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Pawar accuses EC of snatching NCP from founders
Senior politician Sharad Pawar on Sunday said the Election Commission’s decision to allot the NCP name and symbol to Ajit Pawar-led group was “surprising” as the poll body has “snatched” the party from the hands of its founders and gave it to others. He also said the programme and...
Expelled leader says Sachin, Priyanka being insulted
A day after his expulsion from the Congress, Acharya Pramod Krishnam on Sunday said leaders like Sachin Pilot and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are being disrespected in the party where people need ”chamchagiri” (sycophancy) to survive. Krishnam also said he will stand with Prime Minister Narendra Modi throughout his life...
BJP weighs options with both Naidu, Jagan Reddy
Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024 and simultaneous state polls, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy paid a visit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Friday. The meeting holds significance from an electoral perspective as it comes less than 24 hours after Telugu...
Modi’s Bharat Ratna awards stripped down to 5 Ms
Just ahead of Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a Bharat Ratna spree, awarding India’s highest civilian award to LK Advani, Karpoori Thakur, Chaudhary Charan Singh, Narasimha Rao and MS Swaminathan. While three Bharat Ratna awards are allowed per year, there have been many years in...
Modi serves a pleasant surprise lunch to selected MPs
For at least eight MPs cutting across party lines, it was a pleasant surprise on Friday afternoon when they received a call from the Prime Minister’s Office saying PM Narendra Modi wanted to meet them in Parliament. Amongst the MPs was Union Minister L Murugan, BJD Rajya Sabha MP...
Pranab’s daughter writes open letter to Rahul on trolls
Sharmistha Mukherjee, the daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday wrote an open letter to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleging the “vicious trolling” by party leaders and supporters against herself and the senior politician in recent days. “Since the publication of my book ‘Pranab My Father: A Daughter...
Sonia hails Bharat Ratna announcements
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Friday welcomed the Centre’s decision to award Bharat Ratna to former Prime Ministers PV Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh, and agricultural scientist Dr MS Swaminathan, posthumously. The former party president said, “I welcome them, why not.” while moving out of the Parliament and heading...
BJP turns to former allies to bump up 2024 score
After sealing the deal in the eastern state of Bihar with JD(U), the BJP is well on track to tie up with parties across the country in the bid to secure a historic win in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Top party sources told News18 that talks are currently...
Lok Sabha debates ‘White Paper’ exposing UPA failures
The Lok Sabha is holding a 12-hour discussion on the ‘White Paper’ presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today. The document highlighted the corruption, scams, economic mismanagement and poor policy planning in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the White Paper in the House in both...
Cong ‘Black Paper’ counters BJP White Paper claims on UPA blunders
It’s black versus white – the colour code for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. As the BJP-led Centre released a white paper on the previous UPA government’s economic mismanagement of 10 years, the Congress countered it early on Thursday with a “black paper”. Released by national president Mallikarjun Kharge,...
SP leader triggers row over Ram Temple consecration
Samajwadi Party (SP) general secretary Swami Prasad Maurya has once again stirred up a controversy by raising questions on the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Maurya’s statement in the Uttar Pradesh legislative council on Wednesday drew sharp criticism by Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and...
AIADMK says door closed for BJP in Lok Sabha polls
Tamil Nadu’s main opposition AIADMK on Wednesday said it had already shut its door on the BJP and ruled out joining forces with the saffron party for the Lok Sabha polls. Following Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remark that ‘the BJP’s doors are open for the AIADMK,’ senior party...
Nitish promises not to change sides any more
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who joined the BJP-led NDA recently ditching Mahagathbandhan, on Wednesday said he switched allegiances earlier but now he will not change sides again. Kumar arrived in the national capital to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in what was their first meeting after the Janata...
Cong no-confidence move against Khattar govt
Leader of Opposition in the Haryana assembly Bhupinder Singh Hooda Wednesday accused the Manohar Lal Khattar government of having failed on all fronts and said the Congress will bring a no-confidence motion in the upcoming budget session. The Haryana Congress leader and former chief minister said his party will...
Odisha CM slams BJP for politicising crimes, development
Amid a noisy walkout by BJP members from Odisha Assembly, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday came down heavily on the opposition party accusing them of politicising sensitive crime and development issues that affect the image of the state and its people. Patnaik made these remarks while responding to...
Sharad Pawar gets new name for party in RS polls
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday approved the name ‘Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar’ for the Sharad Pawar faction after his group lost the name and symbol of the party he floated in 1999 to his nephew, Ajit. On Tuesday, the poll body said that the group led...
Siddaramaiah, Pinarayi in Delhi for anti-Centre protest
Escalation its attack on the BJP-led central government, the ruling Congress in Karnataka led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is all set to stage a protest “Chalo Delhi” in the national capital on Wednesday, alleging ‘injustice’ to the state in tax devolution and grants-in-aid over the past few years. The...
Chidambaram promises repeal of money laundering law
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has said that the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, is being “completely misused” to target opposition leaders and if his party returns to power, it would repeal the law to enact a better legislation. The former Union finance minister also said that the...
