Politics
Home ministry grants Z-plus security to Kharge
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has been granted Z-plus security across the country by the Union Home Ministry, official sources said. The decision has been taken by the home ministry early this month based on the threat perception of Kharge. CRPF commandos will provide the Z-plus security to Kharge on...
AAP, Cong finalise seat sharing in Delhi, 4-3
Congress and Aam Aadmi Party have finalised their seat negotiation talks for Delhi ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha polls. According to sources, AAP will contest four seats, while Congress will fight over three seats in the national capital. The two alliance partners are likely to make the decision...
Sandeshkhali may be an opportunity for BJP to reach out to locals
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are locked in a tussle over who will seize the political space on the island of Sandeshkhalit at this time as the Lok Sabha elections near. West Bengal’s ruling TMC appears to be on the back foot with allegations...
Ruckus over Karnataka bid to add State Anthem in schools
In an effort to further its push towards promoting Kannada and Karnataka culture, the Congress government has issued an order that the Naada Geete (state anthem) should be sung along with the national anthem each day in all schools. But this order was not without controversy and the ruling...
Akhilesh Yadav confirms alliance with INDIA Bloc in UP
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday confirmed his party’s alliance with the INDIA bloc for the upcoming general elections in Uttar Pradesh. He said that there are no issues with the alliance. “We will partner with Congress, there are no issues in the alliance,” Yadav told reporters, adding...
Cong describes Maratha quota bill as ‘pre-poll farce’
The Congress on Tuesday said the Maratha quota bill passed by the Maharashtra legislature will not stand the legal scrutiny and accused the government of deceiving Marathas and OBCs. Senior Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar dubbed the exercise a “farce” with an eye on elections. The Maharashtra State Socially and...
Fundamental rights under attack, alleges Sharad Pawar
Senior politician Sharad Pawar has claimed fundamental rights are under attack in the country and the government is not bothered about progressive ideology. A united stand should be taken against “regressive” powers, he said addressing a function on Tuesday after unveiling the memorial of slain Leftist leader Govind Pansare...
BJP refutes ‘Khalistani’ slur charge, dares police
The BJP has refuted the allegations that its Bengal unit leader Suvendu Adhikari and other party workers used the “Khalistani” slur against a Sikh IPS officer during a confrontation between BJP workers and police near violence-hit Sandeshkhali. The saffron party’s response came hours after BJP’s leader of opposition in...
ED tells court about Kejriwal’s ‘frivolous’ objections to summons
Six summonses were issued to Arvind Kejriwal by the complainant, who is a public servant, however the Delhi chief minister “intentionally omitted to obey the summons and intentionally omitted to attend at the place or time mentioned in the summons. Instead of attending pursuant to the summons, Arvind Kejriwal...
Ghulam Nabi retracts claim about Farooq’s meeting with PM
Hours after veteran politician Ghulam Nabi Azad claimed that former J&K chief minister Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah only sought late-night meetings with PM Modi Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to avoid opposition scrutiny, the Democratic Progressive Azad Party chief took a U-turn from his remarks....
Smriti Irani fires fresh salvo at Rahul amid rift in INDIA Bloc
Union Minister and BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi who held a Jan Samwad at her parliamentary constituency on Monday attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Taking a dig at Gandhi, who was earlier the representative of Congress from this district of Uttar Pradesh, the BJP MP said, ” Five...
Kumaraswamy accused of buying votes for RS elections
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Monday claimed he had information that JD (S) leader H D Kumaraswamy was making offers to Congress MLAs to buy their votes for the February 27 Rajya Sabha elections in the state. The Rajya Sabha election scene in Karnataka has heated...
Mumbai Police detain AIMIM leader, foil Mira Road visit
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Waris Pathan was detained and later released by the Mumbai police on Monday when he tried to visit Mira Road in neighbouring Thane district, where communal violence occurred last month ahead of the consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, an official said....
Kamal Nath suspense continues, but switch seen still on
Suspense over Congress veteran and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s possible Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) switch continues as the leader is likely to join the saffron camp soon. The move, if happens, would turn out to be a massive blow to the already shaky INDIA bloc and...
Chandigarh’s BJP Mayor quits ahead of SC hearing
In a dramatic new development in the Chandigarh mayoral polls row, Mayor Manoj Sonkar of BJP resigned on Sunday night, a day before the Supreme Court was set to hear the matter. Quoting sources, an Indian Express report said Sonkar was asked to resign after a meeting of senior...
Sule says nothing wrong in fighting sister-in-law in Baramati
Amid speculations that Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s wife Sunetra Pawar might contest the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections against sister-in-law Supriya Sule from the Baramati constituency, NCP (Sharad Pawar) leader said that “it is not a family fight as anyone can contest polls in a democracy.” “How can...
Kamal Haasan to take his party to DMK-Cong alliance
Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) party is likely to join the Secular Progressive Alliance led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha election and will be part of the I.N.D.I.A bloc for the 2024 general elections, according to sources....
MPs, MLAs from Cong BSP, AAP set to join BJP: Sources
Beginning February 20, a barrage of sitting MPs and MLAs from opposition parties, including the Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), will join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), according to a senior BJP source. The joining will continue till the end of the month —...
