Politics
Rajnath speaks to Mamata, Kharge, Akhilesh for consensus
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday spoke to opposition leaders Mamata Banerjee, Mallikarjun Kharge and Akhilesh Yadav to evolve a consensus for the presidential candidate for the elections on July 18. Sources said the senior BJP leader made calls to these leaders, on a day the opposition held a...
Cong to attend Mamata’s opposition meet on president poll
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee is in Delhi for the crucial meeting of non-BJP parties she has called in a bid to forge a consensus for fielding a joint candidate against the NDA in the presidential election which is slated to take place on July 18. Mamata Banerjee recently...
Gopalkrishna Gandhi as president candidate choice
With the Opposition seeking to put up a united fight in the presidential poll, some leaders have reached out to former West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi as a possible choice, sources said on Tuesday. Gandhi was the consensus opposition candidate for the post of vice president of India...
Aaditya asked to get off CM’s car by PM security
Aaditya Thackeray had a surprise waiting for him before Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Mumbai on Tuesday. The prime minister’s security asked the state environment minister to de-board chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s car as his name was not on the list of people scheduled to receive Modi. Hence, Aaditya...
Chidambaram says lucky to get away with hairline crack
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, who along with party colleagues participated in a protest march as Rahul Gandhi appeared before the ED, said three big, burly policemen crashed into him and he was lucky to get away with a “suspected hairline crack”. Congress leaders and workers took to...
VHP mass Hanuman Chalisa prayer in Delhi temples
The VHP’s Delhi unit on Monday called on people in the city to assemble in temples and participate in mass recitations of Hanuman Chalisa on June 14 to register protest against the June 10 violence in parts of the country. In a statement, the Vishva Hindu Parishad alleged violent...
TRS chief undecided on attending Mamata’s meet
With Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee calling an all-party meeting, barring the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), ahead of the upcoming presidential elections on June 15, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrashekar Rao has been in a dilemma, say sources. The Telangana chief minister is focusing on the...
Nadda, Rajnath to talk to other parties on president poll
The BJP on Sunday authorised its president J P Nadda and Union minister Rajnath Singh to hold consultations with different political parties, including those in the opposition, on the president’s election, in what is being seen as an outreach by the ruling party to arrive at a consensus...
Bengal BJP chief held on way to violence-hit Howrah
West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar and his aides were arrested on Saturday while trying to visit violence-affected areas in Howrah district where Section 144 is currently imposed. Majumdar was arrested from Vidyasagar Setu toll plaza in Howrah and taken to Lalbazar HQ of Kolkata Police. The BJP leader...
Cong rides out Rajasthan storm but set for Haryana hurricane
A desert storm may have been averted in Rajasthan with all three wins by the Ashok Gehlot government in Friday’s Rajya Sabha elections but in Haryana, the storm may just be whipping up. The lone Congress candidate, Ajay Maken, lost in a nail-biting finish and this has given rise...
