Politics
Congress readies strategy to corner govt in winter session
Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s residence was abuzz with leaders on Thursday who had come for a meeting of the party’s parliament strategy group to discuss the issues that the party will raise in the winter session beginning on November 29. Among those present at the meeting were AK Antony,...
Channi spends a ‘commemorative’ night at gurdwara
Recalling his old days and to relive them again, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi decided to spend the Thursday night at the same gurdwara where he had stayed during his cycle yatra in 2016. Channi, who was the leader of opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha then, had...
Odisha ‘egg attacks’ against joblessness, price hike continue
A day after BJP supporters hurled eggs at the convoy of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Puri, Congress supporters targeted BJD MP Aparajita Sarangi in the same way near Bhubaneswar. Eggs were hurled at her vehicle and she was shown black flags at Banamalipur by Congress workers...
Behind-the-scenes story of Mukul Sangma’s switch to TMC
It was an afternoon two months ago when Mukul Sangma expressed his displeasure with staying in the Congress, a result of the growing distance between him and Pradesh Congress Committee chief Vincent Pala ever since the latter was appointed the new Meghalaya unit chief. As Sangma’s unrest grew, his...
Amarinder says Gehlot will be the next to go
As Captain Amarinder Singh awaits the registration of his new party, he says he wants Prime Minister Narendra Modi to campaign for him in the 2022 Punjab elections and he will canvass for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand polls. In an exclusive interview to CNN-News18, the Captain...
Congress’s showcause notice to Amarinder’s wife
The Congress Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to its Patiala MP Preneet Kaur, the wife of former chief minister Amarinder Singh, seeking an explanation for her “anti-party activities”. Kaur has been asked to explain her stand within seven days. Issuing the notice to Kaur, Congress leader Harish Choudhary,...
Mamata calls on Modi, raises BSF jurisdiction issue
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and raised the issue of the jurisdiction of BSF. After the meeting, Banerjee said she urged the PM to preserve the federal structure. “The BSF is not our enemy. (There will be)...
SP ally Rajbhar says doors not closed for Owaisi’s AIMIM
Just a day after Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s assertion of there being a tacit understanding between Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav and All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi, the politics in the poll-bound state has been stirred up by SP ally Om Prakash Rajbhar’s claim of...
Ex-Meghalaya CM Mukul Sangma joins TMC with 12 MLAs
In a huge setback for the Congress in Meghalaya, 12 of the 18 party MLAs joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday, top sources said. The 12 MLAs also include former Meghalaya CM Mukul Sangma. Sangma, the Leader of the Opposition in the assembly, was reportedly unhappy with the...
Jat reservation issue returns to haunt BJP in west UP
The issue of Jat reservation may once again heat up in Western Uttar Pradesh amidst the ongoing farmers’ protest. A meeting of two zones was held by the Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti in Meerut on Tuesday, which has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fulfill the promise of Jat...
Sugar mills drop minister Ajay Mishra from event after Tikait warning
Two sugar mills in Lakhimpur Kheri, which had invited Union minister Ajay Mishra to inaugurate sugarcane crushing season, made changes to their programme on Tuesday apparently after farmer leader Rakesh Tikait’s warning that farmers would keep away from the mills if the MoS attended the function. Mishra, the Minister...
Modi to address all-party meet ahead of Parliament session
parliament c The coming Sunday is expected to be power-packed with the Winter Session of Parliament scheduled on November 29. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the all-party meeting, one of several rounds of meetings lined up for November 28. The winter session comes close on the heels of...
SC asks Speaker to decide on Mukul Roy disqualification
The Supreme Court Monday expressed hope that West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee will take a decision on the petition for disqualification of Mukul Roy as a member of the House on the claim that he has defected to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) after being elected on a...
After Bengal & Goa, TMC shifts action to ‘sister state’ Tripura
It’s a small state that is hardly in the news for political turmoil except for the past four months that it has hogged headlines. Ever since the Trinamool Congress has set its eyes on Tripura, the state has become a national battlefield. Tripura, which has 334 municipal seats, is...
Nadda, other leaders meet Yogi, top party brass
Ahead of the crucial 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, BJP chief JP Nadda and other national leaders of the party held a meeting with senior leaders from the state, including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The core committee of the Uttar Pradesh unit of the BJP met at the party...
Amarinder praises PM Modi for farm laws decision
Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh has heaped praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for repealing the contentious farm laws, saying the move proved that “he listens to public opinion”. In a column for Times of India, Singh — who resigned as chief minister after a public showdown...
SP fears BJP will bring back farm laws after assembly polls
The Samajwadi Party on Sunday expressed apprehension that the three contentious farm laws will be brought again after the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, citing the statements made by Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra and BJP MP from Unnao Sakshi Maharaj on them. The state Congress too slammed the BJP,...
Tension after TMC alleges attack on youth wing chief
Political tension has increased in Tripura, four days ahead of municipal elections in the state. The TMC has alleged that the party’s youth wing president Sayoni Ghosh was attacked, and later arrested with an attempt to murder case slapped on her. Party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was to reach...
