11843 stories by IPA Staff
Akhilesh surrounded by amateurs, says ex-colleague
In Hardoi, the Naresh Agrawal family is the last word in politics. The father-son duo of Naresh and Nitin Agrawal have between them held this seat for 36 out of the last 41 years — and by being in virtually all political parties. But now, both have fallen out...
Amit Shah attacks SP over dynasty politics
As the ‘potato belt’ of Uttar Pradesh goes to polls in the third phase in three days, Samajwadi Party (SP) patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav stepped out on Thursday to campaign for his son and party president, Akhilesh, who is contesting his first-ever assembly election from Karhal constituency in Mainpuri....
BJP promises free laptops, scooties in Manipur
From free scooties to college-going girl students to laptops and a medical college in Manipur, the BJP vowed these among several others in its election manifesto released by party president JP Nadda in Imphal on Thursday. Nadda, who was dressed in a traditional Manipuri ‘gamcha’ (stole) and ‘ningam samji’...
Manish Tewari tweet points to more trouble in Cong
It’s no secret that the Congress is falling apart like a pack of cards. Several desertions of veterans close to the Gandhis have put the top brass in a tough spot as it tries to keep its house in order, especially during election season. Among the many challenges for...
TMC sweeps civic polls, but Left may be catching up
The Trinamool Congress made a clean sweep in the recent civic polls to four municipal corporations in West Bengal — Bidhannagar, Siliguri, Chandannagar and Asansol. A total of 203 candidates were in the fray in 41 wards in Bidhannagar, while 200 contested in 47 wards in Siliguri civic body....
VHP activists held after bid to recite Chalisa at Taj Mahal
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists were detained after they made an attempt to enter the Taj Mahal premises to recite the Hanuman Chalisa there. The programme was designed as a counter protest to the Karnataka hijab row. Vice president of VHP Braj region, Ashish Arya, who led the...
Hardik Patel moves HC to stay conviction in rioting
In view of the Gujarat Assembly elections scheduled to be held in December, Congress leader Hardik Patel has approached the High Court seeking an urgent hearing on his plea against conviction in the 2015 Visnagar riot case. Patel’s lawyer on Monday sought from the court of Justice B...
Tejashwi says Lalu ‘not guilty’ in people’s court
RJD president Lalu Prasad’s younger son and heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday asserted that his father, who was convicted in yet another fodder scam case, was “never guilty” in Janta ki Adalat’ (people’s court). Talking to journalists here shortly after a special CBI court in Ranchi gave its...
TMC clean sweep in 4 municipal corporations
Nine months after its landslide win in the West Bengal assembly polls, the Trinamool Congress on Monday reaffirmed its dominance among urban voters as it made a clean sweep in the elections to four municipal corporations. The TMC retained control of Bidhannagar, Chandernagore and Asansol municipal corporations and wrested...
Mamata excludes Cong from anti-BJP alliance
Having reached out to regional satraps M K Stalin and K Chandrasekhar Rao to push for an anti-BJP alliance a day before, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday sought to edge the Congress out of any such prospective formation, saying no regional outfit shares cordial relations with...
Yogi reiterates ‘warning’ about Kerala repeating in UP
Reiterating his ‘warning’ of Uttar Pradesh becoming like Kerala, West Bengal, or Kashmir if the BJP was not reelected, UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath said he had ‘alerted’ the people of the state ahead of the assembly elections. In response to the backlash over his remark that Uttar Pradesh,...
7 families contesting 35% of seats in Goa
An interesting aspect of the assembly elections in Goa today is the fight among families in the Congress and BJP. As the Congress handed tickets to couple Michael Lobo and his wife Delilah, the BJP, which initially stated that only one member of each family will be considered for...
Kejriwal claims Channi losing from both constituencies
AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday claimed that Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is losing from both constituencies– Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur in the February 20 assembly polls. We have conducted surveys thrice. In all the three surveys, the Aam Aadmi Party was ahead in both the seats,...
Stalin plans CMs conclave on misuse of power by Governors
Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday announced a convention of chief ministers from opposition parties will be held in Delhi after discussion with his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee on “brazen misuse of power by the Governors of non-BJP ruled states.” Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee suggested a meeting...
CBI files case against ABG Shipyard for Rs22,842-cr loan fraud
ABG Shipyard Limited, one of the India’s largest private sector shipyard firm, has been booked in a bank fraud case by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). On Saturday, the CBI filed a case against ABG Shipyard and its then chairman and managing director Rishi Agarwal, and others for allegedly...
Channi hits back at Kejriwal over sand mining
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi hit back at his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal for criticizing him over an illegal sand mining case in his constituency after being cleared of allegations linked to the controversy on Saturday. Channi, citing the status report submitted by Deputy Commissioner upon an order...
Modi says only BJP govt has antidote for rioters
Pointing out that no major riot has taken place in Gujarat since the last two decades, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that voters in Uttar Pradesh have also realised that only the BJP government has the antidote for rioters and criminals. Addressing an election rally here, he...
Telangana CM asks PM to sack Sarma for anti-Rahul remarks
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi to suspend Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma for his controversial remarks against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s birth and father. Launching a scathing attack on the second consecutive day in Yadadri Bhongir after his Janagaon public...
