Politics
Yechury appeals to Cong to supports AAP on ordinance
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday condemned the Centre’s ordinance on control of administrative services in Delhi and extended his party’s support to the AAP in opposing it in Parliament when a bill will be brought to replace it. He also appealed to the Congress and other opposition...
Mamata says Shah trip prompted by her own visit plan
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she wrote a letter to the Centre seeking permission to visit “peace-loving people of Manipur”. Addressing a press conference in Howrah, the TMC supremo said her letter requesting permission to visit prompted Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to the...
Opposition weighing one man against Modi in 2024
It’s now or never. And the Opposition knows this. The idea of a joint candidate against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha elections 2024 is gathering weight in the fissured ranks, with one perquisite uniting regional parties – the Congress must stay out of their seats. From Mamata...
HP-Punjab tussle over power project intensifies
The ongoing dispute between Himachal Pradesh and neighbouring Punjab over the Shanan Hydroelectric Power project appears to be escalating, as Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday urged the Centre to intervene and facilitate the transfer of the project to the state once the 99-year lease expires in March...
Owaisi says Modi event was like Delhi Sultan coronation
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the inauguration of the new Parliament saying he took only Hindu ‘pujaris’ (priests) inside the building and charged that the event seemed like the “coronation of a Sultan of Delhi”. Addressing a public meeting in Adilabad...
EC orders updating of electoral rolls in five states
The Election Commission has asked chief electoral officers of poll-bound states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Rajasthan, and Mizoram to carry out a fresh special summary revision to update the electoral rolls. In its May 24 dated letter to the five chief electoral officers (CEOs), the poll body said...
Opposition slams Delhi Police ‘manhandling’ wrestlers
Opposition leaders and sportspersons on Sunday strongly criticised the alleged manhandling of protesting wrestlers by the Delhi Police at Jantar Mantar. The incident occurred when wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia, and several others were detained following a scuffle that erupted between the protesters and the Delhi Police...
Kharge meeting Gehlot, Pilot to sort out problem
In an effort to find a middle ground between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his bete noire Sachin Pilot, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is scheduled to hold meetings with the two warring leaders on Monday in Delhi. As per a senior party leader familiar with the development, the Congress chief will...
Cong meet to iron out Punjab row over supporting AAP
In response to the discontentment within the Congress’ Punjab unit regarding potential support to the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government on the Delhi ordinance issue, the party high command on Sunday summoned senior state-level leaders to the national capital for consultations. The decision comes after the Punjab Congress urged the...
Kharge to lead delegation to President on Manipur violence
The Congress on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the recent violence in Manipur, saying a horrific tragedy is unfolding there while the PM is obsessed about his “self-coronation”. A delegation led by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will be calling on President Droupadi Murmu...
