Politics
KCR produces bombshell ‘video’ to expose BJP conspiracy
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) supremo, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has appealed to all the constitutional institutions in the country to help ‘save democracy’ from the hands of the BJP which have been ruling the country for the past eight-half years. He alleged that the BJP’s main motto...
AAP, Opposition fight over Punjab farm fires
With Punjab registering a two-year-high daily farm fire tally on Thursday, stubble burning is turning into a major political issue yet again even as the national capital seems to be getting choked with no let-up in the incidents. On Thursday, Punjab registered close to 2,700 farm fires, a significant...
TMC leader’s Rs 1-cr lottery win under CBI scanner
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) revealed that jailed Trinamool Congress leader from West Bengal’s Birbhum, Anubrata Mondal, had won Rs 1 Crore in lottery in January, ahead of his jail sentence. The shop owner identified as Bapi Gangopadhyay who issued the lottery to Mondal was summoned by CBI...
EC says Gujarat poll date delay to ‘balance’ things
The Election Commission today issued a clarification on why the Gujarat poll schedule announcement for the upcoming assembly elections were delayed and dismissed all allegations of any kind of partiality. “We announced the election dates 110 days ahead of the expiry of the Gujarat assembly. And there will be...
Mamata seeks judicial probe into Gujarat bridge collapse
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday sought a judicial commission under the Supreme Court to probe the Gujarat bridge collapse, which left at least 130 people dead. Accountability for the Morbi bridge collapse should be fixed, she said. The Bengal chief minister alleged that the BJP government...
No exception to Bengal in CAA implementation, says BJP
A fresh row erupted in West Bengal after Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari claimed on Tuesday that implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) had started in the country and West Bengal would not be left out. Adhikari’s comment came a day after the...
SC to hear pleas against Shinde govt next week
The Supreme Court will begin hearing cases related to the Maharashtra political crisis on Tuesday, including the disqualification of MLAs, the validity of the Eknath Shinde government, and the powers of speaker and governor. Earlier, the SC had rejected the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena’s plea to stay proceedings pending...
Uddhav faction says Gujarat govt answerable for tragedy
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction on Tuesday said the Gujarat government cannot shirk its responsibility for the loss of lives in Morbi bridge collapse and asked whether it should be termed as an “act of fraud, conspiracy or a mere accident”. When a similar incident took place in...
Goa Cong to seek disqualification of 8 MLAs who joined BJP
The Goa unit of the Congress on Tuesday said it was going to file a disqualification petition against the eight MLAs who recently crossed over to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The Congress’ strength in the Goa Legislative Assembly dwindled to three after the exit of eight of...
Kejriwal accuses L-G of stopping yoga classes
Another round of tussle between Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ensued in Delhi on Tuesday over free yoga classes. Attacking the lieutenant governor VK Saxena and the BJP, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that “these people” have stopped yoga classes that benefitted more that...
BJP’s 2024 poll template on test run in Gujarat
The Gujarat government’s decision to constitute a committee to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state is far-sighted, aimed at the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) insiders believe. Sources in the party feel with the top brass’s focus on ensuring a majority win in...
5 Himachal BJP rebel leaders suspended ahead of poll
Days ahead of Assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh, the ruling BJP on Monday suspended five of its rebel leaders from the primary membership of the party for contesting the election as Independents. Those suspended include former MLAs — Tejwant Singh Negi (Kinnaur), Kishori Lal (Anni), Manohar Dhiman (Indora), K...
Tyagi community to launch anti-BJP campaign
The Tyagi community is gearing up for an agitation against the BJP. After getting released from jail, BJP leader Shrikant Tyagi held a meeting with members of the Tyagi community in Muzaffarnagar on Monday evening and said that the community was planning to hold a gathering of the Tyagi-Brahmin...
SP slams UP law and order situation after triple murder
The Samajwadi Party (SP) has launched a blistering attack on the Yogi Adityanath government on the law and order issue, following a triple murder in Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun. Former SP MP Dharmendra Yadav said that the murder of former SP Block Chief Rakesh Gupta, his wife and mother on...
Modi roadshow cancelled due to Morbi bridge tragedy
A roadshow of prime minister Narendra Modi slated for today has been cancelled in wake of the Morbi tragedy where over 100 lives have been taken so far due to a bridge collapse. The Prime Minister will, however, visit the Banaskantha district to lay foundation stones of various development...
Act of God or fraud, Digvijaya asks PM about bridge collapse
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday asked if the collapse of the suspension bridge on Machchhu river in Gujarat’s Morbi district, in which at least 60 persons have died, was an “act of God or an act of fraud”. Singh, who issued several tweets on the incident, was...
Nehru and Patel a unique ‘jugalbandhi’, says Cong tribute
The Congress on Monday paid tributes to India’s first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary, with former party chief Rahul Gandhi saying the most fitting tribute to him would be to keep the flame of unity he ignited shining brighter than ever. Patel is considered the...
BJP buying MLAs like goats for Eid, alleges Gehlot
Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Sunday alleged that just the way goats are purchased for Eid celebrations, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is buying MLAs to topple elected governments in states. He said the BJP had pulled down governments using money power in Arunachal...
