Politics
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...
