Politics
Punjab minister sees ‘conspiracy’ in Singhu lynching
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Tuesday called the lynching of a labourer at the Singhu border a possible conspiracy to defame the farmers’ agitation, citing a purported photograph of Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar with a Nihang leader. Former state Congress chief Sunil Jakhar also...
BJP claims it will emerge victorious in assembly polls
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Vice President Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda has said that the party is ‘fully’ prepared for the upcoming assembly elections and it will emerge ‘victorious’ in all the five poll-bound states. Panda made the remark while talking to the media after a meeting of BJP’s national...
Punjab Cabinet decides to waive pending water bills
The Punjab Cabinet on Monday decided to waive water bill arrears of consumers in urban and rural areas, a relief announced keeping an eye on the assembly polls beginning next year. The decision will put an additional burden of about Rs 1,800 crore on the state. In addition, the...
Karnataka orders survey of churches amid reports of conversion
The legislative committee on Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare in Karnataka has ordered a survey of authorised and unauthorised churches, their priests and registering cases wherever complaints arose regarding forcible religious conversion. “We have asked the district authorities to furnish a detailed report on the number of authorised and...
Sidhu meets CM Channi first time after truce
Days after the party high command worked out a truce between Navjot Singh Sidhu and Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, the two met for the first time along with AICC observer Harish Chaudhary late Sunday evening. Sources said that apart from the three, the meeting was attended by...
Sonia hits back at G-23 dissenters
In an apparent message to the G23, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Saturday said she is a full-time, hands-on party president and there is no need for leaders to speak to her through the media. Her remarks came days after Kapil Sibal, one of the leaders of the group...
Gehlot meeting with Ambika Soni ahead of CWC
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot who has arrived here to take part in the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting scheduled to be held on Saturday has met senior party leader Ambika Soni. According to sources, the meeting between the two senior Congress leaders lasted about 2 hours following which...
Tension in Punjab border villages over BSF powers
Unseen emergency-like situation is being created in Punjab. People are scared that BSF personnel would randomly enter their houses, cordon off villages and conduct searches, said Punjab’s deputy chief minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa during late night surprise visit of police checkpoints near the Indo-Pak International Border in Amritsar district....
Sidhu to meet Rahul as decision on resignation expected
Sidhu had resigned as Punjab Congress chief on September 28 after he posted his resignation letter on Twitter. No decision on his resignation has yet been taken by the party leadership. He was asked to meet up with the party leadership and he met AICC general secretary (organisation) KC...
Congress slams BJP over ‘casteist, racist’ comment
The Congress on Thursday hit out at the BJP over what it said were “casteist” and “racist” comments against former MP Udit Raj by an ex-national vice president of the saffron party’s youth wing. The All India Confederation of SC/ST organisation filed a complaint at the North Avenue police...
Sidhu thanks high command, but says no compromise
Navjot Singh Sidhu last month had resigned as the Punjab Congress chief . (PTI/File photo) Chandigarh: Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu Wednesday said he is always grateful to the party high command for “facilitating” him even as he asserted there “can never be compromises”. He further said those...
Bommai faces flak for justifying moral policing
Karnataka Chief Minister, Basavaraj Bommai, is under fire for his recent comments on incidents of moral policing in the state. On Wednesday, media persons sought Bommai’s reaction to BJP MLA Umanath Kotian escorting two people accused in a ‘moral policing’ incident out of a police station, after their release...
Enquiry officer to probe Bengal ex-chief secretary conduct
Kolkata: Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari Wednesday said the Centre has appointed an enquiry officer to probe charges against former West Bengal chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, who was showcaused by the Modi government for skipping a cyclone review meeting with the prime minister in May. The BJP leader said...
Akhilesh Yadav rules out pact with BSP, Cong
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, who started his campaign with the Vijay Rath Yatra from Kanpur on October 12, spoke to CNN News18 at the Hamirpur Circuit House about his “big” agenda for poll-bound Uttar Pradesh. Reminiscing about his experience in alliance politics, the former chief minister asserted that...
Sidhu to meet senior leaders as ‘resignation’ fate hangs in balance
As tension continues to simmer between Navjot Singh Sidhu and Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, the Punjab Congress Chief is slated to meet AICC general Secretary K C Venugopal and state party in charge Harish Rawat on Thursday. Rawat took to social media to inform about the meeting citing discussions on...
IT raid at consultancy firm hired by DK Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Days after raids on close associates of former chief minister BS Yediyurappa, Income Tax officials on Tuesday raided an image and political consultancy firm in Bengaluru that counts Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar as a client. The firm, DesignBoxed, has been handling Shivakumar’s strategy and image for the...
Family ties at crossroads as Akhilesh, Shivpal launch yatras
The family feud that started in the Samajwadi Party before the 2017 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections between Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal Yadav does not seem to be coming to an end with the next edition of the polls around the corner. The two will be embarking on...
Priyanka leads ‘silent protest’ demanding removal of Union minister
Congress leaders led by party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra staged a silent protest here on Monday demanding the dismissal of Union minister Ajay Mishra in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence. The minister’s son Ashish was arrested on Saturday by the Uttar Pradesh Police in connection with the...
