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Buzz over old Fadnavis video promising ‘return’
The Maharashtra BJP on Friday posted a four-year-old video of its leader and former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announcing that he will return to helm the state, prompting speculation in political circles. “I will return for building a new Maharashtra,” the state BJP posted in the evening on social...
Mahua denies receiving expensive gifts from Hiranandani
Darshan Hiranandani, the CEO of the real estate and infrastructure company Hiranandani Group, reportedly gifted Mahua Moitra “only a scarf, some lipsticks and makeup items”, and not a list of expensive presents as claimed by advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey. But Darshan’s car does “pick...
New CBI date to Harish Rawat to give voice samples likely
Former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat has sought a fresh date from the CBI to give his voice samples in the 2016 ‘sting operation’ case citing health issues, a request that will be considered by the agency, officials said Friday. Earlier in the day, the CBI issued a notice...
ED arrests Bengal minister in ration scam
Bengal Minister Jyotipriyo Mallick was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an alleged case of corruption in rationing distribution early Friday morning. Meanwhile, Kolkata is decked up for the grand gala pujo carnival today, where over 100 Durga idols will be paraded, following which, they will...
EC curbs govt’s Bharat Sankalp Yatra in poll states
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday asked the Central government not to conduct any activities related to the proposed ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’ in the five election-bound states and Nagaland’s Tapi constituency till December 5 as provisions of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) are in place....
Priyanka gets EC notice over PM ‘envelop’ remarks
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra over her “envelop” remarks related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s temple visit. The party general secretary has been asked to respond to the notice by October 30 evening. In its notice,...
EC notice to Assam CM over ‘Akbar’ remarks
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for allegedly making communal remarks during an election campaign in Chhattisgarh. Attacking the lone Muslim minister and Congress MLA Mohammad Akbar, Sarma had last week said that “the land of...
BJP says Cong backing Hamas, Khalistan for votes
The BJP on Wednesday alleged that the Congress is indulging in “appeasement” politics for votes ahead of state assembly polls as the grand old party and its leaders have come out in “support” of Hamas and Khalistan. BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra also said the Congress has failed to...
ED raids Rajasthan Cong chief’s premises in paper leak case
Enforcement Directorate (ED) is carrying out searches at 11 locations in Rajasthan, including official residence of state Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra in Jaipur along with a few other places linked to him. The ED has also reportedly raided the premises of Congress candidate from Rajasthan’s Mahua assembly seat...
Priyanka offers Rs 10,000 for Rajasthan women family heads
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the BJP-led Centre on Wednesday over its “hollow” welfare schemes while addressing a rally where her party promised an annual honorarium of Rs 10,000 to the women heads of families in Rajasthan. At a public rally addressed by Gandhi, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok...
Ethics panel meet today on Mahua bribery case
The Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha is set to convene its first meeting today to address the “cash for query” accusation, involving TMC MP Mahua Moitra. The complainant, BJP parliamentarian Nishikant Dubey, along with advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai, are scheduled to provide their statements. Dubey, who filed the complaint...
Nath promises series of soft Hindutva plans
Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath on Tuesday said if voted to power in the assembly elections, the Congress will revive the project to construct Sitamata temple in Sri Lanka even as he made a string of promises mostly concerning Hindu community. He also said the new government will...
Uddhav compares Modi to Hitler in popularity claim
The Dussehra rally of the Shiv Sena is considered the occasion when the party chief makes the political line clear for the workers, asking them to take it to the villages of Maharashtra. In the 57th rally, the second after the split in the Shiv Sena and the first...
MP minister booked for Rs 25 lakh offer for votes
Madhya Pradesh minister Govind Singh Rajput has been booked for “violation of Mode Code of Conduct” in force in the state for the assembly elections next month. This came after Congress alleged that he “openly and blatantly offered to pay Rs 25 lakh” to the booth where most votes...
BJP drops rowdy MLAs from MP list
Leaving nothing to chance, the BJP has dropped quite a big chunk of its MLAs for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly elections. The reason being anti-incumbency and low approval ratings of the leaders in their constituencies found by surveys. The party removed nearly 29 MLAs, including three state...
‘Party picture’ with Mahua cheap politics: Tharoor
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday criticised the circulation of his cropped images with Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra and called it an act of “cheap, low-level politics.” Shashi Tharoor while responding to media in Kottayam about the online trolls related to his pictures with MP Mahua Moitra...
Owaisi appeals PM to help Gaza humanitarian corridor
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make efforts to see that a humanitarian corridor is opened in Gaza so that people can get relief and a ceasefire announced. He spoke to reporters after addressing a public meeting on Monday night organised at the...
Relatives turn rivals in MP poll fight
Some assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh are set to see an electoral fight among members of the same family albeit with different political backgrounds with the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress giving tickets to relatives, making them take on each other in quest for power. Brothers, uncle-nephew, brother-in-law...
