Politics
Scindia targets Rahul for ‘narrow mentality’
Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying Bharat mata was once again criticised abroad out of a “narrow mentality” as some parties were jealous over India successfully hosting the G20 summit. “India is emerging as a star on the world stage...
Fadnavis gets benefit of doubt in affidavit case
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had not concealed information about two pending criminal cases against him in the affidavit for 2014 assembly elections intentionally or with an intent to win polls, a court here said while acquitting him. Civil Judge Sangram Jadhav on September 8 acquitted Fadnavis in...
Cong questions Mamata attending G20 dinner
Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury questioned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on her decision to attend the G20 gala dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu, asking if that would not weaken her position against the Narendra Modi-led government. The West Bengal Congress president was also curious whether...
Tharoor hails Delhi Declaration as India’s proud moment
Calling Senior all participating nations consensus on ‘Delhi Declaration’ a “proud moment for India at G20″, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has hailed India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant for his efforts. However, the Congress leader hit out at the Centre and said the diplomatic triumph makes it all the more...
Deve Gowda confirms Delhi meetings, hints at more talks
Amid the possibility of BJP and JD(S) forging an understanding for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Sunday confirmed that he has held discussions with the saffron party’s leadership in Delhi, in the interest of the state and to save his outfit....
Uddhav predicts trouble after opening of Mandir
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday claimed a “Godhra-like” incident may take place during the “return journey” of the large number of people expected to converge at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh from across the nation for the inauguration of the Ram Mandir. ‘Karsevaks’ (Sangh Parivar term for...
Success of Indian diplomacy, declares BJP
BJP leaders on Saturday lauded India’s G20 presidency and said the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration was a success for India’s diplomacy and foreign policy. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s emphasis on “human-centric” globalisation and concerns of the Global South have found resonance in...
Centre refutes Baghel, Gehlot’s air travel curbs claim
After Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel said he cannot attend the G20 dinner on Saturday due to air restrictions around Delhi, the Centre refuted this claim and clarified that the movement is not prohibited to governors and CMs. This comes as Bhaghel claimed he wont be attending the President’s...
Bengal Governor warns of bigger action in education row
A day after West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu accused him of trying to “destroy” the higher education system in the state and running a “puppet regime” in universities, Governor C V Ananda Bose on Saturday warned of much bigger action at midnight. “Wait for the stroke of midnight...
Naidu’s arrest: TDP calls mass hunger strike
The Telugu Desam Party has decided to observe a mass hunger strike across Andhra Pradesh on Sunday in protest against the ”illegal” arrest of party supremo and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. Andhra Pradesh TDP president K Atchannaidu, in a statement on Saturday, requested the party cadres to...
Naidu arrested over corruption charges
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with the Skill Development Corporation scam. The CID arrested Naidu in Nandyal, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) said on Saturday. The TDP chief was arrested at around 6 a.m. in the morning following high...
HC notice to Gehlot over judicial corruption remark
The Rajasthan High Court has issued a show-cause notice to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking suo moto criminal contempt proceedings against him over his “corruption” in the judiciary remarks. The litigation was filed by local advocate Shivcharan Gupta on Thursday following Gehlot’s remark...
Rahul for US, Europe, India axis to counter China model
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the United States, Europe, and India need to create an alternative, competitive model to the Chinese production model that is ”coercive.” Gandhi was addressing the journalists at the Brussels Press Club in Brussels on the second day of his visit. Gandhi is...
BJP attributes Ghosi drubbing to candidate’s ‘turncoat’ image
The Samajwadi Party put all speculation to rest as its candidate Sudhakar Singh registered a thumping win in the Ghosi bypoll in Uttar Pradesh on Friday. Singh defeated BJP’s newly inducted candidate Dara Singh Chauhan with a margin of more than 25,000 votes. Political analysts said Chauhan’s “party-hopper” image...
Court reserves order in Modi degree case against Kejriwal
A sessions court here on Friday reserved its order on the pleas filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Sanjay Singh, challenging the summons issued to them by a local magistrate in a criminal defamation case over comments about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s educational qualification. After...
By-poll results boost alliance hopes for 2024
The results of the bypolls, considered the mini polls before the main Lok Sabha elections, have given hope and confidence to the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) front that they can take on the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in 2024. The results are: INDIA 4, NDA 3. In...
BJP, JDS form alliance in Karnataka for Lok Sabha polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal (Secular) have agreed form an alliance in Karnataka for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The BJP will have an understanding on four to five seats with JD(S) for the Parliamentary election, former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said on Friday. “HD...
Modi asks ministers for ‘proper response’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reacted to the Sanatana Dharma row for the first time saying the remarks of Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin “need a proper response”. In the informal meeting with the Council of Ministers today, PM Modi highlighted the need to respond to the Sanatana...
