Politics
BJP expels Eshwarappa for contesting as rebel
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday expelled KS Eshwarappa from the party for six years for rebelling against it by contesting as an Independent from the Shivamogga Lok Sabha seat. The former deputy chief minister decided to contest the Lok Sabha elections as an Independent after the BJP denied...
BJP harps on ‘jungle raj’ during INDIA Bloc’s Ranchi rally
The BJP on Sunday took a swipe at the INDIA bloc over a clash during the opposition grouping’s rally in Ranchi, calling it a display of ‘Jungle Raj’, and said workers of the opposition parties clashed because they have no common mission and vision for the country. The BJP’s...
Wife reiterates charge of BJP plot to kill Kejriwal in jail
Jailed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal on Sunday accused the BJP-led central government of denying insulin to her diabetic husband, and alleged that it wants to kill him. She asserted that the opposition INDIA bloc will fight against the “dictatorship” of the BJP and win. “They...
CAA game plan to brand Bengali migrants as Bangladeshis: TMC
TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday alleged that the CAA was a game plan of the BJP to brand Bengali Hindu migrants and bona fide citizens, who had settled in West Bengal decades back, as Bangladeshis. Addressing an election rally in Ranaghat in Nadia district, the TMC national general...
Siddaramaiah hits back at PM for ‘Tanker City’ remark
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ‘tech city to tanker city’ remark and blamed the previous governments of BJP and its ally JD(S) for the current water crisis in Bengaluru. He even reminded Modi that former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and...
Modi exudes confidence of NDA come-back after phase-one
Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked voters for turning out in large numbers for the first phase of the Lok Sabha election 2024 on Friday and expressed confidence in the National Democratic Alliance’s big win on June 4. Taking to the social media platform X, the Prime Minister wrote, “First...
Amit Shah attacks Rahul Gandhi over Article 370
Home Minister Amit Shah, while conducting a roadshow in Rajasthan’s Udaipur on Friday evening took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and mocked him over his earlier remarks that the removal of Article 370 will lead to turmoil in Kashmir. The BJP leader said that under Prime Minister...
Modi claims BJP turned Cong ‘Loot’ East policy into ‘Act East’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday slammed the Congress, saying the party had adopted the ‘loot’ east policy while the BJP had turned it into the ‘Act East’ policy. Addressing a rally in Agartala, the Prime Minister said Tripura has witnessed pioneering transformations under the BJP government. Modi said...
EC flags low voter turnout in migrant population states
The voter turnout in the 2019 General Elections was lower in states with larger immigration rates and populations, a report of the Election Commission has revealed. The highest voter turnout as of now in India’s General Elections was in 2019 at 67.4 per cent, while almost 30 crore electors...
Phase-1 voting in Bengal marred by violence as BJP, TMC workers clash
West Bengal witnessed political violence once again on Friday as Cooch Behar, Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri seats went to polls in Phase 1 of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. Both BJP and Trinamool Congress (TMC) accused each other of hurting their poll agents and workers and disrupting the electoral process...
