Politics
Nitish blames Cong for INDIA aoalition losing steam
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday blamed the Congress’ preoccupation with assembly polls in five states for the INDIA coalition’s inability to build on the momentum it had gained in recent months. The JD(U) leader’s remarks came at a rally held in Patna by the Communist Party of...
Siddaramaiah, DKS camps continue to spar over CM tenure
“I’m the chief minister, I will continue,” stressed a visibly displeased Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah when he was questioned about the rumours of change in guard after completion of 2.5 years — a question that has been hovering since the day he took over the reins of the state...
Kejriwal to skip today’s ED summons
Arvind Kejriwal may skip his ED appearance today after he in his reply to the central agency said that the summon issued to him was illegal, politically motivated and given on request of BJP. Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal has been asked to...
Mamata alleges BJP plot to arrest all Opposition leaders
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hit out at the BJP-led central government, alleging that it was conspiring to arrest all opposition leaders before next year’s Lok Sabha polls and cast votes for themselves in an empty country. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been summoned by...
Mahua appearing before ethics panel today
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra is set to appear before the ethics committee today in the cash-for-query case. Just ahead of her appearance, the MP shared a copy of the letter that she had written to the panel on Wednesday. Moitra has been embroiled in a political controversy, following...
All-party meet agrees on Maratha quota
As the unrest over the Maratha reservation continues in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday chaired an all-party meeting and sought more time for deliberation on the issue. After the all-party meeting, Shinde said the all-party meeting decided that reservation should be given to the Maratha community without...
Rajasthan polls crucial for party’s future: Gehlot
The upcoming assembly election is not just about Rajasthan, it is also about Congress’ future, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Wednesday, and added that the country needed the party. Urging party leaders to reject politics and make Congress candidates win the polls, Gehlot said that such leaders could...
Quota stir: Internet cut in Maharashtra districts
As the Maratha quota agitation took a violent turn and spread to some parts of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday met Governor Ramesh Bais to brief him about the situation and security measures being taken to curb the chaos. Internet services have been suspended in Beed, Dharashiv,...
BJP lags in Chhattisgarh as Cong creates groundswell
In six days, 20 constituencies in Chhattisgarh will vote. However, the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP are yet to publish their election manifestos. Even as senior Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, have announced their poll promises — loan waiver for farmers, implementation of caste...
Siddaramaiah dubs BJP drought study tour ‘farce’
Terming Karnataka BJP’s drought study tour as “farce”, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday accused it of using the drought situation for ‘petty political gains’. Siddaramaiah alleged delay in the release of central funds, and asked BJP leaders to at least arrange an appointment for him with Prime Minister Narendra...
Supporters celebrate Naidu’s release from jail
To celebrate the release of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo N Chandrababu Naidu from prison after 53 days, his supporters gathered in large numbers at his residence in Undavalli in Andhra Pradesh’s Amaravati district. Naidu walked out of the Rajamahendravaram central prison on Tuesday evening, hours after the Andhra...
2 MPs, 3 MLAs resign over Maratha quota
The Maratha quota row has once again stirred up Maharashtra, with two MPs and one MLA of the Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra tendering their resignation on Tuesday as protests in some of the regions turned violent. In a small village of Antarwali-Sarati in Jalna district of Marathwada, quota...
AAP fears Kejriwal’s arrest when he goes to ED
The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday claimed there are apprehensions that the Enforcement Directorate will arrest Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on November 2 after questioning him in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam. The ruling party in Delhi also alleged that the BJP...
AAP plans review plea against Sisodia bail rejection
The Aam Aadmi Party is planning to file a review petition against the Supreme Court’s decision rejecting former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia’s bail plea, party sources said on Monday. In a setback to Sisodia, the top court earlier in the day rejected his regular bail pleas in...
Naidu granted interim bail on medical grounds
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has been granted a four-week interim bail in the skill development scam case. According to sources, the bail has been been granted by the High Court on medical grounds. Former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who is lodged in the central jail...
Digvijaya Singh predicts Rajasthan-like raids in MP
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday claimed that central agencies will carry out raids in election-bound Madhya Pradesh similar to the ones they recently conducted in Rajasthan, which also goes to polls next month. Earlier this week, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided the premises of Rajasthan Congress president Govind...
KCR warns voters Cong will abolish welfare schemes
Telangana Chief Minister and BRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday warned voters that the Congress, if voted to power in Telangana in the November 30 Assembly elections will abolish welfare schemes such as Rythu Bandhu and free power to farmers. Speaking at a rally here, Rao, also known...
30 relatives of leaders in fray in Rajasthan polls
The Congress and the BJP – the two main contenders in the November 25 assembly elections in Rajasthan – have fielded at least 29 candidates who are kin of leaders or belong to political families so far. Of the 200 assembly constituencies, the BJP has so far announced candidates...
