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TMC’s Mahua Moitra declines comment on Mamata reprimand
After a video of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee reprimanding TMC MP Mahua Moitra at an internal party meeting went viral, the MP has refused to comment over the issue instead wanting to focus on her work in Goa with Mamata expected to visit the state. Sources...
Tejashwi’s uncle slams marriage with Christian friend
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s maternal uncle Sadhu Yadav on Friday went all out at his nephew over his inter-community marriage to former schoolmate Rachel Godinho. Sadhu Yadav, the former Gopalganj MP, did not pull his punches in his attack on Tejashwi. “He has demeaned the image of Lalu Prasad’s...
BJP tries to balance caste equations in MP
Continuing with its aggressive cause to woo tribals through different schemes along with the promise of 27 per cent reservation for other backward castes, the BJP in Madhya Pradesh recently observed Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar’s death anniversary and slammed the Congress for ignoring his contributions. This is widely being seen...
Yogi says BJP will cross 350 seats
The BJP will win more than 350 seats in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath told News18.com in an interview, adding that he sees no one as a challenge since the work done by his government for the state and for the people gives him confidence....
Farmers sow seeds of change in Punjab’s poll landscape
The ‘ghar wapsi’ of thousands of farmers from Delhi borders after ending their agitation for over a year, could also have an impact on the 2022 Punjab assembly elections. Though the farm leaders have all along maintained that their campaign was purely apolitical, there is no denying the fact...
Raut hints at Sena, Cong together fighting BJP in UP, Goa
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut had an hour-long meeting with Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday to explore the option of an electoral alliance in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh and Goa. The meeting comes a day after Raut’s talks with former Congress president Rahul Gandhi. During his meeting...
Modi wishes Sonia ‘long life and good health’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted Congress president Sonia Gandhi on her birthday. Gandhi, the longest serving president of her party, turned 75 on Thursday. Best wishes to Smt. Sonia Gandhi Ji on her birthday. Praying for her long life and good health.— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December...
Jharkhand to introduce anti-lynching bill
To deter incidents of mob assaults and lynching, which has been rising in the tribal state, the Jharkhand Assembly is likely to introduce an anti-lynching bill in its upcoming session, that proposes capital punishment for those lynching individuals, besides provisions for imprisonment for injuring a person, and stiff penalties...
BJP shifts political pitch from Ayodhya to Varanasi
Now that the Ram temple issue is settled, BJP seems to have shifted its pitch away from Ayodhya to Kashi. It was generally believed that Ayodhya, where the Ram Mandir is coming up that will become the centre-piece of the Uttar Pradesh elections. But for the BJP, it is...
Kejriwal toes Congress line for sops for women
Congress, which has made several promises, including sops for women ranging from a 40 per cent stake for women in ticket distribution for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections to electric Scootys, has taken the move to another level by the release of a special manifesto for UP’s women....
SC to hear Bengal BJP plea for central forces
The Supreme Court will hear on December 13 the BJP plea seeking a direction to the West Bengal government, the state poll panel and other functionaries to prepare a comprehensive action plan and deploy sufficient central police forces to ensure free and fair municipal polls in Kolkata. A bench...
Sanjay Raut says no Opposition front possible without Cong
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut had a “long meeting” with Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday after which he said an opposition front without Congress doesn’t seem possible. He also said that the face of such an opposition front is a matter of discussion. Speaking to reporters after his meeting with...
Akhilesh, Jayant Singh to announce UP alliance today
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Chaudhary Jayant Singh of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) are likely to formally announce an alliance for Uttar Pradesh elections 2022 at a joint rally in Meerut district on Tuesday. Sources said Akhilesh Yadav and Jayant Singh will arrive for the rally, dubbed...
Goa CM raises a cultural bogey against TMC
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said cultures of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) and the Trinamool Congress, which have forged a pre-poll alliance, do not match. The MGP, Goa’s oldest regional party, on Monday announced it would contest the forthcoming state Assembly elections in an alliance with the...
Sanjay Raut meeting Rahul, Priyanka in pro-Cong optics
Following up his statement that Congress is key to any opposition front against BJP, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut is meeting Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi in Delhi. The meeting comes amid the party’s emphasis on the importance of the Congress in any opposition front against the...
All BJP CMs to attend Modi’s 2-day Varanasi visit
The BJP will put up a big show of strength in Varanasi during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on December 13 and 14, with the Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers of all BJP-ruled states in attendance for both days. The CMs and Deputy CMs of BJP-ruled states have...
Purvanchal Brahmin leader, son seen set to join SP
As the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly election inches closer, political switchovers are now an everyday event. However, in this election season, the Samajwadi Party seems to be firming its roots in the Purvanchal region. After the brother of jailed mafia turned politician Mukhtar Ansari, Sigbatullah Ansari switching over to...
Ghulam Nabi Azad says no plan to float new party
Amid speculations and several rallies, Congress veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said that he has no intention to float a new party in Jammu and Kashmir but cannot predict the future in politics on Saturday. Azad has been addressing rallies across J&K which fuelled speculation that he is forming...
