Politics
Storm over DMK leader’s bizarre remark about North Indians
In another scathing remark by a political leader in the North vs South debate, DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran allegedly said that Hindi speakers from North Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar migrate to Tamil Nadu to engage themselves in contruction work and cleaning of toilets. The video clip...
Modi sets party target of 50% votes in 2024 polls
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is leading the charge for a third consecutive win for the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, set a target for a bigger victory than 2019. He said the saffron party needs to secure 50 percent of the vote next year. “This time,...
Shah attacks Opposition ‘boycott’ of criminal law debate
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday attacked the opposition for “boycotting” a debate in Parliament on the three criminal law bills by “making excuses” and also hit out at them for mimicking the vice president. Shah also said that these three laws will bring a huge change in...
Dhankhar decries politicising ‘sacrilege’ of parliament
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has justified the suspension of members from the Upper House by terming it “unavoidable” due to their “extreme degree of misconduct” and he had “risen to the occasion” when the temple of democracy was “sacrileged”. In a letter to NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Dhankhar...
Cong says country will give befitting reply to wrestlers’ tears
The Congress on Thursday said the country will give a befitting reply to the tears of the wrestlers who sought justice from the BJP government. The opposition party said this after wrestler Sakshi Malik, with tears in her eyes, announced her retirement from wrestling, saying she has lost in...
Cong candidates list soon, vows to bolster opposition unity
The Congress on Thursday said its candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls will be decided “very soon” and asserted that it would take all necessary steps to make the INDIA bloc an effective bulwark against the ruling BJP and its allies. During a four-hour meeting of the Congress...
Row over Karnataka CM’s luxury flight to Delhi amidst drought
Congress found itself amid a raging political controversy after a Karnataka minister flaunted his luxurious private aircraft while travelling to Delhi with Chief Minister Siddaramiah to seek drought relief for the state from the Centre. Karnataka Congress minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan recently posted a video of himself along...
Lok Sabha clears 3 new criminal laws by majority present
Lok Sabha has passed the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023 bill, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill (BSB) 2023. Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke on the criminal bills and majority of MPs present in the Lower House voted in favour of the bills....
Kejriwal claims ED summons ‘Illegal, politically motivated’
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal responded to the Enforcement Directorate summons and mentioned that they are “illegal”, “politically motivated” adding that they “should be withdrawn”. He said that he is willing to abide by all the legal summons, however these illegal ones should be withdrawn. “This ED summon is also...
Modi hails Deve Gowda’s ‘exemplary’ contribution to nation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met former prime minister and Janata Dal (Secular) president H D Deve Gowda and lauded his “exemplary” contribution to the nation’s progress. Deve Gowda’s two sons, former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy and MLA H D Revanna, as well as grandson Prajwal...
ED summons Lalu, Tejashwi in money laundering probe
The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav and his father and RJD chief Lalu Prasad for questioning in the railways land-for-jobs money laundering case probe, official sources said on Wednesday. While Tejashwi (34), has been asked to depose before the federal probe agency at its...
Nitish loses cool in INDIA Bloc meet over translation request
As parties of the INDIA bloc are trying to find a common footing to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the group’s crucial member and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is learnt to have lost his cool during alliance meeting last evening when representatives of southern ally DMK...
INDIA Bloc issues persist despite suspension solidarity
With the suspension of 78 MPs from Parliament for “unruly behaviour”, the INDIA bloc has lost almost half its strength in the Rajya Sabha and one-third in the Lok Sabha. And while the mass suspensions have offered a common ground for the bloc’s constituents, the level of such solidarity...
Opposition meet to redraw strategy to take on BJP
The meeting of opposition INDIA bloc parties on Tuesday is likely to focus on seat-sharing in key states, with some leaders pushing for an agreement before December 31, and on redrawing the joint strategy to take on the BJP after the recent reverses in assembly polls. The key challenge...
Bengal BJP worried about ‘wrong message’ from Modi-Mamata meet
West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee’s visit to New Delhi and a near certain meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday has the Bengal BJP worried. Sources told News18 that the saffron party’s state unit is anxious that any meeting between Modi and Mamata months...
Parliament security breach serious issue, says Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said the security breach at the new Parliament building was ”a serious matter.” Rubbishing reports that Lalit Mohan Jha, one of the accused in the Parliament security breach case, has links to the state, she said it was a ploy of...
Sangh Parivar a ‘factory of lies’, says Karnataka CM
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday called the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and its allied organisations as ”factories of lies.” Responding to a question by reporters on the BJP calling the five guarantees of the Congress government as ”failures”, Siddaramaiah termed the BJP and the Sangh Parivar a ”factory of...
Parliament breach serious: Modi’s first response
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday issued his first response on the recent Parliament security breach episode that occurred on December 13 and admitted that the Lok Sabha intrusion is a “serious issue”. However, he appealed that instead of launching debate or resistance in the matter, it is necessary...
