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Gehlot calls Shekhawat a coward over Sanjivani ‘scam’
Calling Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat a coward, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said if he claims to be innocent in the alleged Sanjivani scam, why has he moved court against his arrest, and asked that the police be barred from filing a chargesheet in the case....
Ajit Pawar for Bihar-like caste census
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday batted for a “caste census” on the lines of the one conducted in Bihar by the Nitish Kumar government and said such a move will help find the exact population of all communities so that proportionate benefits can be given accordingly....
Supporter alleges Fadnavis bid to ‘control’ Ajit Pawar
Nationalist Congress Party MLA Rohit Pawar on Sunday alleged 26 works at under-construction government hospitals in Maharashtra were lying incomplete due to stoppage of funds by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on the orders of Devendra Fadnavis who wants to “control” his colleague. These include under-construction hospitals in his...
Kharge writes to PM over ‘politicisation’ of bureaucracy
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging that the government’s recent orders asking officials to “showcase” the achievements of the last nine years was “politicisation” of the bureaucracy and demanded their withdrawal. In his letter, Kharge objected to the government order issued on...
Nadda brings up ‘warship holiday’ to counter Kharge
Just ahead of the five state assembly elections and less than a year before the Lok Sabha elections, thanks to a letter by Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has resurrected an issue that has so far only embarrassed the Congress....
Nath jibe on Chouhan’s ‘bridge without river’
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has gone on an announcement spree this election season and is even promising a bridge where there is no river, claimed state Congress president Kamal Nath on Sunday. The BJP-governed MP will go to polls on November 17 and votes will be...
Cong high command calls for truce with SP
The Congress high command has firmly snubbed state party leaders from issuing statements regarding seat sharing among INDIA bloc members in Uttar Pradesh, said sources on Sunday. The move comes after the SP leaders took a strong view of statements being issued by UP Congress leaders, and the SP...
RSS chief on why no Israel-like war happens in India
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat drew a comparison with Hinduism in India while commenting on the ongoing war between Israel and militant group Hamas. Hinduism respects all sects and India has never seen a conflict like the one in Israel, he said. Bhagwat on Saturday was speaking...
Union minister mobbed by BJP workers over MP tickets
Supporters of BJP aspirants who failed to make it to the fifth list of the candidates for the next month’s Madhya Pradesh assembly elections created a ruckus in front of Union Minister Bhupender Yadav in the party office at Jabalpur on Saturday evening. Superintendent of Police AP Singh said...
BJP lodges plaint with Chhattisgarh poll authority
The opposition BJP in Chhattisgarh has filed a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Raipur seeking action against 83 Congress candidates, claiming they have not furnished their criminal record details to the Election Commission within 48 hours of their selection. The Congress, however, claimed the BJP was...
Jaipur royal says no rivalry with Vasundhara
BJP’s Vidyadhar Nagar seat candidate and Rajsamand MP, Diya Kumari, has told News18 that she respects Vasundhara Raje “greatly”, and it was she who brought her into the party, accusing the opposition of creating rumours of her alleged rivalry with the former BJP chief minister. News18 on Saturday...
Nath indicates further drift in SP-Cong ties
The spat between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress over the seat-sharing arrangement in Madhya Pradesh on Friday turned worse when MP Congress President Kamal Nath gave a snappy response to a media query about Akhilesh Yadav. On being asked about SP’s allegations of betrayal over seat-sharing, Kamal Nath...
Several Union ministers in BJP state lists
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was present at the BJP headquarters on Friday evening where discussions on tickets for the upcoming state elections of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Telangana took place in the presence of leaders from all three states and members of the Central Election Committee (CEC). Sources present...
BJP’s turn to release Karnataka ‘ATM Collection Tree’ poster
Targeting the Congress on corruption, the BJP on Friday released the ATM Sarkara Collection Tree poster accusing the government of using Karnataka as the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) to fund Parliamentary polls and the forthcoming assembly elections in five states. The poster has pictures of Congress MP and former...
KCR claims BRS set for brute majority in state poll
BRS President Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has expressed confidence that his party would emerge victorious in the upcoming assembly elections, securing between 95 and 105 seats in the 119-member house. He was speaking at an extensive constituency-level BRS meeting in Gajwel, which he represents in the legislative assembly,...
Shinde orders Janata Darbar by ministers
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has ordered nine Shiv Sena ministers to hold a ‘Janta Darbar’ at Shiv Sena Balasaheb Bhavan for five days a week to resolve the problems of the poor related to agriculture, any ministry or at the village or taluka-level. Apart from the orders, Shinde...
Cong slams ‘suicide topics’ tag for Rahul, Priyanka video
The Congress on Thursday slammed YouTube India for adding a warning tagline to a video of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s speeches in Telangana, alleging that the social media platform is playing into the hands of the ruling dispensation. The criticism came after YouTube India put a “viewer...
Ethics panel chief disclaims knowledge of Hiranandani letter
Vinod Sonkar, Chairman of the Ethics Committee of Parliament, told News18 that they are yet to receive any letter from Darshan Hiranandani, the CEO of real estate-to-energy group Hiranandani, against TMC MP Mahua Moitra. According to news agency PTI, Hiranandani admitted at using Moitra’s Parliamentary login to ask questions...
