Politics
Ghulam Nabi Azad says PM was ‘too generous’ towards him
Former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that he was “too generous” to him, and never took any “revenge” despite his comments on several issues including Article 370, CAA among others. In an interview with news agency ANI, Azad said, “I must give...
Cong blames PM over China renaming places in Arunachal
a. The Congress took strong objection on Tuesday to China renaming several places in Arunachal Pradesh and said it is the result of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “clean chit” to the neighbouring country and his “eloquent silence” on Chinese actions at the border. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the...
Gadkari slams Rahul Gandhi over Savarkar remarks
The Savarkar row in Maharashtra continues with Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s latest attack against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his critical remarks on Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar. Union Minister Gadkari on Tuesday thanked Rahul Gandhi for giving the BJP the opportunity to...
Row over leaders accompanying Rahul to court
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju alleged on Monday that the decision of Congress leaders to accompany Rahul Gandhi to a Surat court, where he will file an appeal against his conviction in a criminal defamation case, was a way of trying to exert “undue pressure” on the judiciary, a charge...
UPA regime saw more convictions of corrupt: Sibal
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked CBI not to spare the corrupt, independent MP Kapil Sibal on Tuesday questioned the conviction rate in the current government which was only 71 in 2016. PM to CBI :Don’t spare the corruptMarch 2016 :Jitender Singh told Parliament : 2013 :...
BJP releases more of ‘Congress Files’ on coal scam, MF Husain
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released episode 3 of its series titled ‘Congress Files’, not so long after it released its second episode on Monday. While the latest episode focuses on the 2012 Coal Block Allotment Scam, the second one highlights the alleged extortion in the name...
Rahul Gandhi invited for a stay in Hanumangarhi temple
A priest at Ayodhya’s Hanumangarhi Mandir invited Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to stay with monks on the temple premises after he vacates his government bungalow, which was allotted to him as an MP. Gandhi was recently asked to leave the bungalow, following his disqualification from Lok Sabha after being...
Punjabi Christians float new party amid ‘conversion’ outcry
Amid a row over religious conversions and the growing influence of Pentecostal churches in rural Punjab, a new political outfit of Punjabi Christians was floated on Monday, announcing that it would put up a candidate for next month’s Lok Sabha by-election in the reserved Jalandhar parliamentary constituency. The emergence...
Uddhav dares Modi, BJP to fulfil Savarkar’s dream
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP to fulfil late Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar’s dream of “akhand Bharat” and took a dig at Modi over the issue of his educational degrees. Addressing the first rally of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)...
Anurag Thakur’s freedom certificate for Indian media
Union minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday said the Indian media is strong enough and has the capability to set narrative across the world. He alleged that some foreign media houses carried “false” reports about India during the COVID-19 pandemic, and this agenda of spoiling the country’s image was not...
AAP promises jobs for if voted to power in Assam
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday promised free electricity and jobs for all youths in Assam if his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is voted to power in the Northeastern state. He also claimed the AAP government changed the face of Delhi in seven years, and that “nothing but...
Kejriwal fined for persisting with Modi’s degree charge
The Gujarat High Court on Friday imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, citing how the AAP convener had persisted with the matter about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s degree certificates from Gujarat University despite them being public since 2016. “Despite the degree in question...
TMC vs BJP over Ram Navami violence in Howrah
Trinamool Congress and opposition BJP traded accusations over the violence on Ram Navami in West Bengal’s Howrah, with the ruling party accusing the saffron camp of disrupting the peace and harmony in the state. The BJP hit back with serious allegations, saying chief minister Mamata Banerjee had “orchestrated” the...
Puducherry Assembly passes motion seeking statehood
The territorial Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution unanimously urging the Centre to grant statehood to Puducherry after Chief Minister N Rangasamy made out a strong case for it. The resolution was first moved as private members resolution by the opposition DMK and an Independent member G Nehru seeking...
Court says Sisodia ‘architect of whole criminal conspiracy’
Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Friday dismissed the bail plea of former deputy CM and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case. The AAP leader will now move to the Delhi High Court against the Rouse Avenue Court order. Special Judge M K Nagpal,...
Kharge: Rahul disqualification darkest day in Indian democracy
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said the hurried disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha was the “darkest day in Indian democracy” and indicated “brutal vindictiveness” of the Narendra Modi government. Kharge claimed the BJP government “manipulated” the entire matter beginning from the filing of the defamation...
Another JD-S leader joins Cong, third in a month
Former JD(S) MLA S R Srinivas (Gubbi Srinivas alias Vasu) on Thursday became the third legislator to resign from the post, and join Congress, this month, ahead of May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka. According to the Congress, 37 leaders associated with JD(S) in the 2018 Assembly polls, have...
Ajit Pawar slams Shinde govt over SC hate speech remark
Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly Ajit Pawar on Thursday slammed the state government over the Supreme Court’s remarks on hate speech and said many parties have repeatedly raised the issue. Referring to the mob violence in Aurangabad on Wednesday night, he also said attempts are being made to...
