Politics
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...
Kodnani’s political career set for revival after acquittal
With her acquittal in the second and last case against her in the 2002 riots cases, doors are now open for former Bharatiya Janata Party minister Maya Kodnani to stage a comeback in Gujarat’s active politics, a decade after her political graph nosedived following allegations related to the post-Godhra...
Punjab CM refuses to sign Rs 55 lakh bill for don’s jail comforts
After dreaded gangster Atiq Ahmed, another mafia-politician from Uttar Pradesh — Mukhtar Ansari — is in the spotlight. The focused shifted to Punjab after chief minister Bhagwant Mann refused to clear a file with a bill of Rs 55 lakh incurred on “facilitating” the stay of the gangster in...
Karnataka govt permits CBI to prosecute state Cong chief
Congress state president D K Shivakumar on Friday hit out at the BJP government in Karnataka for giving sanction to the CBI to prosecute him in a disproportionate assets case, calling it “vindictive”. The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday dismissed the petition by Shivakumar challenging the sanction. Shivakumar...
TMC alleges flip-flop by central agencies in cattle smuggling
The Trinamool Congress on Friday claimed that central agencies are not keen on taking action against BJP leaders despite having evidence of their involvement in the cattle smuggling scam. “The CBI and ED are very prompt in acting against TMC leaders and those from the opposition parties, whether in...
Gujarat AAP leader held in dummy candidates scam
The Gujarat police have arrested Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Yuvrajsinh Jadeja in Bhavnagar city of the state for allegedly extorting Rs 1 crore from two persons, one of whom is accused of being the mastermind of the dummy candidates racket that was exposed recently, an official said. AAP’s...
Buzz about next political move as Ajit Pawar skips NCP meet
Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar has conveyed to the party that he is unable to attend its day-long convention in Mumbai on Friday due to his prior commitments elsewhere, which has raised eyebrows in political circles as speculation about his next political move refuses to die...
Don-backer on Cong ‘star campaigner’ list draws fire
In what could be termed as an image spoiler for the Congress ahead of the Karnataka assembly elections on May 10, BJP leader Amit Malviya tweeted a 2.09-minute video of Rajya Sabha MP Imran Pratapgarhi, a star campaigner for the Congress, in which he can be heard praising gangster-turned-politician...
Raids at K’taka Cong ex-leader yield thousands of voter IDs
Ahead of the Karnataka assembly elections next month, former Congress leader Yousuff Sharif alias KGF Babu’s home received an Income Tax (IT) department knock, after which several shocking recoveries were made. Sharif recently quit the grand old party and filed his nomination as an Independent candidate. On Wednesday, reports...
Mamata moots CMs meet on functioning of governors
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has expressed solidarity with the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu for its initiatives against the “undemocratic functioning” of Governors, M K Stalin said on Wednesday. The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister said Banerjee has suggested that Chief Ministers of all opposition-ruled states meet to...
