Politics
CM Shinde says Modi will break all records in 2024
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said that in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will break all records and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will retain power with a thumping majority. He was talking to reporters after attending the live screening of ‘Pariksha Pe...
Kejriwal asks people of Punjab to be patient for all ‘guarantees’
AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday asked the people of Punjab to “have some patience”, asserting that all “guarantees” announced by the party ahead of the assembly elections would be fulfilled. Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann launched 400 more ‘Aam Aadmi’ clinics in the state, calling...
JD(U) crisis deepens as Nitish asks Kushwaha to ‘go to BJP’
The ongoing crisis in the Janata Dal (United) gained momentum this week after chief minister Nitish Kumar asked senior party leader Upendra Kushwaha to leave the party and join BJP. Speaking on the sidelines of a function in Patna, Nitish Kumar said, “Only those who keep speaking… go to...
A third front for Odisha under KCR party sponsorship likely
Odisha is likely to witness a new political coalition comprising all parties opposed to the BJD, BJP and Congress ahead of the 2024 general elections, former chief minister Giridhar Gamang’s son Sishir said. The father-son duo quit the BJP on Wednesday and announced they would soon join the Bharat...
Row over Padma Vibhushan award to Mulayam Singh Yadav
. Padma Vibhushan on Mulayam Singh Yadav, the government has made a mockery of his stature and contributions to the country, Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya said on Thursday. He and other party leaders demanded that the Samajwadi Party founder be conferred the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest...
Jamia students held over attempts to screen BBC show
More than a dozen students, including members of a left-wing group, were detained by the police and classes were suspended at Delhi’s prestigious Jamia Millia Islamia university on Wednesday over a plan to screen the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi this evening. Student activists, waving banners...
Manik Sarkar not to contest in assembly poll
Manik Sarkar, Tripura’s longest-serving chief minister from 1998 to 2018, has decided not to contest in the upcoming assembly elections. This is another in a series of big developments ahead of the polls, with the Left and the Congress setting aside differences and fighting together this time. The CPI(M)...
TMC alleges ‘witch hunt’ by BJP in Saket Gokhale arrest
The TMC on Wednesday condemned the arrest of its spokesperson Saket Gokhale in a money laundering case, stating that he was a target of BJP’s “political witch-hunt”. The party also said that central agencies were being misused by opposition parties. “It is nothing but a witch hunt by the...
AK Antony’s son quits Cong after criticising BBC Modi show
Senior Congress leader AK Antony’s son Anil Antony quits Congress after being asked to take down post criticising BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi. In a Twitter post, Anil wrote: “I have resigned from my roles in @incindia @INCKerala.Intolerant calls to retract a tweet,by those fighting for free speech. I...
AAP MP’s sentence in 2001 protest case suspended
A court here on Tuesday gave relief to AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh by suspending his sentence in a 2001 case related to a protest. The special court had on January 11 awarded three-month imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1,500 to Singh and five others...
SP leader refuses to retract comments on Ramcharitmanas
Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya on Tuesday said he had spoken on a particular verse in Ramcharitmanas and not about Lord Ram or any religion, but refused to retract the comments which have triggered a row and embarrassed his party. In an interview with PTI, Maurya, considered a...
Yatra necessitated by govt’s parliament gag, says Rahul
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed on Monday that the opposition party was forced to undertake the 3500-km foot march after it was not allowed to speak on the pressing public issues in Parliament. He slammed the BJP government at the Centre for demonetisation, “hasty implementation” of Goods and Services...
AAP announces plan to contest J-K assembly polls
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has said it will contest Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls with “full might and political power” whenever they are held. The decision was taken by the party at a meeting here chaired by the AAP’s national general secretary (organisation) Sandeep Pathak who is also...
Nadda predicts 3/4th majority for BJP in Rajasthan poll
BJP president J P Nadda has predicted a three-fourth majority for BJP in Rajasthan when assembly elections are held later this year. Addressing the party’s Rajasthan state working committee meeting, Nadda said, ”BJP is the only national party and all other parties have remained family parties. The Congress has...
Uddhav accuses BJP of taking country towards dictatorship
Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray alleged on Monday that the BJP is trying to take the country towards dictatorship through the “sham” Hindutva. Without naming BJP, he said they want to have an “iron grip” on India and referred to China. Addressing Shiv Sena workers on the 97th birth...
BBC documentary: Opposition shares links despite blocks
“ Ever since the British Broadcasting Company (BBC)’s documentary on 2002 Gujarat riots “India: The Modi Question” was released, it has landed itself in controversy with the Centre blocking the online links saying that even sharing of any clips via social media is barred. The documentary questions Prime Minister...
Karnataka Cong protest against BJP govt corruption
The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) is holding a protest against the BJP government in over 300 locations in Bengaluru today. Addressing a press conference at KPCC Office on Sunday, Congress MLA NA Harris said that senior party leaders including former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, State Congress president DK Shivakumar...
Uddhav announces alliance with Ambedkar grandson’s party
Months after being ousted as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) chief Uddhav Thackeray today announced his party’s alliance with Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi or VBA lead by Prakash Ambedkar, the grandson of B. R. Ambedkar. “We have come together to keep the Constitution intact,” Uddhav...
