Politics
Sena says Shinde is scared of Karnataka CM in border row
The Maharashtra-Karnataka border row intensified on Monday with leaders from Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Congress and Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) being denied entry into Belagavi in Karnataka, that is at the centre of the border dispute. As the 10-day session of the Karnataka Legislature commenced in Belagavi amid tight...
Gehlot claims no anti-incumbency in Rajasthan
As Congress marked fours years of being in power in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said that there is no anti-incumbency in the state and there could no bigger achievement than this. “Even after four years, the people of Rajasthan are not against the state government. Usually,...
Conman Sukesh shoots off another letter accusing AAP
Conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar has written a fresh letter alleging Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of sending “threats and offers” and said he would “expose” the AAP national convenor and minister Satyendar Jain. Sukesh released the letter through his counsel, advocate Ashok K Singh on Sunday. In the latest letter,...
Opponents of UCC against Ambedkar’s ideals: BJP
Describing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) as essential for the unity and integrity of the country, the BJP has said that the parties and leaders opposing it are against the ideals of Bhimrao Ambedkar. It is clearly evident from the attitude of the BJP that the Central government can...
Kamal Haasan says ‘inner voice’ prompted him to join yatra
Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Saturday said as he joined Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra in Delhi after he heard his inner voice say “Bharat jodne ki koshish karo, todne ki nahi,” (try to unite India instead of dividing). The Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) leader, who had said...
Storm over Kirti Azad’s tweet on Modi’s attire
Former cricketer and Trinamool Congress leader Kirti Azad’s alleged derogatory comment on a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi wearing a traditional Khasi attire is now getting reactions from all sections of the public in West Bengal. The comment was condemned by the chief ministers of at least three...
Buzz over Gehlot starting political school after retirement
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s statement of “starting political classes after his retirement” has triggered a major debate in the political circles of the desert state. Gehlot, when asked to speak on the political model of Rajasthan during a press conference on Saturday ( December 17) organised on four...
Cong wants Ghulam Nabi Azad stripped of Padma award
Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Vikar Rasool Wani on Monday said former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad should be stripped of his Padma award for “compromising national security.” Former Congress leader and Democratic Azad Party chief Azad had recently said that when he was the J-K...
Cong MP claims Messi was born in Assam, retracts
In light of football legend Lionel Messi’s legendary FIFA World Cup win against France on Sunday, Congress MP Abdul Khaleque took to Twitter to congratulate him. However, he also talked about Messi’s “Assam Connection” and claimed the football player was born in Assam. In a tweet that was later...
BJP talks like lion, acts like mouse, says Kharge
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that the BJP government “talks like a lion outside the country, but is acting like a mouse within” as it is unable to take on China for indulging in incursions along the border and is running away from a debate on the issue in...
