Politics
CBI inquiry ordered against Mahua, claims Dubey
The Lokpal has ordered a CBI probe into the “cash for query” row involving Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra, said BJP lawmaker from Jharkhand, Nishikant Dubey. Dubey on Saturday said that he has filed a complaint with the Lokpal—a body to probe corruption cases against public servants including legislators. लोकपाल...
Nitish quota ‘googly’ forces BJP to back bill
Nitish Kumar has sprung a political surprise with his proposed new quota in Bihar, which seems to have hit two targets: changing the discourse over his derogatory statements while putting the BJP in a political fix. The proposed increase in quota from 50 per cent — the ceiling set...
Mayawati chooses wait & watch amid ‘BJP aide’ attack
Is the Bahujan Samaj Party the ‘B Team’ of the BJP? While BSP supremo Mayawati prefers to maintain a stoic silence over the allegations levelled against her, political analysts call it the party’s ‘wait and watch strategy’ in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The latest allegation...
Ethics panel adopts report for Moitra’s expulsion
The Ethics Committee, which was hearing the “cash for query” matter involving Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, on Thursday adopted a report on the case after two hearings. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has accused Moitra of taking a bribe from Hiranandani Group CEO Darshan Hiranandani to ask questions in...
BJP calls Nitish’s Manjhi attack ‘insult of Dalits’
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is receiving vehement criticism over his remark on population control, on Thursday got himself into another trouble after he said Jitan Ram Manjhi “became the CM due to his stupidity”. In no time, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) responded to Kumar’s statement and...
Gujarat HC rejects Kejriwal’s plea on Modi’s degree
The Gujarat High Court on Thursday rejected Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petition seeking review of its earlier order setting aside the Central Information Commission’s (CIC) directive to Gujarat University to provide information about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s educational degree. Justice Biren Vaishnav on Thursday rejected the Aam Aadmi...
Cong slams Modi over ‘remote control’ dig at Kharge
The Congress on Wednesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “remote-control” jibe at party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, terming it a “concerted attack” on all those who come from oppressed backgrounds. At an election rally in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, Prime Minister Modi said the Congress is...
Bihar quota bill likely to be moved today
The Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government is likely to bring a bill proposing an additional reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), in government jobs and educational institutions. The bill is likely to be placed before the House on Thursday. Chief Minister Nitish...
Voting Cong means encouraging ‘Babars’, says Assam CM
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi did not say anything against Palestine-based terror group Hamas, which launched a surprise assault against Israel on October 7 killing over 1400 people and taking hundreds hostage, fearing “India’s Hamas”. Sarma said Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Shekhawat says Gehlot concealed criminal cases in afidavit
Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the Rajasthan chief electoral officer, alleging that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot concealed information on criminal cases against him in his nomination papers. A similar complaint has been made to the Jodhpur district election officer as well. Gehlot is...
I-T raids at Telangana Cong leader’s premises
Ahead of the November 30 assembly polls, the Income Tax department officials on Thursday carried out searches at the residences and offices of Congress candidate P Srinivas Reddy here and in Khammam, sources said. Reddy is contesting from the Palair assembly segment in Khammam District. Media reports suggested that...
Bihar wants reservation raised to 75%
Hours after tabling the Caste Survey report in the assembly, the Bihar Cabinet on Tuesday passed a proposal to raise the quota for SCs, STs, Other Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) to a total of 75 per cent from the existing 50 per cent....
Cong alleges poll code violation by Modi
The Congress on Tuesday claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of a five-year extension of the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana was ”blatant violation” of the model code of conduct and said the party would approach the Election Commission on the issue. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said they...
Modi rakes up parivarvad against Cong, BRS
Hitting out at the alleged ‘parivaarvad’ mindset of the Congress and BRS, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said these parties will never make a backward caste candidate the Chief Minister of Telangana, and promised that if voted to power in the state the BJP would make a person...
AAP plans ‘referendum’ on Kejriwal resignation
After a meeting with Aam Aadmi Party MLAs on November 6, AAP convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal met his councillors in the assembly on the 7th. The meeting lasted about one and a half hours. Kejriwal did not speak to the media afterwards. But AAP MLA and...
AAP asks Kejriwal to remain CM even if arrested
Aam Aadmi Party national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting with all AAP MLAs in the assembly even as the buzz surrounding his imminent arrest refused to die down. And yet another AAP MLA, this time from Punjab, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate under...
Kharge says PM sends ED as pilot ahead of campaign trips
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday derided the ED, CBI and the Income Tax Department as “jawans” of Narendra Modi, and said before the prime minister hits the campaign trail he sends the central agencies to target the opposition. Addressing a rally in Jodhpur in Rajasthan ahead of the...
‘No single paisa’ taken from anyone, asserts Mamata
Expressing dismay over the ‘thief’ slur levelled at her Trinamool Congress party by the opposition, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she had not accepted a single paisa nor taken even a cup of tea from anyone. The erstwhile Left Front government was corrupt as one...
