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Congress slams BJP over ‘casteist, racist’ comment
The Congress on Thursday hit out at the BJP over what it said were “casteist” and “racist” comments against former MP Udit Raj by an ex-national vice president of the saffron party’s youth wing. The All India Confederation of SC/ST organisation filed a complaint at the North Avenue police...
Sidhu thanks high command, but says no compromise
Navjot Singh Sidhu last month had resigned as the Punjab Congress chief . (PTI/File photo) Chandigarh: Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu Wednesday said he is always grateful to the party high command for “facilitating” him even as he asserted there “can never be compromises”. He further said those...
Bommai faces flak for justifying moral policing
Karnataka Chief Minister, Basavaraj Bommai, is under fire for his recent comments on incidents of moral policing in the state. On Wednesday, media persons sought Bommai’s reaction to BJP MLA Umanath Kotian escorting two people accused in a ‘moral policing’ incident out of a police station, after their release...
Enquiry officer to probe Bengal ex-chief secretary conduct
Kolkata: Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari Wednesday said the Centre has appointed an enquiry officer to probe charges against former West Bengal chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, who was showcaused by the Modi government for skipping a cyclone review meeting with the prime minister in May. The BJP leader said...
Akhilesh Yadav rules out pact with BSP, Cong
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, who started his campaign with the Vijay Rath Yatra from Kanpur on October 12, spoke to CNN News18 at the Hamirpur Circuit House about his “big” agenda for poll-bound Uttar Pradesh. Reminiscing about his experience in alliance politics, the former chief minister asserted that...
FM in Boston, denies reports of coal crisis
Boston: Amid reports of the ongoing coal shortage in the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stressed that there is no shortage and termed these as absolutely baseless, saying India is a power surplus country. Sitharaman said that Power Minister R K Singh went on record just two days ago...
Sidhu to meet senior leaders as ‘resignation’ fate hangs in balance
As tension continues to simmer between Navjot Singh Sidhu and Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, the Punjab Congress Chief is slated to meet AICC general Secretary K C Venugopal and state party in charge Harish Rawat on Thursday. Rawat took to social media to inform about the meeting citing discussions on...
IT raid at consultancy firm hired by DK Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Days after raids on close associates of former chief minister BS Yediyurappa, Income Tax officials on Tuesday raided an image and political consultancy firm in Bengaluru that counts Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar as a client. The firm, DesignBoxed, has been handling Shivakumar’s strategy and image for the...
Family ties at crossroads as Akhilesh, Shivpal launch yatras
The family feud that started in the Samajwadi Party before the 2017 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections between Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal Yadav does not seem to be coming to an end with the next edition of the polls around the corner. The two will be embarking on...
Priyanka leads ‘silent protest’ demanding removal of Union minister
Congress leaders led by party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra staged a silent protest here on Monday demanding the dismissal of Union minister Ajay Mishra in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence. The minister’s son Ashish was arrested on Saturday by the Uttar Pradesh Police in connection with the...
Channi dishes out popular schemes
Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi seems to be playing out a T20 match by dishing out quick administrative decisions to tide over lack of experience and limited political appeal. Channi wants to project the image of a “go-getter” so as to cement his position for the top job...
Congress, BJP two sides of same coin, claims SP
Lucknow: The renewed activism of Congress in Uttar Pradesh under Priyanka Gandhi is making other opposition parties such as the Samajwadi Party restless. Naresh Uttam Patel, Samajwadi Party leader and state president told media in Jalaun on Sunday: “The Congress and BJP are two sides of the same coin...
Cong seeks President’s appointment on Lakhimpur Kheri case
The Congress has sought an audience with President Ram Nath Kovind on the Lakhimpur Kheri violence to present to him a memorandum on the facts of the case. AICC general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal has written to the president seeking his time to meet a party delegation led by...
India stares at power crisis after rains hit coal movement
An energy crisis is looming in some states, including Delhi and Punjab, due to a combination of factors such as excess rainfall hitting coal movement and imported coal-based power plants generating less than half of their capacity due to record high rates. In a year when the country produced...
Sasikala promises to set party on ‘right track’
Adding fuel to Tamil Nadu’s political fire, VK Sasikala — former aide of Jayalalithaa — is all set to make a political comeback as she announced that she could not “tolerate” the decline of her party AIADMK. In a public statement, Sasikala said: “Coming soon, to set party on...
Mayawati promises support to BJP’s work in Mathura, Kashi, Ayodhya
BSP supremo Mayawati on Saturday promised not to derail the ongoing work of the BJP government in Ayodhya, Varanasi, Mathura and other religious places, if voted to power. Claiming that the BJP’s government’s works in the three holy cities are only the follow-ups of her government’s initiatives, Mayawati went...
Priyanka may be the X-factor for BJP in UP
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hogged the limelight for the last four days in Uttar Pradesh — getting detained in Sitapur en route to Lakhimpur, sweeping the floor at the guest house there amidst a spate of interviews, reaching Lakhimpur with Rahul Gandhi, sweeping the floor in a Valmiki locality on...
Video showing Sidhu ‘abusing’ Channi goes viral
The Shiromani Akali Dal on Friday alleged that Navjot Singh Sidhu harboured ambition of becoming a chief minister and was jealous that a member of Scheduled Caste community had become the CM, the attack from the Opposition coming in the wake of a purported video of the Congress leader...
