Politics
Yogi says dons now begging for their lives
Reiterating that there is no place for criminals in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said mafia dons are now fearing and begging for their lives under his BJP-led government’s rule in the state. Addressing a public meeting in Unnao, he said, “Before 2017, the mafia and...
BJP accuses Kejriwal of Rs 45 cr home beautification
The BJP on Tuesday claimed that around Rs 45 crore was spent on the “beautification” of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s official residence in the Civil Lines area of the city and demanded his resignation on “moral” grounds. No immediate reaction was available from the Delhi government or the...
Karnataka opposes plea against scrapping 4% Muslim quota
The BJP-led Karnataka government on Tuesday opposed a plea challenging scrapping of four per cent reservation for Muslims in the 2B category of the Other Backward Castes (OBC). Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai-led government said that the pleas are not maintainable as petitioners have directly moved the Supreme Court. The...
Religion-based reservation unconstitutional, says Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said reservation based on religion was unconstitutional, and asserted that the BJP would implement the quota formula adopted by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai-led government in Karnataka. He said, BJP has given tickets for the May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka on merits...
Modi blames Cong for ‘step-motherly’ treatment to villages
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday blamed the previous Congress governments for meting out “step-motherly” treatment to villages in the country after Independence and breaking their trust. Addressing a public event in Rewa on the occasion of the National Panchayati Raj Day, Modi said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led...
Unemployment highest in 4 decades, alleges Rahul
Last Updated: April 24, 2023, 23:09 IST Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at the BJP-led government at the Centre, accusing it of promoting privatisation of state-owned companies and reducing the number of government jobs in the country. Addressing a public meeting here in Haveri district, he...
Rahul gets relief as Patna HC stays lower court order
In a temporary relief of Rahul Gandhi in the defamation case for his ‘Modi-surname’ remark, the Patna High Court on Monday stayed the order of a lower court asking the Congress leader to appear before the Patna MP/MLA court on Tuesday to present his case. Rahul Gandhi’s counsel said that all lower court...
AAP councillor joins BJP ahead of MCD Mayor poll
Ahead of the MCD mayor poll, AAP councillor from Dwarka C ward Sunita joined the BJP in presence of senior leaders of the Delhi unit on Monday. The elections for the posts of mayor and deputy mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will be held on April...
AIADMK-BJP seek central probe into TN minister’s audio
The AIADMK and BJP have demanded a central agency probe into an audio clip purportedly of state finance minister P Thiaga Rajan on corruption in the DMK. A Shankar, political commentator and editor of digital views and investigative news outlet Savukku, had put out a 26-second clip on Twitter,...
Siddaramaiah calls Bommai ‘corrupt Lingayat CM’
Commenting on BJP’s outreach of the Lingayat community in poll-bound Karnataka, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that a Lingayat leader -referring to CM Basavaraj Bommai — is the “root of all corruption in the state.” Siddaramaiah was responding to a question asked about the saffron party saying that a...
