Politics
Bengal tells SC Sandeshkhali case transfer a violation of law
The West Bengal government told the Supreme Court that the transfer of investigation in the Sandeshkhali case to the CBI in a “cursory manner” violates the law laid down by the apex court. In its plea, accessed by CNN-News18, the state government said the Calcutta High Court’s order to...
ED seizes Shahjahan Sheikh’s properties after TMC suspension
The Enforcement Directorate seized nearly Rs 13 crore worth of property belonging to suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh on Tuesday. Sheikh is one of the main accused in the Sandeshkhali violence and sexual harassment case. In a post on X, the federal agency said that it has attached “14...
Revised Karnataka textbooks include reference to Sanatana Dharma
The Karnataka government has finalised the revision of textbooks for classes one to ten, introducing key changes that are likely to fuel debates and controversies, especially around “Sanatana Dharma”. This came amid controversy on remarks by DMK leaders. The revision, now set for printing, includes a notable addition of...
Rahul to announce 10-point poll promise for youth, jobless
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to announce a 10-point poll promise for the youth and unemployed people of the country in the run-up to the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The Gandhi scion will make the announcement at a rally in Badnawar District of Madhya Pradesh with Congress president...
DMK’s A Raja says ‘We’re Enemies Of Ram’, BJP questions INDIA Bloc’s silence
Addressing a public meeting in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP A Raja criticised Hindu beliefs, targetted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, made derogatory comments on Manipur and questioned the idea of India as a nation. Irked by his comments, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) responded by questioning...
TMC MLA stokes controversy calling Ram Mandir ‘unholy’
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Ramendu Sinha Roy has stoked a massive controversy for calling Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir “unholy” and a “show piece”. His comments enraged BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari who called the statement “simply outrageous”, and said that Roy’s words shows TMC leadership’s respect for Lord Ram. “In my opinion...
Chaiwala, Chowkidaar, And Now Parivaar: Modi gets another full toss
It was ‘Chaiwala’ in 2014, ‘Chowkidar’ in 2019 and now it is ‘Parivaar’. The Opposition seems to have conceded another full toss to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the Lok Sabha election. This time too, the BJP won’t lose the chance to make this a mass public campaign....
Azad calls for immediate statehood to Jammu and Kashmir
DPAP chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday said that statehood should be restored to Jammu and Kashmir immediately after the assembly elections are held in the Union territory. “The prime minister and the home minister have promised in the Parliament to restore the statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. We...
HC reserves verdict on transfer of Shahjahan probe to CBI
The Calcutta High Court reserved its verdict on transferring the investigation into sexual abuse and land grab allegations levelled by the women of West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali against jailed and suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shahjahan Sheikh to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday. Sheikh Shahjahan was arrested and...
BJP drops Delhi sitting MPs to ‘retain 100% strike rate
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) first list of 195 candidates had five of the seven seats from the national capital— New Delhi, South Delhi, West Delhi, Chandni Chowk and North East Delhi parliamentary constituencies. However, of the five, four were fresh faces, with senior leaders such as Ramesh Bidhuri...
TMC leader Tapas Roy quits party, creates stir
Sparking fresh political stir in West Bengal, veteran Trinamool Congress leader Tapas Roy submitted his resignation from the party on Monday. He also resigned from the MLA post earlier in the day. Roy’s resignation came as a surprise to many within the party and the state’s political circles. He...
Both Maharashtra blocs weigh winnability in candidate selection
The BJP-led ruling alliance and the opposition bloc are united in their belief that winnability is the only formula for seat-sharing in Maharashtra, which sends the second-highest number of 48 MPs to the Lok Sabha after 80 from Uttar Pradesh. Maharashtra, the country’s most industrialised state and its premier...
Modi to attend ‘Bharat Shakti’ war games in Pokhran
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the war game ‘Bharat Shakti’ in Rajasthan’s Pokhran on the eve of the Lok Sabha Elections notifications on March 12. The exercises in the warfare event will only include an exhibition of indigenously developed weapons platforms and systems. According to an HT report,...
RLD ditches INDIA to join NDA ahead of Lok Sabha polls
In yet another blow to the INDI alliance, Jayant Chaudhary’s Rashtriya Lok Dal, on Saturday, formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Taking to X, BJP National President JP Nadda said, “Today, in the presence of Honorable Home Minister Shri...
Rahul promises MSP to farmers if Cong wins
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said his party will provide Minimum Support Price (MSP) to farmers legally if it came to power at the Centre. He was speaking at a public meeting in Morena after his `Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ entered Madhya Pradesh from Rajasthan. The BJP government...
Buzz about BJD-BJP pre-poll alliance
Just a few weeks ahead of the announcement of dates for the 2024 general elections, the question that many are asking in Odisha is whether there will be a pre-poll alliance between the state’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and principal opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)? Strange though it...
Cong alleges ‘double-engine misgovernance’ to target Centre
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday targeted the governments at the Centre and in Gujarat over “high suicide rate” in the BJP-ruled state and alleged they have failed to fulfil their promises of creating new job opportunities for youths. He also said the prime minister’s “silence on this grave...
Gautam Gambhir seeks ‘political break’ ahead of BJP list
Cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir may not seek re-election from East Delhi Lok Sabha seat after he requested BJP president JP Nadda to relieve him of his political duties. Gambhir, who retirement from all forms of cricket in 2018, joined the BJP months before the 2019 general elections and defeated Aam...
