Politics
CM vows not to allow any child marriage in Assam
The last day of the Budget Session of the Assam Assembly witnessed a high-voltage drama with the Opposition MLAs protesting against the repeal of the Marriage & Divorce Registration Act and the ruling legislators vehemently countering them. “As long as I am alive, I will not let child marriage...
Cong promises to scrap ‘Agnipath if voted to power
Stepping up its attack on the Union government over the “Agnipath” military recruitment scheme, the Congress alleged on Monday that “gross injustice” was done to youngsters and asserted that it would revert to the old recruitment scheme if voted to power at the Centre. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge wrote...
4 Arunachal MLAs join BJP ahead of polls
In a boost to the ruling BJP in Arunachal Pradesh ahead of polls, two Congress MLAs and as many legislators from the National Peoples’ Party (NPP) joined the ruling BJP on Sunday. Both the Congress and NPP now have two MLAs each in the 60-member assembly. Senior Congress MLA...
North 24 Parganas TMC leader shot dead
A 49-year-old Trinamool Congress leader from Ashoknagar in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district was shot dead by a group of men, following an altercation between them over a land deal, police said on Monday. The TMC leader, identified as Bijan Das, was killed when he went to the...
Tamil party joins BJP alliance for Lok Sabha elections
The Tamil Manila Congress (TMC) will face the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as part of the BJP-led NDA, party chief G K Vasan said here on Monday. He will attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting at Palladam in Tirupur district on February 27, he told reporters here. “Tamil...
Cong takes swipe at BJP after seat deal with AAP
Buoyed by sealing seat-sharing deals with the AAP and the Samajwadi Party, the Congress on Saturday took a swipe at the BJP, which is yet to announce such an arrangement with its allies, asking whether the ruling party has been held “hostage” by the parties it sought to “gobble...
Rahul says victory for student power after UP cop exam cancelled
Terming the cancellation of the police constable recruitment exam by the Uttar Pradesh government as a victory of youth unity and student power, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said those who unite will win while those who divide will be crushed. The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday cancelled...
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wants a ‘Left’ turn to avoid Cong
A day after Congress’s Jairam Ramesh hinted at a chance of an alliance with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the party’s West Bengal president, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, is singing a different tune. “I want to contest the Lok Sabha elections in Bengal with the...
BJP’s uncharitable ‘blind and lame’ jibe at Cong-AAP poll pact in Gujarat
The BJP on Saturday took a dig at the seat-sharing pact between Congress and AAP for upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat, saying “a blind and a lame” have joined hands ignoring the ground realities. As per the seat-sharing formula, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party will contest from Bharuch and...
Candidate list headache for both BJP, Cong in Karnataka
The BJP and the ruling Congress — the key contenders in the Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka — are grappling with the challenges of finding winning candidates in several constituencies with stakes high for the two national parties. The BJP had swept the 2019 general elections, bagging 25 of...
Trinamool declares resolve to contest all 42 Bengal seats
In a dramatic turn of events, the TMC, on Friday stated it will contest all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, a few in Assam and one seat in Meghalaya. The new development comes less than 24 hours after sources said the seat-sharing talks were back on track...
Kamal Nath hails Rahul Gandhi as ‘our leader’
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Kamal Nath on Friday urged the people of the state and party workers to join Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra’ in the fight against ‘injustice and oppression.’ Calling Rahul Gandhi as “our leader,” Nath expressed his excitement and appealed...
Tejashwi Yadav’s photos with murder accused creates storm
Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and RJD Leader Tejashwai Yadav found himself amid a raging controversy on Friday after he was spotted in a meeting with sharpshooter and murder accused Mohammad Kaif alias Bunty. In visuals shared by National general secretary of BJP’s OBC Morcha Nikhil Anand, Tejashwi can...
Rajasthan school teachers suspended for alleged conversion
Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar has suspended two Kota-based government school teachers and initiated an inquiry against a third for their alleged involvement in religious conversion, love jihad, and ties to banned jihadi outfits. The suspension orders of the teachers, posted at a school in Kota’s Sangod block, were...
Rahul replies to Modi’s ‘nashedi’ jibe
Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for referring to the youth of Uttar Pradesh as ‘nashedi‘ (intoxicated), Gandhi accused the PM of ‘misleading the youth’. In a post on X, the Congress leader shared a video of a youth protest demanding a re-examination and...
Cong seeks special parliament session on farmers’ issues
The Congress on Thursday escalated its attack on the BJP-led Centre over the farmers’ protest and demanded that a special session of Parliament be convened to discuss the pressing issues of the tillers. The opposition party also urged the Punjab government to convene a similar session of the state...
Modi asks Cabinet for 100-day plan for third term
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has no doubt that the BJP will come back to power in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and has set an ambitious target not just for his party but also the NDA. While several opposition parties are still trying to stitch together an alliance to...
Akhilesh to Join Rahul’s Nyay Yatra in Agra on Feb 25
A day after announcing the seat-sharing arrangement for Uttar Pradesh in Lok Sabha polls, the Samajwadi Party on Thursday said its chief Akhilesh Yadav will attend Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Agra on February 25. Congress leaders visited the Samajwadi Party office in the afternoon...
