Politics
Manish Tewari rejects rumours of his joining BJP
Amid speculations that Congress veteran Kamal Nath is likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party soon, another rumour claiming that Senior Congress leader Manish Tewari might also be joining the saffron camp made rounds. Tewari’s office on Sunday denied the claim calling it “baseless” and “unfounded.” “The speculation that...
UP Cong chief says Raebareli will remain with Gandhi family
Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai on Saturday said that the Raebareli Lok Sabha seat “will remain with the Gandhi family.” During an interaction with the media, the state president said, “The people of Raebareli have deep connections with the Gandhi family going across generations. The seat is of...
Nitish dismisses Lalu remark about doors always open
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday responded to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s “door is always open” remark for him and said, “I don’t pay attention to who says what. Things were not going well, so I left them (RJD).” “We will now investigate whatever...
Urgent listing of Sharad Pawar’s plea against EC decision promised
The Supreme Court on Friday said it will consider for early listing a plea of Sharad Pawar challenging an Election Commission order recognising the Ajit Pawar-led faction as the real Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). The veteran leader sought an urgent hearing of his plea in the wake of twin...
Tejashwi claims Nitish begged Lalu for forgiveness in 2022
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday claimed that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had ‘begged for forgiveness for past betrayals’ before his parents, party supremo Lalu Prasad and ex-CM Rabri Devi before they allied with the JD(U) president in 2022. Yadav, who was removed from the position of Deputy...
Ratnagiri clashes after stones thrown at car of Union minister’s son
A clash broke out between the workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena (UBT) on Friday after stones were pelted on former MP Nilesh Rane’ car in Chiplun area of Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri. Police personnel were forced to use teargas shells in order bring the situation under control....
Priyanka not joining Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra as it enters UP
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that she has been admitted to hospital due to an illness and hence would not join the party’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra on Friday. She sent her best wishes to her brother Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders for the Nyay Yatra and...
Rahul says ‘won’t ever bow down’ after bank accounts freeze
The Congress on Friday announced that the party’s bank accounts, including those of the Youth Congress, were frozen by the Income Tax department However, just an hour after Congress made the announcement, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Delhi unfroze the accounts. The allegation comes just weeks ahead...
Hemant Soren sent to judicial custody, ED lists 11 grounds for arrest
There’s no end to former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren’s troubles, as the ED digs deeper into the alleged land scam and stone mining cases against him. With more evidence reaching the central agency, including digital or electronic, and statements of accused or witnesses, there is now suspicion about...
TMC’s Mimi Chakraborty quits as MP, says no more politics
Trinamool Congress leader and actress Mimi Chakraborty on Thursday resigned as the Lok Sabha parliamentarian. The first-time MP from Jadavpur also alleged “mental torture” within the party as a reason for quitting as the Member of Parliament. However, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has not yet accepted the resignation....
TN assembly passes motion against ‘One Nation, One Election’
The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution against the Centre’s proposed ’One Nation, One Election’ policy, terming it impractical and undemocratic. The Assembly also passed a resolution on the delimitation exercise, stating that the population of 1971 (census) should be the criteria for carrying out the process,...
Ajit Pawar’s NCP fields Praful Patel for RS election
In a surprise move, the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday said it would field senior leader Praful Patel for the coming election to the Rajya Sabha even though he is already a member of the Upper House of Parliament. Patel has four years of his Rajya...
Mamata ‘mute spectator’ to violence against women: BJP
The BJP on Wednesday charged that ’jungle raj’ prevailed in West Bengal and demanded Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s resignation after the state was rocked by protests and clashes over the claims of sexual harassment of women in the state’s Sandeshkhali area. Addressing a press conference here, BJP national spokesperson...
Rahul demands justice for Pulwama terror attack victims
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said countless questions are yet to be answered on the Pulwama terror attack and asked when will the security personnel killed in the assault get justice. On the anniversary of the terror attack that took place in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama in 2019,...
Cong promises MSP guarantee to win over protesting farmers
The Delhi Chalo march of protesting farmers has also set in motion competitive politics to woo them and favourably shape public perception as the Lok Sabha elections near. The Bharatiya Janata Party, which is in power at the Centre, has been listing out the many initiatives of the Narendra...
BJP workers clash with police in another Bengal town
In a late-night drama, a political storm over the ongoing tensions in Bengal’s Sandeshkhali took a violent turn in another part of the state on Tuesday. A violent clash broke out between the workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by the party’s state chief Sukanta Majumdar, and...
Ajmal sparks a row with marriage ‘energy’ remark
The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badaruddin Ajmal recently courted another controversy with his remarks on polygamy when he said “People who are energetic and can go for more than one marriage.” The AIUDF leader, who is revered as a ‘Maulana’, was speaking against the Uniform Civil...
ED summons Farooq Abdullah for questioning in money-laundering
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah has been summoned to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on February 13 in connection with the federal agency’s investigation into alleged irregularities in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) in 2018. The National Conference (NC) president has been asked...
