST on essential commodities and other issues. Following continued protests and sloganeering by Opposition parties over price rise and the increase in GST rates, both houses...
BJP plans ‘Tricolour in every home’ around I-Day
From ensuring national flag hoisting at every residence including those of government employees, advocates, as well as police posts, to having prabhat pheris (morning processions) singing “Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram” and “Vande Mataram” in every civic ward of the country for three days ahead of Independence Day— the Bharatiya...
DMK, MDMK demand greater autonomy for Lankan Tamils
India should impress upon Sri Lanka to provide greater autonomy to Tamil majority northern and eastern provinces of the island nation while extending humanitarian assistance to the neighbouring country, DMK said on Tuesday at the all-party meeting here. Representing DMK at the meeting, its senior leader T R Baalu...
