Politics
Opposition Mulls Moving Resolution Against Dhankhar
The opposition is considering passing a no-confidence resolution against Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar after a turbulent end to the Parliament session, which was adjourned sine die on Friday (August 9) but was to come to an end on Monday (August 12). Relations between Dhankhar and INDIA bloc parties...
‘Imam Bukhari’s Family Captured Land in Jama Masjid’: BJP Minority Cell Chief
As Union Minorities Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju moved the Waqf Board (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in Parliament to make India’s Waqf Boards transparent, accountable and inclusive, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Minority Cell chief Jamal Siddiqui was a happy man. Claiming that it was a result of BJP’s minority cell’s pitch...
AAP Decides To Go Solo In Maharashtra Assembly Polls
The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday decided to contest the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections independently and denied speculations of the party forming any electoral alliance with the Maha Vikas Aghadi. On Monday, AAP leader Preeti Sharma Menon said that the party will contest the Maharashtra assembly polls and field...
BJP Plan to Consolidate Mumbai’s Hindu Votes
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has initiated preparations for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections, focusing heavily on all 36 constituencies of Mumbai. The party believes that winning these seats is crucial for establishing a government in the state. According to sources within the BJP, the party has formed teams...
Mamata Govt Yet to Frame Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Rules
The delay by the West Bengal government in formulating rules for the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita is making investigations of criminal cases difficult, sources in the state administration told News18. All states have nearly completed the process to formulate rules for the BNS except Bengal. The Mamata Banerjee government has...
Cong Considering Privilege Motion Against Thakur
It is a full blown war of words between the Opposition and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after BJP MP Anurag Thakur’s speech on caste census in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Reports say the Congress was considering a privilege motion against Thakur. There was uproar in Parliament on Wednesday...
Punjab Governor Says He Will Visit Border Districts Even If CM ‘Feels Bad’
Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit responded on Friday to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s dig at him for visiting the state’s border districts, and said he will not refrain from doing so even if the AAP leader “feels bad”. The governor, who earlier had been at loggerheads with the chief minister...
Nadda to continue at BJP helm as new incumbent unlikely soon
A full-time BJP working president seem unlikely to be appointed since it is a long-drawn process, and the current party chief, JP Nadda, who holds two Cabinet positions including health, has been tasked with other responsibilities in the new term of the Narendra Modi government. Nadda has also been...
Cross-voting by 7 Cong MLAs in Maharashtra Council polls
At least seven Congress MLAs defied the party’s directive while voting in Friday’s biennial elections to 11 seats of the Maharashtra Legislative Council, results showed. Congress, which has 37 MLAs, had fixed a quota of 30 first preference votes for its candidate Pradyna Satav, and seven remaining votes were...
Pawar predicts 225 seats for opposition in assembly poll
Addressing party workers, Sharad Pawar said the opposition won just six of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra in 2019, but this figure rose to 31 in the 2024 edition The opposition will win 225 of 288 Maharashtra assembly seats in polls scheduled for later in the year,...
ED charge sheet claims Kejriwal directly enjoyed kickbacks
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal “directly used” part of the alleged Rs 100 crore generated from the “kickbacks” of the Delhi excise policy “scam” by staying in a luxury hotel in Goa, the ED has claimed in its charge sheet filed against the AAP supremo. The federal probe agency...
HC to hear Governor’s plea in defamation suit against Mamata
The Calcutta High Court will hear on Monday an application for interim order by West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose in a defamation suit filed by him against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and some other TMC leaders. The governor had filed a defamation case against Banerjee on June 28,...
RSS conclave to examine Opposition’s caste narrative
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) will discuss issues related to the Opposition’s narrative of caste divide, analyse recent election results, and enhance connections with Dalit and Backward communities at its upcoming three-day meeting in Ranchi starting July 12. The ‘Pracharak Baithak’ for ‘pracharaks’ and organisational heads will be chaired...
Rahul throws down Gujarat Gauntlet before Modi
Rahul Gandhi has one goal — to humble the Prime Minister — and he thinks the beginning must be made from Gujarat, which is Narendra Modi’s home turf. For the Congress in Gujarat, the latest slogan is “Daabon Aapo” or put pressure. This is for the Bharatiya Janata Party...
Rahul’s Manipur visit helps create confidence on both sides
Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi visited Manipur on Monday. This was his third visit to the northeastern state after ethnic conflict and violence hit Manipur in May 2023. The fact that Gandhi visited Imphal, Jiribam and Churachandpur was welcomed by the common...
Booze party at Karnataka BJP MP’s event creates storm
Newly elected BJP MP from Chikkaballapur in Karnataka, K Sudhakar drew flak after a video of a truckload of liquor being distributed to the public at an event in Nelamangala surfaced on social media. The said event was reported to be jointly organised by BJP-JD(S) at Nelamangala to thank...
Cong blames AAP for Lok Sabha loss in Delhi, BJP victory
The Congress party has pointed fingers at its ally, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), for their defeat in the recent Lok Sabha elections in Delhi. The electoral alliance between the two parties failed to secure any seats, while the BJP emerged victorious, winning all seven constituencies for the third...
