Politics
Ajmal frowns on lipstick, asks girls to get married
All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) supremo Badaruddin Ajmal on Sunday questioned girls students for wearing makeup. Addressing aspirants attending ‘Ajmal Super40 foundation program’ in Barpeta district of Assam, he said, “I have seen many girls wearing a full face of makeup. Why are you wearing lipstick and blush?...
Ajit’s uncharitable jibe at uncle Pawar
NCP leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday took a veiled jibe at his uncle Sharad Pawar over his age, saying some people are not ready to retire even though they are in their 80s. “Employees of Maharashtra government retire at the age of 58. Most...
INDIA convenor decision within a fortnight, says Kharge
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday issued his response on the much-debated question of “who will lead the INDIA bloc as its convenor” and said that the decision will be taken in the next 10-15 days. Responding to the query amid the rumours of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s...
Row over call to Muslims to stay home from Jan 20 to 25
Union minister Giriraj Singh took strong exception to AIUDF chief Badrudding Ajmal’s alleged remarks asking Muslims to stay indoors between January 20 and 25, the time period during which the idol of Ram Lalla will consecrated in Ayodhya’s grand Ram Mandir. #WATCH | On AIUDF MP Badruddin Ajmal’s statement,...
‘Hindu Rashtra’ will make India like Afghan: Sidda’s son
Fresh on the heels of a controversy triggered by Karnataka MLC BK Hariprasad’s Godhra comment, the Congress seems to have invited a new one involving Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah’s son Yathindra Siddaramaiah. The former MLA equated India’s becoming a “Hindu Rashtra” to being like Afghanistan and Pakistan. Yathindra courted...
Cong, BJP seek President Rule in Bengal after ED assault
The assault on ED officers in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Friday sparked a political slugfest, with the BJP and Congress calling for the imposition of President’s rule, even as the ruling TMC accused the central agency sleuths of inciting locals. ED officers were assaulted and their...
FIR against NCP MLA over remark about ‘non-vegetarian’ Ram
A case for allegedly hurting religious feelings was registered here on Friday against NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad over his remark that Lord Ram was a non-vegetarian. Based on a complaint filed by city BJP chief Dhiraj Ghate, a First Information Report (FIR) was registered against Awhad, a former Maharashtra...
JD(U) MP in soup for remark on Ram Mandir launch
Stirring controversy regarding the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Janata Dal (United) MP Kaushalendra Kumar on Friday questioned the invitations extended to various political leaders and guests to attend the consecration ceremony. Mocking the invitations, the JD(U) leader said, “Kisi ke bete ka vivah hai, jo nauta...
Hooda says no seat-sharing talks yet with AAP in Haryana
Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday said there has been no seat-sharing talks with the Aam Aadmi Party in Haryana and it will happen only after some criteria are set. Asked whether the Congress was willing to share seats with AAP in the parliamentary elections, Hooda...
Cong meet discusses poll strategy, manifesto, seat sharing
Getting into poll mode, the Congress on Thursday initiated discussions on the party’s strategy, manifesto and seat-sharing for the Lok Sabha elections while also finalising the route map for the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, a hybrid version of the earlier foot march. As the top leadership of the party...
Bihar ministers want Nitish Kumar as INDIA PM face
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar deserved to be the prime ministerial candidate, and not merely the convenor of INDIA coalition, a couple of the JD(U) president’s close aides asserted here on Thursday. The averment came from ministers Madan Sahni and Ratnesh Sada, both of whom had visited the JD(U)’s...
Tewari attributes Cong loss in Punjab to internal contradictions
Anandpur Sahib MP Manish Tewari on Thursday said the Congress’ loss in the 2022 Punjab assembly elections was not because the party opted for a Dalit Sikh chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, but because of their “internal contradictions”. At a discussion on book ‘Punjab- From the Perspective of a...
Cong says decision on Ayodhya participation at ‘right time’
The speculation on whether Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Sonia Gandhi will attend the Ram temple consecration ceremony continued with the party on Thursday saying that their decision would be conveyed at the “right time”. Asked whether Kharge and Gandhi will attend the ceremony, Congress general...
BJP promoting ‘Hindutva Fascism’, alleges Pawar
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of using a five-point agenda to promote “Hindutva fascism” in the country and said the political situation is not good for the saffron outfit ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Addressing party workers in...
‘Near consensus’ on Nitish Kumar as INDIA Bloc convener
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar may be picked as INDIA alliance’s convener on Wednesday as leaders of the Opposition bloc are set to meet virtually around 6:30pm. Sources told News18 that not all parties will be available for the discussion. “Around 10-12 parties will participate, and the decision will...
Naidu blames CM Jagan Mohan for Andhra’s woes
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP national president N Chandrababu Naidu launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy asserting that the YSRCP chief is the primary source of distress for the state. Naidu accused the ruling party leaders of transforming into demons and plundering the...
NCP leader stokes controversy over Lord Ram’s diet
National Congress Party (NCP) leader Jitendra Awhad on Wednesday stoked a major controversy after he stated that “Lord Ram used to eat meat”. Following Awhad’s remarks on Lord Ram, BJP MLA Ram Kadam wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister and urged him to ban alcohol and meat across the state...
BJP rejigs Morchas ahead of Lok Sabha Polls
Last Updated: January 04, 2024, 00:57 IST With just a couple of months to go before the Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party has done a major rejig of the organisational heads of its morchas (wings). The party released the list of all the new organisational appointments late...
