Politics
RBI ex-governor says pressurised by Chidambaram to inflate growth rate
BJP leader Amit Malviya hit out at Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram for “lecturing” the BJP-led Central government on “institutional integrity” when he himself “pressed the RBI to paint a rosier picture of the economy”. According to a Moneycontrol report, former RBI Governor D Subbarao, in...
Modi says no Muslim reservation during his life time
Amid Congress attack that the BJP would change the Constitution and scrap reservations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that he would not let the quotas of Dalits, Adivasis and OBCs be given to Muslims on the basis of religion. Training his guns on the Congress, he accused...
Rajnath foresees Bapu’s prophecy on Cong turn into reality
People in these elections will fulfill Mahatma Gandhi’s wish at the time of Independence that the Congress party be disbanded, Defence Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh told News18 in an exclusive interview. Traveling with Singh during his election campaign in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, News18 witnessed a...
Case against Khurshid’s niece over ‘vote jihad’ speech
A case has been filed against Samajwadi Party leader Maria Alam Khan, niece of senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid, over a controversial speech she gave while campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh’s Kaimganj. The FIR, which also names Khurshid, has been registered for the violation of...
Shinde’s MLA son to fight from Kalyan
Amid the ongoing seat-sharing talks, the Kalyan and Thane Lok Sabha constituencies have fallen under the control of the Shiv Sena faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Announcing its candidates on Wednesday, the Shinde-led Shiv Sena fielded Shrikant Eknath Shinde and Naresh Ganpat Mhaske from the Kalyan and...
High Court raps Kejriwal for drift in Delhi situation
Underlining concerns over fundamental rights and accountability, the Delhi High Court on Monday rapped the state of governance in the national capital in the absence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The High Court’s remarks came amid ongoing debates on the functioning of the Delhi government, including the non-supply of...
Modi says ‘wandering souls’ to blame for political instability
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday trained his guns on NCP leader Sharad Pawar, and blamed wandering souls for ushering in an era of political instability in Maharashtra 45 years ago. Though he did not name Pawar, it was apparent that the reference was to the Maratha politician’s rebellion...
Modi blasts use of fake videos to discredit BJP
Without explicitly naming any party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said political rivals who are finding it challenging to counter the BJP-led government are now misusing technology to spread fake videos on social media. He made these remarks at an election rally in Karad of western Maharashtra’s Satara...
SC continuing hearing of Kejriwal’s plea against arrest
The Supreme Court will continue its hearing on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy today. During yesterday’s hearing, the Supreme Court asked the Delhi CM why he had not filed a bail application...
Modi alleges Cong trying to loot 27% OBC quota for Muslims
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an exclusive interview with Network18, attacked the Congress for “trying to loot” the 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in the country as he pointed out several instances when the Grand Old Party pushes for quota on the basis of religion. Responding to a...
EC asks AAP to modify campaign song
The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday claimed the Election Commission has “banned” its Lok Sabha campaign song ”Jail Ka Jawab, Vote Se Denge”, but officials of the Delhi poll body said AAP was asked to modify the contents of the song since it violated EC’s guidelines and advertising codes....
Rahul coins Modi-style acronym against BJP & BJD
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi kicked off the party’s campaign at a massive rally in Salipur in the Kendrapara parliamentary constituency of Odisha by coining a new acronym — PANN — to hit out at the BJD and BJP. “Over here (Odisha), BJD and BJP are bound by marriage (BJD...
Delhi ex-Cong chief says not joining BJP
Hours after stepping down from the post of the Delhi Congress chief, Arvinder Singh Lovely on Sunday clarified that he is not joining any party. Lovely said he has not resigned from the primary membership of the Congress and only stepped down from the post, citing the alliance with...
Modi claims NDA leading 2-0 in first two phases of voting
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack at the opposition Congress and INDI Alliance on Saturday, saying that their only goal is “form government and mint money”. Addressing a public rally in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur, he said that in comparison to the opposition group’s goal, the National Democratic Alliance...
Delhi CM’s wife asks voters to ‘defeat tanashahi’
Former IRS officer and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal plunged into the heat and dust of campaigning for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections with a road show, her first-ever in the Capital, in the East Delhi constituency. Arvind Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 on charges...
UP Cong wants Rahul in Amethi, Priyanka in Raebareli
The Uttar Pradesh Congress on Saturday urged the top party leadership to field Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from Amethi and Raebareli, respectively for the Lok Sabha polls, but no decision was taken at the meeting of the central election committee (CEC). Sources said AICC in-charge of party...
BJP attacks Rahul’s `Uncle Sam’ for bid to grab people’s wealth
BJP leader Dinesh Sharma on Friday targeted Congress over the inheritance tax row, claiming that Rahul Gandhi’s “Uncle Sam” had come up with a plan to take away people’s wealth. The former Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister, who is the BJP’s in-charge of the election campaign in Maharashtra, also...
Nadda repeats charge of Cong bid to divert quotas to Muslims
BJP president J P Nadda on Friday accused the Congress of seeking to snatch the rights of SCs, STs and OBCs to benefit Muslims, alleging that it is the hidden agenda of the opposition party. Continuing with the BJP’s attempts to project the Congress as a party championing the...
