Politics
TMC manifesto promises to drop CAA, NRC
The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha election 2024 promising to repeal the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and stop the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) across the country if the opposition’s INDIA bloc comes to power...
BJP MP sparks row with speech on Modi-Yogi
Days before the Lok Sabha elections voting, Bharatiya Janata Party (MP) Mahesh Sharma sparked a controversy by saying that those who don’t consider Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath as “their own” are “traitors”. “Those who do not consider Modi and Yogi as their...
Rahul Gandhi ‘spoon-fed kid’, says Ghulam Nabi Azad
Refuting the claims that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is putting up a “brave fight” against the BJP, Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said that his actions suggest otherwise and alleged Gandhi is “hesitant” to contest from the BJP-ruled states. He further alleged that...
Ex-RBI governor claims being ‘pressurised’ by UPA FMs
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday attacked the Congress party over former RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao’s claim that the finance ministry under Pranab Mukherjee and P Chidambaram used to pressurise the RBI. In his recent book ‘Just A Mercenary?: Notes from My Life and Career’, Subbarao has said that the...
Hemant Soren moves bail plea, alleges conspiracy
Last Updated: April 16, 2024, 21:57 IST Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren moved a bail petition before a special court in Ranchi on Tuesday, alleging that his arrest by the ED was politically motivated and part of a well-orchestrated conspiracy to coerce him to join the BJP. The special...
Tejashwi questions absence of Nitish Kumar at BJP rallies
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday questioned the absence of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar from the BJP’s election rallies in the state. The former deputy chief minister remarked while referring to the absence of Kumar, the JD(U) president, from rallies addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Gaya...
Modi claims credit for killing terrorists in their own turf
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday claimed that under the “strong” BJP government at the Centre, security forces were dealing with terrorists in their home turfs. “Atankwadiyon ko ghar mein ghus ke maara (terrorists were eliminated in their own homes),” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a public rally...
Rahul promises caste-based census in various sectors
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that if the party wins the upcoming general elections, they will carry out a caste-based census in various institutions such as industries, media, bureaucracy, and others. “We will check every institution, such as media, companies, bureaucracy, to see if there is any...
Banerjee to take action against IT officials for stopping copter
Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday threatened to take legal action against Income Tax officials for allegedly stopping the trial run of the helicopter he used during a raid the previous day. The Trinamool Congress on Sunday claimed that its general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s helicopter was raided by...
