Politics
Modi says people only level allegations, don’t do ‘research’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that while he attaches big importance to criticism, and respected his critics, there were very few critics and that most people only levelled allegations. In an interview with the Open magazine, PM Modi said, “I feel, and this is my conviction, that for...
BJP questions EC role in Bengal bypolls
The BJP in West Bengal on Friday accused the Election Commission of changing its attitude towards the party within four months and claimed that the election body had undertaken the “responsibility of making Mamata mamata win”. “The commission had the responsibility to make Mamata win and stop the BJP....
Rahul aide to be Punjab Cong in-charge, Rawat for U’khand
Simmering tensions in the Punjab Congress may lead to another big change by the party with Rajasthan minister Harish Chaudhary likely to replace former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat as the Punjab affairs in-charge. Sources said Rawat, too, has requested to be relieved of Punjab duties to focus on...
Ex-Meghalaya CM, 13 Cong MLAs to join TMC
Former Meghalaya chief minister and current leader of opposition, Mukul Sangma, and 13 other MLAs are likely to quit the Congress and join the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC). Sources confirmed to News18 that Sangma had visited to Kolkata last week and met the top TMC leaders during his...
Sidhu ‘willing’ to discuss issues with Channi
The pressure from his close aides seems to have finally worked as Navjot Singh Sindhu accepted the offer for talks with Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, generating hopes of a resolution to the crisis gripping the state Congress after his resignation on Tuesday. The cricketer-turned-politician again took to...
Anand Sharma slams ‘hooliganism’
Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Thursday expressed disgust over party workers’ protest outside Kapil Sibal’s house after he raised questions over the functioning of the Congress and asked AICC chief Sonia Gandhi to take strong action against those involved. Asserting that differences of opinion and perception are integral...
Kejriwal says Mann will be AAP’s CM face
Bhagwant Mann is my younger brother, who has sacrificed a lot for Punjab, said Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday amid speculations that the Aam Aadmi Party may declare its Punjab president and its sole Lok Sabha MP as their chief ministerial face. There are also speculations that...
Rumblings in Chhattisgarh Cong as 5 MLAs reach Delhi
Amid crisis in the Punjab unit of Congress with Navjot Singh Sidhu’s resignation, uncertainty seems to have loomed over the Chhattisgarh leadership as 15 MLAs reached Delhi on Wednesday and sought a meeting with the party high command. The MLAs, who have reportedly left in two groups of 11...
Goa defection throws cold water on Mamata-Sonia camaraderie
On a day when several big names are expected to join the Trinamool Congress in Goa, the Mamata Banerjee-led party hit out at the Congress for the mass exodus of leaders and failing the country by “benefitting BJP”. In an editorial in TMC’s “Jago Bangla” mouthpiece, the party said:...
Mafia-linked man’s induction in Channi cabinet seen as flashpoint
When Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi inducted seven new ministers in his cabinet on Sunday, among them was Rana Gurjit Singh, who made a comeback. Rana had resigned in 2018 from the Amarinder Singh Ministry after facing flak from the Opposition over allegations of impropriety in the auction...
Minister quits in ‘solidarity’ with Sidhu, more seen following
A minister and two Congress leaders, considered close to Navjot Singh Sidhu, stepped down from their posts hours after the latter resigned as the Congress Pradesh Committee Chief, and sources have told CNN-News18 that more will follow. “The strategy is to build pressure on the Congress leadership,” a top...
Sidhu quits as Punjab Congress chief over Channi cabinet
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has quit from his post amid reports of a rift with new chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi over his cabinet. Trouble started brewing on Sunday as a few hours before the new ministers were to take oath, some MLAs wrote to Sidhu, saying...
Bhabanipur bypoll hangs in balance as HC to deliver verdict
The Calcutta High Court will deliver its verdict on Tuesday on a PIL that challenged the decision of the Election Commission to hold a by-election to the Bhabanipur constituency from where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting. The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) claimed that the Election Commission...
Priyanka dominaes UP Cong posters
In Western Uttar Pradesh, Congress posters have Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as the big face with a slogan “Congress is the only alternative in the state.” This is a clear message from the party that it will fight the UP elections with Priyanka as the face and will project itself...
Faleiro says more resignations from Cong in coming weeks
Former Congress leader from Goa Luizinho Faleiro on Monday said he will be working at both the local and national level of the Trinamool Congress. He said he had “nothing against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi“, and said more joinees were expected into the party. Sources said the leader’s...
Channi govt has 90 days to deliver
The 15-member rejigged Cabinet of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has just about 90 days to deliver and ‘undo the inaction’ under the previous regime as the Model Code of Conduct could kick in by end of this year. The Channi government plans to work overtime to give...
Mamata hints at national ambition, steps up attack on BJP, Cong
As the campaign for the September 30 Bhowanipore bypoll enters the final lap, Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek shared the stage on Sunday and indicated the start of a battle on the national front where the TMC could be an alternative to the BJP. Both the star campaigners made sure...
Goa’s Cong ex-CM Luizinho Faleiro joining TMC
Former Goa chief minister and close aide of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Luizinho Faleiro, is likely to join the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday at a mega press conference, sources told CNN-News18. Faleiro, who is arguably Goa’s tallest Congress leader, is currently the sitting MLA of Navelim constituency, a...
