Politics
BJP loses in Himachal’s Mandi, trails in 3 assembly seats
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is most likely to face a huge embarrassment by the end of the day as it lost Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi parliamentary seat to the Congress and is also expected to lose three assembly seats of Fatehpur, Arki, and Jubbai-Kothkai. Congress candidate Pratibha Singh, who...
BJP hits out at Akhilesh for Jinnah, Sardar Patel comparison
Lucknow: The BJP Monday attacked Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav for “comparing” Muhammad Ali Jinnah with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, calling his statement “shameful” and seeking an apology. While Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said an “insult” to Sardar Patel will not be accepted, Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya slammed Yadav,...
Kejriwal promises free Ayodhya pilgrimage to Goans
AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday promised free pilgrimage to various religious centres, including Ayodhya and Ajmer Sharif, if his party is voted to power in Goa in the Assembly polls due in next February, which he said is a “third guarantee” being given by AAP to Goans....
Thackeray refuses to get drawn into Malik-Fadnavis row
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday sidestepped questions related to controversy over allegations made by his cabinet colleague Nawab Malik against Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede. On COVID-19, he said the pace of vaccination has slowed down and added that a third wave of...
By-poll results to influence Shivraj Chouhan’s prospects
Although the outcome of the by-elections will not impact the power balance in Madhya Pradesh, many believe it will have a bearing on the fate of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. After a defeat in the Damoh bypoll early this year, political analysts claim that Chouhan is under pressure...
BJP national executive meet in hybrid mode
: In a first, the BJP’s national executive will take place in a hybrid manner on November 7, keeping in view the rise in Covid-19 cases. While some party leaders in and around Delhi will be physically present in the meeting, others will join virtually. The meeting is likely...
Yogi offers water sent by Kabul girl at Ram Temple site
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday offered waters from the Ganga and Afghanistan‘s Kabul river at the site where a temple of lord Ram is being constructed in Ayodhya. “A girl from Afghanistan capital Kabul had sent water of the Kabul river to Prime Minister Narendra...
Raut predicts Cong-led coalition coming to power in 2024
Taking potshots at the ruling BJP, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday said a coalition government with Congress as a major party will come to power in 2024, when general elections are due, which will end the reign of the incumbent one-party government. Speaking to reporters in Pune...
Cong, BJP accuse each other of polling booth violence
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and PCC head Kamal Nath engaged in a verbal spat over poll violence in the Prithvipur Assembly constituency even as the polling continued for the four by-polls in the State on Saturday. By 6 pm, the four seats witnessed 64 per cent voting while...
Amit Shah lambasts Cong ‘appeasement politics’
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday tore into the Congress and asked what the party did for Uttarakhand during UPA’s 10-year tenure at the Center. He named former chief minister Harish Rawat and questioned why he as CM had announced holiday on Fridays, an allegation which Rawat had refuted...
Mamata attacks BJP during launch of Goa campaign
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee had directed some heavy criticism towards the BJP during her address as she launched the TMC’s election campaign in Goa on Friday. The chief minister had said “Delhi’s dadagiri” (bullying) will not work in Goa, referring to the BJP-ruled Centre. The BJP, on...
Crucial polls in 3 LS, 29 assembly seats in 11 states today
By-elections to three Lok Sabha are taking place today, along with 29 assembly seats across 11 states. The seats where Lok Sabha bye-elections will be held are Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Mandi in Himachal Pradesh and Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh. Of the 29 assembly constituencies going to the bypolls, five...
6 suspended BSP MLAs to join Samajwadi Party today
Six rebel MLAs of the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will officially join the Samajwadi Party on Saturday in the presence of party chief Akhilesh Yadav at SP headquarters in Lucknow. The rebel BSP MLAs were already been suspended by Mayawati after they sided with SP during the Rajya...
Congressional Diwali celebration is a hit
Washington: Hindu-American culture has enriched the United States and the world, US lawmakers said during the annual Diwali celebrations at the Congress. “We have come a long way as a community where someone can easily say today as I do, that I am a proud Hindu-American, that I am...
All eyes on Mamata’s Goa visit, Rahul coming on 30th
Amid bitter relations between Congress and TMC, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is beginning her election campaign for Goa on Thursday while Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will start his campaign in the state from October 30. Relations between Congress and TMC have turned sour, even though the two...
Congr members seek change to ‘teetotaller rule’
Congress’ rule of being a teetotaller and using khadi triggered a discussion in the AICC meeting on Tuesday, where a majority agreed that there should be an amendment to reflect the evolving times. The party’s old-time rules left some red faces at the meeting. According to a report in...
Lalu back in action as he pushes for RJD revival
RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav is back in Bihar politics after recuperating from his illness in New Delhi following release from jail on bail in fodder scam related cases in April this year. Lalu has already geared up for the upcoming bypolls to two seats in the state and...
Amarinder announces party, no name yet
Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said he was ready to float his political outfit but had not decided on the name and symbol yet as he presented his roadmap for the future while also clarifying on his meetings with Home Minister Amit Shah which...
