Politics
Cops removed from their posts after Shahjahan Sheikh’s arrest
The West Bengal government on Friday removed two officers from the Basirhat police district, a day after TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh, a key accused in sexual assault and land grab in Sandeshkhali, was arrested after being on the run for 55 days, an official said. The DSP of the...
Fadnavis declines Sharad Pawar’s lunch invite
Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday declined the lunch invitation from Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar for Saturday at the latter’s Baramati residence, citing his busy schedule as the reason for his inability to attend. In a letter to the NCP supremo, Maharashtra deputy CM...
Priyanka played key role in foiling ‘Operation Lotus’ in HP
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra played a “pivotal” role in protecting people’s mandate in Himachal Pradesh, remaining in constant touch with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu and senior leaders to “foil” the BJP’s ‘operation Lotus’, sources said Thursday. This came after the Congress asserted that the situation...
Suspense over Pawar lunch invite to Shinde, Fadnavis, Ajit
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) president Sharad Pawar has invited Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar for lunch at his residence in Maharashtra’s Baramati during their visit to the former’s hometown on March 2. The lunch invitation to Shinde and the two deputy...
Nath’s son says neither he nor father joining BJP
After days of suspense over their political plans, Congress MP Nakul Nath on Thursday categorically said that neither he nor his father, Congress veteran Kamal Nath were going to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. Speculation about the Naths’ intentions was intensified in the last few days as several Congress...
EC seeks 3.40 lakh forces; 1,085 CAPF companies for March
The deployment of paramilitary forces has begun, ahead of the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections. At least 430 BSF companies, 155 from CISF and 500 companies from CRPF will be deployed in the first week of March, as initial deployment is scheduled for March 1 to 7. The...
Bengal governor says it is ‘beginning of an end…’
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday hailed the arrest of TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh and said that the development will bring an end to the ongoing violence in the state. Terming the arrest of Shahjahan an “eye-opener” for everyone, the Governor stated that strong action will be...
New twist in HP resignation drama as Vikramaditya stays firm
High-profile minister Vikramaditya Singh, son of Himachal Congress president Pratibha Singh, confirmed on Thursday that he has not taken back his resignation and will not act in this regard unless the Congress observers put forth their final decision. “We spoke to the observer and discussed the current situation. They...
Akhilesh Yadav unlikely to appear before CBI in mining case
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is unlikely to appear before the CBI on Thursday for questioning in an illegal mining case registered five years ago in which he is a witness, party sources said. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister is scheduled to attend a meeting of PDA ”Picchda...
SC extends PBRS leader Kavitha’s protection against ED
The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended till March 13 the protection it had granted to BRS leader K Kavitha from any coercive action in a money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. A bench comprising justices Bela M...
Nath tells party workers he is ready to leave if they want
After putting the buzz over his switch to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at rest with his announcement of joining Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Gwalior on March 2, Congress veteran Kamal Nath on Wednesday told the party workers that he would not “impose” himself on them...
Jolt to Cong in Gujarat as MP Naran Rathwa Joins BJP
In a major blow to the opposition Congress in Gujarat, its Rajya Sabha member and former Union minister Naran Rathwa on Tuesday joined the ruling BJP along with his son and a large number of supporters here ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Rathwa is a tribal leader from...
LG suspends Kejriwal govt’s proposed solar policy
Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has put on hold the implementation of the Delhi government’s solar policy announced in January. This move comes shortly after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal vowed that the policy would eliminate electricity bills in the capital city. Under the Delhi Solar Policy 2024, people installing...
Siddaramaiah promises action in ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ video
Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said strict action will be taken if anyone is found guilty over BJP allegations that supporters of Congress leader Syed Naseer Hussain raised pro-Pakistan slogans inside the Vidhana Soudha as he won the Rajya Sabha elections a day before. “We have sent the...
Up to 9 Samajwadi MLAs may have cross-voted in RS poll
Akhilesh Yadav’s decision to not let any Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA go to Ayodhya earlier this month as part of the all-party delegation led by the Speaker, and Yadav’s decision to field retired bureaucrat Alok Ranjan and Jaya Bachchan as Rajya Sabha nominees – these are the two major...
Kharge tears into household consumption survey ‘election-inspired’
Targeting the Centre for releasing an “election-inspired” Household Consumption Expenditure Survey, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Tuesday demanded a census be conducted soon for accurate information, insisting it should also incorporate a caste survey. In a post on ‘X’ in Hindi, Kharge said that after 10 years of “deep sleep”,...
Kamal Nath blames media for buzz of switch to BJP
Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath on Tuesday said the speculation of his switch over to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was created by the media as he never made such a statement. Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Nath was talking to reporters after reaching Chhindwara, his home turf...
Rahul likely to leave Wayanad for UP and Karnataka or Telangana
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to leave his Wayanad Parliamentary seat from Kerala. According to sources, Gandhi will contest from two constituencies one from either Karnataka or Telangana and one from Uttar Pradesh in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. The latest development comes amid the seat-sharing negotiations in...
