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Police in Bhopal school after Pragya Thakur’s no to prayer
The back door of Kendriya Vidyala No 2 in Bhopal was closed and the police force was deployed inside the campus on Saturday after the Member of Parliament, Pragya Singh Thakur, made a surprise inspection at the school on Friday and found around 300 offering namaz in the school...
Congress to contest all 40 Bihar LS seats
Patna: Cracks seemed to have deepened in the opposition Grand Alliance in Bihar with the Congress in-charge of the state, Bhakt Charan Das, on Friday asserting that the grand old party will contest all 40 Lok Sabha seats in 2024, as its ally, the RJD, “did not follow the...
Gandhis keen on dalit CM face in Uttarakhand
Is it time for another Dalit CM from the Congress after Punjab? Sources say Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are keen on replicating their Punjab move in Uttarakhand as well next year, though no final decision has been taken yet. Fuelling the speculation was the homecoming of veteran...
Amarinder’s new party sets Punjab political cauldron simmering again
A day after former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh announced that he would soon announce his own political party and will look for an alliance with like-minded parties in state assembly elections, several political parties have reacted to it wherein some advised him to leave the Congress first,...
Rajbhar in SP is ‘Advantage Akhilesh’
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav may have been successful in bringing Om Prakash Rajbhar to the party fold, but the question remains whether Rajbhar will change the fortunes of the party in the upcoming 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly election. Experts said while the development was crucial in context to...
Varun Gandhi blames Yogi govt for Pilibhit rain misery
Lucknow: BJP MP Varun Gandhi, whose Pilibhit constituency has been hit by heavy rains, on Thursday attacked the Uttar Pradesh government, saying if the common man is left to fend for himself, what does governance mean. Three people were killed and hundreds were marooned as torrential rains lashed Bareilly...
Row over Tejashwi Yadav fishing in poll-bound village
The “fishing” episode of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav continues to stay in the headlines ahead of the October 30 bypolls to Kusheshwar Asthan and Tarapur Assembly seats with members of the ruling dispensation slamming him for his “hypocrisy”. State Animal and Fisheries Minister and VIP chief Mukesh Sahani said...
Clamour for Priyanka to contest assembly poll
There is spring in the step of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh despite the party being in dire straits in the state. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has dominated headlines since taking a lead in the Lakhimpur incident and has surprised many with her announcement to float as many as 40%...
Punjab minister sees ‘conspiracy’ in Singhu lynching
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Tuesday called the lynching of a labourer at the Singhu border a possible conspiracy to defame the farmers’ agitation, citing a purported photograph of Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar with a Nihang leader. Former state Congress chief Sunil Jakhar also...
Challenges abound as Tata draws up Air India revival plan
Tata Sons’ $2.4 billion purchase of debt-ridden, government-owned Air India will give the conglomerate immediate access to valuable flying rights and landing slots that will help it claw back market share from foreign rivals. But industry executives warn any success will be a long and complicated process that could...
BJP claims it will emerge victorious in assembly polls
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Vice President Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda has said that the party is ‘fully’ prepared for the upcoming assembly elections and it will emerge ‘victorious’ in all the five poll-bound states. Panda made the remark while talking to the media after a meeting of BJP’s national...
Punjab Cabinet decides to waive pending water bills
The Punjab Cabinet on Monday decided to waive water bill arrears of consumers in urban and rural areas, a relief announced keeping an eye on the assembly polls beginning next year. The decision will put an additional burden of about Rs 1,800 crore on the state. In addition, the...
Karnataka orders survey of churches amid reports of conversion
The legislative committee on Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare in Karnataka has ordered a survey of authorised and unauthorised churches, their priests and registering cases wherever complaints arose regarding forcible religious conversion. “We have asked the district authorities to furnish a detailed report on the number of authorised and...
Sidhu meets CM Channi first time after truce
Days after the party high command worked out a truce between Navjot Singh Sidhu and Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, the two met for the first time along with AICC observer Harish Chaudhary late Sunday evening. Sources said that apart from the three, the meeting was attended by...
Sonia hits back at G-23 dissenters
In an apparent message to the G23, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Saturday said she is a full-time, hands-on party president and there is no need for leaders to speak to her through the media. Her remarks came days after Kapil Sibal, one of the leaders of the group...
Gehlot meeting with Ambika Soni ahead of CWC
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot who has arrived here to take part in the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting scheduled to be held on Saturday has met senior party leader Ambika Soni. According to sources, the meeting between the two senior Congress leaders lasted about 2 hours following which...
Tension in Punjab border villages over BSF powers
Unseen emergency-like situation is being created in Punjab. People are scared that BSF personnel would randomly enter their houses, cordon off villages and conduct searches, said Punjab’s deputy chief minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa during late night surprise visit of police checkpoints near the Indo-Pak International Border in Amritsar district....
Sidhu to meet Rahul as decision on resignation expected
Sidhu had resigned as Punjab Congress chief on September 28 after he posted his resignation letter on Twitter. No decision on his resignation has yet been taken by the party leadership. He was asked to meet up with the party leadership and he met AICC general secretary (organisation) KC...
