Politics
Shinde govt starts work for renaming Ahmednagar
The Maharashtra government has asked the district administration to submit a proposal to rename Ahmednagar as `Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Nagar’, the Legislative Council was informed on Wednesday. Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar made the statement in reply to a question during Question Hour. He, however, did not specify whether the government...
Mumbai belongs to Maharashtra, asserts Fadnavis
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday asserted Mumbai belongs to the state which will not tolerate anyone’s claim over its capital and strongly condemned remarks made by some Karnataka leaders amid the raging boundary dispute between the two states. Speaking in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Fadnavis said...
Rahul tweets message to PM after mother hospitalised
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday shared a heart-warming message for Prime Minister Narendra Modi whose 99-year-old mother Heeraben Modi was admitted to a hospital in Ahmedabad, Gujarat earlier in the day. In a tweet, Rahul Gandhi said he supports the PM in this difficult time and prayed for...
Ramesh to move SC against Pragya Thakur ‘hate speech’
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur’s remarks at a function in Karnataka’s Shivamogga are a clear example of hate speech and he would move the Supreme Court against her. Ramesh said he would file a case against Thakur in the apex court as...
Yogi outreach for Pasmanda Muslims ahead of polls
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh may have suffered a setback with the Allahabad High Court ordering local body elections at the earliest without reservation for Other Backward Classes, but the ruling BJP is set on at least one course of action — to woo Pasmanda Muslims ahead...
BJP organises X’mas celebrations in outreach to Christians
The Bharatiya Christian Manch, headed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson, has begun an outreach programme with the community to promote the development agenda of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This comes days after Mar Andrews Thazhath of Catholic Bishop’s Conference of India (CBCI) met Modi in Parliament. He...
Sena says Shinde is scared of Karnataka CM in border row
The Maharashtra-Karnataka border row intensified on Monday with leaders from Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Congress and Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) being denied entry into Belagavi in Karnataka, that is at the centre of the border dispute. As the 10-day session of the Karnataka Legislature commenced in Belagavi amid tight...
Gehlot claims no anti-incumbency in Rajasthan
As Congress marked fours years of being in power in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said that there is no anti-incumbency in the state and there could no bigger achievement than this. “Even after four years, the people of Rajasthan are not against the state government. Usually,...
Conman Sukesh shoots off another letter accusing AAP
Conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar has written a fresh letter alleging Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of sending “threats and offers” and said he would “expose” the AAP national convenor and minister Satyendar Jain. Sukesh released the letter through his counsel, advocate Ashok K Singh on Sunday. In the latest letter,...
Opponents of UCC against Ambedkar’s ideals: BJP
Describing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) as essential for the unity and integrity of the country, the BJP has said that the parties and leaders opposing it are against the ideals of Bhimrao Ambedkar. It is clearly evident from the attitude of the BJP that the Central government can...
Kamal Haasan says ‘inner voice’ prompted him to join yatra
Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Saturday said as he joined Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra in Delhi after he heard his inner voice say “Bharat jodne ki koshish karo, todne ki nahi,” (try to unite India instead of dividing). The Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) leader, who had said...
Storm over Kirti Azad’s tweet on Modi’s attire
Former cricketer and Trinamool Congress leader Kirti Azad’s alleged derogatory comment on a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi wearing a traditional Khasi attire is now getting reactions from all sections of the public in West Bengal. The comment was condemned by the chief ministers of at least three...
Buzz over Gehlot starting political school after retirement
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s statement of “starting political classes after his retirement” has triggered a major debate in the political circles of the desert state. Gehlot, when asked to speak on the political model of Rajasthan during a press conference on Saturday ( December 17) organised on four...
Cong wants Ghulam Nabi Azad stripped of Padma award
Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Vikar Rasool Wani on Monday said former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad should be stripped of his Padma award for “compromising national security.” Former Congress leader and Democratic Azad Party chief Azad had recently said that when he was the J-K...
Cong MP claims Messi was born in Assam, retracts
In light of football legend Lionel Messi’s legendary FIFA World Cup win against France on Sunday, Congress MP Abdul Khaleque took to Twitter to congratulate him. However, he also talked about Messi’s “Assam Connection” and claimed the football player was born in Assam. In a tweet that was later...
BJP talks like lion, acts like mouse, says Kharge
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that the BJP government “talks like a lion outside the country, but is acting like a mouse within” as it is unable to take on China for indulging in incursions along the border and is running away from a debate on the issue in...
RaGa’s Yatra dismisses Centre’s Covid letter, in Delhi today
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has started his Bharat Jodo Yatra rally early on Friday from Haryana’s Sohna’s Kherli Lala and it’s set to enter National Capital Region today. It is advisable to plan the day ahead as traffic in and round the entry points might be disrupted once the yatra reaches the bordering areas....
Winter session to conclude today, a week ahead of schedule
Jam-packed with heated debates, and frequent adjournments, Parliament’s Winter Session of the year, which began on December 7 is set to conclude on Friday, a week ahead of the schedule. The session saw debates between the Opposition and Centre over China’s transgressions in Tawang, which was termed as a matter of...
