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Siddaramaiah protests demolition of Goa Kannadiga homes
Expressing concern over the alleged demolition of houses belonging to Kannadigas in neighbouring Goa, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday appealed to his counterpart in that state to cease further demolitions immediately until alternatives are provided to people living there. He also asked Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to...
Mayawati promises separate state for Western UP
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Sunday said her party will take concrete steps to make western Uttar Pradesh a separate state if voted to power at the Centre. Addressing a rally here in support of the BSP’s candidate from the Muzaffarnagar Lok Sabha seat Dara Singh Prajapati,...
Siddaramaiah says NDA to fall short of majority
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that while the INDIA bloc may not get an absolute majority in the elections, the NDA won’t get enough seats either to form the government at the Centre. Speaking about the Lok Sabha election prospects of the Congress in the state, the...
Unconditional AAP support to INDIA Bloc candidates in UP
Announcing unconditional support to the INDIA bloc candidates in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha polls, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday said that these elections are being held to save democracy and end an “autocratic government”. “AAP will fully support the INDIA bloc candidates in Uttar Pradesh....
UP Cong chief says nothing wrong with Robert Vadra’s Amethi ambition
There is nothing wrong with Robert Vadra focusing on Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi Lok Sabha seat, Congress state incharge Avinash Pande told News18 on Friday. The Congress cadres though, he said, want Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to contest from Amethi and Raebareli and the leaders respect the sentiment....
AAP alleges plot being hatched to impose President’s Rule
Delhi Cabinet minister Atishi on Friday alleged that a big political conspiracy is being hatched by the BJP-led central government to impose President’s Rule in the national capital. “Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest is a political conspiracy to topple his government. We have learnt from reliable sources that in the coming...
Modi says J&K assembly polls not far off
Asserting that the time is not far when the Assembly polls will be held in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the people of the Union Territory will soon be able to share their issues with ministers and legislators. The prime minister said the development...
Even Opposition believes NDA will return, claims Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the BJP used its majority in Lok Sabha for two consecutive terms to strengthen the country while the Congress used its decades-long majority to strengthen its “family”, asserting that even the opposition believes that his government will retain power for a third...
Praful Patel claims Ajit Pawar was let down by uncle Pawar in 2019
Sharad Pawar had made up his mind in 2019 to form the government with BJP but had a “change of heart” after Ajit Pawar’s swearing-in with Devendra Fadnavis, senior NCP leader Praful Patel has alleged. In a scathing interview to CNN-News18, the senior Ajit Pawar group leader spoke elaborately...
BJP candidate thanks ‘guardian’ Modi for Sandeshkhali CBI probe
She raised her voice against the alleged torture several women were subjected to in Sandeshkhali and today, Rekha Patra is synonymous with the fight for justice in West Bengal. When Patra’s name appeared in the BJP’s list of candidates from the state for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, she...
Modi slams Digvijaya Singh’s remark on Katchatheevu island
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took a swipe at senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh’s remarks on the Katchatheevu island during a poll rally in Rajasthan. Referring to Singh without directly naming him, PM Modi remarked, “Rahta nahi hai toh de deni hai kya? Phir ye registan ko tum...
MVA like auto-rickshaw with mismatched spares: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition of the Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) and Congress in Maharashtra was like an “auto-rickshaw with mismatching spare parts”, and it will fail to perform. Speaking at a campaign rally for BJP candidate and...
Digvijaya Singh says Katchatheevu issue is nonsense
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday called the Katchatheevu issue ‘nonsense’ and asked, “Who lives on that island? I want to ask this question.” On being told about the issue of the Indian fishermen who got arrested going there, Digvijaya Singh said, “Modiji speaks nonsense, without any head or...
Ramdev, Balkrishna tender unconditional apology before SC
. Yoga guru Ramdev and managing director of Patanjali Ayurved Ltd Acharya Balkrishna have tendered “unconditional and unqualified apology” before the Supreme Court over advertisements issued by the firm making tall claims about the medicinal efficacy of its products. In two separate affidavits filed in the apex court, Ramdev...
AAP ‘Samvidhan Bachao, Tanashahi Hatao Divas’ on April 14
The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday announced it will observe ’Samvidhan Bachao, Tanashahi Hatao Divas’ on the birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar on April 14 on the advice of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. In another message from the jail, Kejriwal has asked AAP MLAs and volunteers to...
Akhilesh, Mayawati set to launch western UP rallies after Eid
With an eye on the Muslim vote bank, both Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati will hit the campaign trail in Western Uttar Pradesh post Eid. Yadav’s first rallies are scheduled from April 13 while Mayawati will start her campaign from April 14, sources said. Both the big opposition leaders in...
‘Unconditional’ Raj Thackeray support’ for BJP
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Monday announced “unconditional support” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for the Lok Sabha elections. Addressing the Gudi Padwa rally from Mumbai’s Shivaji Park, Thackeray also announced that the MNS will not contest for Lok Sabha polls but asked...
Soren ‘lands’ in fresh trouble as ED reveals new evidence
The plot seems to have thickened in Jharkhand’s land scam case in connection with which the state’s chief minister Hemant Soren resigned before being arrested this year. Even as the opposition INDIA bloc sharpens its attack on the Enforcement Directorate (ED), alleging the arrests of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha...
