Politics
Non-BJP CMs likely to meet in Mumbai soon: Raut
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said a conference of non-BJP chief ministers is likely to be held in Mumbai soon to discuss the prevailing political situation in the country. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to the chief ministers of states where the BJP is...
Nadda reiterates BJP line on recent communal violence
BJP president J P Nadda on Sunday claimed that recent communal violence during yatras taken out on Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti are a “conspiracy” to cause disintegration in the society, and accused the Congress of acting in the “most irresponsible” manner. Addressing party men at the state...
Suvendu demands President’s Rule in West Bengal
After meeting the wife of slain Congress councillor of Jhalda Municipality Tapan Kandu on Sunday, the leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP, demanded imposition of Article 356 in the state. Under Article 356 of the Constitution, President’s rule can be imposed in case...
Buzz about Prashant Kishor joining Congress
Election strategist Prashant Kishor met with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and senior leaders Rahul Gandhi and K C Venugopal, amid speculation that he will join the party, which has recently faced a string of electoral defeats, sources said. Sources said Kishor gave a presentation at the meeting which said...
Court files in AP minister’s corruption case go missing
Public Accounts Committee chairman Payyavula Keshav on Friday urged the Nellore court to take a suo moto cognizance of an incident of theft of documentary evidence against newly inducted Minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy. Keshav said that Minister Reddy was the main accused in a case in which the charges...
SGPC accuses Mann of inappropriate conduct
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), which is responsible for the management of Sikh shrines in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Chandigarh, alleged on Friday that chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann had entered into Takht Damdama Sahib in an inebriated condition. The organisation also sought an apology from the...
Cong adds 2.6 cr new members in digital membership drive
The Congress has added 2.6 crore new members in its digital membership drive that ended on Friday, with party chief Sonia Gandhi enrolling herself as part of the initiative. Former prime minister Manmohan Singh became a digital member of the party on Thursday while former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi...
Kejriwal alleges copy cat power relief by HP govt
With only a few months left for the Himachal Assembly election, the Jai Ram Thakur government in the state has announced several sops in what is being seen as a move to counter pre-poll freebie announcements by the opposition parties, including the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The sops, announced...
Shivpal dissolves party units ahead of move to BJP
A day after Shivpal Yadav spoke in favour of Common Civil Code, the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) dissolved the working committee, state fronts along with the entire spokesperson panel with immediate effect. An order in this regard has been issued by Shivpal Yadav’s son and PSPL national general secretary...
Khargone violence part of conspiracy, claims minister
Union Minister Giriraj Singh has termed the recent communal violence in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone an “experiment” and said they won’t allow the country to be divided into bylanes and localities. Speaking to the media in Khandwa district on Thursday evening, Singh said the Ram Navami incident was no coincidence....
BJP files police complaint against Kejriwal, others
The BJP on Wednesday lodged a complaint with police against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Water Minister Satyendar Jain and other AAP leaders accusing them of “instigating” people and “disturbing” peace over the visit of BJP MP Manoj Tiwari to an underground water reservoir. Jain on Tuesday alleged...
Case against Digvijaya Singh for Ram Navami violence
Amid the tensions following the clashes during the Ram Navami procession in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone district, the politics in the state has heated up with registering of an FIR against senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh. Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh, who has held district administration and the police responsible...
Pawar dismisses Raj Thackeray’s loudspeaker ultimatum
A day after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray gave an ultimatum of sorts to the state government, reiterating his demand for the removal of loudspeakers on mosques, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said that the MNS supremo “must not be given so much importance”. “Raj Thackeray must not...
BSP in bid to stage show of strength after poll drubbing
In a show of strength post drubbing in the recently concluded Uttar Pradesh assembly election, the Bahujan Samaj Party is set to hold rallies and organise debates to mark the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti on April 14. The BSP had managed to get just one assembly seat in...
Uma Bharti’s ultimatum to unlock Raisen Fort temple
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti seems in a mood to offer some testing times to the Shivraj government as after cornering the state government over liquor prohibition for months, Bharti on Monday announced to shun food until an ancient Shiva temple is unlocked in the Raisen district....
Kerala Cong unit seeks central action against leader
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee President K Sudhakaran has, in a letter to Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi, recommended “strict and befitting disciplinary action” against party leader KV Thomas. The move comes after Thomas, defying KPCC decision, attended a seminar organised by the CPI-M in Kannur. At the seminar on...
Cong picks young face to head Punjab PCC
The Congress on Saturday announced its new PCC chief, appointing Amarinder Singh Raja Warring as the successor to Navjot Singh Sidhu, even as Qadian MLA Partap Singh Bajwa was appointed leader of Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in the Punjab Assembly. Sidhu had tendered his resignation from the post after...
MP court notice to Jaya Bachchan on land deal case
A district court in Madhya Pradesh has issued a notice to Bollywood actress-turned-politician Jaya Bachchan — a Rajya Sabha MP, over a land deal issue. The notice was issued by a Bhopal district court on April 7, and she has been asked to appear before the court to submit...
