Politics
Akhilesh claims Krishna tells him he will establish Ram Rajya
Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Monday claimed that Lord Krishna comes to his dreams every night to tell him that he would form the government and establish Ram Rajya in Uttar Pradesh after the state’s upcoming assembly polls. Former UP chief minister Yadav made the claim, albeit in...
Governor says Channi gave incorrect info on jobs bill
Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Sunday alleged that Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi supplied the media with “factually incorrect” information over a jobs bill, the file of which he said was sent back to the CM’s office with some queries. Channi on Saturday had threatened to stage a sit-in...
Yogi Govt pandemic maintenance allowance to 1.5 crore labourers
With an intent to provide relief to the poor suffering due to the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will on Monday launch ‘maintenance allowance’ to the tune of Rs 1,500 crore to 1.50 crore labourers and construction workers. Working with the...
Bhim Army chief, others detained in Bhopal
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad and a dozen other people were detained on Sunday ahead of their plans to gherao (encircle) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s residence to seek 27 per cent reservation for the Other Backward Classes, police said. Azad was detained at the airport...
Punjab CM threatens sit-in against Governor
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Saturday threatened to stage a ‘dharna’ against Governor Banwarilal Purohit for withholding his assent to a bill for regularising 36,000 contractual employees. Channi also accused Purohit of dithering on approving the bill under pressure from the BJP. The state assembly had passed...
Cong deploys ‘catch them young’ strategy to counter RSS
The Congress is into war mode with the RSS on ideological front and has started a series of programmes to counter the RSS-BJP ideology and attract youth and children in the age group of 7 to 18 into its fold. The party believes that young talent can be potential...
Bihar Muslim chief secretary: JD-U cites Nitish secularism
In a massive administrative reshuffle in Bihar, senior IAS officer Amir Subhani became the new chief secretary. Considered a close and trusted aide of chief minister Nitish Kumar, Subhani is the only Muslim civil servant serving as chief secretary right now. The appointment is being seen as a “political...
Maharashtra minister warns ‘lockdown stage’ approaching
The stage of imposing a fresh lockdown is approaching in Maharashtra but Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will take a call on it, state minister Vijay Wadettiwar said here on Friday. Maharashtra recorded 8,067 new coronavirus cases during the day, a rise of 2,699 compared to Thursday, and eight...
Cong flag falls as Sonia unfurls it on Foundation Day
The Congress tricolour fell off the flagpole on Tuesday morning as party president Sonia Gandhi tried to unfurl it to mark the party’s 137th foundation day at AICC headquarters here. A video shared on Twitter showed Gandhi pulling the flag to unfurl it as a party member assists...
Sidhu says party men can make cops ‘wet their pants’
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has courted controversy while praising two party members, allegedly saying that they are capable of making policemen wet their pants. Former chief minister Amarinder Singh and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Daljit Singh Cheema slammed him over the purported remark and a Chandigarh...
Mamata meets Speaker over Governor’s non-cooperation
Days after West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar put the Howrah Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 on hold, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday met Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee and expressed her discontent over ‘Raj Bhawan’s continuous non-cooperation’ in clearing pending bills and files. Mamata’s meeting with the Speaker came...
Tikait says farmers don’t want to tarnish Modi’s image
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said that farmers do not want an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they do not want to tarnish his image abroad. His statement comes days after the Centre repealed the three agricultural laws against which several farmers’ unions...
Azad says he is ’24-carat Congressman’, no exit
Ghulam Nabi Azad Sunday put to rest all speculations about his possible exit from the party, calling himself a “24 Carat Congressman” and saying he was not upset with the party but was instead working for unifying and uniting its workers. The former chief minister has been holding public...
Digvijaya Singh’s remark on women sparks row
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh sparked a fresh controversy on Sunday after he said women in the 40-50 age group are more influenced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi but not those who wear jeans and have mobile phones. Singh made the remarks at a Jan Jagran camp while addressing the...
Uproar forces minister to deny hint of farm laws revival
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday clarified that the Centre will not reintroduce farm laws in an amended form. This comes after Tomar said a day earlier that the Centre is not disappointed after withdrawing the three farm laws, and “will move forward again”. Speaking at...
Rahul claims credit for Modi’s booster dose decision
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the Centre has “accepted my suggestion” to allow the administration of booster doses of Covid vaccine and asserted that the protection of vaccines and booster shots has to be provided to every citizen of the country. His remarks came...
Civic poll victory a boost fo CM Bhupesh Baghel
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has received major boost as the ruling party has swept into civic body polls results for which were announced a couple of days ago. The civic poll outcome has bolstered the Congress party and the Chief Minister but it has left the opposition BJP...
Savarkar had no problem with beef, says Digvijaya Singh
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday claimed that VD Savarkar, also known as Veer Savarkar, never considered cow as “mata” (mother) and had no problem with the consumption of beef. Attacking the BJP, the senior leader said if voted to power again in 2024, the saffron party will change...
