Politics
Varun Gandhi, minister Choubey, ex-Army chief VK Singh out from BJP list
Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) released its fifth list of 111 candidates from Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh. Some big names that have been dropped from BJP’s candidate list for the Lok Sabha polls include...
Naveen Jindal quits Cong to Join BJP and ‘contribute’ to Modi’s dream
Congress leader and former MP Naveen Jindal on Sunday announced his resignation from the party and joined the BJP, weeks before polling for the Lok Sabha elections. The chairman of Jindal Steel and Power entered Lok Sabha in 2004 from Haryana’s Kurukshetra seat and was reelected in the 2009...
Karnataka BJP Faces Rebellion Ahead of Lok Sabha Polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s decision to deny tickets to some senior leaders has stirred the pot in Karnataka ahead of this year’s Lok Sabha elections, bolstering voices of dissent within its ranks. Some of the disgruntled leaders have threatened to fight the elections as Independent candidates, causing a...
AAP rejects any move for Kejriwal to quit
The morning after Aam Aadmi Party national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested and remained in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate, AAP had expected massive protests in front of the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in the capital. Kejriwal is AAP’s fifth top leader to be...
Atishi, Saurabh Bharadwaj Detained Amidst AAP Protest
D The two ministers were taken away in police buses as officials asked protesters at the ITO intersection, which is near the AAP and BJP offices, to disperse in view of the prohibitory orders imposed in the area under section 144 Delhi Cabinet ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj were...
AAP says Kejriwal will run govt from jail
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday was arrested in connection with the excise policy case, said Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi. A team of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) reached the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday evening to question him in connection with the...
Kejriwal’s arrest brings INDIA Bloc allies to bond more strongly
Will the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal give the INDIA bloc the much-needed shot in the arm? On the face of it, it seems so for now. As news broke of his imminent arrest, most of the INDIA bloc allies spoke out for a change in one voice. Condemning the...
CBI files FIR against Mahua in cash-for-query case
The CBI on Thursday registered an FIR against former Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in the cash-for-query case, officials said. The CBI action came on the direction of anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal. The Lokpal has issued the directions to the CBI after receiving findings of the agency’s preliminary inquiry into...
The family affair in Karnataka Cong list
AICC President M Mallikarjun Kharge’s son-in-law and the children of five ministers figure in the second list of 17 candidates in Karnataka announced by the Congress on Thursday for the Lok Sabha elections. Satish Jarkiholi’s daughter Priyanka Jarkiholi (Chikkodi), Ramalinga Reddy’s daughter Sowmya Reddy (Bangalore South), Shivanand Patil’s daughter...
BJP manifesto to promise ‘One Nation, One Election’, Uniform Civil Code
The Bharatiya Janata Party could make “One Nation, One Election” a major promise in its manifesto or Sankalp Patra for the general elections starting next month, meaning 2029 could see simultaneous Lok Sabha and state assembly polls, top sources have told News18. The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will also...
EC shakes up district admin in 5 states, Assam CM’s brother also transferred
In the run up to the Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India has transferred eight non-cadre SPs/SSPs and five non-cadre District Magistrates (DMs) in four states – Gujarat, Punjab, Odisha and West Bengal. In addition, the commission has also directed the transfer of SSP Bathinda in Punjab...
Amit Shah says bond verdict will bring back black money
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is of the opinion that the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down electoral bonds will bring back the reign of black money in politics. Speaking at CNN-News18’s Rising Bharat Summit, Shah said: “The Supreme Court’s decision is binding on all citizens and I respect...
Cong moves Delhi HC against tax re-assessment proceedings
The Congress on Wednesday approached the Delhi High Court against tax re-assessment proceedings against it by the authorities. The matter was mentioned by the counsel for the political party before a bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS Arora which agreed to list it for hearing...
DMK petitions CEO over use of children in Modi roadshow
The ruling DMK on Tuesday demanded that the Election Commission probe the use of school children by the BJP for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow in Coimbatore and also sought action against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for delivering “hate speech”. Separately, Coimbatore District Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati said...
HC seeks ED stand on Kejriwal’s plea against summons
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the stand of the Enforcement Directorate on a petition by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging the summons issued to him in an excise policy-linked money laundering case. The investigating agency claimed the petition of the AAP national convenor, which also challenges certain...
Pandian predicts three-fourth majority for Patnaik
VK Pandian, long-time aide of Naveen Patnaik and IT Secretary, on Tuesday said his task for the present was to help the Odisha chief minister score his win in the upcoming polls as he asserted that the BJD would win with a three-fourth majority in the state again. The...
Rahul clarifies ‘Shakti’ remark, says Modi twisted it
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of twisting his recent ‘Shakti‘ remark, stirring controversy just before the Lok Sabha elections. “Modi ji does not like my words. He tries to twist my statements and change the meaning, because he knows that I have spoken...
Eshwarappa says he is angry with Yediyurappa, not Modi
Former Karnataka deputy chief minister KS Eshwarappa refused to share the stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Shimoga on Monday. While PM Modi addressed a public event in his very own backyard in the run up to Lok Sabha Elections 2024, skipping the event in protest was a...
