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TMC condemns BJP leader’s remarks against Mamata Banerjee
The TMC on Wednesday condemned a BJP leader’s alleged objectionable remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her participation in festivities with actor Salman Khan at the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) and characterised it as indicative of a regressive attitude of the saffron camp. During the...
Most new MP lawmakers are crorepatis
As many as 205 of the 230 newly elected MLAs in Madhya Pradesh are crorepatis with state Congress president Kamal Nath figuring among the three richest lawmakers with more than Rs 134 crore worth of assets. The average assets of the MLAs stood at Rs 11.77 crore. Newly elected...
Demand to name Nitish Kumar as convenor of INDIA Bloc
Janata Dal (United) leader Ram Nath Thakur Wednesday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar should be made the convenor of the INDIA bloc. The JD(U) Rajya Sabha MP said Nitish Kumar has built his image such that makes him the best fit for being the convenor of the opposition...
Senthil Kumar ‘withdraws’ derogatory ‘gaumutra’ remark
After being pulled up by Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin over controversial remark, DMK MP DNV Senthil Kumar on Wednesday expressed regret over his statement made in Parliament a day earlier while attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party. Senthil added that he was withdrawing his statement. “The statement...
Harish Rawat on what democracy is doing to Cong
Congress has become “more democratic”, and it is “costing us like anything”, said former AICC general secretary and Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Harish Rawat. While responding to the inner party conflicts witnessed particularly in the Hindi heartland states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the senior leader said...
Book reveals Pranab Mukherjee’s views on Rahul
The late Pranab Mukherjee was known to be a man who kept most facts close to his chest. Given his years of experience, there were many who confided in him, and most of it was jotted down in his diary. Years after his death, his daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee, who...
Mamata says not aware of any INDIA Bloc meeting
Trinamool Congress might skip the upcoming meeting of the opposition’s INDI alliance on December 6 as party supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she was not aware of any such meeting. While addressing the media on Monday, the West Bengal Chief Minister said that her party was unaware that...
Big MP win helps Scindia increase his saffron clout
The Bhitarwar seat in the Gwalior-Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh had never been won by the Bharatiya Janata Party in the past 20 years. This time, after the entry of Jyotiraditya Scindia into the saffron camp, the BJP finally bagged the constituency. A Scindia supporter, Mohan Singh Rathore, defeated...
ED procures statement about Baghel role in Mahadev app scam
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has received a notarised copy of an 11-page statement from Subham Soni, one of the prime accused in the Mahadev online betting app case that originated from Chhattisgarh. Soni, who is allegedly one of the promoters of the betting app, is currently in Dubai. The...
Buzz about Chhattisgarh getting its first woman CM
Will Chhattisgarh have its first woman chief minister? After the Bharatiya Janata Party’s unprecedented electoral win, the state is abuzz with the question. The reason is the record that Chhattisgarh has set by sending the maximum number of female representatives to the assembly this year. As per official data,...
Gehlot aide claims Sachin Pilot’s phone was tapped
The fates of one-time Congress rebels Sachin Pilot and TS Singh Deo could not have been more different. Deo, the outgoing deputy chief minister of Chhattisgarh, lost the Assembly election from Ambikapur constituency. Pilot, meanwhile, retained Tonk in Rajasthan by a wide margin and also ensured most of his...
Poll results shadow over Cong future in INDIA Bloc
The assembly poll results, which handed a 3-1 win to the BJP and Congress respectively, have cast a shadow on the future of the Grand Old Party in the opposition bloc. Partners of INDIA have begun training guns on the Congress, with the Trinamool Congress — a prominent player...
Voters were miffed with BRS over jobs, housing, corruption
Anti-incumbency, non-delivery of promises, overplaying the Telangana sentiment, corruption charges and overconfidence define how the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) lost Telangana for the first time since the inception of the state in 2014. Since its formation, BRS, formerly known as the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), has fought elections...
Raut says INDIA banner contest would have produced different result
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said that the outcome of the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections would have been different had the Congress shared some seats with constituents of the INDIA bloc. He also said the grand old party should revisit its outlook towards allies recalling that...
BJP surge in Chhattisgarh, MP, Rajasthan; Telangana for Cong
The 3-1 verdict between BJP and Congress in the state assembly elections set the stage for the road to the national polls in 2024. State and national contests often differ, of course, but several key indicators of the national mood stand out from the results in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan,...
With another feather in his cap, Modi to visit BJP hqs
With three crucial states for which assembly elections were held under his belt, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to arrive party’s headquarters in Delhi today to meet members, officials, and the public. Reports say the PM is likely to reach the BJP’s headquarters somewhere between 6:30 pm to...
Man believed to be behind Congress success in Telangana
More than two years ago, Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) had invited Sunil Kanugolu to his farmhouse near Hyderabad to discuss the possibility of hiring him to handle the elections. Kanugolu had just finished working for the Tamil Nadu elections and was ready to take up his...
Legislation to replace IPC, CrPC among 21 items for winter session
A total of 19 bills and two financial items are likely to be taken up for debate at the upcoming winter session from December 4 to 22. These will include legislation to replace the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and Evidence Act, and bills to extend provisions...
