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BJP reaching out to minorities to expand support base
The BJP is trying to broaden its political canvas by finding ways to reach out to sub-minority groups among Muslims and Christians, while the Opposition, in its effort to address its diverse support base at the regional level, seems to be pushing Hindus away through a series of statements...
Cong mega rally in Nagpur to launch poll campaign
The Congress is set to kickstart its campaign for next year’s Lok Sabha elections with its mega rally ‘Hain Tayyar Hum’ in Maharashtra’s Nagpur city on Thursday, the party’s 139th foundation day. It will be a historic moment for the people of the country, Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole...
No one can stop CAA, declares Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday asserted that no one can stop the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act as it is the law of the land and accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of misleading people on the issue. Addressing a closed-door meeting of the state...
BJP seeks 35 seats for Modi to make a Sonar Bangla
Union home minister Amit Shah and Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda were in Kolkata on December 26. West Bengal is a priority state for the BJP high command to increase the number of seats in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls of 2024. Immediately after elections ended recently in...
Jairam Ramesh backs Pawar in PM face row
After Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal pitched for Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge as the prime ministerial face of the INDIA front, there has been much controversy and heartburn amongst the leaders of the alliance. Sharad Pawar was the first to reject the proposal, noting that the PM face should...
No alternative to Modi in 2024, asserts Ajit Pawar
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday said that as of now there is “no alternative” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the country. Pawar was replying to a query by reporters on the opposition parties planning to challenge Modi’s leadership ahead of the Lok Sabha polls due...
Maharashtra businesses being ‘snatched’ for Gujarat: Uddhav
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday alleged industries and businesses from Maharashtra are being “snatched” to make Gujarat stronger. He also expressed apprehensions that north Indian migrants settled in Mumbai and nearby areas will be forced to shift to Gujarat for employment. Addressing a public event of...
AAP launches ‘Mai Bhi Kejriwal’ campaign against ED
The Aam Aadmi Party’s ‘Mai Bhi Kejriwal’ campaign will continue till December 30 and public meetings will be held from January 4 to 7, party’s Delhi convener Gopal Rai said on Sunday. Speaking at a press conference, Rai claimed the people of Delhi are furious over “conspiracies being hatched...
Nehru out, Ambedkar in as MP house starts first session
A major controversy erupted on the first day of the winter session of the newly-elected Madhya Pradesh Assembly after a portrait of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was replaced with that of Dr BR Ambedkar behind the Speaker’s chair in the House. It is important to note that originally...
AAP to seek legal opinion on new ED summons
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will take legal opinion on the Enforcement Directorate’s fresh summons to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after he returns from his Vipassana, senior party leader Gopal Rai said on Saturday. After Kejriwal skipped the second summons on Thursday, the ED on Friday again issued a...
MP CM claims Ujjain is Global Prime Meridian
While addressing the last day of Madhya Pradesh’s assembly session on Thursday, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav promised to regain the glory of the country and pushed to prove that ‘Ujjain is the global Prime Meridian’. He further claimed to ‘correct the time of the world’. The newly elected chief...
Major organisational reshuffle in Cong; Priyanka ‘without portfolio’
In a major organisational reshuffle ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha Polls, Congress leader Sachin Pilot has been made in charge of Chhattisgarh, while Priyanka Gandhi has been replaced as in-charge of Uttar Pradesh. Avinash Pande has been made in-charge of UP, while Randeep Singh Surjewala has been made...
Storm over DMK leader’s bizarre remark about North Indians
In another scathing remark by a political leader in the North vs South debate, DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran allegedly said that Hindi speakers from North Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar migrate to Tamil Nadu to engage themselves in contruction work and cleaning of toilets. The video clip...
Modi sets party target of 50% votes in 2024 polls
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is leading the charge for a third consecutive win for the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, set a target for a bigger victory than 2019. He said the saffron party needs to secure 50 percent of the vote next year. “This time,...
Shah attacks Opposition ‘boycott’ of criminal law debate
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday attacked the opposition for “boycotting” a debate in Parliament on the three criminal law bills by “making excuses” and also hit out at them for mimicking the vice president. Shah also said that these three laws will bring a huge change in...
Dhankhar decries politicising ‘sacrilege’ of parliament
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has justified the suspension of members from the Upper House by terming it “unavoidable” due to their “extreme degree of misconduct” and he had “risen to the occasion” when the temple of democracy was “sacrileged”. In a letter to NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Dhankhar...
Cong says country will give befitting reply to wrestlers’ tears
The Congress on Thursday said the country will give a befitting reply to the tears of the wrestlers who sought justice from the BJP government. The opposition party said this after wrestler Sakshi Malik, with tears in her eyes, announced her retirement from wrestling, saying she has lost in...
Cong candidates list soon, vows to bolster opposition unity
The Congress on Thursday said its candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls will be decided “very soon” and asserted that it would take all necessary steps to make the INDIA bloc an effective bulwark against the ruling BJP and its allies. During a four-hour meeting of the Congress...
