Politics
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...
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...
L-G threatens action against Kejriwal over claims against him
As tensions continue to simmer between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, the latter has written a letter threatening legal action against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his party for accusing him of attempting to stop the city’s electricity subsidies for the poor....
Son claims Mukul Roy ‘untraceable’ since Monday
The family members of senior TMC leader Mukul Roy have claimed he is “untraceable” since late Monday evening. The former railway minister’s son Subhragshu told PTI that his father was “untraceable” and ”missing” since late Monday evening. “Till now I am unable to contact my father. He is untraceable,”...
Gujarat AAP leader held for remarks against BJP leaders
Gujarat Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Gopal Italia was on Monday arrested in connection with a case registered in September last year for allegedly using defamatory words against state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and was granted bail. The case was lodged in Umra police station in Surat on...
Kejriwal summoned in Modi degree defamation case
A court in Ahmedabad has issued summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh in a criminal defamation complaint for their alleged sarcastic and derogatory statements against the Gujarat University over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s academic degree. The court of additional...
BJP, Cong spar over Satyapal Malik’s revelations
The Pulwama attack has once again become a center of political mayhem, after former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satyapal Malik blamed the 2019 incident on “security lapse.” In an interview with The Wire, Malik claimed that the Home Ministry, under Rajnath Singh at the time, denied a request by...
Minister claims BJP will win 350-plus seats in 2024
Union minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey has claimed that the BJP will win more than 350 Lok Sabha seats in the 2024 general elections, with Narendra Modi becoming prime minister for another term. Choubey, who was in Ranchi on Sunday to highlight various initiatives taken by the public distribution and environment...
Rahul repeats his Modi-Adani charge in Kolar speech
The former Congress president Rahul Gandhi started his Kolar speech focusing on the four big Congress promises in the elections and raised the 40 percent corruption charge against the Basavaraj Bommai-led government – these local issues are working for the Congress and received much applause from the crowd. But...
Kejriwal indicates possibility of arrest by CBI for BJP
In a video message released ahead of his appearing before the CBI, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said the central probe agency will arrest him if the BJP has instructed it to do so. “They are very powerful, they can send anyone to jail. If BJP has ordered...
