Politics
Gehlot promises cut in VAT on petrol, diesel
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said his government will reduce VAT on fuel like other states, hours after he urged the Centre to further slash excise duty and cited fund crunch caused by the Covid pandemic. The Centre on November 3 slashed excise duty on petrol by...
BJP leader says Brahmins, Baniyas in his pockets
BJP General Secretary P Muralidhar Rao on Monday triggered a huge row with his statement that people belonging to Brahmin and Baniya communities are in his “pockets”. Rao, in-charge of Madhya Pradesh, came under attack from the Congress which sought an apology from the BJP leader, who later claimed...
Congress promises Gairsain as permanent capital of U’khand
Ahead of next year’s assembly elections in Uttarakhand, Congress on Monday promised to make Gairsain the permanent capital of the state “within two-three years” of coming to power. “We will first create the infrastructure required for a permanent capital in Gairsain and then shift the state’s capital there within...
Deve Gowda’s last wish to see JD(S) in power: Kumaraswamy
Former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Monday said the last wish of his father and JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda is to bring the party to power on its own in Karnataka. “Where we went wrong and what we need to do going forward…let’s focus on this....
Modi tells BJP partymen to act like bridge
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the BJP members to become a bridge of faith between the party and the common man and expressed confidence that the BJP will win the trust of people in the upcoming assembly polls. Addressing the valedictory session of the BJP’s national executive,...
Congress begins Punjab revamp ahead of polls
Amid continued political bickering, the process for a revamp of the Punjab unit of the Congress party at grassroot levels has begun. Former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s home constituency Patiala tops the list in the first phase. Senior Congress leaders led by Harish Chaudhary, the AICC general secretary...
BSP turncoats will only weaken SP, says Mayawati
Lucknow:Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Supremo Mayawati on Sunday said taking BSP “turncoats” into its fold will not help the Samajwadi Party (SP) increase its mass base and will only weaken it. Mayawati’s statement came barely hours after SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav inducted Lalji Verma and Ramachal Rajbhar in his...
Dilip Ghosh hints at changes in Bengal BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party MP and National Vice President, Dilip Ghosh, who is in Delhi to attend the office bearer’s meeting of the party claimed that there will be some changes in the party’s structure in West Bengal. Speaking to News18.com, Ghosh, while referring to the office bearer’s meeting, said,...
Yogi slams Akhilesh as Jinnah row rages in UP
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that the public need to stay alert from people with a ‘criminal mindset’ as they are least concerned about the problem faced by the public. The UP CM also said, “You guys have given them opportunities in the past but...
Cong forms sub-committees for 75th year of Independence
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has approved the formation of various sub-committees to plan and coordinate year-long celebrations of the 75th year of India’s independence. Former Rajya Sabha MP Rajiv Gowda has been made the convener of the sub-committee on publications, which will include J D Seelam, B D Kalla,...
Assembly polls top BJP national executive agenda
Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and six other states next year and current issues top the agenda of the BJP’s national executive meeting scheduled to be held on Sunday in a hybrid mode, party leaders said on Friday. This will be the BJP’s first national executive meeting after J...
Chouhan hails Modi as Lord ‘Shankar’ for people’s work
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi Lord ‘Shankar’ due to his “relentless” work for the welfare of the people. The chief minister made the statement after performing puja at lord Mahakal temple here. In an exclusive interview with News18, Chouhan said...
Bengal minister Subrata Mukherjee dead
West Bengal panchayat and rural development minister Subrata Mukherjee died while being treated for cardiac ailments at a state-run hospital in Kolkata on Thursday. Mukherjee was 75 and is survived by his wife. The minister was considered one of chief minister Mamata Banerjee‘s closest commanders. He had three other...
BJP hails cut in petrol, diesel prices
The BJP on Wednesday hailed the central government’s decision to reduce petrol and diesel prices as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Diwali gift. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president J P Nadda said the decision will boost consumption and keep the inflation low. “I thank @narendramodi Ji’s Gov for reducing Excise...
HP Cong sweep has BJP worried
A sweep by the Congress in Himachal Pradesh bypoll just a year ahead of the state assembly elections could not have come at a worse time for Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur who had hinged his party’s campaign to ‘clean and efficient governance’. The biggest setback for the Chief...
Chouhan reasserts his pole position with bypoll wins
The 3-1 bypoll victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday has yet again proved that Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s magic is far from over. The wins come at a time when Chouhan’s rumoured departure from the CM House kept him under pressure, especially when his party had shunted chief...
Sidhu, Channi put up united face in Punjab Congress meeting
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and state Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu, who have not been on the same page over certain appointments, Tuesday said they will work with each other and fight the upcoming polls together, according to party MLAs. They met with each other during a...
Assam CM says bypoll win due to PM’s NE agenda
After clean sweep in the all five seats of Assam by-poll by the BJP-led ruling alliance, Chief Minister cum star campaigner Himanta Biswa Sarma said it was not an ordinary victory, but one that signified development. The BJP led alliance (BJP-AGP-UPPL) won all five assembly seats in Assam where...
