Politics
Union minister says CAA implementation in a week
In a bold assertion, Union Minister Shantanu Thakur, in West Bengal claimed that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) would be implemented across India by next week. Addressing a meeting of booth workers in South 24 Parganas district’s Kakdwip on Sunday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said in Bengali, “I...
A possible BJP answer to Nitish Kumar in 2025 Bihar elections
They are both from Other Backward Castes (OBC), both entrenched in Bihar politics. But one is almost 20 years younger with a relatively clean slate. The other is 72-year-old Lohia-ite who has politically swung four times to stay relevant and is now popularly called ‘Paltu Ram’ on social media....
Nitish claims no question of going anywhere else
Amidst a political turmoil in Bihar, CM Nitish Kumar took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the ninth time on Sunday after a political turmoil in the state. The CM’s JD(U) joined the NDA Alliance after exiting the Mahagathbandhan with the Rashtriya Janata Dal. After the oath...
Owaisi accuses Nitish, RJD, BJP of betraying people
Alleging that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and also Prime Minister Narendra Modi have “betrayed” the people of the state, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday said they should seek an apology from the people. The JD(U) president Kumar used to say that Owaisi is...
VHP calls for removal of Gyanvapi mosque and handover of site
The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Saturday said the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, representing the Muslim side in the Gyanvapi case, must hand over the original site of the Kashi Vishwanath temple to the Hindu side. It said the ASI survey report has concluded that a large Hindu temple existed...
Garbage goes into dustbin: Lalu’s daughter on Nitish
In an apparent dig at JD(U) president Nitish Kumar who resigned as the Chief Minister of Bihar, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s daughter Rohini Acharya on Sunday said the “garbage has gone into the dustbin”. Kumar resigned as the chief minister of Bihar, saying “things were not working well” for...
Ram Rajya in Ayodhya, ‘Aaya Ram Gaya Ram’ in Bihar: Sibal
Taking a swipe at the BJP over the Bihar political developments, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday said while there was talk of Ram Rajya at the consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, “Aaya Ram Gaya Ram” was being showcased in Bihar. Sibal’s dig in the morning came just ahead...
MP minister says country will accept ASI’s Gyanvapi findings
Madhya Pradesh minister Prahlad Patel has said that the findings of ASI about the Gyanvapi mosque will be accepted by the country and world, referring to the claim by the lawyer representing the Hindu litigants that the mosque was built after razing a temple. The MP minister of panchayat...
Uttarakhand govt to pass UCC bill in special assembly session
The Uttarakhand government is expected to pass the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill on February 5 and has therefore convened a special one-day session in the state Assembly to discuss the bill. The five-member committee, led by former Supreme Court judge, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, is expected to hand...
Sarma claims Rahul Gandhi uses ‘body-double’ in Yatra
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday continued to target the Congress party calling it “soft naxal”, which has moved away from the Gandhian philosophy. “I was with the Congress for 22 years. Slogans have changed. Congress slogans used to be different, soft. Now they have become Left-leaning,”...
Adhir relishes TMC snapping ties with Cong
Murshidabad has an air of rebellion about it. This is the historical place that has been marked by the famous rebellion of Nawab of Bengal Siraj ud-Daulah against the British though he was betrayed and killed. This is also one of the last citadels of the Congress in the...
Kharge reaches out to Mamata after TMC decides to go alone
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday spoke to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a bid to “find a way forward” a day after she announced the Trinamool Congress (TMC) would go alone in the Lok Sabha polls, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said. “Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge...
Nitish Kumar’s 4th political ‘palti’ in 10 years
For months, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had aimed to become the face of the INDIA bloc as its convener. But it is the dilly-dallying by the Congress over the same and a perceived ‘insult’ of Kumar at the last INDIA meeting that may have proved to be the...
Maratha quota activist in Mumbai outskirts with thousands
Maratha quota leader Manoj Jarange Friday reached Navi Mumbai with thousands of supporters to push for reservations for the Maratha community. Jarange and other Maratha activists reached the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) on the outskirts of Mumbai around 5 am by bikes, cars, jeeps, tempos and trucks. As...
Cong says no INDIA Bloc without Mamata
The Congress on Wednesday said no one can imagine the existence of the opposition INDIA bloc without West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee. The Congress statement comes immediately after Banerjee announced that her party Trinamool Congress has decided to go alone in the state in the...
Mamata Banerjee injured in car accident
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee suffered injury after her car halted suddenly to avoid a collision with a vehicle. The chief minister said she could have died in the accident and added that the law will take its course. Narrating how the accident took place, Banerjee said a car...
BJP poll video featuring Modi and Ram Mandir, G20
Featuring the Ram Mandir, G20, the Centre’s success on the economy and infrastructure front, Chandrayaan-3 and sports medals, the BJP on Thursday launched the video for its 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign theme centred around Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The slogan: “Sapne nahin haqeeqat bunte hain, tabhi toh sab...
Rahul’s Nyay Yatra enters Bengal
As the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra entered West Bengal on Thursday, the Assam Police have transferred the case registered against the Congress scion and others over clashes on the outskirts of Guwahati to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). This comes after the state police registered a case...
