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Bihar Muslim chief secretary: JD-U cites Nitish secularism
In a massive administrative reshuffle in Bihar, senior IAS officer Amir Subhani became the new chief secretary. Considered a close and trusted aide of chief minister Nitish Kumar, Subhani is the only Muslim civil servant serving as chief secretary right now. The appointment is being seen as a “political...
Maharashtra minister warns ‘lockdown stage’ approaching
The stage of imposing a fresh lockdown is approaching in Maharashtra but Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will take a call on it, state minister Vijay Wadettiwar said here on Friday. Maharashtra recorded 8,067 new coronavirus cases during the day, a rise of 2,699 compared to Thursday, and eight...
Cong flag falls as Sonia unfurls it on Foundation Day
The Congress tricolour fell off the flagpole on Tuesday morning as party president Sonia Gandhi tried to unfurl it to mark the party’s 137th foundation day at AICC headquarters here. A video shared on Twitter showed Gandhi pulling the flag to unfurl it as a party member assists...
Sidhu says party men can make cops ‘wet their pants’
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has courted controversy while praising two party members, allegedly saying that they are capable of making policemen wet their pants. Former chief minister Amarinder Singh and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Daljit Singh Cheema slammed him over the purported remark and a Chandigarh...
Mamata meets Speaker over Governor’s non-cooperation
Days after West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar put the Howrah Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 on hold, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday met Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee and expressed her discontent over ‘Raj Bhawan’s continuous non-cooperation’ in clearing pending bills and files. Mamata’s meeting with the Speaker came...
Tikait says farmers don’t want to tarnish Modi’s image
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said that farmers do not want an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they do not want to tarnish his image abroad. His statement comes days after the Centre repealed the three agricultural laws against which several farmers’ unions...
Azad says he is ’24-carat Congressman’, no exit
Ghulam Nabi Azad Sunday put to rest all speculations about his possible exit from the party, calling himself a “24 Carat Congressman” and saying he was not upset with the party but was instead working for unifying and uniting its workers. The former chief minister has been holding public...
Digvijaya Singh’s remark on women sparks row
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh sparked a fresh controversy on Sunday after he said women in the 40-50 age group are more influenced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi but not those who wear jeans and have mobile phones. Singh made the remarks at a Jan Jagran camp while addressing the...
Uproar forces minister to deny hint of farm laws revival
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday clarified that the Centre will not reintroduce farm laws in an amended form. This comes after Tomar said a day earlier that the Centre is not disappointed after withdrawing the three farm laws, and “will move forward again”. Speaking at...
Rahul claims credit for Modi’s booster dose decision
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the Centre has “accepted my suggestion” to allow the administration of booster doses of Covid vaccine and asserted that the protection of vaccines and booster shots has to be provided to every citizen of the country. His remarks came...
Civic poll victory a boost fo CM Bhupesh Baghel
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has received major boost as the ruling party has swept into civic body polls results for which were announced a couple of days ago. The civic poll outcome has bolstered the Congress party and the Chief Minister but it has left the opposition BJP...
Savarkar had no problem with beef, says Digvijaya Singh
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday claimed that VD Savarkar, also known as Veer Savarkar, never considered cow as “mata” (mother) and had no problem with the consumption of beef. Attacking the BJP, the senior leader said if voted to power again in 2024, the saffron party will change...
Bengal plans to remove Governor from chancellor’s post
West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu dropped a bombshell on Friday by making a statement that the State government is considering removing the ‘Governor’ and making ‘Chief Minister’ as the ‘Chancellor’ of all the Government-run Universities for better coordination. Addressing a press conference, Basu accused Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar of...
Impressive Cong win in Chhattisgarh urban civic polls
The ruling Congress has registered a big victory in polls held in 15 urban bodies of Chhattisgarh, winning 174 of 300 wards for which counting has been completed, leaving behind the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with 89, a poll official said here on Thursday. The counting of votes polled...
Minister assails Rahul for ‘Hindu vs Hindutva’ remarks
Targeting Rahul Gandhi over his recent remarks on Hindu and Hindutva, Union minister A Narayanaswamy has said the Congress leader is not a Hindu and makes such remarks whenever elections near. In remarks over the past few days, Gandhi has repeatedly sought to highlight the difference between Hindu...
Meghalaya Speaker approves merger of 12 Cong MLAs with TMC
Meghalaya Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh on Thursday recognised the merger of 12 Congress MLAs with All India Trinamool Congress (AITC). The decision was made on the petitions filed by Dr M Ampareen Lyngdoh for disqualification under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution. “After examining in detail all the 12 petitions...
Jharkhand CM’s sister-in-law on dharna against govt policies
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) supremo Shibu Soren’s daughter-in-law and Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s sister-in-law and party MLA Sita Soren on Wednesday sat on a dharna at the gates of the assembly against the policies of her own government, causing a huge embarrassment to the ruling dispensation. The Jama...
BJP, Amarinder party to have joint manifesto
After sealing the pre-poll pact with the BJP, former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said the Punjab Lok Congress and BJP will have a common election manifesto for the 2022 Assembly elections. In an informal chat with media persons at his Siswan farmhouse, Captain Amarinder said...
