Politics
AAP may lose control of MCD despite winning polls
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is at loggerheads with the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) over the mayoral election, may end up losing the executive control of the civic body despite having secured a majority in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls. AAP’s mayoral candidate Shelly Oberoi has...
J&K police denies security lapse in Rahul’s yatra
The Jammu and Kashmir administration dismissed allegations levelled by the Congress that there was a security lapse in Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, which entered the Kashmir Valley on Friday. Earlier in the day, Gandhi cancelled the walk and claimed that police arrangements “completely collapsed”. “The government is acutely...
CM Shinde says Modi will break all records in 2024
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said that in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will break all records and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will retain power with a thumping majority. He was talking to reporters after attending the live screening of ‘Pariksha Pe...
Kejriwal asks people of Punjab to be patient for all ‘guarantees’
AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday asked the people of Punjab to “have some patience”, asserting that all “guarantees” announced by the party ahead of the assembly elections would be fulfilled. Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann launched 400 more ‘Aam Aadmi’ clinics in the state, calling...
JD(U) crisis deepens as Nitish asks Kushwaha to ‘go to BJP’
The ongoing crisis in the Janata Dal (United) gained momentum this week after chief minister Nitish Kumar asked senior party leader Upendra Kushwaha to leave the party and join BJP. Speaking on the sidelines of a function in Patna, Nitish Kumar said, “Only those who keep speaking… go to...
A third front for Odisha under KCR party sponsorship likely
Odisha is likely to witness a new political coalition comprising all parties opposed to the BJD, BJP and Congress ahead of the 2024 general elections, former chief minister Giridhar Gamang’s son Sishir said. The father-son duo quit the BJP on Wednesday and announced they would soon join the Bharat...
Row over Padma Vibhushan award to Mulayam Singh Yadav
. Padma Vibhushan on Mulayam Singh Yadav, the government has made a mockery of his stature and contributions to the country, Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya said on Thursday. He and other party leaders demanded that the Samajwadi Party founder be conferred the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest...
Jamia students held over attempts to screen BBC show
More than a dozen students, including members of a left-wing group, were detained by the police and classes were suspended at Delhi’s prestigious Jamia Millia Islamia university on Wednesday over a plan to screen the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi this evening. Student activists, waving banners...
Manik Sarkar not to contest in assembly poll
Manik Sarkar, Tripura’s longest-serving chief minister from 1998 to 2018, has decided not to contest in the upcoming assembly elections. This is another in a series of big developments ahead of the polls, with the Left and the Congress setting aside differences and fighting together this time. The CPI(M)...
TMC alleges ‘witch hunt’ by BJP in Saket Gokhale arrest
The TMC on Wednesday condemned the arrest of its spokesperson Saket Gokhale in a money laundering case, stating that he was a target of BJP’s “political witch-hunt”. The party also said that central agencies were being misused by opposition parties. “It is nothing but a witch hunt by the...
