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Ram Rajya in Ayodhya, ‘Aaya Ram Gaya Ram’ in Bihar: Sibal
Taking a swipe at the BJP over the Bihar political developments, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday said while there was talk of Ram Rajya at the consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, “Aaya Ram Gaya Ram” was being showcased in Bihar. Sibal’s dig in the morning came just ahead...
MP minister says country will accept ASI’s Gyanvapi findings
Madhya Pradesh minister Prahlad Patel has said that the findings of ASI about the Gyanvapi mosque will be accepted by the country and world, referring to the claim by the lawyer representing the Hindu litigants that the mosque was built after razing a temple. The MP minister of panchayat...
Uttarakhand govt to pass UCC bill in special assembly session
The Uttarakhand government is expected to pass the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill on February 5 and has therefore convened a special one-day session in the state Assembly to discuss the bill. The five-member committee, led by former Supreme Court judge, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, is expected to hand...
Sarma claims Rahul Gandhi uses ‘body-double’ in Yatra
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday continued to target the Congress party calling it “soft naxal”, which has moved away from the Gandhian philosophy. “I was with the Congress for 22 years. Slogans have changed. Congress slogans used to be different, soft. Now they have become Left-leaning,”...
Adhir relishes TMC snapping ties with Cong
Murshidabad has an air of rebellion about it. This is the historical place that has been marked by the famous rebellion of Nawab of Bengal Siraj ud-Daulah against the British though he was betrayed and killed. This is also one of the last citadels of the Congress in the...
Kharge reaches out to Mamata after TMC decides to go alone
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday spoke to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a bid to “find a way forward” a day after she announced the Trinamool Congress (TMC) would go alone in the Lok Sabha polls, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said. “Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge...
Nitish Kumar’s 4th political ‘palti’ in 10 years
For months, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had aimed to become the face of the INDIA bloc as its convener. But it is the dilly-dallying by the Congress over the same and a perceived ‘insult’ of Kumar at the last INDIA meeting that may have proved to be the...
Maratha quota activist in Mumbai outskirts with thousands
Maratha quota leader Manoj Jarange Friday reached Navi Mumbai with thousands of supporters to push for reservations for the Maratha community. Jarange and other Maratha activists reached the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) on the outskirts of Mumbai around 5 am by bikes, cars, jeeps, tempos and trucks. As...
Cong says no INDIA Bloc without Mamata
The Congress on Wednesday said no one can imagine the existence of the opposition INDIA bloc without West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee. The Congress statement comes immediately after Banerjee announced that her party Trinamool Congress has decided to go alone in the state in the...
Mamata Banerjee injured in car accident
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee suffered injury after her car halted suddenly to avoid a collision with a vehicle. The chief minister said she could have died in the accident and added that the law will take its course. Narrating how the accident took place, Banerjee said a car...
BJP poll video featuring Modi and Ram Mandir, G20
Featuring the Ram Mandir, G20, the Centre’s success on the economy and infrastructure front, Chandrayaan-3 and sports medals, the BJP on Thursday launched the video for its 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign theme centred around Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The slogan: “Sapne nahin haqeeqat bunte hain, tabhi toh sab...
Rahul’s Nyay Yatra enters Bengal
As the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra entered West Bengal on Thursday, the Assam Police have transferred the case registered against the Congress scion and others over clashes on the outskirts of Guwahati to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). This comes after the state police registered a case...
Karnataka Ex-CM Shettar returns to BJP
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who joined the Congress last year before Karnataka assembly election, rejoins the Bharatiya Janata Party. The 68-year-old Shettar, a staunch RSS man and a senior BJP leader, switched to Congress after he was denied a ticket during the 2023 assembly election. He belongs...
TMC snaps ties with Cong, to fight alone in Bengal
Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday in a big announcement declared to go solo in the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Bengal and said that “Trinamool Congress (TMC) is not in touch with Congress as far as seats in the state are concerned”. The West Bengal Chief Minister added that...
FIR against Rahul, other Cong leaders in Assam
The Congress’ Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra was fraught with confrontation between the party workers and the Assam government on Tuesday, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma directing Director General of Police G P Singh to register a case against Rahul Gandhi for allegedly provoking a crowd to break barricades....
Moily creates storm over Modi’s ritualistic fasting
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over the ‘pran prathista’ of Ram Lalla at the new Ram temple in Ayodhya, senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily on Tuesday stoked a controversy by saying he had doubts whether PM Modi actually fasted for 11 days before the ceremony. “If...
Pawar’s grandnephew appears before ED
Rohit Pawar, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA and grandnephew of Sharad Pawar, appeared before the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday to record his statement for questioning in connection with the Maharashtra State Cooperative (MSC) Bank scam case. He was accompanied by NCP working president Supriya Sule to the investigative agency’s...
Mamata says BJP will sell country for votes in Ram’s name
On the day of ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony at the new Ram temple in Ayodhya, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of “saffronising everything”. “Ramakrishna will remain but some people will sell the country for votes,” the TMC chief said. Banerjee’s statement came hours after Prime Minister...
