Politics
Digvijaya Singh says Katchatheevu issue is nonsense
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday called the Katchatheevu issue ‘nonsense’ and asked, “Who lives on that island? I want to ask this question.” On being told about the issue of the Indian fishermen who got arrested going there, Digvijaya Singh said, “Modiji speaks nonsense, without any head or...
Ramdev, Balkrishna tender unconditional apology before SC
. Yoga guru Ramdev and managing director of Patanjali Ayurved Ltd Acharya Balkrishna have tendered “unconditional and unqualified apology” before the Supreme Court over advertisements issued by the firm making tall claims about the medicinal efficacy of its products. In two separate affidavits filed in the apex court, Ramdev...
AAP ‘Samvidhan Bachao, Tanashahi Hatao Divas’ on April 14
The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday announced it will observe ’Samvidhan Bachao, Tanashahi Hatao Divas’ on the birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar on April 14 on the advice of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. In another message from the jail, Kejriwal has asked AAP MLAs and volunteers to...
Akhilesh, Mayawati set to launch western UP rallies after Eid
With an eye on the Muslim vote bank, both Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati will hit the campaign trail in Western Uttar Pradesh post Eid. Yadav’s first rallies are scheduled from April 13 while Mayawati will start her campaign from April 14, sources said. Both the big opposition leaders in...
‘Unconditional’ Raj Thackeray support’ for BJP
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Monday announced “unconditional support” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for the Lok Sabha elections. Addressing the Gudi Padwa rally from Mumbai’s Shivaji Park, Thackeray also announced that the MNS will not contest for Lok Sabha polls but asked...
Soren ‘lands’ in fresh trouble as ED reveals new evidence
The plot seems to have thickened in Jharkhand’s land scam case in connection with which the state’s chief minister Hemant Soren resigned before being arrested this year. Even as the opposition INDIA bloc sharpens its attack on the Enforcement Directorate (ED), alleging the arrests of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha...
AAP, Cong attack Goa CM over Sanquelim temple clash
The Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Goa units have criticised Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for the recent clash that happened at the prestigious Shree Rudreshwar Temple in Arvalem-Sanquelim. Tensions and arguments escalated between the Bhandari community and another group during the much-followed ‘Palkhi’ festival at the temple last...
Lalu’s two daughters among 22 RJD candidates
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Tuesday formally announced its candidates for all but one of the 23 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar where the party is contesting as a constituent of the opposition Mahagathbandhan. Party president Lalu Prasad’s daughters – Rohini Acharya and Misa Bharti – are among...
Modi says Cong sought outside help during Covid
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu for Lok Sabha Election 2024. PM Modi addressed a rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit and will later address a public meeting in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat. He will also hold a...
Kavitha writes to court saying she is a victim
A Delhi Court extended Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha’s judicial custody till April 23 in the excise policy linked-money laundering case on Tuesday. In a letter to the Rouse Avenue Court, Kavitha called herself a “victim” and said the Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)...
Maharashtra Opposition seat deal sealed
Sanjay Raut of Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena faction on Tuesday announced that their party will contest on 21 Lok Sabha seats, Congress on 17 and Sharad Pawar’s party will fight in 10 Maharashtra constituencies. Giving details, Raut said that they contest in Jalgaon, Parbhani, Nashik, Palghar, Kalyan, Thane, Raigad,...
TMC team meets Governor over party leaders’ detention in Delhi
Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday criticised the detention of party leaders by Delhi Police during their peaceful protest outside the Election Commission’s office, denouncing it as a “black day in democracy.” Banerjee, who led an 11-member TMC delegation to Raj Bhavan including senior leaders Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Bratya...
Vadra says Amethi people have chance to correct mistake
Amid the buzz of businessman Robert Vadra’s debut from Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi, Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law has once again hinted at his political ambitions. He told a news agency that people of Amethi feel that if he contests from the seat, the voters will have the option of “correcting their...
Modi says storm brewing in INDIA Bloc over PM face
A chaotic storm has been brewing among the top brass of the INDI alliance for the past fifteen days, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday. Without taking any names, he said that one of the opposition group’s key leader has put their foot down saying that they won’t...
TMC wants to protect corrupt leaders, says Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged on Sunday that the TMC desires a free license for corruption and violence in West Bengal, which is why central agencies investigating such cases face attacks in the state. While addressing a mega rally in Jalpaiguri, Modi also claimed that “TMC’s syndicate Raj” prevails...
ED uses household goods invoices as money laundering proof
Invoices of a refrigerator and smart TV are among the evidence the Enforcement Directorate used to support its claim that Jharkhand’s ex-chief minister Hemant Soren acquired 8.86 acres of land worth more than Rs 31 crore illegally. The federal probe agency obtained these receipts from two Ranchi-based dealers and...
DMK seeks ECI search after Rs 4 cr cash seizure from BJP MLA
The ruling DMK government in Tamil Nadu on Sunday demanded that election officials search all places linked to the Tirunelveli BJP MLA Nainar Nagendran. The DMK’s comments come after a team of Flying Squad Teams (FST) seized Rs 4 crore cash from three individuals who were on their way...
‘Cong starved poor, but fed biryani to terrorists’: Yogi
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday slammed Congress for being soft on “terror suspects” and said that during its regime, the grand old party used to starve the poor and feed biryani to terrorists whereas the Modi government has been providing free ration to over 80 crore...
