Politics
Modi slams Digvijaya Singh’s remark on Katchatheevu island
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took a swipe at senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh’s remarks on the Katchatheevu island during a poll rally in Rajasthan. Referring to Singh without directly naming him, PM Modi remarked, “Rahta nahi hai toh de deni hai kya? Phir ye registan ko tum...
MVA like auto-rickshaw with mismatched spares: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition of the Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) and Congress in Maharashtra was like an “auto-rickshaw with mismatching spare parts”, and it will fail to perform. Speaking at a campaign rally for BJP candidate and...
Digvijaya Singh says Katchatheevu issue is nonsense
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday called the Katchatheevu issue ‘nonsense’ and asked, “Who lives on that island? I want to ask this question.” On being told about the issue of the Indian fishermen who got arrested going there, Digvijaya Singh said, “Modiji speaks nonsense, without any head or...
Ramdev, Balkrishna tender unconditional apology before SC
. Yoga guru Ramdev and managing director of Patanjali Ayurved Ltd Acharya Balkrishna have tendered “unconditional and unqualified apology” before the Supreme Court over advertisements issued by the firm making tall claims about the medicinal efficacy of its products. In two separate affidavits filed in the apex court, Ramdev...
AAP ‘Samvidhan Bachao, Tanashahi Hatao Divas’ on April 14
The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday announced it will observe ’Samvidhan Bachao, Tanashahi Hatao Divas’ on the birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar on April 14 on the advice of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. In another message from the jail, Kejriwal has asked AAP MLAs and volunteers to...
Akhilesh, Mayawati set to launch western UP rallies after Eid
With an eye on the Muslim vote bank, both Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati will hit the campaign trail in Western Uttar Pradesh post Eid. Yadav’s first rallies are scheduled from April 13 while Mayawati will start her campaign from April 14, sources said. Both the big opposition leaders in...
‘Unconditional’ Raj Thackeray support’ for BJP
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Monday announced “unconditional support” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for the Lok Sabha elections. Addressing the Gudi Padwa rally from Mumbai’s Shivaji Park, Thackeray also announced that the MNS will not contest for Lok Sabha polls but asked...
Soren ‘lands’ in fresh trouble as ED reveals new evidence
The plot seems to have thickened in Jharkhand’s land scam case in connection with which the state’s chief minister Hemant Soren resigned before being arrested this year. Even as the opposition INDIA bloc sharpens its attack on the Enforcement Directorate (ED), alleging the arrests of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha...
AAP, Cong attack Goa CM over Sanquelim temple clash
The Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Goa units have criticised Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for the recent clash that happened at the prestigious Shree Rudreshwar Temple in Arvalem-Sanquelim. Tensions and arguments escalated between the Bhandari community and another group during the much-followed ‘Palkhi’ festival at the temple last...
Lalu’s two daughters among 22 RJD candidates
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Tuesday formally announced its candidates for all but one of the 23 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar where the party is contesting as a constituent of the opposition Mahagathbandhan. Party president Lalu Prasad’s daughters – Rohini Acharya and Misa Bharti – are among...
