Politics
Muhua gets notice for eviction from official bungalow
Another notice was served to the expelled TMC MP, Mahua Moitra by the Ministry of Urban Development regarding the official residence that she continues to occupy despite the expulsion. This is the second notice that has been sent to the TMC MP by the Ministry in the last week....
Cong decision to skip Ayodhya may hurt poll chances
The Congress has finally decided on the Ayodhya Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha on January 22, saying it will skip the “Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh/Bharatiya Janata Party event”. It has also raised the point that while the temple construction is incomplete, the inauguration was being hurried ahead of the Lok Sabha...
INDIA seat-sharing talks gain momentum; Kharge in charge
After initiating seat-sharing talks with various opposition parties, the Congress on Wednesday said its president Mallikarjun Kharge is in touch with leaders of all INDIA bloc constituents to ensure closer coordination in the opposition alliance. The assertion comes amid talk that the alliance could have a convener, with the...
Uddhav says Speaker’s verdict ‘murder of democracy’
Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar on Wednesday ruled the MLAs of either faction of Shiv Sena cannot be disqualified for going “incommunicado” as alleged by the UBT faction. Uddhav Thackeray expressed displeasure over the verdict and termed it the “murder of democracy”. The Maharashtra Assembly Speaker added that the...
Manipur govt clears Rahul’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra venue
The Manipur government, while denying permission for a rally, approved the venue where the Congress will flag off its Rahul Gandhi-led ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ on January 14. Scheduled to begin from the Hapta Kangjeibung ground in the capital of Imphal, only a “limited number of participants” have been...
Mamata alleges raid drama by central agencies
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that central probe agencies were scripting dramas to conduct raids at houses of TMC leaders as the BJP is scared of her party. Her statement came four days after a mob assaulted Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers...
Bhajan Lal govt to probe corruption during Cong regime
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Tuesday said his government will probe the alleged corruption that took place during the tenure of the previous Congress regime and get the culprits punished. Addressing the ”Viksit Bharat Sankalp Bharat” camp in Udaipur, Sharma said, ‘The previous government had given protection...
Siddaramaiah hits out against rejection of R-Day tableau
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday hit out at the Centre for denying the state an opportunity to take part in the tableau presentation during the Republic Day parade. The Chief Minister said the Centre denied Karnataka a tableau because there is a Congress government in the state. According...
Uma Bharti wants Cong, Left to ‘atone’ by visiting Ayodhya
BJP leader Uma Bharti on Tuesday accused the Congress and Left parties of creating a ‘toxic atmosphere’ during the Ram Janmabhoomi agitation, and advised them to visit the new Ram temple at Ayodhya without invitation as an `atonement’. Recounting her memories of the agitation of which she was a...
Akhilesh, VHP spat over Ram temple invitation
With the Pran Pratishtha ceremony at Ram Temple in Ayodhya around the corner, a war of words erupted between Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) chief Alok Kumar and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav over the invitation for the upcoming event on January 22. While Kumar asserted that the VHP functionary...
Cong asks BJP to apologise to country’s women post SC verdict
The Congress on Monday accused the BJP governments at the Centre and in Gujarat of helping in the premature release of convicts in the Bilkis Bano rape case and said the ruling party should apologise to the women of the country after the Supreme Court sent the convicts back...
INDIA allies uneasy with Cong Yatra focus as seat talks pending
The Congress is excited about the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra beginning on January 14 from Manipur to Mumbai. The party hopes it rejuvenates its cadre which has been demoralised by three recent losses in state elections. But this excitement is not shared by its allies in the INDIA front....
Mamata decries Centre’s refusal to recognize Gangasagar Mela
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that though Gangasagar Mela was “one of the best” religious congregations in the world, the Centre has not given it the due recognition. Banerjee said she has written several letters to the Centre in this connection and also to UNESCO...
Union minister alleges it’s ‘Jungle Raj’ in Bengal
Alleging that a “jungle raj” is going on in West Bengal, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said the law and order has “deteriorated” during the TMC rule in the state. Sonowal’s statement follows the recent uproar surrounding the assault on three Enforcement Directorate officials during a raid at...
Poll loss forces Rajasthan minister to quit
Rajasthan minister of state Surendra Pal Singh lost the election to the Karanpur assembly seat by a margin of 11,283 votes to his Congress rival on Monday, an embarrassing defeat for the BJP days after it formed government in the state. The BJP nominee was inducted into the Bhajanlal...
Opposition slams Modi for ‘pushing close ally away’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Lakshadweep visit last week conjured up a debate on the internet after Maldives minister Abdulla Mahzoom Majid, in a social media post, claimed that India is shifting focus from the Maldives by promoting Lakshadweep as another tourist spot. “Recently, I had the opportunity to be...
Cong coins ‘Odisha for Odias’ slogan ahead of elections
The ruling BJD and opposition BJP were working against Odisha’s self-esteem by involving “outsiders” in the state’s affairs, senior Congress leader Ajoy Kumar alleged on Sunday. Raising the slogan of “Odisha for Odias”, he claimed that “outsiders” were now playing a bigger role in the state’s politics, economy and...
RLD chief promises priority abolition of Agniveer scheme
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary on Sunday said that if the INDIA bloc comes to power after the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls, the first thing it would do is abolish the Agniveer scheme. Jayant Choudhary, who was addressing a ‘Youth Parliament’ organised by RLD at the Sai...
