Politics

Uddhav-Venugopal meet precursor to civic poll fight

Though Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar has cleared the air that he has no plans to make a switch, the political situation in Maharashtra remains uncertain and it has created a flutter within the Maha Vikas Aghadi. But the recent meeting between Congress’s KC Venugopal and Shiv Sena...

Apr 20 · >

Gehlot govt to spent Rs 133cr for cycles to girls before polls

In a state where bicycles given to girl students have often been in the news for their ‘colour’, the Ashok Gehlot government has decided to buy cycles worth Rs 133 crore in the next three months before the state elections to distribute them to students. News18 has accessed a...

Apr 20 · >

Mukul Roy has dementia, had brain surgery

Bengal’s maverick politician Mukul Roy, who has flip-flopped between TMC and BJP over the last few years has been suffering from Parkinson’s disease and dementia and last month underwent surgery for a neurological disorder, according to doctors treating him. Though he has physically improved, his doctors remained unsure of...

Apr 20 · >

Yogi says no mafia can now threaten anyone in UP

Days after Gangster Atiq Ahmed was gunned down, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that no mafia or criminal can threaten anyone in the state now. Addressing an event in the state, the chief minister said that those who were a threat to UP earlier don’t...

Apr 19 · >

Pawar warns against compromise on law and order

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said an “atmosphere is being created” that taking law into one’s hand is the right thing to do, but this bodes ill for the country. Speaking at an Iftar party organised by the NCP here, he said the NCP will...

Apr 19 · >

Cong dismisses BJP outreach to Christians as hypocrisy

The Congress in Kerala on Tuesday continued their attack on BJP over the saffron party’s recent outreach towards the Christian community by stating the people understand the “hypocrisy” of the Sangh Parivar. Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the state Assembly V D Satheesan said the Christian community in Kerala...

Apr 19 · >

Mukul Roy hints at rejoining party, to meet Amit Shah

With political circles guessing veteran Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy’s next move, the leader has himself dropped a big hint, indicating he would soon be rejoining the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). Roy travelled to New Delhi for “some personal work”, even as his family initially claimed that he was...

Apr 19 · >

Raut claims MVA will get 40 LS seats if polls held today

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday claimed that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance of his party, Congress and the NCP will win at least 40 Lok Sabha and 180-185 Assembly seats in Maharashtra if elections were held now. At the national level, the Bharatiya Janata Party...

Apr 19 · >

Nitish backs Rahul demand for caste census report release

Supporting the Congress’ demand for an up-to-date caste census in the country, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said it would be beneficial for all sections of the society. The survey report would help the government in better implementation of welfare schemes for the socially and economically disadvantaged...

Apr 18 · >

Cong wants responsibility fixed for Navi Mumbai deaths

The Congress on Monday attacked the BJP-Shiv Sena government in Maharashtra over the loss of lives due to sunstroke at an award function in Navi Mumbai, and demanded that accountability be fixed in what it said was a case of “culpable homicide”. At least 12 people have died while...

Apr 18 · >
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