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Sidhu backs ‘honest man’ Mann in fighting mafia
A day after calling Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann a “puppet”, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday called Mann an “honest man” and that he considers him his younger brother. Sidhu said he will support Mann, whose Aam Aadmi Party trounced the Congress in the recent assembly polls,...
Punjab withdraws security of ex-ministers, MLAs, families
The Punjab Police has ordered withdrawal of security cover of 184 former ministers and ex-MLAs and other leaders. Personnel deployed on specific orders of the courts, however, will not be withdrawn, stated a letter by the additional director general of police (security). The letter dated April 20 was sent...
Mamata claims business summit a ‘runaway success’
Investment proposals to the tune of Rs 3.42 lakh crore, which would potentially create nearly 40 lakh new jobs in the state, were received in just two days of the sixth edition of the Bengal Global Business Summit, 2022. So claimed Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during the summit’s...
Kejriwal predicts an AAP govt in Karnataka in next year’s poll
Eyeing his party’s maiden electoral triumph in the south, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday expressed confidence his party will win the 2023 Karnataka elections, after emerging victorious in the national capital and Punjab. Speaking about alleged corruption in Karnataka while...
Sasikala to be quizzed in Kodanad heist-murder case
Tamil Nadu’s mysterious Kodanad case revolving around a heist and the murder of a security guard deployed at late chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s luxurious property, the suicide of an estate employee, and the deaths of two accused in alleged road accidents, is back to haunt the AIADMK. VK Sasikala,...
Opposition challenges BJP’s law & order weapon
Days after violence broke out in Jahangirpuri between two groups on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti, the two-day anti-encroachment drive in the area by Delhi’s BJP-run municipal corporation was stayed by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Ordering “status quo”, the court said it will continue the hearing on Thursday....
SC asks banks not to impose penalties for missing EMIs
The Supreme Court has recently directed the banks to not treat the accounts of homebuyers of Amrapali Group of Companies, who have bought their flats under subvention scheme, as non-performing assets accounts. The apex court also said that no penalties will be charged from them for defaulting easy monthly...
KCR’s dig at Centre’s ‘regressive’ farm policies
Persisting with his attacks on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre, Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) has expressed unhappiness over the “regressive” farm policies adopted by the union government. The central tactics are dampening the agricultural growth of the country, which relies on farming as the main...
PK meets Sonia second time in 3 days; decision soon
Amid buzz over poll strategist Prashant Kishor joining Congress, Kishor on Monday evening met party’s chief Sonia Gandhi for a planning session on the upcoming assembly polls and the Lok Sabha elections. It was the second meeting in the last three days as the poll strategist had met Gandhi...
Non-BJP CMs likely to meet in Mumbai soon: Raut
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said a conference of non-BJP chief ministers is likely to be held in Mumbai soon to discuss the prevailing political situation in the country. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to the chief ministers of states where the BJP is...
Nadda reiterates BJP line on recent communal violence
BJP president J P Nadda on Sunday claimed that recent communal violence during yatras taken out on Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti are a “conspiracy” to cause disintegration in the society, and accused the Congress of acting in the “most irresponsible” manner. Addressing party men at the state...
Suvendu demands President’s Rule in West Bengal
After meeting the wife of slain Congress councillor of Jhalda Municipality Tapan Kandu on Sunday, the leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP, demanded imposition of Article 356 in the state. Under Article 356 of the Constitution, President’s rule can be imposed in case...
Buzz about Prashant Kishor joining Congress
Election strategist Prashant Kishor met with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and senior leaders Rahul Gandhi and K C Venugopal, amid speculation that he will join the party, which has recently faced a string of electoral defeats, sources said. Sources said Kishor gave a presentation at the meeting which said...
Court files in AP minister’s corruption case go missing
Public Accounts Committee chairman Payyavula Keshav on Friday urged the Nellore court to take a suo moto cognizance of an incident of theft of documentary evidence against newly inducted Minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy. Keshav said that Minister Reddy was the main accused in a case in which the charges...
SGPC accuses Mann of inappropriate conduct
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), which is responsible for the management of Sikh shrines in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Chandigarh, alleged on Friday that chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann had entered into Takht Damdama Sahib in an inebriated condition. The organisation also sought an apology from the...
Cong adds 2.6 cr new members in digital membership drive
The Congress has added 2.6 crore new members in its digital membership drive that ended on Friday, with party chief Sonia Gandhi enrolling herself as part of the initiative. Former prime minister Manmohan Singh became a digital member of the party on Thursday while former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi...
Kejriwal alleges copy cat power relief by HP govt
With only a few months left for the Himachal Assembly election, the Jai Ram Thakur government in the state has announced several sops in what is being seen as a move to counter pre-poll freebie announcements by the opposition parties, including the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The sops, announced...
Shivpal dissolves party units ahead of move to BJP
A day after Shivpal Yadav spoke in favour of Common Civil Code, the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) dissolved the working committee, state fronts along with the entire spokesperson panel with immediate effect. An order in this regard has been issued by Shivpal Yadav’s son and PSPL national general secretary...
