Politics
Infighting sees Chhattisgarh Rajiv Bhavan inaugurated twice
In Chhattisgarh Congress, factionalism continues to prevail. The ribbon-cutting of Rajiv Bhawan was done twice in Sarguja. Health Minister TS Singh Dev inaugurated the Bhawan first, then food Minister Amarjit Singh Bhagat inaugurated again. TS Singh Deo said that it used to happen during Ajit Jogi’s tenure. These days...
Deve Gowda rues Rajya Sabha incidents
Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Sunday rued the unruly scenes in the Rajya Sabha and wastage of the recently concluded Parliament session without any debates on issues affecting people, saying he had not seen anything like it in his 30 years as a parliamentarian. After the...
Amarinder warns Sidhu advisors over ‘anti-national’ remarks
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday came down heavily on two of Congress’s state unit president Navjot Singh Sidhu’s advisors for making “atrocious and ill-conceived” remarks on “sensitive national issues like Kashmir and Pakistan”. Moreover, he asked the advisors to “stick to giving advice to Punjab Congress...
BJP MLA calls for ‘Talibani style’ attack on TMC leaders
A ruling BJP MLA in Tripura, Arun Chandra Bhowmik, has stoked a controversy by allegedly saying that his party activists should counter Trinamool Congress leaders in Talibani style if they land at Agartala airport. The saffron camp, however, said it is the MLA’s version and not that of the...
FIRs over BJP’s Mumbai rally for Covid violations
At least seven first information reports (FIRs) for alleged violation of COVID-19 norms were registered in Mumbai on Thursday against the organizers of the BJP’s ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’, an official said. Cases were registered at Vile Parle, Kherwadi, Mahim, Shivaji Park, Dadar, Chembur and Govandi police stations under section...
Women Congress MPs allege being abused
Two female Congress MPs broke down in Raipur on Wednesday as they narrated the scuffle that took place in Parliament on August 11. MPs Chhaya Verma and Phulo Devi Netam accused the Centre of being anti-women and termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah as ruiners...
Subhas Sarkar defends ‘dark complexioned’ Tagore remark
Minister of State (Education) Subhas Sarkar, who courted controversy for saying “Rabindranath Tagore’s complexion was dark compared to others in his family”, on Wednesday insisted that his remarks will “only increase respect” for the Nobel laureate. “Keep a record of whatever I have said (about Tagore). I will give...
Biden scrambles to limit credibility loss
WASHINGTON: When President Joe Biden appeared in the White House East Room on July 8 to stress that the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan was proceeding apace, he declared that a Taliban takeover of the country was not inevitable. Five weeks later, the Taliban is in charge, scenes of chaos...
Sasikala audio rattles AIADMK
“It’s the wish of the party cadres that I become the third-generation leader of the AIADMK party”, uttered VK Sasikala in a new audiotape that has surfaced on social media, adding to the woes of the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu. The expelled AIADMK leader, who is celebrating her 67th...
Parliament disciplinary panel recommendations to be crucial
Speculations are rife about what the mandate will be of the Parliamentary Special Committee which is in the process of being constituted to look into the ruckus incident on the last day in Rajya Sabha. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu is looking at all possible legal options so that this...
MP minister wants cow rearing mandatory for contesting polls
A minister in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led government in Madhya Pradesh has backed cow rearing act (gaupalan kanun), saying those public representatives aspiring for polls should compulsorily rear cows. Raising this demand, Minister for New and Renewable Energy and Environment Hardeep Singh Dang has said that he would write...
Hindus, Sikhs take refuge in Kabul Gurdwara
Many Hindus and Sikhs have taken refuge in Kabul’s Karte Parwan gurdwara after Afghanistan fell into the hands of the Taliban, DSGMC president Manjinder Singh Sirsa claimed on Monday. The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee chief said he was in touch with the president of the Gurdwara Committee of...
Sin to stay silent when Constitution trampled upon: Sonia
As India enters the 75th year of independence, the Congress Monday said party chief Sonia Gandhi has urged people to introspect what freedom means and told them it is a “sin” to remain silent when fundamental rights and the Constitution are “trampled upon”. She also said the country’s democracy...
TMC sees Mamata as key architect of Modi ouster plan
The Trinamool Congress Sunday vowed to oust the government at the Centre after the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and asserted that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would be one of the key architects of the change of guard. The ruling TMC, in an editorial in its mouthpiece Jago...
Sibal backs Sonia’s Opposition unity move
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Sunday welcomed party chief Sonia Gandhi’s initiative of bringing like-minded political parties together, but urged her to strengthen her own party, saying no Opposition unity is possible without it. Sibal, however, said he along with other leaders of the “Group of 23″, who...
Tamil Nadu announces tax cut of Rs 3 on petrol
Tamil Nadu finance minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, presenting his maiden budget to the assembly on Friday, said the government has decided to cut tax on petrol by Rs 3 per litre. “I am happy to inform the house that this government has decided to reduce the effective rate of...
Farm stir leadership seen acquiring political hues
Despite assertion by farmer leaders that the protests against the Centre’s three farm laws were apolitical, the claims were being severely tested on the ground as a section of the leadership seems to be veering towards a ‘political intervention’ as the state assembly elections draw nearer. Contrasting views seem...
Modi eyes Varanasi project as potential UP narrative
The Ram Temple in Ayodhya may only be ready by the end of 2023 but another project close to the prime minister’s heart — the Kashi Vishwanath Dham Project in Varanasi — will be compete by this November and a grand inauguration of the same may be done by...
