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TMC showdown Jantar Mantar protest today
The showdown is set between Bengal and Delhi, with TMC MP, MLA’s, and job card holders, led by Abhishek Banerjee, staging a dharna at Jantar Mantar at 10:30am, demanding Bengal’s “rightful” funds. Simultaneously, the BJP will be holding protests across various areas in Bengal, alleging the presence of fraudulent...
‘Complete distance’ from both fronts: Mayawati
BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday reiterated her stand to maintain complete distance from the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc for next year’s Lok Sabha elections and said that the party has to move forward by working on its own strengths. In a statement issued here on Sunday,...
Azad denies rumours of his appointment as JK L-G
Former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said he was not interested in becoming the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, dispelling “rumours” in this regard. The former Congress leader said he was not looking for employment but wanted to serve the people of Jammu and Kashmir. “I...
AAP alleges inaction by Governor to curb liquor smuggling
AAP leader Malvinder Singh Kang on Sunday targeted Punjab Governor and Chandigarh administrator Banwarilal Purohit over the issue of alleged liquor smuggling from the Union territory to the state, accusing him of not taking any action in the matter. The chief spokesperson of the AAP’s Punjab unit alleged that...
Aaditya blasts ‘Swiss holiday’ by ministers using public money
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday sought the cancellation of Maharashtra industries minister Uday Samant’s tour of the United Kingdom, Germany and Davos in Switzerland from October 3. Writing on X, Thackeray accused the minister of taking a holiday on the money of taxpayers. “Who are the...
Rajasthan tribal party challenges Cong, BJP
A new political outfit — formed by tribal leaders following a split in the Bharatiya Tribal Party — has thrown the gauntlet to the BJP and the Congress in Rajasthan’s tribal belt, forcing senior leaders of the two national parties to make frequent visits in their attempts to shore...
Rahul promises caste census if Cong wins
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said if his party is voted to power at the Centre, it would conduct a caste-based census to know the exact number of OBC people living in the country. He claimed that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and central government officers were framing...
NC with INDIA Bloc, Ladakh in seat sharing talks: Omar
Discussion on who will fight in the Ladakh Lok Sabha seat will be held during the talks on the seat-sharing arrangement of the INDIA bloc for next year’s general elections, National Conference Vice-President Omar Abdullah said Saturday while asserting that his party is with the opposition alliance. Responding to...
RJD leader sparks row with remark on women
Senior RJD leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui on Saturday sparked a new controversy, which even attracted criticism from INDIA bloc ally JMM, when he said women in lipstick and with bob-cut hairstyles will enter Parliament in the name of women’s reservation. He later explained his comments, which were delivered at...
Kejriwal says no question of AAP leaving INDIA bloc
Amid the furore over the arrest of Congress MLA Sukhpal Khaira in a 2015 drugs case in Aam Aadmi Party-ruled Punjab, party convener Arvind Kejriwal said that AAP would not leave the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc under any circumstance. “I want to make it clear that...
BJP threatens action against Gehlot’s remark about Dhankhar
Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore on Friday lashed out at Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for his remarks on Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and said it is “inappropriate and indecent to comment on the constitutional head.” Rathore said that Gehlot has given a statement that now the President is left...
TMC claims denial of train request for Delhi rally
The TMC on Friday alleged that its request for a special train to transport MGNREGA job card holders from West Bengal to New Delhi for a protest against the Centre for “withholding funds” was declined by railway authorities. The railways, however, said it received the application from IRCTC and...
Cong raps Museum demolition for Vista
Criticising the Centre over the National Museum being vacated under the Central Vista redevelopment project, the Congress on Friday alleged that yet another majestic structure will be lost as part of the “systematic erasure campaign” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh shared pictures of the...
Kejriwal confident, says CBI probe welcome
Breaking his silence on the CBI action into alleged irregularities in the construction and renovation of the chief minister’s official residence, Arvind Kejriwal said he “welcomes” the probe. After sending pilgrims off to Ayodhya, Kejriwal said: “This is not the first time this is happening. This shows that pradhan...
Abhishek defies ED, says he will attend Delhi rally
Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Friday declared he will attend the TMC’s protest in Delhi for MGNREGA funds on October 3, in open defiance of an Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons on the date in connection with the school jobs scam in Kolkata. “No force on Earth can hinder...
Ex-Rajasthan minister reutrns to BJP fold
Devi Singh Bhati, a former minister in the Vasundhara Raje government, returned to the BJP on Thursday, joining the party along with several new inductees. CLC Coaching Director Shravan Choudhary, former BSP candidate from Bandikui Bhagchand Saini, and BL Ranwan of Getwell Hospital Sikar also joined the Bharatiya Janata...
Raje wary of contesting against Gehlot
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is planning to field Vasundhara Raje against Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot from Sardarpura seat in the upcoming state assembly elections but the former CM wants to contest from Jhalrapatan, sources said on Thursday. Sources said that Raje is not ready to contest...
CBI probing ‘irregularities’ in Delhi CM bungalow work
A preliminary enquiry was registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into allegations about irregularities in renovating the official residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the national capital. According to sources, the agency sought papers from the Public Works Department (PWD) about how the project was...
