Politics

BJP releases more of ‘Congress Files’ on coal scam, MF Husain

The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released episode 3 of its series titled ‘Congress Files’, not so long after it released its second episode on Monday. While the latest episode focuses on the 2012 Coal Block Allotment Scam, the second one highlights the alleged extortion in the name...

Apr 4 · >

Rahul Gandhi invited for a stay in Hanumangarhi temple

A priest at Ayodhya’s Hanumangarhi Mandir invited Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to stay with monks on the temple premises after he vacates his government bungalow, which was allotted to him as an MP. Gandhi was recently asked to leave the bungalow, following his disqualification from Lok Sabha after being...

Apr 4 · >

Punjabi Christians float new party amid ‘conversion’ outcry

Amid a row over religious conversions and the growing influence of Pentecostal churches in rural Punjab, a new political outfit of Punjabi Christians was floated on Monday, announcing that it would put up a candidate for next month’s Lok Sabha by-election in the reserved Jalandhar parliamentary constituency. The emergence...

Apr 4 · >

Uddhav dares Modi, BJP to fulfil Savarkar’s dream

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP to fulfil late Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar’s dream of “akhand Bharat” and took a dig at Modi over the issue of his educational degrees. Addressing the first rally of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)...

Apr 3 · >

Anurag Thakur’s freedom certificate for Indian media

Union minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday said the Indian media is strong enough and has the capability to set narrative across the world. He alleged that some foreign media houses carried “false” reports about India during the COVID-19 pandemic, and this agenda of spoiling the country’s image was not...

Apr 3 · >

AAP promises jobs for if voted to power in Assam

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday promised free electricity and jobs for all youths in Assam if his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is voted to power in the Northeastern state. He also claimed the AAP government changed the face of Delhi in seven years, and that “nothing but...

Apr 3 · >

Kejriwal fined for persisting with Modi’s degree charge

The Gujarat High Court on Friday imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, citing how the AAP convener had persisted with the matter about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s degree certificates from Gujarat University despite them being public since 2016. “Despite the degree in question...

Apr 1 · >

TMC vs BJP over Ram Navami violence in Howrah

Trinamool Congress and opposition BJP traded accusations over the violence on Ram Navami in West Bengal’s Howrah, with the ruling party accusing the saffron camp of disrupting the peace and harmony in the state. The BJP hit back with serious allegations, saying chief minister Mamata Banerjee had “orchestrated” the...

Apr 1 · >

Puducherry Assembly passes motion seeking statehood

The territorial Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution unanimously urging the Centre to grant statehood to Puducherry after Chief Minister N Rangasamy made out a strong case for it. The resolution was first moved as private members resolution by the opposition DMK and an Independent member G Nehru seeking...

Apr 1 · >

Court says Sisodia ‘architect of whole criminal conspiracy’

Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Friday dismissed the bail plea of former deputy CM and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case. The AAP leader will now move to the Delhi High Court against the Rouse Avenue Court order. Special Judge M K Nagpal,...

Apr 1 · >
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