Politics
Digvijaya Singh asks why he can’t have ‘fun’
“Why can’t a 75-year-old ‘young man’ have fun,” quipped senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Friday as he danced to the beats of drums during the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra here. Singh walked over 20 kilometres during the day as he and other Congress members passed through Mandya district...
Tharoor supporters ‘told’ to stop campaigning for him
News18.com has learnt that some of those leaders who are supporting or campaigning for Tharoor have received calls asking them to stay away from canvassing for him or remain neutral. One of these supporters of Tharoor said, “He has a lot of traction and many young members of the...
Cong leader apologises for remark about Murmu
A day after a massive row over comments made by Udit Raj attacking President Droupadi Murmu, the Congress leader has now issued a clarification apologising for ‘mistake in choice of word’, but also said that he will continue to raise necessary questions. The apology comes after his ‘sycophancy’ remarks...
Shinde faction to meet EC over Shiv Sena poll symbol
Eknath Shinde faction of Shiv Sena is set to meet the Election Commission on Friday to stake claim for the party’s ‘bow and arrow’ poll symbol ahead of the Andheri East assembly bypoll in Maharashtra. The move by the Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena is seen as a...
Govt says it is in talks with EC for major poll reforms
A day after the Election Commission released a proposed proforma for political parties to detail their electoral promises and disclose how they intend to fund them, law minister Kiren Rijiju said on Wednesday that the government is in talks with the poll watchdog and is considering legislative support for...
Prashant Kishor claims Nitish asked him to head party
Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and claimed that he spurned a recent request by the latter to “lead” the Janata Dal (United). Kishor, who is on a 3,500-km-long pada-yatra’ that would cover every nook and corner of the...
Social media blitz by Sena factions ahead of Dussehra rallies
The stage is set. The two Shiv Senas are ready for what will be one-of-a-kind parallel Dussehra rallies. In a prelude of sorts, social media has emerged as the latest front to generate hype online. While the battle for the bow and arrow symbol is at the Election Commission’s...
Politics all about multiplication, division, says Gehlot
Days after a crisis in Rajasthan Congress, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said politics is all about “multiplication and division”, and what is seen is seldom true and what is true is not seen. The chief minister also took a jibe at the media, saying some organisations run...
Amit Shah’s ST status for J&K Paharis stokes Gujjar worries
Union Home Minister Amit Shah began his three-day Jammu and Kashmir visit on Monday, amid unexpected support from the Pahari community for whom he may announce a “bonanza” of sorts. The speculation is that Shah will grant the Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the community during his rallies in...
Kharge declines Tharoor’s debate offer before crucial Cong vote
Shashi Tharoor challenged his more fancied opponent Mallikarjun Kharge for a public debate on the changes required to revive the grand old party, but the veteran Gandhi family loyalist declined the offer, saying he only knows how to do work. “I only know how to work, give me an...
Rahul’s speech amidst heavy rain has crowd cheering him on
Hundreds of people raised pro-Congress slogans as party leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday addressed them amid heavy rains and asserted that nothing can “stop us to unite the country” through the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra. Soon after Gandhi arrived at the venue for the public meeting on the outskirts...
ED again summons Karnataka Cong chief D K Shivakumar
The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Karnataka Congress President D K Shivakumar for questioning in its ongoing money laundering probe into the operations of the Congress party-owned National Herald newspaper, official sources said. He has been asked to depose before the federal investigative agency on October 7 in Delhi, they...
Gehlot hints he is there to stay, pushes ahead with budget
Even as Ashok Gehlot’s fate as the chief minister of Rajasthan hangs in the balance, the veteran Congressman on Saturday asked the people to send suggestions about the next budget directly to him, hinting that he was there to stay. He also declared that he cannot remain away from...
Tharoor says he will work for changing party structure
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is running for the post of party president, on Saturday said he wants to be the voice of the young and emphasized on giving importance to party workers. The Lok Sabha member from Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram is engaged in a “friendly” contest with Mallikarjun Kharge...
CPI(M) leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan passes away
CPI (M) senior leader and former Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, known for his organisational calibre and Parliamentary expertise, died at Apollo Hospital in Chennai on Saturday, party leaders said. He was 70. He had been undergoing treatment for cancer for some time, they said. Considered as the second...
Cong appoints ex-SP MP Brijlal Khabri as UP chief
The Congress on Saturday appointed Dalit leader Brijlal Khabri as its Uttar Pradesh unit chief and named six regional chiefs as part of efforts to revive its fortunes in the politically crucial state ahead of the 2024 general elections. The appointments come months after Ajay Lallu resigned as the...
Kharge, Tharoor, Tripathi file nomination papers
The race for the Congress president’s post is on as senior Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor and Mallikarjun Kharge both filed their nomination papers at the AICC headquarters on Friday with the Karnataka party loyalist emerging as a clear favourite. Former Jharkhand minister, K N Tripathi has also joined the...
Bihar RJD chief wants to see Nitish in Delhi, Tejashwi in Patna
A day after RJD Bihar chief Jagadanand Singh said that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will give the responsibility of the state to Tejashwi Yadav in 2023, he said that the latter has an image of a great socialist leader and he has to lead the country. “If Nitish Kumar...
